The Italian FRANCO Automobili S.A. was a short lived company. Attilio Franco presented a prototype at the Automobile Salon at Turin ( Torino) in 1908. This exposition was a big succes so he decided to start a regular production in 1910. A FRANCO race car piloted by Tullio Carilato won the Targa Florio in May 1910.
Car production ceased in 1912.
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| badge in art nouveau style |
| Dimension | 6.3 cm |
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| Year | 1909- 1912 |
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| flat reverse without makers mark |
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| with some imagination you see the emblem on top of the radiator |
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| there was also a nice looking firewall emblem |
Here is another FRANCO emblem looking more recent. Same name but this badge is from the coachbuilder Pietro Franco of Torino.
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| this badge from the coach builder Pietro Franco of Torino was used with different colors |
For more beautiful car emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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