Hooniverse Asks- Hood Stripes on Cars, Appalling or Appealing?

The wrap up question for the week comes from none other than our own weekend warrior, Jim Brennan, who is also responsible for a few of our more popular weekly posts. Jim wants closure on that age-old conundrum of whether or not hood stripes are awesome. It’s truly a question for the ages. As a matter of fact, I’m not satisfied with limiting the question to hood stripes, I’d like to know whether you think black-painted hoods, screaming chickens, coiled vipers, or any other from of painted/decal’d hood adornment is of value, or if it’s all just masturbatory excess. Yep, I just said masturbatory. I know, ewww. What do you think about hood ornamentation? Is that something that you’d generally give a meh, not bad? Or, do you like your hoods as clean as your kitchens, and completely decode of extraneous frippery? What’s your take on hood stripes, appalling, or appealing? Image: Shelby-American Club