Hood ornaments–also known as car mascots–were points of pride for automakers. L-R: Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Packard.

Hood ornaments used to be way more than the cherry on top–the car was the canvas and the ornament the art that tied it all together. These car mascots are impractical; I get it.

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. SlashGear.

Among the minor updates Mercedes-Benz made to the C-class for 2018, there’s one major absence: the standing hood ornament. After the 2017 model year, the Alabama plant will only offer Americans ...

Rolls-Royce has unveiled a smaller version of its Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament that will debut on its first electric car, the Spectre, in late 2023. Fox Business Personal Finance ...

Rolls-Royce’s spirit is slimming down for the electric age. The BMW-owned luxury automaker has revealed a close-up look at the redesigned version of its Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament that will ...

As stylish and desirable as they were, hood ornaments are quickly joining the long list of classic car features that are gone forever. Let's take a look at some primary reasons why hood ornaments ...

In the world of automobiles, the Rolls-Royce hood ornament is one of the most iconic, and now it’s getting a new look for the electric era. Or as Rolls prefers, “she” is getting a new look.

She said that the hood ornament went missing when three couples, one man and five museum volunteers were in the facility. "Within 15 minutes of it missing, we knew it was gone," Hoffman said.

1926 Minerva AF Town Car. Bonhams Cars. The Minerva brand takes its name from the Roman Goddess of wisdom. Its hood ornament is inspired by this etymology and saw several different iterations ...

To some, hood ornaments held an incredible amount of subtext. “’[It’s] certainly some kind of sex symbol, a symbol of virility,” sculptor Elizabeth Hansell told The New York Times in 1972.

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. Tech. Smartphones; ...