The NSU Motor Company ( NECKARSULMER Fahrzeugwerke AG ) started car production in Heilbronn / Germany in 1905. But they got famous for their motorcycles. In 1955 NSU became the biggest motor cycle producer in the world. Car production ceased in 1977.
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| NSU radiator emblem |
This should be the fist enameled NSU radiator emblem. It is from 1913 a few years afterNSU started the car production. Very hard to find. There is a BRITISH repro that has a flat backside, the original is not flat !
| Dimensions | 6.7 cm x 4.0 |
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| Year | 1913 - 1914 |
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| 1913 advertisment showing the emblem |
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| 1924 NSU exposition in Berlin / Germany |
| Dimension | 8.0 cm x 7.0 cm |
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| Year | 1925 - 1927 |
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| 1925 v-shaped radiator |
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| NSU / Germany prewar emblem |
In 1929 FIAT bought the autodivision and from this day on the prewar NSU and FIAT emblems were made in the same style as you can see in the next pictures.
| Dimension | 5.8 cm x 5.8 cm |
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| Year | 1931 - 1932 |
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1931 advertisment showing the new emblem:
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| FIAT (ITALY) and NSU (GERMANY) from the same year: 1932 |
For more car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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