Stupid number plates and badges - Page 6

gtxb67 · 24-12-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by superfly

I want to put a XR8 bonnet on my car one day. Don't care if people laugh or not.

we might give you that one - just remember to ask our permission before putting the hogs breath badge on your grille (or forgiveness if it is already done)
you need to realise, what you do to your car is not your decision - it is ours

martyk54 · 24-12-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodp

Chev badges on Holdens date back to when Chevs were in Holdens way back when... I don't know why people get their knickers in a twist over it. To me it's a better badge aesthetically than the lion.

I think it's predominantly the types who choose to go with the Chev badging rather than the badge itself. I know I see enough idiots sporting that badge to assume a bloke with a Chev badged Commodore is more likely to act like a jerk on the road than one without. It's an assumption, right or wrong.

Just my 2c.

Morexbs · 24-12-2011, 05:47 PM

I saw a Holden Cruze yesterday with bowtie badges front and rear as well as a Chevrolet name badge on the back.And a tow bar.Confusing...

BEN189 · 25-12-2011, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by gtxb67

we might give you that one - just remember to ask our permission before putting the hogs breath badge on your grille (or forgiveness if it is already done)
you need to realise, what you do to your car is not your decision - it is ours

Now your getting it

Bossxr8 · 25-12-2011, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BEN189

Ah, I did not know that they built the Cleveland engine in Australia. I knew that those Donks were originally built in Cleveland, hence the name. So the Australian made donk should have been called the broadmeadows engine?

It was cast and built in Geelong actually.

BEN189 · 26-12-2011, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

It was cast and built in Geelong actually.

So a lot of old cars are driving around with a
351 Geelong under the bonnet?

Bossxr8 · 26-12-2011, 09:41 PM

Doesn't quite have the same ring to it that the Cleveland has.

DTFRMONT · 26-12-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Morexbs

I saw a Holden Cruze yesterday with bowtie badges front and rear as well as a Chevrolet name badge on the back.And a tow bar.Confusing...

Even worse, I've seen an Epica getting around with Chev badges, was being driven around Docklands by Asian (Korean?) uni students, so hardly the bogan type who'd slap a Chev badge on anything...

Resurrection · 26-12-2011, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Zedjay

whats wrong with a ghia badge on a G6E ??
ford should have kept the old name plates i reckon.

+1

I would put Ghia badges on a FG. People ask what is a G6 or G6E and I tell them it is what used to be Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia.

Plus I would put Typhoon and Tornado badges on the FG FPV F6 models.

superfly · 26-12-2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gtxb67

we might give you that one - just remember to ask our permission before putting the hogs breath badge on your grille (or forgiveness if it is already done)
you need to realise, what you do to your car is not your decision - it is ours

hahahahaha love you work

MethodX · 26-12-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DTFRMONT

Even worse, I've seen an Epica getting around with Chev badges, was being driven around Docklands by Asian (Korean?) uni students, so hardly the bogan type who'd slap a Chev badge on anything...

Perception, thats how they are sold overseas.
Or they could have been GM test cars.

protd · 27-12-2011, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gtxb67

because a cleveland was made in cleveland, ohio. the engine in my car was made in australia - not a cleveland at all. an australian copy maybe, but not a true cleveland

chev badges have been on commodores for much longer than the vt ii. maybe that is when holden put them on (personally i do not care if they did). people have been putting their own personal touches on cars for years - so what if it is more conforming than individual now - there are plenty of bridges around

omg - i just realised, my xb fairmont coupe has an fc ltd boot lock surround and a gt badge on the grille and a sticker that relates to a lancer gsr turbo on my back window. then again, they all have a meaning that the average aff member could not understand

cleveland is a nickname anyway, they are 335's

BEN189 · 27-12-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Resurrection

+1

I would put Ghia badges on a FG. People ask what is a G6 or G6E and I tell them it is what used to be Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia.

Plus I would put Typhoon and Tornado badges on the FG FPV F6 models.

With that thinking, you'd put a Forte or GLi badge on a XT because that is what it used to be called?

**CAT600** · 27-12-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by protd

cleveland is a nickname anyway, they are 335's

I was going to mention that....

Hey, maybe get some "Boss 335" stickers and fit them to GTHO PHIII fenders...

Daniel

jcxr · 27-12-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tankclare

Is it stupid of me to leave the 4.1 badges on our burnout XD we just put a clevo into?... leaving them on for a little laugh.

