We actually had one of these strange Gremlins growing up. I remember liking it a lot more than the Ford Pinto it replaced. Ah, the 70s! Crush pop, okiedokie cheese popcorn, Foreigner albums, long shaggy hair and cars. We took a walk down memory lane at the funky and very fun alternative Concours. 1960s through […]
Month: May 2015
When Hood Ornaments Created Badge Value.
One look at the 1930 Cadillac 452 Fleetwood Roadster’s hood jewelry and you were entranced. This mermaid would make Starbuck’s logo blush. Bob and Brigitte Thayer’s roadster hails from Atlanta, Georgia during Pebble Beach Concours. Like ships, hood ornaments represented a figurehead and a symbol of prosperity reflecting favorably on a vessel’s owners. And during […]