One of the last cars Amelia Earhart drove before disappearing over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 has been added to the National Historic Vehicle Register. The 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton is the 33rd vehicle ...

outside of the vehicle and on top of its grille, serving as an unofficial “temperature gauge” for engine coolant fluid. Back in the day, the ubiquitous “hood ornament” seen gracing the ...

Detective Comics No. 27 was published, giving readers their first glimpse not only of Batman but also the Batmobile. The world would forever be changed and gearheads would be treated to many ...

to the point that you typically only find a hood ornament on a high-end vehicle from one of the world's luxury brands. It's a small, yet poignant statement that your car and, by extension ...

As manufacturers began to incorporate coolant temperature gauges, the Moto-Meter disappeared, but the hood ornament remained ... According to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automotive Museum in ...

who wore a hood ornament as a necklace. Whatever the reason may have been, it's entirely understandable that driving a vehicle with an ornate target on the hood became a less-than-tempting prospect.

Amelia Earhart's plane wasn't the only vehicle of hers to disappear—her 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton also went missing after her disappearance while flying over the South Pacific on July 2, 1937.