so car designers began incorporating a "car mascot" (a term that morphed into hood ornament) to make them more stylish and appealing. They also came with thermometers called MotoMeters that ...

The display, titled “Mascots: Radiator Caps & Hood Ornaments – 1900s-1990s” will ... Mascots, those diminutive sculptures at the front end of a car, are now considered collectable small ...