RHODE Motor Co. / BIRMINGHAM / UK ( 1921 - 1930 )
RHODE was a British car manufacturer from 1921 to 1930. In 1921, Mead and Deakin founded the RHODE Motor Company in Birmingham. The company name was inspired by Cecil Rhode ( 1853 - 1902 ), the most famous politician and prime minister in the British Cape Colony at the time.
The first Rhode automobiles, type 9.5, hade a four-cylinder engine with overhead camshaft. The final model was the Hawk launched in 1928. Approx. 2,500 vehicles were built in 10 years.
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| To my knowledge there was only this one radiator emblem in the RHODE history |
| Size | 8.4 cm x 5.2 cm |
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| Year | 1921 - 1931 |
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| backside without makers mark |
On this advertisement you see a simplified version of the RHODE emblem:
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| 1925: one of the rare RHODE advertisements |
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| STEYR and RHODE at the 1925 Salon de L´Automobile |
What is that supposed to tell us? AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER
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| 1926 advertisement with original emblem and 2025 cucumber |
For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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Interesting emblem, wonderful ads, never heard before!
ReplyDelete- Simply as cool as a cucumber!