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A Gallery of Classic Car Hood Ornaments

by Chris Holmes

Along with real bumpers on cars, decorative hood ornaments seem to be a thing of the past. ‘Tis a shame too, as they really added that extra bit of personality to a car. Here’s a collection of photos showing some of my favorite hood ornaments, via Flickr.

Pontiac hood ornament

Pontiac

1956 Chevy Belair hood ornament

1956 Chevy Belair

1929 Ford Model A Special Coupe hood ornament

1929 Ford Model A Special Coupe

1949 Ford hood ornament

1949 Ford

Chrysler hood ornament

Chrysler

Brooklands Bentley Driving Tests - 1939 Bentley 4.5 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer (FYU 313)

1939 Bentley Vanden Plas Tourer

06b 1955 Buick Century - Hood Ornament (E)

1955 Buick Century

Brooklands New Year's Day Meet 2012 - 1934 Hudson Terraplane (YSK 315)

1934 Hudson Terraplane

1932 Buick 8 Convertible Coupe_IMG_3994

1932 Buick 8 Convertible Coupe

1934 Plymouth Emblem

1934 Plymouth

1967 AMC Marlin Fastback hood ornament

1967 AMC Marlin Fastback

Packard Goddess with Glass Wing

1939/40 Packard

1956 Cadillac Coupe De Ville

1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Coupe

1941 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Coupe

1934 Dodge Brothers Pickup

1934 Dodge Brothers Pickup