RadiatorEmblems: LION / USA

Sep 15, 2013

LION / USA

LION MOTOR CAR CO. radiator emblem

The LION MOTOR COMPANY was founded in 1910. The LION was powered by a 40 hp four cylinder engine. The company slogan was: " The LION Forty runs like sixty ". On june 2, 1912, the factory burned to the ground. One fireman was killed, and more than 150 cars inside were destroyed, so too the prototype of the LION Thirty. Damage was estimated at $ 350,000 ; the company was insured for only $ 180,000 and in mid october of 1912 recievership came [Kimes, Clark].

Dimensions	5.5 cm
Year	1910 - 1913
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Above you see a nice repro from Harry Pulfer, made in the sixties. If you have to sell an original one, please contact me.

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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.

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	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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