Well, go ahead and take a look at car hood ornaments. Throughout the 1920s–1950s, this car "accessory" went on the front of ...

Hood ornaments started as a disguise for homely radiator caps more than a century ago ... One of my favorite hood ornaments of the past is Chrysler’s winged mascot, which looks quite a bit ...

For decades, hood ornaments ... radiator-topped arms race that strengthened their brands. The Jaguar leaper, Pierce Arrow archer and Plymouth Mayflower bridged the Jazz Age into Art Deco bliss ...

Many of us grew up watching hood ornaments bob somewhere ... bridged the Jazz Age into art deco bliss. Chrysler’s winged logo first flew from a radiator. Bentleys wore Bs on their bonnets.

The hood ornament was actually a thermometer screwed directly into the radiator cap, giving the driver a means of checking ...

This is clearly another aftermarket accessory, and I've never seen another central driving light that mounts to the radiator cap like this. I guess it's a stretch to call it a 'hood ornament,' but ...

Car historians trace the hood ornament back to the early 20th century, when cars still had external radiator caps and temperature gauges. Seeking ways to dress them up, designers turned to ...

the ubiquitous “hood ornament” seen gracing the front end of many cars and trucks started out with a very practical purpose. You see, at the start of the “automotive age,” radiator caps ...

It’s the Spirit of Ecstasy, the hood ornament ... Chrysler Building in New York City, you can see that the corners of the 30th floor are adorned with versions of the company’s winged radiator ...