I was cleaning out my room when I came upon my old collection of car badges! Whenever I would visit the local junkyard with my father, I would bring along a spatula-like tool to scrape off the car names and logos from the trunk lids and fenders of cars. Eventually I had enough badges to create a collection! It is interesting to note that I do not have any Ford Taurus badges, as the junkyard had plenty of them, but they were impossible to get off the cars! Next time I go I wil get one, even if I have to use a flame torch to pry it off
Anyway, have a look!




A few of my favorites:

National flags badge from a 1992 Oldmobile Cutlass Ciera "International" Edition




The oldest badge in the collection, "Custom 500" from a late 1960s (1967?) full-size Ford sedan




A Crystal Chrysler "Pentasar" hood ornament from an upscale 1990s Chrysler, possibly New Yorker or Imperial.




Nice views, huh?




And lastly, a hood ornament from a 1984 Toyota Camry (who knew Camrys came with hood ornaments??)



Maybe next time I'll get a Cadillac hood ornament too. That is, if they're not all gone already.