In the early days of automobiles, hood ornaments were not merely decorative; they served a functional purpose that might ...

American automobiles of the 1950s had more elegant chrome that included the hood ornament, as well as more glass and more horsepower. The chrome was called “brightwork.” So if you would ever forget ...

Let’s face it, it’s pretty unlikely that you’re going to pay a visit to Bonhams and place a legitimate bid on a Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. In fact, the last one sold by the famous auctioneers went for a ...

It was an Englishman who had the distinction of being the first person to put a mascot on a vehicle, a bronze statuette of St Christopher, patron saint of travelers, on an 1896 Daimler. Hood ornaments ...

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 Mercedes were two ...

Hood ornaments have been used as an adornment since the inception of automobiles. They are art objects and many were designed by artists. Featured here is one such hood ornament sent in by Rich Woods ...