WILLEME was a French commercial vehicle. Production started in 1919. What you see on the emblem is a mixture of American symbols with the French name: WILLEME had the licence to produce the Liberty truck of the American army. .
Look at the details: even the front wheels and the rear wheels are different.
This large emblem is silver plated and very hard to find even in France.
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| WILLEME / France truck radiator emblem |
| Size | 12.6 cm x 10.1 cm |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| contemporary ad showing the radiator and the badge |
Here you see why I´m collecting emblems. This is a real piece of art. The emblem was made in high quality and is silver plated. The blue is enameled. Again you see that the French commercial car maker had the licene to build American trucks. To my knowledge this radiator emblem was on the front of a tractor. No reproduction known.
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| WILLEME radiator emblem |
| Dimensions | 8 cm x 5.6 cm |
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| Year | c. 1930 |
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After WW II nothing smaller than a 10-tonner was marketed and Willeme was proud of using DIESEL engines.
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| Bildunterschrift hinzufügen |
| Size | 5.0 x 7.1 cm |
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| Year | c. 1946 |
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| the last old fashioned WILLEME front badge (made of plastic ) |
For more truck or car emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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