[Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge

[Gordon Maness]

Agreed! g with a fleet
 > Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:00:51 -0600
> From: hahlbohmd at earthlink.net
> To: cour.jpeg at gmail.com; rabush2000 at hotmail.com
> CC: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge
>
> The skull does not represent something I want on my roadsters.  Dewey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Courson <cour.jpeg at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Apr 21, 2012 6:30 AM
> >To: Richard Bush <rabush2000 at hotmail.com>
> >Cc: Roadster Stuff <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge
> >
> >OK, I was thinking (scary thought).
> >This 50th Anniversary grill badge is supposed to be displayed on the
GRILL.
> >It won't / shouldn't be so big that you could even see an outline of the
car.
> >SO get rid of the car outline.  A spectator can SEE the car, right ?
> >Bigger graphic artwork on a suitably small badge will have more impact
> >than cluttering it up with a car design.
> >
> >On a roadster website someone has an idea that I like, without the
> >deadhead underpinnings (extraneous).
> >
> >See this link, and what do you think:
> >
> >http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=7081
> >
> >Initially I was even more attracted to some derivation of an
> >authentic, original badge, again pulling in some strong visual
> >elements that somebody could actually see from 10 feet away or
> >whatever.
> >
> >Like this one, also on the 311s website.
> >It would be easy to rework with a "50th" or "50 YEARS" in there
> >somewhere, perhaps with silver on black background in the lower right.
> >
> >http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=5996&mode=view
> >
> >And in case you missed this one, it's got good curb appeal too:
> >
> >http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=5982&t=1
> >
> >Submitted as food for thought ...
> >
> >Paul -/- Annapolis
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Richard Bush <rabush2000 at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> >> How about losing the blue and changing the color of the car - the red
> >circle
> >> in the background suggests the Japanese flag. I like it.
> >>
> >> Richard Bush
> >> 512 574 8081
> >>
> >> On Apr 19, 2012, at 7:40 PM, dave n wrote:
> >>
> >>> my preference would be to keep the circle and have the car stick out on
> >both
> >> sides
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Sedlack
> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:06 PM
> >>> To: Paul Kort ; Roadster Stuff
> >>> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Vintage Datsun grill badge
> >>>
> >>> Is anyone on the list edz280zx? B Or does anyone know who he or she is?
> >>>
> >>> http://edz280zx.deviantart.com/art/Datsun-Roadster-138099814
> >>>
> >>> This graphic would lend itself nicely to being modified into a badge.
> >> Would
> >>> be nice to get permission to use it for a badge.
> >>>
> >>> I did a quicky version of modifying it B (all credit on the original
art
> >to
> >>> the artist edz280zx - only publishing the url to this list.)
> >>>
> >>> www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/badge1.jpg
> >>>
> >>> Comment? B Suggestions for changes? B Hopefully can contact the artist
> >>>
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