18 Dec Rear-view mirror
Posted at 17:56h
in Museum
Some interesting historic images from FMM’s and the Mike & Wendy Monk photo archives, some with a story, others without. This month a look back at what identified cars 100 years ago…
Most vehicle manufacturers develop frontal designs for their vehicles that readily identify their origin, usually centred on the radiator grille. But a century ago radiator grilles were precisely that – radiators with a grille – not simply an artistic facade. Take a look at these pages from ‘The Autocar’ magazine published in October/November 1920 and you will see the difference…