Hood ornament

Car company or car model symbol placed on front center of hood / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A hood ornament (or bonnet ornament in Commonwealth English), also called, motor mascot, or car mascot is a specially crafted model which symbolizes a car company like a badge, located on the front center portion of the hood. It has been used as an adornment nearly since the inception of automobiles.[2]

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Mercedes-Benz
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1913 Boyce MotoMeter
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Ford Model 48
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1949 Kaiser Virginian
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The Spirit of Ecstasy (kneeling version) on the 1952 Brazilian presidential Rolls-Royce
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1967 AMC Marlin[1]
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1970s MAN truck
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Home-made hood ornament on pick-up truck in Texas