Monday, June 20, 2011

Hood ornament envy...

It's Michael again.  I went to this large car show at Sully Plantation on Father's Day.  There was a huge amount of cars and people there.  A car coral with a few nice rides  for sale.  There was a vendor section with lots of antique parts.  You could almost build an entire car from parts there.  I snapped 120 pictures.

I came home and loaded the pix and realized that I have a bad case of hood ornament envy.  There is something that adds a bit of class and beauty to an old car with a nicely crafted hood ornament.  They all tie into the chrome work on the front of the car.  I love how 30s, 40s and 50s designers had no problem with the female figure leading the way.  There are a set of Pontiac Indian Chief ornaments in my last post.  I'll add them to this post.

Cadillac hood ornaments








Ford hood ornaments









Chrysler and Plymouth hood ornaments








Mack truck Dull Dog ornament

Nash flying lady hood ornament








Chevy hood ornament

Packard hood ornament.  Look at how the wings are clear.  Very cool

 Rolls Royce hood ornament

Jaguar hood ornament

Repost of all the Pontiac Indian Chiefs



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  2. Hmm, heheh, making a car from those antique car parts could be a fun project! Anyway, the hood ornaments are stylish, man! Those shapes and designs fit a classic car like a glove. It kinda completes the image of cars from a previous era...

    -Tyra Shortino

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