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I never tire of the great art deco mascots of the 20s and 30s. This design evolved over the years, changing details and design elements, but it appears it was originally designed first by designer Joseph E. Corker patent granted to Packard Motor Car Co. 7/12/1927, patent #73,026, exhibited on a Rollston cabriolet at the New York City Automobile show January 1926, Packard deluxe emblem known as the Packard "Goddess of Speed.
Based on Nike, the divine charioteer of Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Nike was a goddess who personified victory, also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria. Depending upon the time of various myths, she was described as the daughter of Pallas (Titan) and Styx (Water) and the sister of Kratos (Strength), Bia (Force), and Zelus (Zeal). Nike and her siblings were close companions of Zeus, the dominant deity of the Greek pantheon. According to classical (later) myth, Styx brought them to Zeus when the god was assembling allies for the Titan War against the older deities. Nike assumed the role of the divine charioteer, a role in which she often is portrayed in Classical Greek art. Nike flew around battlefields rewarding the victors with glory and fame. Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times. Nike is the goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena, and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. Nike is one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek coins. The shoe and sports equipment company Nike, Inc. is named after the Greek goddess Nike.
Happy 4th!!!!, and in that spirit, is it only me that thinks the face looks a lot like George Washington?
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Der französische Frontantriebspionier Jean-Albert Grégoire entwarf nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg einen großen Personenwagen mit Frontantrieb. Hotchkiss übernahm das Projekt und vermarktete die Fahrzeuge bis 1954 als Hotchkiss-Grégoire. Grégoire entwickelte dieses Projekt weiter und bot die Fahrzeuge ab 1956 unter seinem Namen an. Bis zur Produktionseinstellung 1962 entstanden etwa zehn bis fünfzehn Exemplare.
The French front-wheel drive pioneer Jean-Albert Grégoire designed a large front-wheel-drive passenger car after the Second World War. Hotchkiss took over the project and marketed the vehicles until 1954 as Hotchkiss-Grégoire. Grégoire developed this project further and offered the vehicles under his name from 1956. Around ten to fifteen copies were made until production ceased in 1962.
Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet
Helsinki, Finland.
AUG-2023
Canon EOS 30
Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Lomography Metropolis @200 (expired)
The MoT hostpry shows that it turned over 100,000 miles in 2013/14 and has then been used quite sparingly since, with 106k at its last test.
Someday I must try and get a photo of the Toledo that's visible in the showroom.