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Location: Chattanooga | It was possible to order the 2x4 383 Adventurer engine in every Desoto body style in 1959, and apparently there was an emblem somewhere on the body the indicated if a car was equipped with that engine. These emblems show up on eBay every so often, and I would like to know where the emblems were mounted. Does anyone have a picture of the emblem mounted on an actual car?
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Location: Parts Unknown | They were mounted on the fender, between the door and the wheel opening,
about halfway between sidetrim and the bottom of the fender. I do not have a
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Location: So. Cal | I'm not sure I would want that badge on my car. Very disappointingly bland looking compared to the fine Fireflite script above it. |
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Location: northern germany | Powerflite - 2019-07-01 4:33 PM
I'm not sure I would want that badge on my car. Very disappointingly bland looking compared to the fine Fireflite script above it.
Yup, when I first saw it I thought no way this is a 50s OE Mopar badge. Terrible dull and clumsy design. |
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Location: northern germany | I like that scare badge (for the same engine) better!
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Location: Parts Unknown | Yes, the 59 Adventurer Powered badge is pretty underwhelming and degrades
the swept-over look and appeal of the Fireflite and Firedome scripts. Firesweep
did not have a "Firesweep" script on the front fender, so the "Adventurer Powered"
badge was there by itself, on cars so equipped.
I don't think any FL era badge was as dynamic as the Forward Look "darts". It
has always been disappointing to me that this emblem saw such limited application.
The non-300 emblem for fuel injection is another really dynamic design.
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Location: So. Cal | Those dart emblems made a great comeback on the fenders of a '61 Dart Phoenix. |
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Location: Chattanooga | The 1958 fuel injection emblem was the best design ever made! |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Powerflite - 2019-07-02 7:01 PM
Those dart emblems made a great comeback on the fenders of a '61 Dart Phoenix.
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Yeah, ... those are pretty cool too !
While we are at it, how about the winged D500 emblem from 60 ? Or the "star"
Dodge used for the 61 D500 ?
I am very partial to the font style used on the 56 Dodge model designators. The 58
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Location: northern germany | 1958300 - 2019-07-01 11:23 PM
The 1958 fuel injection emblem was the best design ever made!
In my book it is the 61 Dart emblem. I liked it so much I put it on a 61 Desoto. Also love the 61 D-500 badge.
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Location: Perth Australia | I like the shooting star in the 60 fury emblem
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