It's all explained away by safety and regulations! IE: the hood ornament on my 1954 Ford becomes a weapon of death during a frontal collision. Which isn't of much concern for me as the driver, because I'm too busy being impaled on the non-collapsable steering column, haha!
Wasn't it Sammy Davis Jr. that lost his eye when he wrecked and his face met the business end of a brody knob he had installed on his steering wheel? I love the old stuff, but it's not up to snuff with today's high-speed lifestyle and nonattentive, aggressive drivers. And if today's stuff was as cool as yesterdays', we'd have nothing to reminesce about.