HOOD ORNAMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM

A hood ornament mounting system is provided. The system includes a ring member having a keyed structure, including dentations, along an internal perimeter of the ring member, and a pair of through channels formed along an outside perimeter of the ring member at opposite regions. Additionally, the system includes a base member with a pair of recesses formed at opposite regions along a perimeter of the base member. The base member includes a bottom surface configured to contact a surface of an automobile and a top surface dimensioned to fit within the internal perimeter of the ring member. The base member has grooves on the perimeter to accommodate the dentations. A locking pin is seated in each of the pair of recesses. The locking pin is configured to lockingly interact with the keyed structure.