However, Chief Pontiac's run as Pontiac's car mascot ended in 1954, and the following year brought hood ornaments that looked like a large passenger jet (as shown above on the 1956 Star Chief).

Lincoln and Rolls-Royce also have models with an upright emblem, although the Lincoln Town Car is as much of a relic as the hood ornament itself, and the 2009.5 Rolls-Royce Phantom costs $450,000.

Early models featured hood ornaments depicting the man with a full headdress or just three feathers. Over time, the hood ornament became car badges with a sketch of Pontiac’s face, then simply a ...

From pre-war era cars all the way up to the Jet-age, the hood ornaments that garnished some cars were works of art. Whether it’s a signature figurine, a one-off or just a stepping stone in design ...

Once holding a place of honor as brand-defining symbols, awesome hood ornaments are now edging towards extinction. We've selected ten awesome ornaments which we're looking for you to name and ...

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 ...

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.

The winged motometer on Grandpa's Model T. The chrome star on Mom's Mercedes. For decades, hood ornaments identified the beginning of a car and the height of an automaker's branding. But styles ...

The GTO was already gaining traction in 1966, but Pontiac tried to make to improve its offering on all fronts. After a massive refresh in 1965, the Bonneville, Pontiac's top full-size car ...

However, Chief Pontiac's run as Pontiac's car mascot ended in 1954, and the following year brought hood ornaments that looked like a large passenger jet (as shown above on the 1956 Star Chief).