The uninitiated might think that hood ornaments were just lavish extra touches with no practical purpose, but they're only half right. The earliest hood ornaments were called "motometers," and ...

Car hood ornaments are a bit old-fashioned these days, but you can still find them on some luxury cars. These are the most famous pieces of hood decor ever.

Rolls-Royce has unveiled a smaller version of its Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament that will debut on its first electric car, the Spectre, in late 2023.

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 ...

Hood ornaments used to be way more than the cherry on top–the car was the canvas and the ornament the art that tied it all together. These car mascots are impractical; I get it.

However, these purely stylish hood ornaments represented a significant danger for pedestrians. They can be heavy, after all, and those edges had the potential to cause awful injuries should a ...

Luxury car brand logos and mascots, and by extension the hood ornaments made from them, don't always need to be elaborate, carefully carved statuettes. Sometimes, less is more, as is the case with ...