![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxw_Jjp_PRQcdUU1bw3CzsY7W-BZcrg__fnkDJVZKq5pj-xu63Rqz5AVdQIb7vNc82ZEXYlPM9wsQxQQFRejBWsg8R1oJdiq5ODkc10HoZ4G9in7XjsA_dOtvndFDy9N3UimQUNf4jFM/s1600/SWIFT+badge+coventry+1931.JPG) |
The shamrock on the emblem is representative of the influence in the company of the Irish Du Cros family |
The British SWIFT Motor Co Ltd from Coventry started car production with a small 1 cylinder engine of De Dion type in 1900.
In 1904 they offered their first 2 cylinder engine.
SWIFT could not compete with the mass-producers and the make died in 1931 [Georgano].
Dimensions | 7.3 cm x 6.9 cm |
Year | 1926 |
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The bird is a hawk swallow (= Swift) |
Dimensions | 6.3 cm x 5.9 cm |
Year | 1914 |
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Here you see the emblem from the last SWIFT car, made in 1931:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9w1kl1jM23xdUflz9g6CzBrCggCN8l5pbhz3fi9wA6a6IaSzupswy4OWzq2kAxSrHT6UB1sHxtBPfnnpPwWjnS8imtwEEGmYwWbUvzdEXo2TPsYqqp346caQycVVZUAqiF9N7VxiAGk/s1600/SWIFT+1916+1918+1920+Coventry.JPG) |
SWIFT Cadet radiator emblem
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Dimensions | 4.2 cm x 3.6 cm |
Year | 1931 |
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SWIFT emblem collection |
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