Might be barking up the wrong tree in entirely the wrong forest, but the additional inscription about
"Replaced by 1452 A-A-F--B-U" might be the best clue for putting a date to the piece. If that refers to
the 1452nd Army Air Force Base Unit near Fairbanks Alaska, the engraved "postscript" would suggest
that that part of the trophy, at least, is WWII era, and the Motor Car award, as already surmised,
predates the early 1940s.
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