RadiatorEmblems: F.R.P. Finley Robertson Porter

May 17, 2013

F.R.P. Finley Robertson Porter

F.R.P. radiator emblem

After leaving the MERCER car company Finley Robertson Porter started his own car production (1914 - 1916).

A powerful high-class automobile, it combined features of effcieny and gasoline economy as well. Production estimates vary from a high of twelve F.R.P. to a low of 3 [Kimes,Clark]. This emblem is from the Lee Roy Hartung collection that was put up to auction in 2011. A real five star emblem. I don´t know a second one.

Dimensions	5.7 cm
Year	1914-1916
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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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F.R.P. Finley Robertson Porter

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