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> 1. Masi head badge/decal
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>Anybody,
>On this '64 Masi:
>www.bates-lee.com/masi/rs62masi/rsachsmasispecial03.jpg
>And again here:
>www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Masi/Masi_main.html
>What is everything? The red stuff? The white stuff?
>The blue(turquoise) stuff? And is that a sword or
>dagger hidden behind the white stuff? What's it all
>supposed to SAY?
>Joe Starck,
>masidon,wi
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Well, I'll take a guess at it based on nothing more than my very limited
knowledge of Heraldry:
This is a coat of arms, often mistakenly referred to as a crest, though
it's so highly stylized it may not bear any resemblance to the original,
if there ever was one. The blue shield bears an elaborate red
fleur-de-lis, this as I recall the symbol of Florence, not Milan.
(Milans being the "Cross of St. George", red on a white field). The
white elements symbolize flowing fabric, think silk scarves or
pennants/flags, that sort of thing...the "dagger" may be a dagger, may
just be a diamond or "lozenge", I don't know. The family name MASI
should appear below the shield in a banner if at all, not within the
shield. The whole thing is so redrawn I suspect it's got nothing to do
with any real Masi family coat of arms, but who know...I'm sure that one
of you do! Just for point of reference, compare this to the Cinelli coat
of arms on his headbadge, or to the Alfa-Romeo badge which contains the
red cross of Milan on one half of the shield.
Alan Goldsworthy
San Francisco, CA
(my coat of arms available by special request, only :c)