ID this emblem?

Ok.. I've had my car, a '66 Dodge Charger, since I was 16, and it's had this 500 flag on it since I bought it... I've never seen it on any other vehicle, and I figure I oughta find out what it came off of....

so.... any ideas?

Thanks!

My first guess was something to do with Indy 500, but none of the images that came up in a quick google search matched your picture. Maybe someone else has seen that?

Well, there as the Daytona 500 model, first started (as far as I know) in 1969 as a limited-edition model which featured a more aerodynamic grille and rear end for the NASCAR wars. Chrysler made 500 of them in the first year so they would qualify as a production model under NASCAR rules.

They looked like this:
http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/632170.html
http://www.carpictures.com/Dodge/Charger-500-1969-06KRM071610768

The 500 model continued through 1970 and '71, as far as I can tell.

Your '66 predates the Charger 500 model by 3 years, so I wonder if a previous owner got a hold of some Charger 500 emblems and put them on the '66.

i thought that too but that emblem isn't used on any of them...

any search I've done over the years has come up with nill :(