Not all of Pontiac's hood ornaments showed the brand's namesake Native American chief, but together they tell a story of American culture and design.

Answer: 1952 Pontiac Chieftain The Pontiac Chieftain was produced by Pontiac from 1949-1958. For the 1952 model year, ... The regular hood ornament was all chrome. Need a break?

There's the ethereal "Silver Streak" ornament from a 1939 Pontiac that, ... The hood ornament on a 1920 Ford Model T was actually a radiator thermometer. (The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

There’s the ethereal “Silver Streak” ornament from a 1939 Pontiac that, as Leigh says, looks “Batman-esque and implies a sense of power” and the Griffin from a 1933 Essex Terraplane that ...

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 ...

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.

Many of us grew up watching hood ornaments bob somewhere near ... There’s the ethereal “Silver Streak” ornament from a 1939 Pontiac that, as Carol says, looks “Batman-esque and implies ...

So the history and meaning behind the Chief Pontiac logo and hood ornament were important to the automaker. Chief Pontiac, also known as Obwandiyag, lived from around 1720 until 1769 and was ...