Hot Rod Dog

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged art, blue, chrome, copyright, dog, Fleetwood Country Cruise-in 2018, Ford, hood ornament, light, London, Ontario, photography, reflection • Leave a comment

A silver dog atop a 1934 Ford 5 window Hot Rod seen at the Fleetwood Country Cruize-in earlier this month!

33 Ford Sedan

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged 1933, Abstract, angle, angles, art, black & white, copyright, Fleetwood Country Cruise-in 2018, Ford, hood, metal, panel, photography, Sedan, white • Leave a comment

Close on a sharp hood detail creates an abstract image.

Leaping Dog

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged 1930s, chrome, copyright, dog, Ford, hood ornament, photography, red, shiny, silver • 2 Comments

The sleek running greyhound hood ornament graced the hood of Fords in the 1930s.

47 Grill

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged 1947, chrome, copyright, design, Fleetwood Country Cruise-in 2015, Ford, grill, orange, photography, pickup, silver, stripes, truck, vertical • 2 Comments

Close on the beautiful graphic grill of a 1947 Ford pickup.

Acapulco Blue

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged 1963, blue, copyright, design, detail, Fleetwood Country Cruise-in 2015, Ford, gold, photography, Thunderbird • Leave a comment

An elegant detail on a 1963 Ford Thunderbird shines against the Acapulco Blue Metallic paint finish.

Boyce Moto Meter

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged Boyce, car, Fleetwood Country Cruize in 2011, Ford, hood ornament, Moto Meter, photography, thermometer • 17 Comments

Patented in 1912, the Boyce Moto Meter was a thermometer that screwed into the radiator cap and read the engine's vapor temperature. Accessories such as these eagle wings were available and many car companies had special emblems custom made. Boyce, whose tag line was "Boyce Moto Meter Your Car Deserves One," pretty much cornered the market until the late 1920s when gauges were dashboard mounted and beautiful hood ornaments became the rage.

Greyhound

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Antique Cars • Tagged 1930s, dog, Fleetwood Country Cruize in 2011, Ford, greyhound, hood ornament, leaping, London, Ontario, photography, sculpture • 6 Comments

In the 1930s, Ford used this elegant greyhound as its cars' hood ornament. I love taking detail photos such as hood ornaments and early radiator caps. They are small artistic works. I was lucky here that a blue tent in the background could double as a blue sky effect.