Buick had several hood ornaments over the years but few were as detailed as the brand’s early designs. Later they became simpler and more streamlined.

10 Iconic Hood Ornaments and the Stories Behind Their Unforgettable Designs. From Rolls-Royce to Lincoln, we look back at an age when automakers leaned into aesthetics. ... Buick: Bombsight ...

I have a 1956 Buick Roadmaster hood ornament on my desk, a ridiculously heavy chrome jet. Pierce-Arrow’s Archer adorned the bonnets of its pre-war cars, and it’s a sculpture worthy of an art ...

The familiar Buick hood ornament included a nicely proportioned and open “V” and “8” in the center on Super and Roadmaster models.

The ornament later came to include a V, to proudly proclaim that these were powered by Buick’s Rocket V8, which was popular among hot rodders for its torque production. 4. Tiny Sculptures ...

The grimy Junkyard Princess, the broken wind-up crab toy crawling through the junkyard slush… and now this personalized Buick's hood ornament, soon to be crushed, shredded, and fed back into the ...

The old school styling cue was a hit with fans and it got us thinking about the golden age of hood ornaments. While they’ve largely fallen out of favor, hood ornaments can still be found on a ...

On my desk sits a hood ornament from a 1956 Buick Roadmaster.It’s shaped like a jet, sculpted in metal and draped in chrome, and it’s ridiculously large to have perched on the tip of the nose ...

’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through our house, not a creature was stirring, except for the louse — who “removed” the hood ornament from my 2002 Buick, parked in our driveway ...

From Rolls-Royce to Lincoln, we look back at an age when automakers leaned into aesthetics. Hood ornaments are long gone from most automobiles, a victim of pedestrian safety regulations keen on ...