I love hood decorations on cars. As you may know, they evolved from radiator caps. Initially they were handles on rad caps, used so you wouldn't burn your hands as you removed the cap to add coolant when your engine overheated (as it often did in the old days). Gradually those handles became decorative and featured manufacturer logos or symbols.
With the advent of bodies that covered engines, these works of art were moved to the front of the hood (bonnet to you Brits). Gradually, most disappeared, but a few remain. The Mercedes Benz Tri-Star comes to mind, as does the beautiful Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy (often misnamed "The Flying Lady"). My favourite by far is the Jaguar cat, Leaper: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/among-clouds.html I saw this one last evening on (I think it was) a Jag S-type parked on Yonge Street here in Toronto. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. *istD, lowly 18-55mm zoom. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