Yes...........

martyk54 · 27-12-2011, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Resurrection

+1

I would put Ghia badges on a FG. People ask what is a G6 or G6E and I tell them it is what used to be Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia.

Plus I would put Typhoon and Tornado badges on the FG FPV F6 models.

No, no, no, no. Please no.

On this topic though, my mates old man bought an AUII XR8 new, then got a '200' sticker made for the rear corner of the boot like the HSVs, to represent the engine's kilowatt output. Lame.

2011G6E · 27-12-2011, 11:31 PM

Huh...anyone would think putting Chev badges on Holdens was a new thing...I've got one of these in the shed myself in a box somewhere...

Of course the difference is that it actually meant something way back then and wasn't just for a **** factor...

NX74205 · 28-12-2011, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Resurrection

+1

I would put Ghia badges on a FG. People ask what is a G6 or G6E and I tell them it is what used to be Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia.

While I agree with the thought that Ford shouldn't have got rid of the Fairmont and Fairmont Ghia namebadges, I probably wouldn't go quite so far as to re-badge them if I ever bought one. I usually like to keep my car as close to factory spec as possible.

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Originally Posted by BEN189

With that thinking, you'd put a Forte or GLi badge on a XT because that is what it used to be called?

In my opinion, that's different. It's still a Falcon XT, just as it was once a Falcon Forte and a Falcon GLi. If I had an FGII XR6 I would be very tempted to re-badge it as a "Falcon XR6", because it is, after all, a Falcon.

But with G6 and G6E, they got rid of the Fairmont badges altogether. I could've lived with Ford calling it a "Fairmont G6" or a "Fairmont G6E".

Falc'man · 28-12-2011, 01:32 AM

Over six months ago I noticed a VE bouncing down the Hume.

I drove passed and noticed it had rims the same size diameter as the kid's pool.

This guy put 2 and 2 together, literally, and had a badge telling the world how big his rims were.... 22".

RSgerry · 29-12-2011, 12:31 AM

spotted in perth recently, blonde spikey haired guy driving a lancer with plates 'KENDOLL'.

just wrong.....

BEN189 · 29-12-2011, 06:51 PM

Saw the number plate "HOT 05L" on a VT V6 Wagon. Such a waste. I can only assume the bloke owned a 5L but no longer does but doesn't want to pay storage for the plates at the RTA.

BEN189 · 08-01-2012, 08:12 AM

Saw two in one day yesterday.
AU Forte with an XT badge
VY Maroon Exec with SS badges

TonyBill · 13-01-2012, 04:51 PM

speaking of camaro/commodore knock ups, anyone remember this thread about putting the mustang front end on an au??
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ht=mustang+ute

back on topic, i cant link directly cos of work kfiltering but a frind of mine started a blog on lame plates, google 'a collection of ****y number plates'. a massive collection of perth plates with photos, some real crackers

Ducati888 · 14-01-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

It was cast and built in Geelong actually.

Weren't some also cast & built in Brisbane? I have an Aussie clevo block that is not JG, but J something else that is the code for Brisbane that I can't remember.

Maybe from the F100?

Ducati888 · 14-01-2012, 09:26 PM

Just remembered. The engine number for the Brisbane clevo is GL 31826.

Got no idea what it's from or how old it is.

Bossxr8 · 15-01-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducati888

Weren't some also cast & built in Brisbane? I have an Aussie clevo block that is not JG, but J something else that is the code for Brisbane that I can't remember.

Maybe from the F100?

The only Clevos made in Oz were built in Geelong as far as i'm aware.

F100's may have been assembled in Brisbane, but the engines probably wouldn't have been. I think Brisbane was just an assembly plant.

Bossxr8 · 15-01-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducati888

Just remembered. The engine number for the Brisbane clevo is GL 31826.

Got no idea what it's from or how old it is.

Does GL = Geelong?

Ducati888 · 15-01-2012, 09:56 PM

Maybe GL means Geelong, however Clevo's made in Geelong and put in to Falcons had JG codes, which is Broadmeadows.

Maybe GL was for Geelong made clevo's that were put in to cars other than Falcons & their derivatives, such as F100's.

Any ideas anyone?

bradysarlo · 15-01-2012, 10:02 PM

Not a badge or plate but the other day I saw an old Hilux with a BA bulge...

BEN189 · 15-01-2012, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bradysarlo

Not a badge or plate but the other day I saw an old Hilux with a BA bulge...

Only would be acceptable of it is hiding a boss engine under it