Due to his ability to organize a loose confederacy of Native American tribes ... vehicle's overall aesthetic -- including the hood ornament. Earl's General Motors Styling section, later called ...

In the U.S., Rolls-Royce eventually integrated a European feature into American models: the ornament retracted into the hood. Others used detachable designs that drivers could remove when parking ...

Hood ornaments are long gone from most automobiles, a victim of pedestrian safety regulations keen on keeping people from being impaled by steel and chrome in the event of a collision. With a few ...

Rolls-Royce Motors' iconic Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament — the Flying Lady to her friends — underwent 830 hours of modeling and wind-tunnel testing to become sleeker and more aerodynamic as ...