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Who cheats on the car?

Imported from the United States, the custom of cuckolding the car has spread over the years outside the USA.

Curious custom of placing a pair of chorns in the car. Indeed, at first it seemed that the practice of securing a beautiful antlers, whether ox or bull, would only affect large North American sedans... but it turned out that, over the years, it has spread to the entire length and breadth of the hoods of the planet.

Where, when, why and who invented this fashion? What is the ultimate sociological or psychological reason for this way of adorning a vehicle? What message is intended to convey an image as unconventional as it is pointed? Faced with this small stream of questions, only two are answered with some clarity. Thus, regarding the place, someone anonymous answered the following: "In Texas, of course"; and, as for the reasons that could constitute a motive, the same source alleged something as simple and forceful as "Because they are crazy there!".

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Photographs exhibited at the Longhorn Restaurant and Tavern, dedicated to Tex Terry.

HOLLYWOOD AS ORIGIN

Apart from these little explanatory statements, there is a real precedent that dates back to the late 50s and early 60s. Hollywood, a secondary of the most typical b-series westerns, Edward Earl "Tex" Terry - who always played the roles of the bad guy in the movie, a nickname with which, in fact, he was known and which is said as an epitaph on his grave -, he walked between shots in a Cadillac with eight revolvers as door handles and four rifles attached to the upper part of the wings. And also, among other decorations of particular taste, huge bull horns implanted on the roof of his sumptuous vehicle.

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Sorrell "Boss Hogg" Booke and his Cadillac DeVille, the true popularizers of the invention.

However, Tex Terry would not be the one who spread the passion for antlers on wheels, since it seems clear, according to the data consulted, that the practice that we bring to these pages today originated in the early 70's in the North American town of Hazzard County, Georgia. There in the front of a Cadillac DeVille convertible triple white of 1970 whose owner was none other than the great Boss hogg, the horns were first introduced to television audiences.

And here's the key: Hazzard County doesn't exist. In fact, it is the Georgian city of Covington, located in Newton County, where the exterior shots of the first season of the television series were filmed. The Dukes of Hazzard -Remember, the legendary orange Dodge Charger nicknamed General lee. Among its streets circulated the Cadillac DeVille horned by the aforementioned Boss Hogg, a character played by Sorrell Booke although for the cinema he was played twice by Burt Reynolds and Chris McDonald, with less success than the original, it must be said.

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Burt Reynolds, in his role as Boss Hogg in one of the film adaptations of "The Dukes of Hazard".

ALSO IN CARS

Sorrel's procedure Boss hogg Booke became popular and adorned many other cars over time, even reaching the world of animation in the meat de tex, character created by Disney-Pixar for the hit movie Cars.

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Tex, the character created by Disney-Pixar for the movie "Cars".
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Magnetic horns on the front of a Mini.

Today, ornamental antlers have spread across the hoods of the planet, with better or, in most cases, worse luck. From the most obvious classics, through the large North American pick-ups, to the British a Minis, whose fronts become something really, indescribable?

Screwed, magnetized, glued ... It is an aesthetic that is as peculiar as it is in demand. E-Bay, Amazon, etc, are inexhaustible sources of horns of all types -fixed or removable-, sizes -big or huge-, materials -real or chrome-, and prices -around between 40 and 80 euros-. Supply exists, and demand, of course. Another thing is who has the courage to cheat on his treasure ...

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Antlers prepared for sale through E-Bay.

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Written by Albert Ferreras

Alberto Ferreras (Madrid, 1968) developed his professional career in the newspaper El País since 1988, where he worked as a graphic editor and editor of the supplement Motor until January 2011. Graduated in Photography, he was a finalist for the Ortega y Gasset Award of ... Read more

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