HUPMOBILE / USA

HUPMOBILE / DETROIT / USA   ( 1909 - 1941 )

Robert  Craig Hupp started his  car production with a 2.8 liters 4-cylinder engine in 1908. This car lead Henry FORD to say: "Hope we can build as good a car as Bobbie Hupp".
Like CHEVROLET and DODGE they made SV engines until 1925 at medium prices.
The first year (1909) a total of 1,618 Hupmobiles were built. In September 1911 Robert C. Hupp left the company. His next car venture would carry his initials, though the R.C.H would not be a success.
The best year for the HUPMOBILE company was 1928 with 65,862 cars sold.
The last year was 1940. After a production of 319 cars only  they stopped the car production and went in the heating and air condition industry.

It is a pleasure to collect HUPMOBILE emblems as there are so many versions.

Here you see the first enameled radiator emblem that they used for the Models K and N from 1914 to 1915.

early emblem of the 1914 Model K or N

Size	8.5 cm x 3.8 cm
Year	1914 - 1915
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flat backside of an original 1914 HUPMOBIL emblem with makers mark: WHITEHEAD HOAG CO  NEWAR N.J.

1914 / 1915 sales brochure with emblem

In 1916 the HUPMOBILE emblem became round presenting the letter H only,  hoping that everyone would associate this letter with the name HUPMOBILE:

emblem with flittering letter H of the Model N

Size	5.8 cm x 6.8 cm
Year	1916 - 1917
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backside of the original emblem with makers mark: ROBBINS CO  ATTLEBORO

On the next round emblem  - made for the Model R  -  you can read again " HUPMOBILE ". The letter H was not sufficient to identify the maker as there were more than a dozen  of car makers starting with the letter H.

Size	5.2 cm
Year	1918 -1925
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backside of the Model R emblem

In the mid twenties a lot of automobiles presented a radiator  emblem made of German silver to symbolize the value of the car. It was before the chrome technology was used.

Size	5.2 cm
Year	1925 -1926
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In 1925 HUPMOBILE proudly presented their first car with an 8 cylinder engine, the Model E.
It became a bestseller so it is still quite easy to find an original emblem

Size	5.4 cm
Year	1925 -1928
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backside without makers mark

 

HUPMOBILE also sold cars in France ( 1926 Belgian advertisement )

 

 

The first HUPMOBILE with a six cylinder engine was offered one year after the HUPMOBILE 8 !
This type named Model A became the next bestseller.

Size	4.4 cm
Year	1926- 1927
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1927 German advertisement showing both emblems

After three years they designed a new radiator emblem for the next 8 cylinder generation,
the Model M:

Size	5.3 cm x 3.5
Year	1928
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For the new Models  A and S   a new emblem in the shield type was seen at the radiator:

Size	3.2 cm x 7.3 cm
Year	1928 -1932
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The next HUPMOBILE emblem became a triangle that incorporated the older shield emblem.
The colors for the MODELC are white and black,  for the MODEL U black and orange and for the MODEL H blue and black.

Size	6.2 cm x 7.8 cm
Year	1930 -1932
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backside with makers mark

Can there be a more lovley photo for  the HUPMOBILE ?

1933 advertisement

The 1933 emblem repeated the style of the 1928 emblem and added the name HUPMOBILE on the crossbar of the letter, used for the Models F, I, K and W.

Size	2.7 cm x 5.5cm
Year	1933 -1935
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To my knowledge this is the last enameled radiator emblem in the HUPMOBILE history. It was curved to fit the streamlined radiator.

MODEL O 1935 emblem with vertical curve

Size	2.4 cm x  5.2 cm
Year	1935
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 My HUPMOBILE exposition. Between the cars you find a dashboard emblem

 

For more  car emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

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