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The Chieftain, with its conic light-up hood ornament, gets washed and drained of fluids as cold weather sets in, then spends several months under a cover in a heated garage.
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Laura Lane, USA Today, 23 Nov. 2025
The car has also been re-outfitted with a Rolls-Royce Pantheon Grille and Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, two features that Top Gear reports Dodd was forced to remove in the early 1980s following a trademark lawsuit from the automaker.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
Here, the Surfer comes off more like the galaxy’s hottest hood ornament, but the gig remains the same.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Garnish for the Gold (27-35) A garnish is so much more than a hood ornament.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
For example, the cameras are mounted on the front of a dragon like a hood ornament.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Laura Lane, USA Today, 23 Nov. 2025
The car has also been re-outfitted with a Rolls-Royce Pantheon Grille and Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, two features that Top Gear reports Dodd was forced to remove in the early 1980s following a trademark lawsuit from the automaker.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
Here, the Surfer comes off more like the galaxy’s hottest hood ornament, but the gig remains the same.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Garnish for the Gold (27-35) A garnish is so much more than a hood ornament.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
For example, the cameras are mounted on the front of a dragon like a hood ornament.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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“Hood ornament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hood%20ornament. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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