GOODSPEED

Commonwealth Motors Co. (1922)

Joliet, Illinois

This is a Goodspeed radiator emblem (1922)    sam
Size: 48mm wide 48mm high    MM: Unknown

The Goodspeed was designed by Leland F. Goodspeed, who joined Commonwealth Motors in late 1921 having previously been responsible for engineering at the Barley Motor Car Company.

The Goodspeed was a smart, sporty looking car powered by a six-cylinder engine designed by Goodspeed using piston valves and was introduced at the New York Automobile Show in January 1922. The car was expensive and was advertised as a limited production model. Possibly only three Goodspeed cars were built before production was halted.

Commonwealth Motors decided to concentrate on the new Checker taxicab with Leland Goodspeed as chief engineer.

Emblem

The Goodspeed carried a radiator emblem, see Goodspeed show car photo shown below:

Goodspeed show car showing radiator emblem (1922)  icta.club

This is the metal Goodspeed radiator emblem shown above at the top of this post. This Goodspeed radiator emblem is extremely rare.