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10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Automotive1(m): 9:20pm On Nov 04, 2018 |
Did you know that the art designs or ornaments on today's cars like the Rolls-Royces and Bentley models - that speaks volumes about the owner and the brand,were early forms of external radiator caps? The early automobiles like the 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato has a bonnet ornament with a motor meter(thermometer) that measures the temperature of the vehicle Cadillac used heron ornaments for a number of years, Benz still use 3star ,Bugatti's Dancing Elephant and Lincoln a greyhound. Let's look at some of the most popular ornaments or mascots that turned Luxury wheels into Showpieces 1) Rolls-Royce "Spirit Of Ecstasy" The Flying Lady is the most famous amongst the luxury cars and it depicts a woman leaning into the wind.It retracts during collision ,accident or when touched . 2) Bentley "Flying B" The flying B for Bentley and the wings for its speed first appeared in 1919 Bentley. It is also designed to retract in the event of an accident 3) Mercedes-Benz "3-pointed Star" surrounded by a circle The 3-pointed star is arguably the most popular bonnet ornament ever .Driving a car with the 3-pointed star instantly makes you famous in the 80's and early 90's. 4) Mercedes Maybach Double-M One of those Ms in the double-M hood ornament is for Maybach while the second M (doesn't stand for Mercedes ) stands for Motorenbau . 5) Jaguar's "Leaper" The legendary leaping cat finally disappeared from Jaguar cars in 2005 because of pedestrian safety. 6) 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato The famous mascot also functions as a thermometer that let's the driver know when the engine is running hot . 7) 1935 Buick 96S Sport Coupe 1934 Cadillac 452d Fleetwood 9) Lincoln Greyhound bonnet ornament 10) Bugatti Dancing Elephant � Most of these iconic ornaments are rapidly disappering or being replaced by the badges because of pedestrian safety . To protect pedestrian safety, safety laws on “the external projections of motor vehicles” ( i.e. the ornaments or mascot ) in the early 1990s stated that mascots and ornaments should retract (in the case of Rolls-Royce and Bentley) , bend or break off (Mercedes-Benz) when subject to certain force. What is your favorite bonnet ornament ? https://autojosh.com/10-of-the-most-famous-luxury-car-bonnet-ornaments-or-mascots-of-all-time/ 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Nobody: 9:48pm On Nov 04, 2018 |
Jaguar all the way 9 Likes |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Aldebaran(m): 6:36am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Love the Bentley's Flying B 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by CarGuideNG: 7:02am On Nov 05, 2018 |
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Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by sunnywhyt007: 7:02am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Okay |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Oceannaagent: 7:04am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Nice |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by XaviDayo(m): 7:05am On Nov 05, 2018 |
I still love Datsun, my popsy former car. Who remember the logo Biko 1 Like |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by IKON360(m): 7:11am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Luxury is beautiful. Unfortunately non can follow us into heaven 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by flamingfire24(m): 7:12am On Nov 05, 2018 |
interesting topic have not been taking note of their uniqueness in automobile. |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Tomitohoimo(m): 7:13am On Nov 05, 2018 |
ok |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by computerglobal(m): 7:15am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by mezarddinny: 7:29am On Nov 05, 2018 |
this is one of the reasons why headhunting, drug peddling, yahoo yahoo, counterfeiting are on the rise in nigeria y'all keep pushing luxurious things to our sights when you know 90% of us can't afford it and then feeble minds go into crime just to enjoy things like this 1 Like |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by lilmax(m): 7:38am On Nov 05, 2018 |
mezarddinny:it means they are weak for going into crime since they cant afford it stop talking crap |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by mezarddinny: 7:43am On Nov 05, 2018 |
lilmax:that is the fact my brother, why keep telling us things about rolls royce everytime? it is getting boring also, they need to man up and make good articles and stop pushing people to crime 1 Like |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Yale9(m): 7:57am On Nov 05, 2018 |
IKON360:Heaven itself is a luxury 1 Like |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Premiumwriter: 7:58am On Nov 05, 2018 |
mezarddinny:the thing tire me o. Why not talk about how to maintain your car, fix minor problems yourself or even give tips on signs to watch out for or safety tips All they do is recycle the same trash and paid mods will help them push it front. We are tired of all these stuffs, let your post talk to the people who own the cars, who needs knowledge on how to keep their cars safe, not people who don't own one. 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by femi4: 8:00am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Fanagon nko? Volkswagen |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by tundeontop: 8:35am On Nov 05, 2018 |
XaviDayo:lol |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Nobody: 8:55am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Rolce all the way |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by obisco4u: 8:56am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Mercedes Benz 3 point star. Thr best or nothing.... 1 Like |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by islandmoon: 8:58am On Nov 05, 2018 |
see you soon |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by overlord29(m): 9:02am On Nov 05, 2018 |
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Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by Nobody: 9:15am On Nov 05, 2018 |
IKON360:But they will make your stay on earth worthwhile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzgzmooyFM 1 Like |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by vincentjk(m): 9:43am On Nov 05, 2018 |
That bulldog on mack trucks is my favourite |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by sonofspada(m): 9:56am On Nov 05, 2018 |
overlord29:Silver surfer � |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by overlord29(m): 10:00am On Nov 05, 2018 |
sonofspada: yaaah Man!.. |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by lilmax(m): 10:11am On Nov 05, 2018 |
mezarddinny:lol.....cars in billions makes you wanna steal millions? you are right, its indeed for the feeble and ignorant minds |
Re: 10 Of The Most Famous Luxury Car Bonnet Ornaments Or Mascots Of All Time by luckyogor(m): 10:20am On Nov 05, 2018 |
Benz tru and tru. |
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