Spencer Karrington
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Agreed!!!
Car hood ornaments were so beautiful during the 20s/30s that it is shame to see how ugly some are today. They were basically mini sculptures on wheels! The Bugatti Royale had a hood ornament from the famous Rembrandt Bugatti (who was also the brother of Ettore Bugatti) and Lalique often made hood ornaments for luxury cars. Now, there are so few cars today that pay any attention to the hood ornamentation (There are still a few like the Toyota Century (the emblem is hand carved), Rolls, Jag, and some other that I can not think of)
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I have lots of interest in them.
But I would never own one. The upkeep expenses would drive me insane for a car I don’t drive much. I can only use one car at a time and prefer that to be something comfortable and luxurious with the latest tech. That said, unfortunately I live in a place ...
Yes, the correlation is strong.
But not necessarily just classic, but cars in general.
Agree — beautiful!
Yet while a Giulia is tempting (to replace my 2001 325i), the new 3 series is less than inspiring ... at least from pictures.
Agreed!!!
Car hood ornaments were so beautiful during the 20s/30s that it is shame to see how ugly some are today. They were basically mini sculptures on wheels! The Bugatti Royale had a hood ornament from the famous Rembrandt Bugatti (who was also the brother of E...
Not just the badges, but many other bits...
Some images of vintage ornaments, decorations and functional bits as well. From the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Museum.. ...
