Car mascots (or hood ornaments) used to be installed on the exposed radiator caps of cars and even when radiator caps disappeared, hood ornaments were still used. These objects were often intricate works of art and today are highly prized by collectors. Also in the forties, manufactures used planes as designs for ornaments, with jet…
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One of so many beautiful vintage gifts from the past. Car hood ornaments.
I attended the "Back to the 50s" car show at the Minnesota State Fair grounds today. I'm told there were over 10,000 classic cars at the show. I love looking around at this type of show and dreaming about what type of classic automobile I would want to own. One of the things that fascinate me of cars from yesteryear is the hood ornaments. I think hood ornaments should make a comback, don't you? This is the ornament off of a classic Pontiac.
Hood Makeover; Preparing and Painting a Car Hood
Built by Southern Boy Primitives
This is a NEW, chrome Buffalo car ornament. There is no markings, can fit on any automobile hood. The length is 13-3/4, height 3", the screw/nuts are 6" apart. Come in original box, no markings. Very ...from
Nov 24, 2012 - Photograph of the Junction 50 Sign with American Flag
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A gallery celebrating the lost art of decorative hood ornaments on classic cars.
This beautiful table with an industrial look was made from a recycled car hood!
Find Car Hood Ornaments by Jill Reger at Blurb Books. Photographic art of Vintage Car Hood Ornaments
1929-1932 graham ratrod hotrod car hood ornament . graham ornament is cast in no lead pewter, blackened brushed and lacquered comes with cast in 1/4-20 bolt stands 3" tall and 4" long item comes without the base. the base is for display only all pieces are cast and hand finished to order. all my items are repros from originals. may take 2-3 weeks delivery time
I grew up with three brothers and I was next to the youngest. I was kinda spoiled but I never realized it. My brothers tend to make sur...
Mephisto, Devil car mascot ("devil cocking snoot")
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