A MAN in Western Sydney has found a horses head on the bonnet of his car, mimicking a scene from 1970s film The Godfather.

He told police he was woken up by loud banging noises outside his Naomi St home in Winston Hills at about 2.30am.

When he went outside to investigate, he found the severed head lying on the bonnet of his car, which was left badly damaged.

Police found a trail of blood leading down the man’s driveway and believe the head may have been stolen from an abattoir.

The horse’s head has now been disposed of and investigations are continuing.