Join us as we take you through a creative DIY project to upgrade a Smart car with a custom retractable hood ornament, inspired by the iconic Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy. Watch the detailed process ...

The battle between Ford and Chevrolet was fiercer in the late '50s, mainly as the GM brand introduced a revamped full-size lineup to spearhead its domestic offensive. The Bel Air and the Impala ...

SANTA FE — “Hood Ornament,” a multigenerational art show curated by Charles Moore for Container, brings together 14 Black artists, including leading figures like Kara Walker and Shinique Smith, ...

Stellantis is considering bringing back hood ornaments for its Ram pickup trucks, a new patent filing indicates. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Jan. 14, 2025, ...

Hood ornaments have mostly gone the way of the dodo bird. Part and parcel of a bygone age, they jutted proudly off an automobile's front and cut through the air like the carved figureheads on the bows ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hood ornaments started as a disguise for homely radiator caps more ...

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 ...

Hood ornaments have largely faded into obscurity thanks to modern safety regulations and ever increasing costs of production. Just like historical architecture, classic and vintage car design ...

Shocking cellphone video captured the moment an entitled Mercedes owner slapped a boy with autism for touching his car’s hood ornament while the child was walking along a California street on Monday.

Hood ornaments are long gone from most automobiles, a victim of pedestrian safety regulations keen on keeping people from being impaled by steel and chrome in the event of a collision. With a few ...

There’s one common thread that connects every Rolls-Royce made since 1911. (And no, it’s not the exorbitant price tag.) It’s the Spirit of Ecstasy, the hood ornament that adorns every Rolls-Royce ...