My Dad had a bar full of badges even when he gave up driving. Unfortunately
he died before I started driving and my Mother insisted on having a
clear-out. I'll always regret chucking them on the tip. Maybe that's one
of the reasons why I find it so difficult to chuck anything away now. At
auto-jumbles in the UK you can find stalls selling nothing but hundreds of
different Club badges from around the world.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 8:00 AM
Subject: History of badge bars?
>
> I've been debating putting on a badge bar. I like the look of them on
> other cars, yet still would feel a mite pretentious putting one on my own
> (probably because one wasn't there when I got the vehicle). It's also a
> rubber-bumber B, so it doesn't seem quite as natural as a chrome would
with
> a badge bar, but I could probably manage that. Also I would only put on
> generic stuff - it seems a little presumptious to put on, say, an RAC
badge
> without actually being a member of the RAC.
>
> That said, I'm wondering about the history of the badge bar, and badges
> themselves. I've seen them on Mercedes, so did this originate in Europe
> and, if so, does anyone know with what car or what event? Are there
> certain traditions associated with them? They're obviously for cars the
> owner is proud of, for whatever reason (cost or quality). Were badges
> specific to car clubs, or did certain events also beget badges?
>
> Any trivia, lore, history, etc., appreciated...
>
> Thanks
>
> - Tab
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