PERFEX

The Perfex Co. (1912-1916)

Los Angeles, California

This is a Perfex radiator emblem (dates uncertain, poss c1913-1916)     sam
Size: 56mm diameter   MM: Unknown

The Perfex was designed by James R Fouch and the first car appeared in June 1912. The Perfex was a 22.5 hp four-cylinder roadster powered by a G.B.&S engine with selective sliding gear transmission. Twelve units were built in 1912 and production continued through 1913. Total Perfex motor car production was about 125 units.

A Perfex Model 19 1/2-ton truck was introduced in July 1913 and a decision was made at the end of that year to produce trucks only. Perfex trucks continued to be produced until 1916.

Emblems

The following poor quality photo appears in the Standard Catalog of American Cars and is noted as being a 1913 Perfex passenger car. The photo shows a small "Perfex" script attached to the radiator core. An original "Perfex" radiator script would be extremely rare. There is some photo distortion on the radiator tank top and the existence of a radiator emblem is unclear.  

This is a Perfex roadster (1913)     wlb

The round, white, blue and red enamel Perfex radiator emblem shown above at the top of this post may have been used for last Perfex passenger cars in 1913 and for the Perfex truck, although I cannot confirm this. This Perfex radiator emblem is extremely rare.

The following radiator with the "Perfex" name embossed into the top face of a radiator might at first sight be assumed to be from a Perfex car. But it is not. 

This is a Perfex radiator      ms

This is a radiator made by the Perfex Radiator Company of Racine, Wisconsin, which specialized in making replacement radiators for the Model T Ford.