1953 Capri Hood Ornament
by Steven Milner
Title
1953 Capri Hood Ornament
Artist
Steven Milner
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
A hood/bonnet ornament, radiator cap, 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. Hood ornaments, or car mascots as they are known in the UK, were popular in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s with many automakers fitting them to their vehicles. Moreover, a healthy business was created in the supply of accessory mascots available to anyone who wanted to add a hood ornament or car mascot to their automobile. The radiator cap was transformed into an art form and became a way of individualizing the car, "representing a company's vision of the automobile", or "speaking volumes about the owner" of the vehicle.
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June 21st, 2013
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