Before it became BMW it was DIXI, a licensed British AUSTIN. They started production in 1927. Here you see the oval emblem with a yellow centaur on a blue background. This is the rarest version.
Dimension | 5.6 cm x 6.9 cm |
Year | 1927 |
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the large DIXI emblem is from a truck |
Four stars for the truck radiator emblem:
Dimension | 10.5 cm x 8.3 cm |
Year | 1910 |
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display of a black emblem on a contemporary advertisment showing the same emblem |
Dimension | 5.6 cm x 7.1 cm |
Year | 1921- 1928 |
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1925 advertisment showing the emblem on top of the radiator
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Very early DIXI radiator with mascot. The DIXI name is engraved only.
One of the oldest DIXI radiator emblems. It was painted in red, not enamelled.
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1918 advertisment, the last year of the Great War. |
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display of a DIXI emblem collection ( the black and the white badges are bicycle emblems ) |
For more beautiful car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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