Shortly afterwards J. M. Corre left his firm and founded a new company in Rueil ( Seine et Oise) called CORRE & Cie. For a short period ( 1908 - 1914 ) he offered small 4-cylinder cars .
Later his old company offered all cars under the name LA LICORNE only.
On every radiator emblem you see a unicorn because "Licorne" is the french word for this mythical creature.
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Jean Marie CORRE started producing bicycles |
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advertisment of the new CORRE & Cie factory |
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first enameled radiator emblem |
Size
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c. 7.0 cm
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Year
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1907
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large LICORNE emblem |
Size | 7.7 cm |
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Year | 1920 - 1929 |
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reverse with out makers mark |
the emblem was attached to the radiator core |
In 1928 LA LICORNE offered the small type H0 2, 5CV. It was a one year only model. So this particular emblem is a hard to find item
Size
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4.7 cm
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Year
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1928
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In 1929 the emblem became much smaller and was mounted on top of the radiator shell, but the design wasn´t changed:
Size | 4.4 cm ( emblem only ) |
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Year | 1920 - 1929 |
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backside of the small emblem. It was fixed with stripes of sheet metal |
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1933 type L760 radiator (unrestored ), showing the small emblem ( car part of the Michael Schlenger collection ). |
During WW2 LICORNE built a 4WD artillery tractor which had an oval emblem with painted letters in red, white and blue, the national colors of France:
After WWII LA LICORNE tried to restart but had no chance. The last car was built in 1947 showing this emblem:
Last LA LICORNE automobile made in 1947 |
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For more emblems see older posts or top right( list of car makers ).
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