Vixen badges

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brittanytvr

191 posts

238 months

Wednesday 15th July 2015
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ok Adrian I haven't found a vixen badge in the garage and need one, also perhaps some parts for the 1600m, I let you know after my contrôle technique ( french Mot).

RLister

29 posts

109 months

Monday 25th April 2016
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Hi folks. Does anyone know a source of the green TVR and green Vixen badges? My 2500 has M badges at the moment and I would like to get the correct ones...if only I could find some!
Thanks
Richard

RLister

29 posts

109 months

Monday 25th April 2016
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Hi folks. Does anyone know a source of the green TVR and green Vixen badges? My 2500 has M badges at the moment and I would like to get the correct ones...if only I could find some!
Thanks
Richard

RLister

29 posts

109 months

Monday 25th April 2016
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...with apologies for that double post....

Did the 2500 Vixen actually HAVE a "Vixen" badge, or just the "2500" sticker (which I have) ?

Richard

oliverb205

705 posts

225 months

Monday 25th April 2016
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I am pretty sure that in the UK they were purely sold a the TVR 2500, with just the 2500 logo on the matt black sills and so never had a Vixen badge. In the States they appear to have been sold as the Vixen 2500, so the may have had a Vixen badge on the rear.

Oliver.

280i

160 posts

151 months

Monday 25th April 2016
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I can confirm, my car is 100% original and it has a TVR badge on the left rear and a Vixen badge on the right (white 2500 under the Vixen badge there is also a 2500 on the rockers on the side of the car). My badges have aged very poorly, the green is extremely dark now and you can barely see the lettering. I would love to get new ones but they almost seem to be the wrong color green (much too bright).

RLister

29 posts

109 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016
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That's really helpful. Thanks for those responses. So I DO need a Vixen badge as well as green TVR badges. Any deals about who might have some...?
Best
Richard

mosstrooper

317 posts

230 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016
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I purchased mine from an American site about 6 years ago. Dammed if I can find the details !

Moto

1,230 posts

252 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016
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RLister said:
That's really helpful. Thanks for those responses. So I DO need a Vixen badge as well as green TVR badges. Any deals about who might have some...?
Best
Richard
I know Adrian Venn had them in stock a few months ago as I bought a set. Of course I may get shot down in flames for saying this as obviously you should try to make them yourself. After all that is the main thing about owning a classic car... biglaugh

ATE399J

729 posts

236 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016
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RLister said:
That's really helpful. Thanks for those responses. So I DO need a Vixen badge as well as green TVR badges. Any deals about who might have some...?
Best
Richard
Assuming you have an American market car you do, see OliverB's comment. I think he is right, 2500 Vixens were marketed as just TVR 2500 in the UK so weren't badged as Vixens but, having said that, it's your car, you have it as you want it (and I mean this in a positive sense!!)

RLister

29 posts

109 months

Tuesday 26th April 2016
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Interesting. In fact 280i is in the USA so that may account for why he has a Vixen badge.
Moto if you can make an exact replica of an enamelled TVR badge, I want time in your workshop!

280i

160 posts

151 months

Wednesday 27th April 2016
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Yes I am in the US. If you do a Google search for "TVR Vixen 2500 Walkaround" you can see a video someone took of my car at a show (silver car with a 45 on it). Car has original paint and badges (badges have darkened badly. Do not mind the child seat or the after market wheels.
I would love to find good quality replacement badges as well.

Moto

1,230 posts

252 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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280i said:
Yes I am in the US. If you do a Google search for "TVR Vixen 2500 Walkaround" you can see a video someone took of my car at a show (silver car with a 45 on it). Car has original paint and badges (badges have darkened badly. Do not mind the child seat or the after market wheels.
I would love to find good quality replacement badges as well.
So you're the lucky chap who bought '45' last year - congrats. It's a stunning looking Vixen.

Sorry if my last post confused - but I'm pretty sure badges are still available from adrian@exactly-TVR.demon.co.uk. I purchased a full set a few months ago. They are not enamel as I don't think they were originally.

smithy63

95 posts

161 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Moto,
I got it biggrin

Moto

1,230 posts

252 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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smithy63 said:
Moto,
I got it biggrin
thumbup

Pat H

8,056 posts

255 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Just for completeness, this is how my Dad's Tuscan V6 came out of the factory.

The badge on the left was the TVR badge, with the V6 badge on the right. It has never had a Tuscan badge fitted.

Here's a photo of the car taken in 1971.



And here is a photo of a new Vixen taken outside the factory in 1970 just before the move to Bristol Av.

Given the TVR sticker on the door, I guess it was the demonstrator. I'm the little lad in the Ventora.




280i

160 posts

151 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Moto - Time Flies, its going on 3-4 years now. This was the barn find with 14K miles on it from Michigan (18K now). There are a bunch of photos on the net of this car. Its nice to have one that has not been messed with.

Moto

1,230 posts

252 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Pat H said:


Just for completeness, this is how my Dad's Tuscan V6 came out of the factory.
You'd have thought they'd have washed it wink

RLister

29 posts

109 months

Saturday 30th April 2016
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280i said:
I can confirm, my car is 100% original and it has a TVR badge on the left rear and a Vixen badge on the right (white 2500 under the Vixen badge there is also a 2500 on the rockers on the side of the car). My badges have aged very poorly, the green is extremely dark now and you can barely see the lettering. I would love to get new ones but they almost seem to be the wrong color green (much too bright).
I've seen your car on YouTube before - nice to meet the owner! I can see from that, that the 2500s on the sides of the car are stickers. As your car is original I guess that's how the factory did it? I have some of those stickers but was hesitating to put them on in case the factory actually stencilled those numbers on (or painted them). Anyone have any other observations about that?

Cheers
Richard

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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Pat H said:


Just for completeness, this is how my Dad's Tuscan V6 came out of the factory.
Pat did you find your dads car in the Suffolk/Nirfolk area? If so it answers a mystery yellow V6 Tuscan that for many years was parked deteriorating in Long Melford