American automobiles of the 1950s had more elegant chrome that included the hood ornament, as well as more glass and more horsepower. The chrome was called “brightwork.” So if you would ever forget ...

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California, is one of the most prestigious events for classic cars in the world. Walking out onto the perfectly manicured grounds of Pebble Beach Golf ...

The vintage logo or hood ornament is often the most recognizable symbol and standout detail of classic automobiles. Sometimes flashy, these hood ornaments and emblems were often symbolic and drew from ...

Anyone who has ever “cleaned out” a relative’s house knows the panic of wondering what might be valuable before it hits the ...

Appraisal: Reproduction Hood Ornaments, ca. 2005, from Chicago, Hour 3. Watch Nicholas M. Dawes's appraisal of reproduction hood ornaments, ca. 2005, in Chicago, Hour 3.

At the Gilmore Car Museum, Eric Silver talks antique car mascots with Mark L. Walberg. ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Eric Silver visit the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan ...

Her full name is the Spirit of Ecstasy, but you can call her the Flying Lady because you’ve known her for a long time. The graceful art deco statuette of a woman leaning forward, her shawl whipped ...

Unruly teens have often found solace in ripping hood ornaments off their high-school principals’ sedans. Lucky for principals now, hood-mounted crosshairs, half-naked flying ladies and big, leaping ...

Richard Pellow collected cars, both as a successful towing company owner and as a vintage auto buff. Born in northeast Minneapolis in 1931, the son of an ice cream factory worker, Pellow rose from a ...