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A hood ornament (or bonnet ornament or bonnet mascot in Commonwealth English), also called a motor mascot or car mascot, is a specially crafted model that symbolizes a car company, like a badge, located on the front center portion of the hood.
Hood ornament of a 1919 roadster. In 1909, U.S. President William Howard Taft ordered two Pierce-Arrows (and two White Model M Tourers) to be used for state occasions, the first official cars of the White House. 1919 Pierce-Arrow X-3 truck on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa.
Auburn's Speedsters (shown a 1935 model 851), became one of Auburn's most legendary contributions to automotive history. 1936 Auburn 654 Cabriolet. The 1904 Auburn was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat two or four passengers and sold for US$1,000, ($33,911 in 2023 dollars [3]). The flat-mounted single-cylinder engine ...
The hood ornament used by Brockway was a husky dog with pulling harness, thus giving Cortland the nickname of "Huskie Town USA". A documentary about the trucks and the Brockway company is available from Wiffle Ball Productions in Cortland, New York.
The Cadillac hood ornament made its appearance as an extra cost option of US$12 ($210 in 2023 dollars [4])for the "Herald" ,"Heron" or "Goddess", while a heater for occupants was US$32 ($561 in 2023 dollars [4]) and a rear folding trunk rack was US$25 ($439 in 2023 dollars [4]). [1]
The Adonis hood ornament was briefly used in the late 1920s. [ 2 ] In the 1920s, Packard exported more cars than any other in its price class, and in 1930, sold almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over US$2,000 (equivalent to $36,478 in 2023) [ 19 ] . [ 20 ]
In British terminology, hood refers to a fabric cover over the passenger compartment of the car (known as the 'roof' or 'top' in the US). In many motor vehicles built in the 1930s and 1940s, the resemblance to an actual hood or bonnet is clear when open and viewed head-on. In modern vehicles it continues to serve the same purpose but no longer ...
The Buick Master Six (also Series 40 and Series 50 depending on wheelbase) was an automobile built by Buick from 1925 to 1928. Previously, the company manufactured the Buick Six that used the overhead valve six-cylinder 242 cu in (4.0 L) engine in their high-end cars, and the four-cylinder Buick Four for its smaller, less-expensive model.