Automobile, Racing, Gasoline & Oil Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s Buick radiator badge enameled in blue and white with BUICK jauntily scripted against an outlined rectangle. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 1-7/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful and stunning 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Factory Meistertour (Champions' Tour) trophy. The tour lasted from April 3 until April 9 and went from Stuttgart to Rothenburg. The glass panel is tinted slightly green and sits on a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s Chevrolet approved mechanic lapel pin. The pin is by Gordon B. Miller Company of Cincinnati, Ohio and has a blue enameled "bowtie" at its center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" square. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1920s lapel pin for Willys-Overland Automobile Company from Toledo, Ohio. Willys would later be the company selected by the government to produce the JEEP for use in World War II. The pin is oval and boldly enameled in red,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1961 bronze pit badge for the 50th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 (mile) automobile race. The badge is numbered 5043 and would have been worn by members of the press. VINTAGE: Circa 1961. SIZE: Approximately 15/16" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Italian-made Ferrari lapel pin in 800 silver. The pin is graced with an enameled crest showing stripes in the colors of the Italian flag at top, as well as the black "prancing horse" emblem with the letters SF (for Scuderia...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1928 "Studebaker Sheriff" badge with painted accents. The name Studebaker was trusted enough in the 1920s for over 80% of the counties in Arizona to issue the cars to their sheriffs. VINTAGE: Circa 1928. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a diamond-shaped badge for the German automobile company, Opel, founded in 186The enamel was done in beautiful blue and green and is quite Art Deco in design. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s-1910s. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/8" in height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful enameled automobile badge for the radiator or over the license plate (have a plate bracket included with this one). It is from the Keystone Automobile Club, probably a Pennsylvania organization. The badge was manufactured...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1914 advertising pin for Prowodnik Tires of Riga. Riga was part of Russia at the time, about to be occupied by Germany, and destined to be the capital of an independent Latvia in a couple of decades' time. The pin is an eagle...

ARTIFACT: This is an early twentieth century Automobile Club of America radiator badge. The eagle-topped badge reads THE AUTOMBILE CLUB OF AMERICA at center and shows a pennant flag. The reverse of the badge shows an American flag. VINTAGE: Circa early...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1949 gold-filled race car owner lapel pin from the American Automobile Association, showing a car with wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1949. SIZE: 1/2" height and 1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-filled with blue enamel...