RadiatorEmblems

This page is dedicated to pre war car emblems and interesting post war emblems I want to present to you the most beautiful and the most rarest emblems on this page. To my knowledge the first enameled radiator emblem was on the Georges Richard1903. From this time on thousands of these nice artifacts were mounted on the radiator to identify the car. If you send me a picture from your favorite emblems I´ll post them with a comment. ON THE RIGHT SIDE YOU FIND AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CARMAKERS.

Nov 11, 2013

INVICTA / UK

INVICTA radiator emblem : no chance for a picture without reflections

INVICTA (1925 - 1935) a marque whose reputation rests on one very rare model: the 4.5 - litre S Type of 1930/ 1931. By 1933 the Depression had killed off this tiny firm.

This original emblem is rare as the car. A very sought - after emblem. You have to look years after it.

Dimensions	4.5 cm x 16.5 cm
Year	1930 / 1931
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Pay attention: there are reproductions so look at the colors and the backside (no makers mark)

this is like an original emblem must look

INVICTA type S 1930 seen in Beaulieu 2013

In 1932 there was a quite simple emblem

Dimensions	2.9 cm x 8.3 cm
Year	1932
Estimate

In 1946 the old name was revived to a luxury car called the BLACK PRINCE:

I don´t know if this emblem was ever mounted on a radiator.

Dimensions	5.9 cm x 10.4 cm
Year	1946 - 1950
Estimate

For more beautiful emblems see top right ofthis 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.

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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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Nov 11, 2013

INVICTA / UK

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