Re: Creative badging

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

It will be fun to find a turbo diesel badge put it on say like a 91' 200 
tq. Of course you want to put some oil stain on the taillight above the exhaust
pipes to give it the full effect! :) 

Anthony Chan
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6

On Mon, 29 Jan 1996, Brooks Ellis wrote:

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> 	You know, when people put the Fuel injection stickers, or badging on older cars that are carberated, or put 200 badging on an old 4000, it's kinda tacky, kinda misleading. ( especially if someone who is unknowagable trys to buy the car). People who put the BMW Roundel on a Ford Tempo. What?! Who are you fooling anyway?! 
> 	I guess people do it to make other people think their car is more powerful, newer, classier, faster, whatever than what it really is. 
> 	I think it would be cool if you took a '91 200 Q or a '90/91 V8 Q and put on some badging, that said something like ' 8V single cam ' or ' Holly Carberators '.. Something that _understates_ the cooness of your car. ' FWD ' Ahahah. 
> 	I think that would be humorous, kinda cool. 
> 
> I can see it now.. A chipped '91 200 Q, 325hp..   ' 1.2 L 8V OHV ' . That would rule!
> 
> Brooks   '  oh yeah, people call me crazy. I don't get it? What's the deal!?  '
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