Our favorite hood ornaments from the '40s and '50s - Hagerty Media
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Hood ornaments gave auto makers a place to put a stylistic punctuation mark on their sheet metal creations. The '40s and '50s gave us some of the best.
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Our favorite hood ornaments from the '40s and '50s - Hagerty Media
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Our favorite hood ornaments from the '40s and '50s
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Our favorite hood ornaments from the '40s and '50s - Hagerty Media
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Found this old photo from an album cover. Is it an American car