The vintage logo or hood ornament is often the most recognizable symbol and standout detail of classic automobiles. Sometimes flashy, these hood ornaments and emblems were often symbolic and drew from ...

It’s a real shame cars and hood ornaments don’t mix like they used to. Sure, Jaguar still offers the “Leaper” as an option, and you can spec an E-Class with a hood-topping three-pointed star, but ...

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California, is one of the most prestigious events for classic cars in the world. Walking out onto the perfectly manicured grounds of Pebble Beach Golf ...

As far back as the 1920s, certain models of car have had distinctive hood ornaments. In the olden days, hood ornaments were used to cover up the jutting point of a car's radiator cap with something a ...

Even though I’m not a car buff, oldtimer car shows and exhibitions attract me. One reason is hood ornaments—a distinctive aspect of each automobile that beautifully combines art, design and typography ...

Throughout the summer around the Northwest, car enthusiasts gather to show off their vintage wheels and meet other like-minded people. Many of the cars feature hood ornaments that are miniature works ...

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, leaping ...

One look and Andy Faas was smitten. The Winged Goddess reclining atop the classic car's grille could have been a Siren from Greek mythology, the deceptively simple grille the western sea between Aeaea ...

Gallery: Classic Du Pont hood ornaments at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance There's so much going on at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, it's worth slowing down to take a look at the ...

Classic cars come with classic hood ornaments and badging. We captured some of the coolest examples of this lost art at the Ann Arbor Rolling Sculpture car show on Friday night. Also known as mascots, ...

While someone looking to personalize their car today might opt for a set of custom rims, in the ’20s and ’30s, you made your vehicle your own in a different way — via a hood ornament. “They were kind ...