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Title: Old School Holden Badge Post by: kelnic on September 23, 2012, 01:13:13 PM I have been given this badge and trying to find out what vehicle it maybe have come from and how much it would be worth?
(http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s422/fifty85/general%20pics/HoldenBadge_zpse67e5cb6.jpg) Title: Re: Old School Holden Badge Post by: jack_fc on September 23, 2012, 02:11:34 PM '30s or '40s Holden-bodied Chev or similar?? Title: Re: Old School Holden Badge Post by: RET on September 23, 2012, 02:47:23 PM I've got one of those I've used as a key-ring for years. It was mentioned previously on a thread about key-rings ($2).
(http://i.imgur.com/6GSH3.jpg) Anyway, it's the official corporate logo circa 1928 ($2) (i.e. pre-GM ownership), and this plate was affixed to vehicles assembled/built by Holden, as jack_fc suggested. Couldn't say what it would be worth though. Perhaps Shannons have had them or similar in their memorabilia auctions? Title: Re: Old School Holden Badge Post by: mcl1959 on September 23, 2012, 05:28:35 PM According to Eddie Ford's history of Holden book the oval diecast badge was introduced in 1939 and ran until the late 40's when Holden stopped attaching a badge to their locally assembled cars. The 1928 badge had the same lion emblem but was a rectangular badge.
Bedford trucks used another rectangular badge into the fifties. They are not really rare - my estimate would be $20 to $30 Ken |