"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
12/19/2019 at 23:36 • Filed to: None
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"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
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One of my favorite things about older Toyotas, and newer JDM Toyotas is their individual badging for models. I think it’s a really cool idea, that I assume was deemed too complicated for the simple, and easily confused American buyer. I’m sure it’s also no coincidence that the use of them in the US happened about the same time that Lexus was launched, with the Ls400 replacing the Cressida here. Speaking of Cressida. It’s badge it’s a nice Star.
The Cressida’s stablemate Chaser has a way cooler logo tho.
Then there’s the Crown, which is obviously a Crown.
The Harrier, with was the JDM Lexus RX, u till the RX got too big, now it s hares its chassis with the Rav4. It’s got a pretty sick bird.
The Lexus SC knows as the Soarer in Japan got a fitting soaring Griffin.
The Corolla has a stylized C which is still in use today.
The MR-2 got a cool bird, which later got an M that doubles as a crown.
And of coarse you can’t forget the Celica’s dope ass Dragon. If they ever revive the Celica name, I hope they include the dragon.
Those are just the ones I could find with 10 minutes of googling. Oh and one more I’d never seen, the Levin badge.
If you know of any I didn’t post share them please.
facw
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/19/2019 at 23:49 |
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I’m sorry but the Celica’s dope ass Dragon is pretty clearly a dope ass boat with a dragon prow.
Decay buys too many beaters
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/19/2019 at 23:55 |
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My mark ii as well l. I'll post a pic when I get home
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> facw
12/19/2019 at 23:56 |
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You are not wrong
shop-teacher
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 00:35 |
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The ‘89 Olds Tornado Trofeo that was my first car, had a model specific badge. Here it is on the decklid. It swings open to reveal the trunk key hole.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> shop-teacher
12/20/2019 at 00:37 |
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Oh it’s the Olds badge but a T for Tornado, cool. Also the trunk keyhole huddle bedhind a swinging badge truck is always dope.
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shop-teacher
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 00:42 |
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I have one that I pulled off a junkyard Trofeo like 20 years ago. Someday I’ll do ... Something with it.
Apparently I'm getting old enough now to experience nostalgia, because I've been wanting one again, despite never being the guy previously that pined for my first car. I'm finally in the original target market for the car, and I want to throw my kids in the back and cruise in style behind a digital dashboard in the most comfortable car seats I have ever experienced to this day.
SmugAardvark
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 02:20 |
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I feel like the AW11 MR2 here in the US had the red bird emblem. At least I feel like mine did, and it was almost entirely stock when it got to me.
The Soarer was always my favorite badge though, despite feeling like the SC300/400 (and Supra) were over- appreciated.
phenotyp
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 03:39 |
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I always wanted to get a Mantis Chicken badge for my MR2’s frunk.
Nauraushaun
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 06:58 |
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Great post. Wasn’t just a Toyota thing. See Nissan stages, the two unicorns forming an S.
I reckon it's
rad. Makes it feel like they care about the model, rather than just trying to plug market gaps
nerd_racing
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 08:15 |
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The red eagle badge on my 87 MR2 was my favorite touch!
Textured Soy Protein
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 09:34 |
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I love these badges but the LS400 didn’t replace the Cressida. The LS400 came out for the 1990 model year and Toyota kept selling the Cressida through the 1992 model year. The Avalon wasn’t a direct Cressida replacement but it came out for the 1995 model year and effectively took the same place in the lineup as the next step up above the Camry.
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/20/2019 at 10:43 |
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This is good Oppo why is Toyota that I don’t get so cool?