Auto Adornment

Every year Algoma hosts a car show in their downtown area.  It’s a just a block away from the church – where I spend most of my Saturdays – so I made a brief visit and snapped a few photos.  All the cars are cool and I think the old hood ornaments are the coolest.  They don’t make them like that anymore.  These images represent just a sample.

The one at the top of this post was my favorite because it appears to have two faces…maybe a human head wearing a lion-face looking helmet.  (Click on the images – the one above for a larger view and the smaller one to the right for larger,  even closer look.) Looking now, I wish I would have taken a side view shot.

I also thought some of the classic wheels and hub caps were unique and may post a few of those in the future.

I should have been taking notes so I could identify the cars these fancy hood adornments comes from.  I would bet there are some true classic car fanatics who could tell you just by looking at these photos.  If you’re one, by all means, tells us what you know in the comments.

I could be wrong, but I’m guessing this Indian head is on a Pontiac.

The nose cone on this car is the feature that stood out to me…though, I like the hood ornament, too.  I also like the way a near by building’s reflection wraps around the hood.  Studebaker?

I feel like I should be able to identify this by it’s V ornament.  Something very familiar about it.  Maybe a Buick.

Clicking on any of these images will open up a separate window with a larger view of that photo.