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 — ...

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, ...

Bad luck for European owners of Rolls-Royce cars looking to make them even more impressive with an illuminated version of the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament: the light-up Flying Lady is illegal. The ...

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 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.

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 ...

Automobiles were the rage in 1912, when U.S. production hit 356,000 and Chicago enacted an ordinance limiting the blowing of horns to certain hours and locations. It was also the year that hood ...