Backvroomers,
I design limited edition motoring books, on such subjects as Aston Martin, Ferrari, Bristol Cars etc.
Often, on the leather edition I'll put a badge on the book's slipcase, so far Aston, Bristol etc. have been very helpful, and supplied actual bonnet badges.
For the current project I'm looking to have produced a short run of bespoke Enamelled badges, these also would have to be of the highest quality, most likely with two crossed flags in colour.
Expense isn't really too much of an issue (for a change!).
I may ask one of the manufacturers who their supplier is, but thought I'd ask here just in case someone has been down this route and has a contact ...
Thanks
Stu.
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Does the colour matter? Triumph Herald convertibles had an enamel badge with two crossed flags, and I'm sure you can get this as a repro item from Triumph specialists. I can't remember what colour the flags are though...
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Thanks Richard,
The colour flags will have to be drawn from scratch, then made up, but the Herald badge would be great reference for styling.
I'll have a search on the net...
Stu.
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if you ask the manufacturers they will stop you using their trade marks
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No Dog Breath, the Aston and Bristol books (for example) had badges happily supplied by the manufacturers, anyway this badge is not an existing one, I'll have to draw it up, but I need it manufactured.
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I had some lapel badges made by a firm in Scotland a few years ago. I think they could do almost anything with enamel, and the prices were reasonable as long as you had a decent quantity (200-ish). I'll post the name here if I can find it...
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I used to know a chap who was into remanufacturing fire brigade enamelled badges, as he was a collector of these items.
He used to do very small production runs using the materials contained in something which was sold as a childrens "toy". Sorry, but I don't remember the name of it, and I can't ask him as he is sadly no longer with us, but I do know that he made quite a few of these "restrikes" and had good results.
The idea of this "toy" was that older children could manufacture their own enamelled badges. I don't even know whether it's still available, knowing what health and safety is today, but it might be.
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Thanks for the replies (also offline).
Stu.
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I noticed the other day that the Rover 75 has a smart enamelled (or looks like) union flag emblem on the boot. Any use to you, or was it crossed flags specifically?
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J B-J,
The book is about Richard 'Dick' Seaman one of the best-known names of1930s British motor racing. Dick?s racing exploits in his modified nine-year old Delage earned him an unprecedented place as the only Briton deemed worthy of a drive by the Third Reich?s Mercedes-Benz racing team.
He rapidly established himself as the greatest British-born racing driver of the ?tween-war years ? he won the 1938 German Grand Prix in his works-entered Mercedes-Benz. It is written by The Telegraph's Doug Nye.
I was going to use crossed Union Jack and German Flags.
Stu.
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Thanks for the background. I had heard of Dick Seaman - I think my Dad may have seen him in action at Donington.
I see the Union Flag badge is on the Rover 45 as well, so not so exclusive as I thought!
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Stu,
I wonder if the context of the 1930s would not make a cover badge along the lines of a fabric union flag withe the large diameter 30s vintage enameled m-benz emblem mounted on it more marketable... the german flag of the 30s has so many negative connotations after all
just a thought
~R
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