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It looks like at least one Cadillac CT5 owner is going old school when it comes to the custom upgrades, adding a classic Caddy hood ornament to their four-door.
Unruly teens have often found solace in ripping hood ornaments off their high-school principals’ sedans. Lucky for principals now, hood-mounted crosshairs, half-naked flying ladies and big ...
Why don’t cars have hood ornaments anymore? Safety, aerodynamics, and style all played a factor. Kristin Shaw Dec 31, 2024 9:55 AM EST ...
Car hood ornaments are a bit old-fashioned these days, but you can still find them on some luxury cars. These are the most famous pieces of hood decor ever.
Ram recently introduced the retro-inspired Traveller pickup and one of its coolest features was a modern-day take on the company’s classic hood ornament. The old school styling cue was a hit ...
So, based on what I can determine, the only car ever sold to have a hood ornament—even a choice of hood ornaments that included depictions of human penises was this odd little 660cc retro-silly ...
Many of us grew up watching hood ornaments bob somewhere near the horizon on the fronts of our parents’ cars. The winged motometer on my dad’s Model T and chrome star on my grandma’s ...
A look at some of the hood ornaments on classic cars being shown during Monterey Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
These exquisite hood ornaments were early car bling The Toronto auto show’s “Jewels” exhibit inside the Art & the Automobile chronicles the winding evolution of the radiator mascot ...
Hood ornaments, either factory designed or of the aftermarket variety, once adorned just about every make of car, but no longer.
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Others used detachable designs that drivers could remove when parking their cars. Though the hood ornaments may now be a novelty, their place in automotive history is well preserved.