Standard 10 bonnet badges

[ukmarc]

Hi all,
Anyone know what is the significance between different colors on standard 10 bonnet badges ive noticed some blue some red?
Many thanks Marc

[marshman]

Interesting question. From what I have seen, and from the badges that were on my own cars, the red/black seem to be fitted to the earlier cars, by earlier I guess pre 58/59. The blue/white seem to be on later cars. I have several parts books, the car ones - latest 1958 - all have same part number for the badge, 601817 (8) and 606502 (10) which I have to assume is the earlier red/black. The later 7cwt van parts list shows 612302 - which i think will be blue/white but with no 8 or 10 on it. I think I have a N.O.S. blue/white "10" badge in its box somewhere, I will check the part no. on that if I can find it.

As to the reason my guess, and it is only a speculative guess, is that it is a corporate branding type thing introduced later on as Standard and Triumph started to merge. I seem to recall the earlier TR2's and 3's had red/black badges and later TR3A's had blue/white, TR4's appear to have been blue/white from the start. (Source Rimmer Bros website: rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID200747 )

I'm sure someone else will be along shortly to fill in more details.

Roger

[petefoster]

The blue and white badges came in about October 1958, and as Marshman says seems to have been a rebranding effort and coincided with company restructuring to become Standard Triumph International. I suspect the red & black badges were used on 8's & 10's until stocks were used up. My 1961 Companion had a blue & white badge. The badge colours on the Vanguard also changed to blue & white when the Vignale was launched in October 1958

[ukmarc]

Thank you.
That covers that 👍👍👍