The Spirit of Ecstasy or Flying Lady hood ornament is as much a part of Rolls Royce history as walnut is for the construction of the dashboard. You simply cannot have a Roller without its Flying Lady, ...

One of the most prestigious and recognizable hood ornaments is, without a doubt, the Spirit of Ecstasy on a Rolls-Royce. Also known as the Flying Lady, the figurine is now 111 years old and, to mark ...

One of the auto industry’s most famous and recognizable symbols is getting an update to keep up with the dawning age of electric vehicles. Rolls-Royce Motors' iconic Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament — ...

Humans are ephemeral; Rolls-Royces are forever. In the background, a womanish shape, almost translucent, floats past, flotsam. At the forefront: the Spirit of Ecstasy, the most famous hood ornament in ...

The hood ornament was once a staple of design for cars of all classes. These days, however, only a few have survived the onslaught of aerodynamics, clean modern aesthetics, and pedestrian safety laws.

If there's one feature I miss from old cars, it's the hood ornament. Long gone are many of the miniature sculptures from the noses of cars, both for reasons of design as well as pedestrian safety.

When I first heard that Rolls-Royce was redesigning their famous mascot, the Spirit of Ecstasy, I assumed it was related to why the candymaker M&M/Mars had to redesign their famously sex-positive ...

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 change ...