misbadging cars
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For me it's putting Bentley badges on a Chrysler 300C!! Why? Such as this one http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/796397.htm
I own one (300C SRT8) and cannot understand the mentality of putting those badges on it, I've even seen one on Autotrader a while ago that had the seats re-trimmed in quilted leather with the Bentley logos embroidered in it
That aside I was tempted to put the diesel CRD badge on my SRT8..................
Stef
I own one (300C SRT8) and cannot understand the mentality of putting those badges on it, I've even seen one on Autotrader a while ago that had the seats re-trimmed in quilted leather with the Bentley logos embroidered in it
That aside I was tempted to put the diesel CRD badge on my SRT8..................
Stef
gcpeters said:
Teggers said:
bugsbunny said:
:-)
Now that would be an interesting one. Especially if the badging was accurate! Personally, I have 1 badge on my 200sx. And very few people know what it is/means. It was put on by the previous owner as the Nissan badge on the bonnet leaves 2 small holes. I would prefer no badge but am hopeless at filling holes and painting them so that it matches the rest of the bonnet. I'll stick to confounding people with my S15 Spec R lightening badge for the time being. Several past cars I've owned have had all badges removed completely though.
Seen so many 'Sorted' Escort RST's, RST badged XR3i's, XR3i badged base spec escorts. TBH though, I don't really pay much attention to the badge on the car unless its an interesting car and is one of the increasingly rare ones that I have to look to see what it is.
Davi said:
Saw a Honda Civic at the weekend with "VTEC" in 8 inch high letters across the rear screen.
Then underneath on the bootlid was the Mpower badge and an SRi badge
It took a lot of will power not to get a white boot polish pen and add "just kicked in, yo" to the rear screen adornment.
I lol'd brotherThen underneath on the bootlid was the Mpower badge and an SRi badge
It took a lot of will power not to get a white boot polish pen and add "just kicked in, yo" to the rear screen adornment.
flattotheboards said:
I saw a C22 AMG the other day, I like how they had gone to the effort of making it look like the standard diesel model and then add badges to the back to make it a non existant model.....
Theres a new model S Class merc in our town that has had the 320CDI badges removed and now has 'BRABUS' on one side of the boot lid and 'AMG' on the other.
Davi said:
Saw a Honda Civic at the weekend with "VTEC" in 8 inch high letters across the rear screen.
Then underneath on the bootlid was the Mpower badge and an SRi badge
It took a lot of will power not to get a white boot polish pen and add "just kicked in, yo" to the rear screen adornment.
I think that must be something they have beaten or somethingThen underneath on the bootlid was the Mpower badge and an SRi badge
It took a lot of will power not to get a white boot polish pen and add "just kicked in, yo" to the rear screen adornment.
What about those Renault 'sport' badges that are stuck on to non renault cars. Today i saw a nice specced up e90 BMW 325i with one of those badges on. Why? The other howler that i remember is a v-tech (as opposed to v-tec) badge on a civic engine.
Edited by urmm on Sunday 5th July 20:05
Not just misbadged, this car was mis-radiator-grilled too.
Years ago a couple wanted a nice car. She wanted a Rolls Royce, he wanted an Aston Martin. To settle the matter he put a Rolls bonnet and radiator grille on a DB5.
Inevitably it was stolen and eventually recovered from the Thames. It had been on the bottom of the river upside down, which wasn't as bad as it sounds as it had preserved the engine. The Met though, bless 'em, brought it ashore upside down. That didn't do it much good.
It was rebuilt in conventional DB5 form, was campaigned in sprints and hillclimbs, and will be forever known, not as the Rolls Aston, thankfully, but as The River Car.
Years ago a couple wanted a nice car. She wanted a Rolls Royce, he wanted an Aston Martin. To settle the matter he put a Rolls bonnet and radiator grille on a DB5.
Inevitably it was stolen and eventually recovered from the Thames. It had been on the bottom of the river upside down, which wasn't as bad as it sounds as it had preserved the engine. The Met though, bless 'em, brought it ashore upside down. That didn't do it much good.
It was rebuilt in conventional DB5 form, was campaigned in sprints and hillclimbs, and will be forever known, not as the Rolls Aston, thankfully, but as The River Car.
Edited by DickyC on Sunday 5th July 20:27
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