Lotus Badge

[watership down]

I was just wondering how many "G" cars were built with the odd black badge. Mine has it, was it just for the '87 year or what. I heard there was a story behind the changing back to the original about the employees not liking it. Any comments

[BC007]

My 1991 car has the black badge too! You might be interested in the section about badges on Lotus Esprit World.

[WayneB]

The team Lotus race car badges went black after the death of Jim Clark at Hockenheim , April 7th. 1968

I presume Colin Chapman got the idea from the Rolls Royce badge changing from red to black after Henry Royces death.

The road cars also went black in 1968 , but it has never seemed to be entirely consistant.

My 1983 has a black badge

Never liked the "Updated GM" era badge

[markt]

Never liked the "Updated GM" era badge

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Me Neither - I assume you're refering to the Yellow & Green one I've got stuck on the front of mine. With the Dark Metallic Paint, it sticks out like dogs danglies..

They are also on the seat backs (PO's idea) which actually doesn't look too bad. Mine are a bit cheap and nasty reproductions and think I'll be replacing them with the black ones (which I believe are correct for 1984?) soon enough...

[Mikes2esprit1979]

My 79 has black badges and i think they look better like that.

[watership down]

Mine isn't the round one it's the odd oval shaped. I guess it was the GM era.

[Evil_Dr_Fish]

There is no real consistency to them at all

TBH... put whichever one on pleases you the most!

http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EHistory/lotusbadge.html

[WayneB]

GM era badge

Could have been designed by Oliver Winterbotham(he was back there at that time)

The original design is the best IMO B)

Timeless classic innit

[Guest teigan]

from a graphic design standpoint, both badges are poor efforts. too much unbalanced negative space, and unreadable beyond arms length.

[slade]

double

Edited November 10, 2005 by slade

[slade]

mine=black/gold

correct me if I'm wrong, they were black/silver before Colin Chapman died?

slade

Edited November 10, 2005 by slade

[WayneB]

Slade ,Black/Gold were first used on the World Champion Editions in 1978

Black/Silver up to 1984

New GM badge 1985

Edited November 10, 2005 by WayneB

[hovgaard]

GM era badge

Could have been designed by Oliver Winterbotham(he was back there at that time)

The original design is the best IMO  B)

Timeless classic innit  

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

While I agree that this badge looks silly, I'd like to point out that my cars badges look about the same as yours, Wayne, except for the colour. And I think the cheerful yellow/green scheme suits the red cars better, and that the sombre black scheme suits the white cars better.

[silverfrost]

Hi,

My 1985 esprit had the black and gold badge on the front,the oval one

however the enamel was damaged, always loved the yellow and green

lotus badge design so put a new one of an elise on the front! looks nice

i think on silver,black ,and red cars! but we all have different tastes!

regards dan! p.s also the old origanal badges cost a fortune!

[dglotusltd]

My 77 Esprit badge is Black as was my 74 Elite badge

[Guest teigan]

all badges on my '84 car are black with gold lettering.

[danielsonson]

83 S3 with a black badge checking in!

I must say considering shes black it does look well placed.

DB