Hood Ornaments!!!!
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Hood Ornaments!!!!
Found a site for hood ornaments. I bought one @ truckcustomizers.com. They have a great variety. I got a replica '31 Caddillac one. GREAT PRICES and they are chrome plated!!! Boxheads of the world let us unite!!!!! 
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humor:
chapter 1:
Holes! Holes cried Mrs. chinito86, aghast
as through the room Mr. chinito86 passed
chapter 2:
"86 the holes in the 'hood, bro
moaned the ScionLife crew low
You can punch holes in -your- car
but that ain't for ours"
chapter 3
Actually, it's a fun, cool idea
and makes your car -your own style-
Really, seriously, I like the idea even if it isn't for -me-
In those olden days all cars had radiator caps right out there in the open air!
So that was what "hood ornaments" came from: a real need to decorate the ugly, plain cap.
Novelty caps came in all kinds of shapes, sizes and forms.
A head and shoulders of Henry Ford? For Fords, for sure
A SPINNER, like a wind-measuring aenerometer (sp?)- fun!
I got a bell-cap for the old Ford. Would look sick on a Scion.
It's a tall bell, sorta like Liberty Bell in shape. Above it is a six-armed parasol frame
from each rib hangs a little chain with iron dingleberry. These clap against the outside of the bell when the car moves. Dinkle tinkle ding ding.... damned annoying!
I -think- it was an early attempt at a deer-alarm (to scare deer from jumping into your path). Really, am pretty sure that's its purpose.
'31 Caddy cap ornament? Will be boss! Hope you have fun with your customizing. Oh, you will. It's all good.
chapter 1:
Holes! Holes cried Mrs. chinito86, aghast
as through the room Mr. chinito86 passed
chapter 2:
"86 the holes in the 'hood, bro
moaned the ScionLife crew low
You can punch holes in -your- car
but that ain't for ours"
chapter 3
Actually, it's a fun, cool idea
and makes your car -your own style-
Really, seriously, I like the idea even if it isn't for -me-
In those olden days all cars had radiator caps right out there in the open air!
So that was what "hood ornaments" came from: a real need to decorate the ugly, plain cap.
Novelty caps came in all kinds of shapes, sizes and forms.
A head and shoulders of Henry Ford? For Fords, for sure
A SPINNER, like a wind-measuring aenerometer (sp?)- fun!
I got a bell-cap for the old Ford. Would look sick on a Scion.
It's a tall bell, sorta like Liberty Bell in shape. Above it is a six-armed parasol frame
from each rib hangs a little chain with iron dingleberry. These clap against the outside of the bell when the car moves. Dinkle tinkle ding ding.... damned annoying!
I -think- it was an early attempt at a deer-alarm (to scare deer from jumping into your path). Really, am pretty sure that's its purpose.
'31 Caddy cap ornament? Will be boss! Hope you have fun with your customizing. Oh, you will. It's all good.
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From: And you say Chi City
ive been wanting a hood ornament real bad. i actually ordered one from truckcustomizers.com already, but im returning it cause it was HUGE. so now im getting a custom one thru someone else.
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