Erret Lobban CORD , who cut such a swathe through the American motoring scene in the Twenties and Thirties with AUBURN and DUESENBERG, gave his own name to the first big-time, front-wheel-drive American car, the excellent but commercially dubios L29 model of 1929. Fewer than 4,500 cars were built. So you have to look years for an
original emblem !
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrdMFFPFVps6AUnla4hXH5m5mQK6DK7n1AlUxeHLwdX3A-60gyL67HrKdyiP69WmPJezbrwwsrsYf8slY9VIrobpJnl8zsmKDtrgxnc6OqJvKXx6QFUBoBKtfqLv0sEDlqgVd9ukE3Io/s1600/CORD+antique+vintage+badge+for+sale.JPG) |
Original CORD emblem mounted as crank hole cover
Dimensions | 5.8 cm x 4.2 cm
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Year | 1929 - 1936
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The original CORD emblem is a two - piece emblem ! The repro is as a one piece emblem. |
So this is evidently a repro:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCK2xCgbMha6_DKltHHTJ5C__7STzjeKbKpEPqytE3sAZOHkGPygMkJOsA_D53_2J08u_UaIbx_GVUTaLVAr9GF-MkuadQWWljDzA0KoTEIRmCVrzi_bOj6GSoYKTfNp2PE3H-ouHruA/s1600/CORD+for+sale.JPG) |
left: original with maker´s mark THEDLAULDCO right: repro without maker´s mark |
Do you want to know where the design of the emblem is coming from ?
Errett Lobban CORD´s family came from Scottland so he used the scottish family emblem of McCord.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y1v3SRH7WQ_K1zSAKSsgLZKZAwJE1C0JHiNWlOvrd2o5PzPHxy5E_al_qyU-2l53u05moze2DOTWV9mgQDWHuvWcuv5Snqa2NEOGqFGjKnLTSjzfdEIYzChq_LYCwr9qn2nKpeJuwfY/s1600/CORD+MacCORD+McCORD.JPG) |
Thank you Giuseppe for the information |
What would a reproduction be worth?
ReplyDeleteLess than $ 200
DeleteLess than $ 200
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