V6 emblem differences

On this thread so far – V6 emblem variations:

1. Red V Black 6 with Gold/White/Red background
2. Black V Black 6 with Gold/White/Red background
3. Red V Black 6 with Black/White/Red background

The original post question still remains.

 

Ok. My '67 tux is the set that is black/white/red. The black is chipping away in the corner and appears to be gold underneath??

The ones off my old '70 (in hand) are gold/white/red.

 

ITLKSEZ said: Ok. My '67 tux is the set that is black/white/red. The black is chipping away in the corner and appears to be gold underneath??

Dave B says:
Well, we have two sources with black/white/red emblem backgrounds (post #17 and #22). So, it brings additional questions--"Genuine" article? What significance?

 

1968 Jeepster Commando w/Dauntless 225

 

A crucial thread for us detail fanatics. Pity that a lot of the pics got botoPhucked.

To those that have an intact emblem, the colors are a metallic gold, plain white and a sort of tomato red/red-orange?

My emblems were painted over but I'm going to clean them up and repaint them with some model paint.
I guess most paint strippers will remove all paint and not just the topcoat...

 

I can't find my original image, so here are two new ones. Here's the '67 Tux with black (painted over gold?)/white/red background:



And here is a badge off my old (late '69) '70 CJ5:



I have no reason to believe either were ever altered in any way.

Was the black band a Tux option?

 

Definitely black on gold. It's super thin and flaking off.

 

My 69 had studs and were gold white red with red V

 

Other than the ones shown here for Jeeps, anyone know if there was ever an odd fire emblem? Just in general, I know there wasn't one for/on the Jeeps.

 

I can confirm #2 : black V black 6 gold/white/red background 1971 renegade II no posts
#1 : red V black 6 gold/white/red backround 1968 jeepster posts

 

66 Tux with posts

 

These were on my 66 CJ 5 and will be again, once I paint her spruce tip green, her original color.

Frank

 

I had never even considered any type of variation for for Renegade or Tuxedo Park models. The plot thickens.

 

I did not know if the black V and black 6 on the '71 renegade was a renegade thing or all '71 V-6's where that way.
I'm sure someone will help us out.
My '69 seems consistant with red V and black 6 and gold/white/red w/ posts

 

ITLKSEZ wins the forum and the greater interwebz for the outstanding, hi-res pics. And the rest of you too; Walt, zootin for the contributions.

I did a little outside research on the emblem colors but such info is scarce. What I did find was color research from other forums but the original photos were trashed by the Photobucket scourge. I gleaned/borrowed/stole it from this forum/thread: Kaiser Era Emblem Paint Colors - International Full Size Jeep Association

There's several options since the gold and the red/orange are not just simple generic colors......

Another said International Orange 12197 appears pretty close on the orange.

And then finally:

I believe I'm going to go with the above because that's a Testors color and the gold too, although I might mix my own.

A photo preview (blurry/broken link) of the Hemi Orange on a test strip seems convincing enough.

 

Hey Bum, is that emblem an original and refurbished or a repro or...?

The colors look a bit more vivid than the norm.

For the record, my '68 CJ5 has a Red V Black 6 and the usual Gold/White/Red background.
No photos because it's been savaged by an overcoat and then paint remover.
It also has the studs.