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According to the author of A History of Cars written for youth, the first "hood ornament" was a sun-crested falcon (to bring good luck) mounted on the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's chariot. [ 3 ] In the early years, automobiles had their radiator caps outside the hood and on top of the grille , which also served as an indicator of the ...
A light-up plastic Chief Pontiac hood ornament that illuminated with the headlights adorned the front end. [7] The Star Chief was added to the Pontiac line in 1954 and the Chieftain was moved down to entry level status. Both cars were built on the A-body shell, but the new Star Chief had an 11 in (279 mm) extension added to its frame.
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The Pontiac Star Chief is an automobile model that was manufactured by Pontiac between 1954 and 1966. It was Pontiac's top trim package on the Pontiac Chieftain, with later generations built on longer wheelbases, and serving as the foundation platform for the Pontiac Bonneville. The car was easily identified by three and four star-like trim ...
In Pontiac, a new museum is opening to tell 170 years of automotive history. It has more than 70 vehicles and interactive exhibits. Pontiac Transportation Museum opens Saturday with vintage cars ...
Pontiac hood ornaments are widely collected and seem to to be well-documented - they are a poor match for what I have. Also, it's hard to imagine how a Pontiac hood ornament ended up on a British car in the 1920's to 1940's. SteveBaker 01:51, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
GM might have left the Pontiac Firebird behind, but history hasn’t.
1946 Pontiac Torpedo 4-Door Sedan. In 1946, the first postwar Pontiacs looked very similar to the pre-war models. The dash contained full instrumentation with round gauges. The engines were the same. The 4-window 4-door Metropolitan Sedan and the 2-door Club Coupe were discontinued. 1947 Torpedoes received a new "Chief Pontiac" hood ornament.