SCUDERIA MILAN / MILANO

When talking about the Scuderia you always think at FERRARI. But there was another Scuderia at Milano / Italy in 1946:  The SCUDERIA MILAN !
They only built one car, based an the Alfa Romeo 2600.
The car was sold to Switzerland, than to the USA.

Here I present you the ultra rare emblem of the SCUDERIA MILAN, showing the tower of the cathedral in Milano.

Dimensions	7.0 cm
Year	1946
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reverse without makers mark

the painting at the wall is showing the emblem

For more beautiful car emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

FOURNIER / FRANCE

The ETABLISSEMENTS FOURNIER  started car production in Levallois / France in 1913.
They offered small cars under the name of BABY SYLVESTRE, using a Ballot engine for the 4-cylinder car.

In 1920 the famous racing driver  Charles Fournier designed the new ZEILLER FOURNIER, again with a 4-cylinder BALLOT engine.

The 2-cylinder car were apparently always called FOURNIER.

So here I present you the ZEILLER FOURNIER and the FOURNIER emblem:

emblem made with no dams between the colors (like Bugatti !)

Dimensions	ca. 3.0 cm x 5.0  cm
Year	1920 - 1924
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reverse of the ZEILLER FOURNIER (as usual in France: no makers mark )

Here you see the emblem of the 2-cylinder cycle car ( light car):

Dimensions	5.5 cm x 4.0 cm
Year	1920 - 1924
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I had to buy the whole radiator to get the emblem

In the net you can read that there was no connection between Fournier and Zeiller Fournier.
But there was as they had the same engine supplier ( BALLOT) and even the same adress.

For more beautiful car emblems see top right ( list of car makers ) or older posts.

FASTO / FR

The FASTO was a short lived company. They started car production in St.Eloy / France in 1926.
It was an undistinguished car using a 4- and a 6- cylinder engine in a conventional chassis. Nothing special on it.       No production numbers known and the emblem is a hard to find item.

Dimensions	ca. 5 cm
Year	1926 - 1929
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Reverse of the FASTO emblem:

no makers mark  (as usual in FRANCE)

For more beautiful car emblems see top right ( list of car makers ) or older posts.

W.A.F.

In 1914 at the beginning of WWI  Ferdinand Trummer started his truck production in the Austrian capital city  of Vienna (Wien).
He offered trucks and cars under the name of  WIENER AUTOMOBIL- FABRIK (= W.A.F.)
The Austrian military bought hundreds of his trucks.
After the Great War her offered 4-cylinder, 6-cylinder and even a 8-cylinder car.
Only a few hundreds of cars were built so you have to look years for this emblem
.

Dimensions	4.9 cm
Year	1914 - 1926
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reverse with enamel but no makers mark

contemporary ad

1916 truck showing the emblem

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RÖHR ( ROEHR ) / GERMANY

The German RÖHR Company -  founded by Gustav Röhr - started late in the automobile industry.
They presented their first car in 1927.
It was a large 8 - cylinder car  in the luxury segment. They sold not many of these car cars so they tried to offer a cheaper 4 - cylinder car, the RÖHR Junior, one of the first  front wheel drive automobiles. It was the "best-seller" for RÖHR ( 1,700 cars ) but not enough to survive.
In 1938 they sold the factory to STOEWER and the RÖHR Junior became the STOEWER Greif.

All RÖHR emblems are hard to find. You have to looks years for them.

Original Röhr 8 emblem made of enamel

Dimensions	2.3 cm x  3.5 cm (badge without base)
Year	1927 - 1931
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RÖHR OLYMPIER 1938

1937 RÖHR OLYMPIER emblem. The insert is a repro made of plastic

this emblem was mounted on the radiator core

Dimensions	12.5 cm x 12.0 cm (emblem with metal base)
Year	1933 - 1935
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insert made of enamel

In 1933 -34 at the Röhr 8 type F there was another  emblem on the radiator just showing the number 8 with ornaments. No script or letters on the grill indicated the public that it was a Röhr.
Question of understatement ?

For more beautiful car or truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

KRIT / USA

The KRIT  (K-R-I-T)  Motor Co. started car production in Detroit / Michigan in 1909.
They offered four-cylinder cars for the whole of their lives, except for 1913 when a KRIT Six was marketed for that single year.
As emblem the swastika has been selected ( years before Adolf Hitler abused the emblem) to ensure favor of auspicious gods !
The company was in financial trouble most of the time and car production  ceased in 1915.

early KRIT badge made of brass,  without enamel

Dimensions	6.8 cm x 6.8 cm
Year	1910
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reverse without makers mark

1910 ad with original emblem

KRIT radiator showing the brass badge

Here is one of the most sought after radiator emblems:

round emblem with original colors

Dimensions	ca. 6.0 cm
Year	1914 - 1915
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As it is rare and expensive  Harry Pulfer reproduced this emblem choosing the wrong colors.
The colors red, black and white were used for the NAZI swastika. I have never seen a KRIT radiator with an emblem in these colors. Only accessories like pins and brooches are showing these colors.

for more information about Harry Pulfer go to  the post " Harry Pulfer "

For more beautiful radiator emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

PAN-AMERICAN / USA

The PAN-AMERICAN Motors Corporation started car production in Decatur / Illinois in 1917.
It was an assembled car that used a variety of six-cylinder engines from Rutenber, Continental and Herschell-Spillman. The called it: " The American Beauty Car ".
A lower priced four-cylinder car was available from 1919 to 1920.
Their best year was 1920 with 937 cars sold.

In six years  2,200 cars only  were built so you have to look years for an emblem.

This emblem is from the Lee Roy Hartung collection that was up for auction in 2011 (see my post concerning Lee Roy Hartung).

the holes are not original

Dimensions	9.1 cm  x 5.3 cm
Year	1917 - 1922
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reverse of an original emblem: no makers mark

look at the details: it is only a repro

reverse of the repro

For more beautiful car emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers )!

GRAMM / USA

B.A.Gramm was a truck pioneer. In 1925 he   formed a new company with his son W.J.GRAMM. The new company was called the GRAMM Motors Incorporation of Delphos / Ohio.

In 1942 GRAMM dropped truck building and concentrated on trailers and special bodyworks.

The 1926 emblem is on of the most beautiful truck emblems ever built:

Dimensions	5.8 cm  x 10.5 cm
Year	1926
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reverse with makers mark: FOX COMPANY

GRAMM badge with original ad of 1926

For more beautiful car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

FAUN / GER

The  German FAUN (= Fahrzeugfabriken Ansbach und Nurnberg) started truck production in 1918.
In 1924 to 1927 they offered a private car without any commercial success.
From 1928 to 1990 only commercial trucks were built.


Here I present to you the rare radiator emblem of the private car of 1924:

emblem of the only private car made by FAUN

Dimensions	ca. 5 cm
Year	1924 - 1927
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To my knowledge this is the oldest enameled truck emblem:

Dimensions	7.0 cm x 7.4 cm
Year	ca. 1930
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reverse without makers mark

Dimensions	7.0 cm x 7.4 cm
Year	ca. 1938
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reverse without makers mark

I have never seen a truck or a photo of a truck showing this particular emblem.
Nevertheless it is a wonderful item.

This FAUN emblem is showing a medieval  tower of the old city of Nurnberg

After WWII there were metal emblems only like this nice radiator cap.

For more beautiful car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).