Most of Pontiac's early hood ornaments resulted from work spearheaded by Harley J. Earl, GM's renowned designer, who believed every aspect of the car was integral to the vehicle's overall ...

Hood ornaments of all shapes and sizes used to grace foreign and domestic cars in order to instantly give recognition and status to the car underneath ... with his 1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans ...

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 ...

Once holding a place of honor as brand-defining symbols, awesome hood ornaments are now ... but what year is this car from? Answer #9: 1955 Pontiac Star Chief, it's basically the Pontiac version ...

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 ...

For decades, hood ornaments identified the beginning of a car and the height of an ... There's the ethereal "Silver Streak" ornament from a 1939 Pontiac that, she said, looks "Batman-esque and ...

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. An unsavory ...