ID a 1:1 "tri-jet powered" '50s-era outside mirror bracket?

[Russell C]

Guys selling vintage model kits/buildups on eBay sometimes list 1:1 parts, that's how I ran across this one today, where I thought at first if I popped in enough searches for '50s-era chrome monsters, then I could spot which car had such a two-post mirror bracket. No luck, so I added a ghost mirror to the eBay image below to see if any of you '50s (or early '60s?) experts might recognize it right off the bat. More pics at the seller's eBay auction if that helps. Or is it an aftermarket thing for rodders to add to their customs? Put in today's technology small twinkling LED orange lights in those 3 back openings and you have rocket power ready for takeoff!

[stitchdup]

it kinda looks like a hood ornament or roof rack end, could possibly even be from a bus or boat since it has 2 feet

[rattle can man]

It does look like it is from a boat.  Something that you would tie ropes to when docked.

[espo]

The '50's were often called the "Jet Age" because of designs like this. Maybe an aftermarket type of side view mirror? 

[peteski]

How does the seller know that this was a base of an outside mirror?  The large footprint of its base doesn't look like it it could be realistically attached to either the side of the door or front fender.

[Russell C]

Kept on searching, found whatever this sales site is later  https://www.looknet.com/product/rare-classic-joma-straddler-rocket-fender-side-mirror  with round mirrors attached. Could be the door or fender area has a shallow C-shape where the inner upper leg might be more vertical and the lower outer one is flatter? Or out farther on a fender, the inner bottom leg is flat horizontal while the lower outer one is over the edge and down more vertical? Beats me.

[Russell C]

Did one more image search, threw in the name "Oldsmobile" since they were famous for their rocket themes back in the '50s, and one single result was a guy at Flickr labeling it a '58 Olds Super 88, but had only this view and not of the whole car. However, I did a big search for '58 Olds-es, and none had that kind of mirror, just single stem round ones.  Maybe these were a JC Whitney catalog-style custom thing back in the day?

[peteski]

Another new thing I learned today!  These look way over the top (but so were the fins of those '50s cars).

[Ace-Garageguy]

If a little tacky chrome is good, more really gaudy chrome is better.

[stavanzer]

8 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

If a little tacky chrome is good, more really gaudy chrome is better.

Always!

Too Much, is never enough....