Jon ( snipped-for-privacy@jonparker.plus.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Not one I can place.
I've added the classic group to the list.
"Adrian" wrote
Nor me and while I'm willing to stand corrected, I'm not entirely convinced that it is a car badge.
Knight Of The Road ( snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Context is all.
I'm sure it's a badge *off* a car. Whether it's a badge *of* a car (marque) is another question.
My suspicion is that it could well be - but 'merkin.
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I've seen that on something, just can't think what.
Thinking Bedford
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Intersting thoughts chaps. I'm doing this on behalf of someone else who is clearing out their loft, so I can;t say for certain it is a marque.
It looks a bit like a city coat of arms to me.
It might be worth asking in a heraldry NG.
Jim
Bedford is the same as Vauxhall, a Griffin (IIRC) or one of the other mythical beasts.
Another guess that the rootes group had something like this that lion and the swordes. Used the swords in the hillman badge.
Weren't the Hillman "swords" really supposed to be the 3 church/cathedral spires of Coventry.
The badge looks American to me but I've no idea whose.
Malcolm
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I found a classic Bedford badge here, not quite the same but getting there:
Ok another go that "lion" is walking and is similar to the Peugeot
Isn't it Gryphon?
Richard
C'mon guys,
This IS a Ford badge, if on a UK car its pre-script Ford chrome badge and the blue oval. ISTR on 50s/60s cars (Consul, Zodiac etc)
Dave (...who's clearly older than you youngsters 8^]...)
Adrian wrote:
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Dafydd ( snipped-for-privacy@spoof.org.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
I think we have a winner.
Dunno about "pre-script/oval", though - since Model Ts used the script-in- oval...
Too quick for my own good. I meant script for Cortina, Escort etc rather than script in oval and the separate F-O-R-D letters, but of course they used script for the model even in the 50s & 60s but a different style.
I'm looking for specific models where this badge was used but so far can only find 100E key fobs where the design is used but the shield, as in this pic. is not. On these 'early' models ISTR the 'ford' was in a 'V' type badge at the back edge of the front wing and only the model type shown at front & rear of car.
Dave
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Nice one Dave. I knew someone would know!
So what exactly do I have here? Is it a grille badge? Is it valuable to anyone?
It would help to know the physical size and fitting. Can you put a photo of the underside, next to a ruler or a 50p or something, on your website?
Dave
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