OGB 1: Alvis Mascot

[Oguerrerob]

what marquee owns this Mascot? for One point

[Aaron65]

Is that a Rickenbacker?

[Oguerrerob]

Nope!

[thorax]

Franklin?

[Oguerrerob]

Nope!

[Allan L]

what marquee owns this Mascot? for One point

What's a marquee in this context? 
Is it a typo for "marque", literal for "marquis" or do you really mean a big tent?

[Oguerrerob]

I meant Car Manufacturer

[billtorrance9999]

The plane is a Schneider Trophy Supermarine S6B, or an Aermacchi of the same vintage (1933/4)

[Oguerrerob]

I really don't know about planes. What I'm looking for is the Car manufacturer that placed this Mascot on the radiador

[Carnut]

Great first puzzle Oguerrerob!

[Oguerrerob]

Move to Experts

[geology]

I have it made for Rolls Royce circa 1929 (printed under one of the floats) and produced to commemorate the Schneider Trophy Races on the South Coast of England at the time, and reputedly awarded to the engine designers, pilots, winners, and officials. One of them was recently up for sale by H&H auctions

[Oguerrerob]

Sorry but that's not the car where is mounted in this picture. But is the right country

[D-type]

Are you sure it was a British car manufacturer that used the S6 as a mascot?  In the thirties many private individuals fitted a radiator cap mascot of their choice.  For example, a well-known bookmaker had a greyhound on his cars.

[Oguerrerob]

this car is from UK.

[D-type]

The mascot looks like the ones sold by Lejeune.

Are you sure that the S6 or S6B was used as a mascot by a manufacturer and fitted to all the cars he made?  Or was it on one car whose owner wanted it fitted?

[Oguerrerob]

I don't know if it was a customization anyway I haven't seen it in another car

[streamliner]

How 'bout an Alvis?

[Oguerrerob]

You've got it!!!!

[Allan L]

Right, now that I am allowed to contribute, I can say that I completely agree with D Type that this mascot was not more than an aftermarket accessory (as we'd now put it).
Had any manufacturer used it, it would have been one that had some important connection with the Schneider Trophy aeroplane or its engine and that's a shortlist of one, namely Rolls-Royce.

[Tom_I]

Yes, I'm sure it's an aftermarket accessory - here's a similar one on a 1930 Rolls-Royce 20/25.

This particular mascot is clearly designed so that when the car is moving, the plane's propeller will turn, driven by the wind. But the one in the puzzle photo has been tied up to stop it revolving - presumably to save wear on the bearing! 

[bentleybob]

The mascot was in fact available from Rolls-Royce to be fitted in stead of the Spirit of Ecstacy as they were extraordinaly proud of the Schneider Cup. I don't know if they had it made by Lejeune or if they produced them in house.