Woman becomes human hood ornament, ... man has been charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly driving down Interstate-787 Friday afternoon with a woman riding on the hood of his car.

10 Iconic Hood Ornaments and the Stories Behind Their ... and he designed the Spirit of Ecstasy based on a woman named Eleanor ... the Y-Job is widely recognized as the first concept car, ...

Car hood ornaments are a bit old-fashioned these days, but you can still find them on some luxury cars. These are the most famous pieces of hood decor ever. Tech. Smartphones; ...

As stylish and desirable as they were, hood ornaments are quickly joining the long list of classic car features that are gone forever. Let's take a look at some primary reasons why hood ornaments ...

1926 Minerva AF Town Car. Bonhams Cars. The Minerva brand takes its name from the Roman Goddess of wisdom. Its hood ornament is inspired by this etymology and saw several different iterations ...

To some, hood ornaments held an incredible amount of subtext. “’[It’s] certainly some kind of sex symbol, a symbol of virility,” sculptor Elizabeth Hansell told The New York Times in 1972.

From Rolls-Royce to Lincoln, we look back at an age when automakers leaned into aesthetics. Hood ornaments are long gone from most automobiles, a victim of pedestrian safety regulations keen on ...