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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Grill badge - what's appropriate?
Posted by: rex66m Dec 1 2012, 07:17 AM
Kind of a weenie question, here, butI have always liked the vintage grill badge on old Porsches. Anybody have one on their teener? What's period correct?
Posted by: carr914 Dec 1 2012, 08:39 AM
this guy always has cool stuff - I've bought from him
http://www.ebay.com/sch/michael_keil/m.html?_ipg&_from&_nkw&_armrs=1&_sop=15
Posted by: Cairo94507 Dec 1 2012, 08:47 AM
That guy has definitely got some cool badges. However my car don't not need no stinkin' badge....
Posted by: carr914 Dec 1 2012, 10:08 AM
Here is the Badge that I bought from Michael that is on my Carrera. The Enamel was chipping so Michael gave me another Badge at N/C. I then Bead-Blasted the Badge (except the ADAC parts), Powder-Coated it Silver & put it on
Posted by: RickS Dec 2 2012, 01:59 AM
If you want to see early 911 style grill badges, go to the source: http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/showthread.php?77085-Show-me-your-Grill-Badges
Posted by: rex66m Dec 2 2012, 06:30 AM
this guy always has cool stuff - I've bought from him
http://www.ebay.com/sch/michael_keil/m.html?_ipg&_from&_nkw&_armrs=1&_sop=15
This guy has quite a selection. Thanks for sharing.....placoing an offer on one now - same year as my car.
Posted by: ScoopLV Dec 2 2012, 02:38 PM
this guy always has cool stuff - I've bought from him
http://www.ebay.com/sch/michael_keil/m.html?_ipg&_from&_nkw&_armrs=1&_sop=15
This guy has quite a selection. Thanks for sharing.....placoing an offer on one now - same year as my car.
Are you after the 1974 Wuerttemberg? I don't want to drive up the price on ya...
Posted by: rex66m Dec 2 2012, 03:11 PM
this guy always has cool stuff - I've bought from him
http://www.ebay.com/sch/michael_keil/m.html?_ipg&_from&_nkw&_armrs=1&_sop=15
This guy has quite a selection. Thanks for sharing.....placoing an offer on one now - same year as my car.
Are you after the 1974 Wuerttemberg? I don't want to drive up the price on ya...
Nope, looking at a 1976
Posted by: Trekkor Dec 2 2012, 03:34 PM
I still have one of these old ones:
I may place it on the rear trunk panel.
Opposite the 914 emblem.
KT
Posted by: Michael N Dec 2 2012, 03:41 PM
Vintage PCA.
Posted by: sixnotfour Dec 2 2012, 03:49 PM
I bought this one,may not be correct .but is has the vintage appeal.Oh its Cheep.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/280930105673?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Posted by: sixnotfour Dec 2 2012, 03:52 PM
I still have one of these old ones:
I may place it on the rear trunk panel.
Opposite the 914 emblem.
KT
save your time in a year itll look like shit, the clear yellows badly in the Ca sun.
Posted by: Trekkor Dec 2 2012, 04:00 PM
I'll probably just keep it in my pile of things.
I do want to modify my '914 2.0' to read '914 2.6', though
KT
Posted by: ScoopLV Dec 2 2012, 04:04 PM
I still have one of these old ones:
I may place it on the rear trunk panel.
Opposite the 914 emblem.
KT
Now this is a group buy that I could totally get behind. Replace "club" with "world" and add the "VW Globe" part of the logo, and that's a slam dunk AFAIC.
EDIT -- "Kurvenmeister" doesn't do it for me though. Mock German isn't as cool as real German. How about, "Schnell Schön Klassisch" instead?
Posted by: ScoopLV Dec 5 2012, 02:22 AM
Bump.
Seriously, what's involved in making something like this happen? I've spent a great deal of time in Germany, and half the cars there have interesting grill badges. I would much rather have a grill badge that actually means something to me than one from some random car event that happened when I was still watching Bugs Bunny.
Let's make a new badge that won't fade in the sun. I'm down for one, totally.
Posted by: carr914 Dec 5 2012, 07:14 AM
I bought this one,may not be correct .but is has the vintage appeal.Oh its Cheep.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/280930105673?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I like this one better, but it is also 5X the Cost
Posted by: ConeDodger Dec 5 2012, 11:59 PM
I have two of the Club ones... I'd love to get a hold of Joe Bob's eBay ad from a couple years back and auction them off... That was fuchin classic!
Posted by: a914622 Dec 6 2012, 01:29 AM
I bought this one,may not be correct .but is has the vintage appeal.Oh its Cheep.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/280930105673?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I like this one better, but it is also 5X the Cost
Ya but repaint the red,white ,blue in black.yellow,red
jcl
Posted by: ScoopLV Dec 6 2012, 02:03 AM
Does anyone have a 3D printer so we could make a prototype 914world badge?
I would say the ideal badge would be the "gear shaped" badge featured in the pictures a few posts up this thread.
Replace the Lemans stuff with the "world on it's axis" graphic. Put the 914 silhouette at the bottom third (like the 914 club did), and then put a Porsche crest on it. Spell 914 world at the top of the rim, and a slogan of some sort on the bottom. (I'm against "kurvenmeister.")
That'd look great. Black/yellow/red color scheme, naturally.
