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 French Brasier 1904. 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 WILL FIND AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CARMAKERS.

Feb 23, 2014

WINTHER / USA

The WINTHER MOTOR TRUCKS Company started production in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1917.
They had a lovely emblem showing a large and a small gear. In 1927 the last truck was built.

WINTHER radiator emblem

Dimensions	6.9 cm x 7.9 cm
Year	1917 -1927
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Pay attention. There is a repro with a flat back.

Reverse of an original WINTHER emblem

In 1919 the founder Martin P. Winther announced that a car would also be made. But it still lasted two years before the WINTHER SIX was offered. Their slogan was " Designed for critics - Built by mechanics ".
In 1923 they closed the car production after 336 cars. So you have to look years for this emblem.

WINTHER car emblem property of the K. Hohl collection

Dimensions	6.9 cm x 7.9 cm
Year	1918
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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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