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BREA, California – Automobiles once had hood ornaments such as the Rolls Royce Flying Lady (“Spirit of Ecstasy”) shown above. I do mean every car had a hood ornament. It was as essential as a steering wheel. Of course, times change and they were sacrificed on the altar of aerodynamics. Now, almost no automobiles have what could be called a hood ornament. Even the famous Mercedes three-point star has retreated from the top of the hood to the grill. Too bad. I think hood ornaments added a bit of character and in some cases a bit of whimsy.
A few trucks continue to have them. Mack Trucks still have their bulldog hood ornaments.
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Automobile customizers have taken advantage of this dearth of ornamentation and created some unusual forms. Let’s take a look at a couple.
People in Quebec have this one:
Sometimes hood ornaments can be a political statement such as this one on Justin Trudeau’s car that sends a message to western Canada.
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This one is for Albertans to reply to Trudeau:
So there you have it. We here are 2P News would love to see the proper hood ornament make a comeback. Auto-manufacturers… are you listening?