I created Mascot Mania to be both pleasurable and educational. It is my small tribute to the men and women whose little creations have adorned the bonnets of some of the worlds rarest motorcars. Some of which have long since faded into the mists of time.
Every endeavour has been made to make Mascot Mania a safe and enjoyable experience for the young and old alike. There are no annoying pop-ups, no bad language and no gratuitous sex or violence. However, some of the female mascot figures are sculptured nude - in an artistic way - so you may wish to exercise some discretion for very young children.
I am constantly updating the site, so you might like to bookmark it for future reference and regularly check the What's New section.
I have made every effort to be as accurate as I can, but I am only human and errors can occur! Please email me with any errors you find, both factual or problems with the site in general. I will do my best to correct them as quickly as possible.
I source my photographs from many places, if you see any that you feel shouldn't be on the site please let me know.
This is the second version of Mascot Mania and I have tried to make it more user friendly. Do please remember that it is a site with a high graphic content, and some of the images can be quite large. Please be patient!
I would like to thank the people who have kindly allowed me to use their photographs, without you there would be no site for others to enjoy. My particular thanks to the main contributors who have sacrificed freely of their own time and provided a rich variation of textual and photographic content. Content that aims to make Mascot Mania one of the largest sources of information on motoring mascots, badges and motometers to be found on the Internet.
I am happy to answer questions whenever I can - as are the other main contributors - and a simple thank you is much appreciated! However, please remember that this site is not a price guide and I am not in a position to offer such advice.
Below you will find a list of useful reference books, and also links to other web sites you may find of interest. I am always looking to add more to the links section, so if you know of any sites you feel should be included please email me with the details.
The books below represent a good selection to have in your reference library. Most are listed with their ISBN number. Some of these books are now quite old and may no longer be available to purchase. Second-hand book shops are good places to look.
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| Ames, R. | ---- | Mascot Catalogs.
Privately published. ISBN 0-9661017-0-7.
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| Card, P. | ---- | Motor-Car Mascots and Badges.
Shire Publications. ISBN 0-7478-0117-7.
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| Gardiner, G. and Morris, A. | ---- | The Price Guide & Identification of Automobilia.
Antique Collectors Club. ISBN 0-907462-15-4.
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| Harris, W. | ---- | Chrysler Hood Ornaments, Mascots, Trademarks.
Privately Published. ISBN 0-9727383-0-4.
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| Harris, W. | ---- | Packard Hood Ornaments, Trademarks, Moto-Meters.
Privately Published. ISBN 0-9727383-0-4.
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| Harris, W. | ---- | Pontiac Hood Ornaments, Mascots, Trademarks.
Privately Published. ISBN 0-9727383-0-4.
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| Jewell, B. | ---- | Motor Badges & Figureheads.
Midas Books. ISBN 0-85936-062-8.
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| Kay, D. and Springate, L. | ---- | Automotive Mascots.
Veloce Publishing. ISBN 1-901295-42-7.
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| Martells, J. | ---- | Antique Automotive Collectibles
Contemporary Books. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
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| Smith, D. | ---- | Accessory Mascots
Privately published. ISBN 0-9623873-0-4.
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| Williams, W.C. | ---- | Motoring Mascots of the World.
Graphic Arts Centre & Robert Ames. ISBN 1-55868-043-8.
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| Georgano, G.N. | ---- | The Complete Encyclopedia of Motor Cars 1885-1969.
Ebury Press. (1968)
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| Nicholson, T. | ---- | Car Badges of the World.
Cassell. (1970)
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| Worthington-Williams, M. | ---- | Automobilia, A Guided Tour for Collectors.
Batsford/RAC. (1979)
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| Zahm, K.S. | ---- | Automobile Nameplates:
In Collectible Automobilia, Vol 1: May 1984. |
The following list represents some sites which may be of interest. They are all connected - one way or another - to the automobilia hobby. All links open in a separate browser window. Should you contact the owners of these sites please mention Mascot Mania!
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| Annuaire Auto-Collection. | ---- | Eric Hierro's first French directory containing more than 2100 websites exclusively about classic cars. A very comprehensive directory-style site that receives over 60000 visits per month!
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| Art On Wheels. | ---- | If your hobby is mascots, motoring badges or automobila, you're sure to find something to please on this easy-to-use website.
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| Automobile Figural Mascots. | ---- | Ken Thornton's excellent site. Ken's site has details on many of the mascots fitted by well-known US motor manufacturers. You'll also find photographs, information & mascots for sale.
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| Auto Mobilier. | ---- | Pascal Pannetier's French automobilia website/magazine. A wealth of information for French enthusiasts, including an automobilia mailing list, annual automobilia meeting in France and also books and mascot links and information.
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| Automobile-Portal. | ---- | One of the Internets most extensive portal's concerning automobiles. More than 20,000 tested web-links, each one manually checked, and over 300,000 pages views per month! Lots of useful information, including clubs, spares, insurance, expert advice and car sales.
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| Beaulieu Motor Museum. | ---- | Home of the world famous twice yearly autojumble, also a very nice motor museum, stately home and ancient abbey.
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| Classic Motor Monthly UK. | ---- | A monthly motoring magazine for all classic car enthusiasts. Lots of cars and automobilia for sale in its classified columns. Each month it also publishes a guide to UK autojumbles.
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| Finesse Fine Art. | ---- | Antique dealers in Lalique, metal and glass mascots, picnic and vanity sets, lamps, badges, bronzes and fine motoring accessories of pre-war cars. Tony Wraight's site also includes a very nice section with details on metal and glass mascots.
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| Louis Lejeune Ltd. | ---- | The world famous AEL factory. AEL still produce fine works of art - including car mascots - and you can see many examples on their website. The website has a secure online purchasing system allowing you to purchase many of their pieces.
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| Mathis. | ---- | This French site run and maintained by Francis Roll deals with the early French Automobiles Mathis.
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| Northstar Gallery. | ---- | An online art gallery with a section of fine art photography of car mascots, showing the form and sensuality of their design.
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| PhotoGRAPHICS. | ---- | James C. Ritchie's photo and graphic art gallery. Many original works, including a nice section on Auto Classics.
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| PreWarBuick. | ---- | Paul DeLucchi's site devoted to pre-war Buick's. Paul's site is a wealth of information to anyone interested in these classic vehicles. Lots of features from pre-war Buick owners too.
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| PreWarCar. | ---- | Joris Bergsma's daily magazine & marketplace dedicated to the pre-1940 car. A wealth of information and lots of cars for sale. Updated daily, so there's always something new to see. |
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