Join us as we take you through a creative DIY project to upgrade a Smart car with a custom retractable hood ornament, inspired by the iconic Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy. Watch the detailed process ...

SANTA FE — “Hood Ornament,” a multigenerational art show curated by Charles Moore for Container, brings together 14 Black artists, including leading figures like Kara Walker and Shinique Smith, ...

Stellantis is considering bringing back hood ornaments for its Ram pickup trucks, a new patent filing indicates. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Jan. 14, 2025, ...

Hood ornaments have mostly gone the way of the dodo bird. Part and parcel of a bygone age, they jutted proudly off an automobile's front and cut through the air like the carved figureheads on the bows ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hood ornaments started as a disguise for homely radiator caps more ...

Human beings have always liked status symbols. Centuries ago, the pineapple was a rarity shown off in the mansions of European nobles, reportedly worth around $8,000 each in today's money. This ...

Hood ornaments have largely faded into obscurity thanks to modern safety regulations and ever increasing costs of production. Just like historical architecture, classic and vintage car design ...

METRO DETROIT — When Don Starlin was in the market to buy a classic automobile, he initially thought about going with a muscle car. “I wanted to go fast,” the Clawson resident said. But he changed his ...

Six years before Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood made one of the greatest spaghetti westerns in cinema history with ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,’ a similar move came from Chrysler Corporation.

There’s one common thread that connects every Rolls-Royce made since 1911. (And no, it’s not the exorbitant price tag.) It’s the Spirit of Ecstasy, the hood ornament that adorns every Rolls-Royce ...

Cadillac is undergoing some pretty big changes, with the transition to all-electric power ushering in new styling and design updates. However, Caddy isn’t quite done with internal combustion, at least ...