Posted by: rex66m Dec 20 2012, 09:07 PM
Allright! Got my badge in the mail (see attached pic - not the exact same year, but I figure it's period correct enough). Any tricks to attaching these? I am assuming that step #1 is to remove the rain tray. Thanks
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Posted by: Socalandy Dec 20 2012, 09:15 PM
something for your LE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-PORSCHE-914-GT-SL-Limited-Edition-Badge-/350673178273?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item51a5c00ea1
Posted by: bandjoey Dec 20 2012, 09:32 PM
Paint a fender washer black and put it under the grill and pop rivet to install. That should easy. Might need a small dab of gummy non stick on the back to keep it from moving around on the grill. 
Posted by: Drums66 Dec 20 2012, 10:00 PM
I bought this one,may not be correct .but is has the vintage appeal.Oh its Cheep.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/280930105673?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
....The 1 on my 86' Carrera is very similar to this badge! but it's the
Porsche crest
Posted by: carr914 Dec 20 2012, 10:02 PM
Allright! Got my badge in the mail (see attached pic - not the exact same year, but I figure it's period correct enough). Any tricks to attaching these? I am assuming that step #1 is to remove the rain tray. Thanks
Remove Rain Tray, Seller should have provided you with Brass Bolts, Washers & Nuts.
Posted by: r3dplanet Dec 21 2012, 02:06 AM
The badges sold by Michael Keil are truly exquisite. Sporty and gem-like. I'd love to have one or two for my 914. Some of those designs go straight back to 1920s futurism and constructivism, which really launched what we think of as modern graphic design.
I wonder if we of 914world could put together one or two such badges for ourselves. I know a few people that specialize in that kind of design. But it's mysterious to me how to go from something designed on a computer to something so gorgeous with metallic shine and colorful enamel.
Food for thought.
Posted by: rex66m Dec 21 2012, 09:58 PM
The grill is a bit concave, though. Worried it will rub/scratch the grill finish. Guess I can back it with some rubber material.
Posted by: eric9144 Dec 22 2012, 10:09 PM
One of mine, also from same eBay seller 
Posted by: rex66m Dec 22 2012, 10:19 PM
One of mine, also from same eBay seller
Sweet!
Posted by: jim_hoyland Dec 23 2012, 12:09 PM
PCA grill badge. I was at a Starbucks last week and a guy who was a former 914 owner from the 70's told be about his 914. When he saw my small PCA window decal, he said he had an original PCA metal badge that he never got to use.
Next day he brought it and it's found a new home.
Used to have a 914Club badge, but never installed it; it might be cool to design a special one for the upcoming WCR at The Dalles....
Posted by: rex66m Dec 24 2012, 03:52 PM
Kind of a weenie question, here, butI have always liked the vintage grill badge on old Porsches. Anybody have one on their teener? What's period correct?
Here is the finished product. Very easy install - wish they were all this simple. Keil was great to work with.
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Posted by: carr914 Dec 24 2012, 04:17 PM
PCA grill badge. I was at a Starbucks last week and a guy who was a former 914 owner from the 70's told be about his 914. When he saw my small PCA window decal, he said he had an original PCA metal badge that he never got to use.
Next day he brought it and it's found a new home.
Used to have a 914Club badge, but never installed it; it might be cool to design a special one for the upcoming WCR at The Dalles....
That's Cool - passing it forward!
Posted by: Garold Shaffer Dec 25 2012, 07:51 AM
All three: 914 Club - PCA - SCCA
Posted by: jim_hoyland Dec 25 2012, 10:38 AM
[quote name='Garold Shaffer' date='Dec 25 2012, 05:51 AM' post='1790052']
Nice ! I've been looking to buy one of these for several years... If you don't mind, I'll use this pic in a classified.
Posted by: Pat Garvey Dec 25 2012, 06:12 PM
I recieved this badge in the early '80's from a buddy of mine, who had gotten two of them from the Factory. One was for his Speedster, the other for his '67 911S. From what I was told, all you had to do was provide mileage and proof of ownership. His were bove original cars. He liked the 914 (imagine that of a Speedster and '67S owner), and even bought a 914 for his son.
Said he only needed one, but I had to wait until I hit the 100K km mark to mount it. I did so in 1988, and it's been there since.
Bud (his name) wrapped his Honda around a tree coming home from dental surgery, so the real truth may be unknown. Whatever, he was a mentor about all things Porsche to me in my late 20's and the badge means huge things to me. I wear it with the PCA enamelled badge that I got when I joined PCA in 1973.
The fasteners on the rear side are the same as used to mount the 914 insignia on the rear.
It's so cool to see these other badges too.
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Posted by: Garold Shaffer Dec 25 2012, 10:14 PM
[quote name='jim_hoyland' date='Dec 25 2012, 10:38 AM' post='1790110']
[quote name='Garold Shaffer' date='Dec 25 2012, 05:51 AM' post='1790052']
Nice ! I've been looking to buy one of these for several years... If you don't mind, I'll use this pic in a classified.
[/quote]
No problem. Good luck with your search.
Posted by: jim_hoyland Jan 19 2013, 10:08 AM
See: http://www.arniebrown.com/badges.htm
The web page gives specific instructions and start up pricing.
Posted by: ezbngreen914 Jan 20 2013, 08:49 PM
Posted by: '73-914kid Jan 21 2013, 10:12 AM
My recent find.. I have an ADAC badge coming in the mail as well to go along with it. 
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