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OvalinAz
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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:38 am Post subject: Empi GTV Badges real or Repop? |
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hello i bought these A few days ago and i am wondering if they are real, i have compared them with Repo ones and they weigh more than repos, and at the top of the Letters "GTV" on the Repos the letters Round off at the top, mine do not. any way of telling if they are real? any help would be awesome
heres a pic
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Rusted Relics
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How about a shot of the backsides?
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OvalinAz
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RareAir
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andyman
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| as to my understanding the real 1's were plastic but I sold these back in the mid 80 |
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EmpiGT
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| I have an original plastic one. But someone stated that there was another version of originals in metal with tabs, but have yet to see the fabled metal ones with tabs. But the Plastic ones do exist. |
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RareAir
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The backsides of originals aren't flat, but wavy. Seems from the manufacturing process, molten Aluminum was poured into a mold and as the Aluminum was cooled, the backside didn't settle flat
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Richard Roth
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Here are the backsides of a pair of original nos 1966-67 Empi GTV badges that I own with the original tabs intact.
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I got a few from Richard Guarino, he said he has had them since the late 1960's, or early 70's..no mounting tabs on them...
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EmpiGT
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Very Cool to see the tabs. I've heard of them but never saw them, I guess they do exist..  so what years are the plastic version? |
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I've had alot of aluminum ones but from what I was told only metal and plastic are original...I dunno but for sure if it's plastic it's ORIGINAL I have yet to find any metal ones with the tabs or signs of them being broken off but maybe I"m NOT looking hard enough  I better get it together and start really looking for goodies huh 
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Dave
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Empi GTV Badges real or Repop? |
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Okay, so I am still confused I have 3 of these badges, apparently for the passenger side of the car, because when looking at it, the arrow portion points to the right...I got them from Richard Guarino, who ran the EMPI "Inch Pincher 3" up and down the eastern seaboard, and he says he took them out of his shop when he sold out in the mid-70's (LONG before the repops were being made) But before I list them for sale, I want to make SURE they are originals, and that I am not misrepresenting these to anyone, or cheating them...
<Edit/Update> I guess it doesn't matter now, because all 3 have been sold.
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