One of my favorite design details

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 09/28/2016 at 16:51 • Filed to: None

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Subtle and cheeky. See that little red warning triangle on the back bumper of this Jaguar MkII?

Every MkII had it. It was supposed to “warn” the driver of the car behind that the Jag was equipped with disc brakes, and was therefor capable of stopping much quicker than whatever plebeian oxcart they were driving. It was literally a from-the-factoryversion of those anti-tailgating bumper stickers you see on old trucks. I say cheeky and put “warn” in quotes because the badge was obviously far too small to actually serve its purpose.

Berang > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/28/2016 at 16:57

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Maybe people back then just had better eyesight.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Berang 09/28/2016 at 16:59

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Only in the eye with the monocle.

Leadbull > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/28/2016 at 18:05

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Yes, the unmonacle’d eye was for checking your pocket watch.

Probenja > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/28/2016 at 18:20

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Reminds me of some chinese cars that have “ABS” written in the back for some reason.

Yes, those were really easy to roll:

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Probenja 09/28/2016 at 18:36

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It’s not just chinese cars. If your ‘91-’94 Chevy was so equipped, chances are it had a red ABS badge on the back. This was the era of putting the number of cams and valves, as well as traction control, intercoolers, fuel injection, and other such mechanical doohickeys on a car’s badge.

Frank Grimes > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/28/2016 at 20:31

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I was always confused about this.

This brake pedal pad is all like “Let me tell you about your disc brakes with a big lumpy slippery metal badge.

Nauraushaun > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/05/2016 at 05:19

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I miss that stuff. TWIN CAM 16

Nauraushaun > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/05/2016 at 05:21

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SW20 MR2s have a 4-ABS sticker on the back. It’s dope

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Nauraushaun 10/10/2016 at 13:58

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FUEL INJECTION

Nauraushaun > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 10/10/2016 at 18:13

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