The Spirit of Ecstasy or Flying Lady hood ornament is as much a part of Rolls Royce history as walnut is for the construction of the dashboard. You simply cannot have a Roller without its Flying Lady, ...

We saw many gorgeous cars at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza, the most prestigious automotive competition in the world. Of course, it’s the cars themselves that took center stage, but I always find ...

If there's one feature I miss from old cars, it's the hood ornament. Long gone are many of the miniature sculptures from the noses of cars, both for reasons of design as well as pedestrian safety.

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 ...

In the early days of automobiles, hood ornaments were not merely decorative; they served a functional purpose that might surprise modern car enthusiasts. Originally designed to indicate the status of ...

The winged motometer on Grandpa's Model T. The chrome star on Mom's Mercedes. For decades, hood ornaments identified the beginning of a car and the height of an automaker's branding. But styles change ...

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 ...