Maker of agricultural and nutrition products. Developer of safety and protection devices. Industrial biotech giant. The thrust behind one of the largest car manufacturers in the world, General Motors is DuPont. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance welcomes DuPont Company—an innovative, technology powerhouse whose industrialized footprint ranks 86th in Fortune 500. DuPont’s love of automobiles extends beyond […]
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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 […]