Turbo badges - submit here please

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 04/06/2015 at 15:53 • Filed to: None

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I am doing a long form post on the evolution of the turbo badge on cars, somewhat similar to the Anniversary car post by Vicente-Esteve. Post up your favorites to help me out - especially if you have a turbo car and have a good snap of the badge! Thanks Oppo!

Sn210 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 15:58

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obvs

My citroen won't start > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:00

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Margin Of Error > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:00

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Pontiac !!

bob and john > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:03

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SUCH 80'S

505Turbeaux > My citroen won't start 04/06/2015 at 16:03

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I love those because it says so much without really saying anything. CX Turbo would have sufficed!

505Turbeaux > bob and john 04/06/2015 at 16:05

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they day I find a decent running CX turbo....

Sn210 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:06

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Volvo font is pretty classic too

bob and john > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:07

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Is the day I steal it

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:07

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Sadly, my car fails to say the word "turbo" anywhere on the exterior :/

Neither did my V70 AWD... The car before that had this:

doodon2whls > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:08

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SRT-4 (Hood Scoop)

505Turbeaux > Sn210 04/06/2015 at 16:08

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yeah, as is the 240 font as well. Love em

Deucenberg > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:08

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:08

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Not off the back of mine, since I haven't been outside since 7:00AM, but it seems somewhere between the W123 and the W124 it went from "turbodiesel" to just "turbo":

Then in the late 90s Benz dropped the underlining thing and went to just letters.

As Du Volant > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:09

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I've got one of these laying around in my toolbox, it's off a 1987 Mazda 626:

Will see if I can find it and take a better shot for you. It's black with silver lettering.

And of course the French wouldn't let you forget when a car was turbocharged...

doodon2whls > bob and john 04/06/2015 at 16:09

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Suzuki, too !

And Yamaha !

And Kawasaki !

Deucenberg > Deucenberg 04/06/2015 at 16:09

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Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:09

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RallyWrench > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:10

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I'm partial to that on the UrQ steering wheel, as you might imagine. Also, the 2002 Turbo script in reverse is hard to argue with.

MarquetteLa > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:10

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My 1988 Mazda 323 GTX doesn't have these stickers on the side anymore, but here's the best photo I could find on the Googles:

My citroen won't start > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:11

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And for some reason they decided to also write both "Citroen" and "ABS", like someone in the Citroen factory was left loose with a giant one of these.

505Turbeaux > RallyWrench 04/06/2015 at 16:11

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yeah, I remember that Ur-q wheel from my own. Even that early 5000/200T I like so much had a fantastic similar one on the gas and diesel ones...

505Turbeaux > My citroen won't start 04/06/2015 at 16:12

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hahaha now I am picturing that in my head

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Sn210 04/06/2015 at 16:14

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I was going to post that one!

Steve in Manhattan > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:14

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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:16

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What a sad time we live in when the once proud TURBO badges have been replaced buy some kinda of tree hugging Eco crap with a dang leaf on it.

Steve in Manhattan > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/06/2015 at 16:16

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That W124 looks exactly like my old car - '87, dark blue, gray interior (probably MBTex).

505Turbeaux > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/06/2015 at 16:18

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right on, couldnt have put it any better myself

As Du Volant > My citroen won't start 04/06/2015 at 16:20

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80's - 90's GM was like that too.

Firewrx234 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:20

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This is from a 2015 Malibu with the 2.0T on our showroom floor.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:21

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Also I don't think the ST twins have any EcoBoost badges, so why does the SHO?

505Turbeaux > Firewrx234 04/06/2015 at 16:24

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nice one, thanks. And I was unaware Chevy was carrying the turbo torch in badge form these days

Sn210 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:25

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Last one! from the Vector I saw in Monterey last year

505Turbeaux > Sn210 04/06/2015 at 16:26

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hell yes!!!

Sn210 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/06/2015 at 16:26

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haha sorry! Looks like somebody else posted it too. I love that they put "Intercooler" on there

Firewrx234 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:28

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Yeah, I think we even have one on the Sonics with the 1.4T...I'll go see if it's different than the Malibu one... :)

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:29

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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Sn210 04/06/2015 at 16:31

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yeah. It's strange to think at that time there was a few turbocharged cars that didn't have intercoolers. Like the 924 Turbo.

Firewrx234 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:31

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2015 Sonic RS:

505Turbeaux > Firewrx234 04/06/2015 at 16:38

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oh yeah now I remember seeing this. Awesome, thank you!

Firewrx234 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:40

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Not a problem! I'll see if I can find one on any of our other vehicles (used included)

505Turbeaux > Firewrx234 04/06/2015 at 16:41

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sweet, you will get big props in the article fo sho!

megatronic > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:49

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You think you'd get an 'urbo' for that price.

midengineer > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 16:54

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Steve in Manhattan 04/06/2015 at 17:05

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Mine is, of course, the alleged "smoke" color with tan interior MBTex.

twochevrons > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 17:08

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The unicorn-like Janspeed turbocharged Rover SD1 . Love those side decals.

Takuro Spirit > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 17:08

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Since Mazda didn't put badges on the CX-7, lot of people bought them from Acura...

Me included

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 17:18

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505Turbeaux > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/06/2015 at 17:23

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yes!

Steve in Manhattan > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/06/2015 at 18:15

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Is that what they called "Champagne Metallic"?

Amoore100 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 18:17

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I see your Saab turbo badge and raise you another...

505Turbeaux > Amoore100 04/06/2015 at 18:18

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yes, the much better one

E. Julius > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 18:25

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Convenient timing: http://bringatrailer.com/2015/03/31/fac…

Amoore100 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 18:25

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Well, the patina in the top pic looks pretty awesome...

CaptDale - is secretly British > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 18:29

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Steve in Manhattan 04/06/2015 at 18:36

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"Rauchsilber" - smoke silver:

Champagnermetallic is like so:

505Turbeaux > E. Julius 04/06/2015 at 18:49

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shit

505Turbeaux > Amoore100 04/06/2015 at 18:51

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is it patina when it's a living thing?

Amoore100 > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 19:00

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Right, I just googled the image...is 'mossed' a proper term?

brjklein > 505Turbeaux 04/06/2015 at 23:21

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One of my favorites:

1981 Turbo Trans Am

Firewrx234 > 505Turbeaux 04/07/2015 at 14:06

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Sorry, this is the only other one I could find:

505Turbeaux > Firewrx234 04/07/2015 at 14:08

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ah still good stuff! Thanks again!