American automobiles of the 1950s had more elegant chrome that included the hood ornament, as well as more glass and more horsepower. The chrome was called “brightwork.” So if you would ever forget ...

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California, is one of the most prestigious events for classic cars in the world. Walking out onto the perfectly manicured grounds of Pebble Beach Golf ...

The vintage logo or hood ornament is often the most recognizable symbol and standout detail of classic automobiles. Sometimes flashy, these hood ornaments and emblems were often symbolic and drew from ...

Bolt’s Antique Tool Museum will host Mel France and his many hood ornaments from American and foreign antique cars during its “Third Saturday Presentation.” France has been collecting hood ornaments, ...

Her full name is the Spirit of Ecstasy, but you can call her the Flying Lady because you’ve known her for a long time. The graceful art deco statuette of a woman leaning forward, her shawl whipped ...

Mascots, more commonly known as hood ornaments, have just about all been relegated to a dusty shelf in the garage of automotive history, but in the vintage and classic eras and up into the 1950s and ...

Making functional items look visually appealing has been something we, the people, have been doing for decades. Don't believe me? Well, go ahead and take a look at car hood ornaments. Throughout the ...

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Watch Travis Landry appraise a Mickey Mouse Hood ornament by Desmo, ca. 1934, in this social exclusive from Denver Botanic Chatfield Farms. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and ...

A collection of about 80 antique dump trucks, tractors, cranes plus parts and memorabilia dating from 1900 to the 1950s will be auctioned at the Blackstone-Milleville High School in Blackstone, Mass., ...