I'm sure the owners would prefer the term "tribute parts," Gordon.
@Robert M posted:Anywhere a preponderance of silicone body parts congregate. Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, etc etc.
Oh-h-h-h....now I've gotcha. Yeah, Jim does live in that part of CA where "things" really aren't necessarily what they look like. Nowadaze, that could be almost any body part from the front/top to the back/bottom of both cars AND drivers.
Before I finished up building the 6 for my 914, this was the badge on the back. I always enjoyed the folks that got the joke.
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As far as badges go, the thing is defined by it being a copy of a Porsche, and as such, I’m fine with factory badging. But I don’t go for over-branding (gear knobs, key fobs, mats, door thresholds, tire valve caps, seat covers, T Shirts, hats, etc etc) on any car no matter who or where it’s from.
Both my plastic clown cars are badged as if they were the real thing. The one on the right could hardly be farther, mechanically, from what it's aping. The engine's in the wrong end! But it dutifully sports the full compliment of "MG" badges despite having only about 12 or 15 ounces of genuine MG components. So far at least, MG purists have given little trouble, as I am always delighted to tell them exactly what the car is, in as much detail as they'll endure. It's not every day you see an MG TD with a fuel-injected Subaru engine mounted in the back!
And it probably helps that well maintained real-deal TDs change hands for about $15,000. The stakes here are very low, and no one with an interest in '50s British cars can afford not to have a sense of humor. It is for that reason that I also affixed the "Finzio's Sinclair" and "The Last Open Road" stickers to the fake gas tank.
The Spyder you know about. I made it to look as much like 550-0051 as I could—down to the fasteners for the Wendler badges—and so far, even the 911 guys seem to like it fine. I still harbor the hope that those very rare marque experts who encounter it will appreciate the effort I made to replicate the many parts not normally seen on our clown car renditions of the Spyder. Of course they will forever be invisible to most people.
Now I just need to fix the damn brakes...again.
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Why not just swap things around?
Move the unreliable brakes to the MG, where they'd be period correct.
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@jprpdr how’s the emblem project going?
A few other options...
2332/SUPERB
2332/SUPADUPA
2332/FAKER
And 2300 might be cleaner than 2332
Not sure why I keep part of my brain working on this, but here are some other options
2300/SUPERY
2300/SUPER+
2300/SUPERISH
2300/$UPER
2300/SUPER!
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SOUPEDUP
2300/STUPOR
Most people won't get it though.
I think Stan has a pretty good trademark case if you do Super Duper. With the full backing of all of Stanistan as their beloved President, the US government would not want to upset relations with an ally.
You might get away with Souper Douper but I'd have to check with my legal team.
3D printing lets you do whatever you want. Why settle for just one...lots of good suggestions by the group...
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I am still working on a final design. Your Custom Emblem is located in Lebanon. The stainless steel mirror version is $120 for one . The gold plated version is $200 for one. So far "Ted" of YCE has been very responsive and cooperative in working with me on a final design.
jprpdr:
That's where I got my 2110 /Super badge from. (see above, 1 page back). Stan turned me on these guys. It even came in a nice jewelry box, and has adhesive on the back that works pretty well.
I don’t know about putting a 2.1L badge on my little clown car, but I can see one of these maybe later in the season:
Can’t wait to see it mounted.