RadiatorEmblems: BERNARD french truck

May 28, 2013

BERNARD french truck

BERNARD calandre radiator emblem badge vintage camion

BERNARD / France truck radiator emblem

BERNARD was a very famous truck in France, producing heavy duty trucks from 1929 to 1962.
They always had this lovely emblem on the front showing a model. Only in 1936 there was another emblem.
No, her name is not Eleanor V. Thornton... It is a man !
You can read on the emblem: LE COEUR ET LES MUSCLES DE L´ATHLETE COMPLET.
That means: The body and the muscles from a perfect athlete.
I only know this two emblem colors: orange and light green.

Dimensions	5.6 cm x 8.5 cm
Year	1929 - 1962
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For more beautiful emblems from other automobiles see top right of this page ( list of car makers ).

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I started collecting radiator emblems in 1976. I remember this clearly because I had to give my first car to the local scrapyard. It was a still nice looking Volkswagen squareback. The scrapyard director was interested in my car and I was interested in the emblems of all cars in the field. So a deal was made. And I went home with a bucket full of emblems. Later I've been on swap meets all around the world. I started buying emblems on Ebay in 1999. From this time on prices became comparable for the first time. This made it possible for me to invent a five-star system to categorize emblems based on their rarity and value.

This table is applicable for original emblems in a good but not perfect shape. Not for reproductions.

	A common pre-war emblem from a mass producer like Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler etc. Value: 0$ - 50$
	Still a well known car but no high production quantities. Value: 50$ - 200$
	Here it starts with the highly collectible emblems. Value: 200$ - 500$
	A very rare and very desirable emblem. You have to look years to find one of these. Value: 500$ - 800$
	An ultra rare piece. Prices are sometimes 800$ and more.

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BERNARD french truck

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