RadiatorEmblems

This page is dedicated to pre war car emblems and interesting post war emblems I want to present to you the most beautiful and the most rarest emblems on this page. To my knowledge the first enameled radiator emblem was on the Georges Richard1903. From this time on thousands of these nice artifacts were mounted on the radiator to identify the car. If you send me a picture from your favorite emblems I´ll post them with a comment. ON THE RIGHT SIDE YOU FIND AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CARMAKERS.

Apr 5, 2026

German trademarks of the 1920s

Below is a fascinating article from 1928 that lists the German trademarks of automobile manufacturers at the time, including some supplier companies.

The article appears in the magazine “DER MOTORWAGEN,” and the author also provides commentary on most of the logos.

I've already written blog posts about most of these brands and their logos. Please check the alphabetical list (at the top right) to see if I've already featured and commented on the logo and emblems.

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AnonymousApril 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Interessant! Einige kenne ich gar nicht.Bei der Indus wurde durch diesen Artikel wahrscheinlich einiges vervollständigt....hatte sie als Brosche selbst und nach umfangreicher Recerche galt Indus bis dato nur als Motorradhersteller und hatte nichts mit Automobilbau zu tun.Danke dafür Claus,mal wieder was dazu gelernt.Beste Grüsse
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I started collecting radiator emblems 40 years ago. I remember this clearly because I had to give my first car to the local scrapyard. It was a still nice looking Volkswagen squareback. The scrapyard director was interested in my car and I was interested in the emblems of all cars in the field. So a deal was made. And I went home with a bucket full of emblems. Later I've been on swap meets all around the world. I started buying emblems on Ebay in 1999. From this time on prices became comparable for the first time. This made it possible for me to invent a five-star system to categorize emblems based on their rarity and value.This table is applicable for original emblems in a good but not perfect shape. Not for reproductions.

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	A common pre-war emblem from a mass producer like Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler etc. Value: 0$ - 50$
	Still a well known car but no high production quantities. Value: 50$ - 200$
	Here it starts with the highly collectible emblems. Value: 200$ - 500$
	A very rare and very desirable emblem. You have to look years to find one of these. Value: 500$ - 800$
	An ultra rare piece. Prices are sometimes 800$ and more.

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Apr 5, 2026

German trademarks of the 1920s

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BUGATTI / FRANCE