TheSamba.com :: View topic - Settle an argument about this 1 millionth club badge

Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:58 pm

This badge is just a club badge, that is celebrating the 1 millionth beetle correct.

Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:42 pm

Actually, they were celebrating the millionth BEETLE in '55.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=320982&highlight=production+millionth

Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:26 pm

56OvalRHD wrote: Actually, they were celebrating the millionth BEETLE in '55.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=320982&highlight=production+millionth Thats what I posted. My buddy is arguing that the badge came from VW. I said it is a club badge that produced it, hence the insignia

Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:37 am

I would say that badge is from the German ADAC. Nothing to do with VW.

Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:06 am

ADAC club badge, nothing to do with VW.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:50 am

But a very nice one....

Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:42 am

Sorry, this badget isnt an original. :oops:

In the 80th it was made here in Germany. :roll:

Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:23 am

reinhard sokoll wrote: Sorry, this badget isnt an original. :oops:

In the 80th it was made here in Germany. :roll:

That's interesting, but there were original badges and programs produced for the '55 celebration. Those badges have been around since before the 1980's. I would like to know why you think this particular badge is an 80's fake, by just looking at only the obverse side. :? BTW, The "originals" were made in Germany.........Bonn, Germany by the Hoffstatter company.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:31 am

I've seen them once on e-bay in a plastic bag and then in a box with about 15 badges.
Didn't saved the picture!
A shame.... :cry:
Maybe someone saved it on a website...

Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:51 am

That badge is 100% original !

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:04 am

The lucky bastard! :lol:

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:17 am

They are not that rare pascal !
I would like to find a original 100000 km treffen badge from July 54 !
You can find a lot repro's on ebay but Original ??? :roll:
The bad thing about the originals is that these had no stamp in the back !
:twisted: So it was more easy to reproduce these badges !
But You can see differents in the red and bleu ribbon, and also the vw logo is a litlle different !

Guido

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:24 am

tazm wrote: They are not that rare pascal !
I would like to find a original 100000 km treffen badge from July 54 !
You can find a lot repro's on ebay but Original ??? :roll:
The bad thing about the originals is that these had no stamp in the back !
:twisted: So it was more easy to reproduce these badges !
But You can see differents in the red and bleu ribbon, and also the vw logo is a litlle different !

Guido

Here is the "secret" on the '54 badges. They, in fact, have no Hallmark........but the originals can be identified by an indentation across the reverse center of the badge. All originals have this flaw..............even the "best" reproductions cannot duplicate it. :wink:

The rare badge is the '52 and the REALLY rare badge is the "silver" '52.

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:30 am

Pictures please! :)

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:33 am

Sorry I don't do pictures.......Camera still uses film. :wink:

Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:48 am

53 0val wrote: Sorry I don't do pictures.......Camera still uses film. :wink:
I was just trying! :lol:

Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:25 pm

reinhard sokoll wrote: Sorry, this badget isnt an original. :oops:

In the 80th it was made here in Germany. :roll:

IMO it is an original badge. Why do you say it is fake? Did you make them?

Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:42 pm

53 0val wrote: tazm wrote: They are not that rare pascal !
I would like to find a original 100000 km treffen badge from July 54 !
You can find a lot repro's on ebay but Original ??? :roll:
The bad thing about the originals is that these had no stamp in the back !
:twisted: So it was more easy to reproduce these badges !
But You can see differents in the red and bleu ribbon, and also the vw logo is a litlle different !

Guido

Here is the "secret" on the '54 badges. They, in fact, have no Hallmark........but the originals can be identified by an indentation across the reverse center of the badge. All originals have this flaw..............even the "best" reproductions cannot duplicate it. :wink:

The rare badge is the '52 and the REALLY rare badge is the "silver" '52.

Where there also wintertreffen badges ? I only have seen sommertreffen badges !

Guido

Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:28 pm

Not that I'm aware of....................... :?

Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:35 pm

The 1952 Hunderttausender badge is for a "Herbsttreffen" or Autumn meeting.