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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 7:55:27 GMT -5
Just a little quiz with perhaps some badges here you may not recognise but they are all from top end cars (ie expensive), some old and still going, some old and defunct, one is only three years old! American, Japanese, British, French, German, Italian and an enigmatic Spanish one too. No prizes either, just acclaim  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.  13.  14.  15.  16.  17.  (Modified to remove name)18.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 8:05:10 GMT -5
Not in the quiz but here are a few lovely old mascots from various cars. I love Art Deco and to some degree Art Nouveau, I think that is why I love them. I'll not id certain ones yet as some belong to the bonnets of the above cars albeit in some cases for only a few years in their histories... This first one is my favourite. Not very pedestrian friendly though!   Rolls Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy   Citroen Traction Avant   Love Pontiac's Deco Indian Chief   Amilcar  Cheverolet  Another Citroen  Dusenberg  Ford used a Greyhound for a while...   Horch, one of the four car companies that eventually merged to form Audi  Hupmobile  Won't say what this is because its in the quiz...  Packard's beautiful Deco Goddess of speed  Plymouth  Stutz  Triumph  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 8:11:27 GMT -5
My current desktop wallpaper ;D Packard's Goddess of speed. _zpsbb69422a.jpg) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 9:58:14 GMT -5
I recognize only 1/3 of them... Just a little quiz with perhaps some badges here you may not recognise but they are all from top end cars (ie expensive), some old and still going, some old and defunct, one is only three years old! American, Japanese, British, French, German, Italian and an enigmatic Spanish one too. No prizes either, just acclaim 1. 2. - Cadillac? 3. 4. 5. - Jaguar 6. 7. - Lexus 8. 9. 10. 11. - Mercedes? 12. 13. 14. - Peugot 15. 16. - AUDI 17. (Modified to remove name) 18. |
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Post by deyana on Sept 19, 2012 10:24:33 GMT -5
Just a little quiz with perhaps some badges here you may not recognise but they are all from top end cars (ie expensive), some old and still going, some old and defunct, one is only three years old! American, Japanese, British, French, German, Italian and an enigmatic Spanish one too. No prizes either, just acclaim 1. - Mercedes? 2. 3. 4. - BMW? 5. - Jaguar. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. - Eagle? 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. (Modified to remove name) 18. Without cheating I don't think I know that many! I like cars but never really take notice of the kind of decal or badges that comes with them. Have you noticed that the newer cars are missing them on the whole? Shame isn't it? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 11:22:43 GMT -5
Just a little quiz with perhaps some badges here you may not recognise but they are all from top end cars (ie expensive), some old and still going, some old and defunct, one is only three years old! American, Japanese, British, French, German, Italian and an enigmatic Spanish one too. No prizes either, just acclaim 1. MAYBACH2. ADILLAC3. CITROEN DS34. BUGATTI5. JAGUAR6. INFINITI7. LEXUS8. LINCOLN9. MASERATI10. BENTLEY11. MERCEDES12. HISPANO SUIZA 13. DAIMLER14. FERRARI15. PANHARD16. AUDI17. (Modified to remove name) ROVER18. AC CARS |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 11:31:08 GMT -5
Well someone has done very well here I'll leave it a few more hours and fill in the gaps. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 11:46:10 GMT -5
Without cheating I don't think I know that many! I like cars but never really take notice of the kind of decal or badges that comes with them. Have you noticed that the newer cars are missing them on the whole? Shame isn't it? It is a shame but thats progress I guess. |
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Post by deyana on Sept 19, 2012 19:48:07 GMT -5
I just had another look at all those wonderful mascots from cars that you posted, steve. They really were something weren't they?
I understand that only the more expensive cars have them added now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 2:03:05 GMT -5
Yes, it's just Rollers, Merc's, Maybach's (mostly seen in Dubai and China) that seem to have them now. I think there is a health and safety law in the UK which also stipulates against them (pedestrian safety). I suppose if Hispano Suiza was still going, you wouldn't want that flying Stork up your ass!...Lol  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 8:39:12 GMT -5
Steve, did you check up on those or did you just know already what they were?
Ha! Health and safety has taken the fun out of everything!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2012 9:14:04 GMT -5
Steve, did you check up on those or did you just know already what they were? Ha! Health and safety has taken the fun out of everything! I kind of knew many of them but had to check up a few. Some of the none official hood mascots were well...lets just say rude! Lol... |
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Post by deyana on Sept 21, 2012 10:54:01 GMT -5
Yeah I can imagine that, steve. Funny thing is I used to see pictures of naked or almost naked women on the back of semi-trucks, but for the last few years they seemed to have disappeared. I wonder if there was some kind of law introduced or the trucking companies such matured up a bit!
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