This was carried back through a strip of chrome that ran off the back ... and the following year brought hood ornaments that looked like a large passenger jet (as shown above on the 1956 Star ...

Rolls-Royce never deviated from its hood ornament, the “Spirit of Ecstasy,” a woman in billowing robes that resemble wings. Mercedes-Benz has its chrome star logo; Cadillac’s is an emblem of ...