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 ...

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Something is missing on our roadways. As you’re driving around town this week, take note of the dwindling number of hood ornaments on the vehicles passing by. Once plentiful, they’ve become ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Richard Pellow collected cars, both as a successful towing company owner and as a vintage auto buff. Born in northeast Minneapolis in 1931, the son of an ice cream factory worker, Pellow rose from a ...