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Here's a description from Wikipedia:
The Albatross was an American sports car venture that was planned in 1939, but that never got off the ground. The plan had been to market an ultra-streamlined four-seat tourer body, built on a standard Mercury chassis, based on a European custom-made car owned by cartoonist Peter Arno. The proposed car was advertised in at least one periodical, but it is doubtful whether or not any cars were actually produced.
I couldn't find a picture of an Albatross nameplate, but judging by the stars and stripes on top of the shield of your plate, and the fact that Packard introduced the first automobile air conditioning in 1939, it's a good argument that you found one.
If it's true that very few or no cars were ever actually produced, and this is a plate from one of them, you have a very cool and rare find! Wow!
The Albatross was an American sports car venture that was planned in 1939, but that never got off the ground. The plan had been to market an ultra-streamlined four-seat tourer body, built on a standard Mercury chassis, based on a European custom-made car owned by cartoonist Peter Arno. The proposed car was advertised in at least one periodical, but it is doubtful whether or not any cars were actually produced.
I couldn't find a picture of an Albatross nameplate, but judging by the stars and stripes on top of the shield of your plate, and the fact that Packard introduced the first automobile air conditioning in 1939, it's a good argument that you found one.
If it's true that very few or no cars were ever actually produced, and this is a plate from one of them, you have a very cool and rare find! Wow!