Technics Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Here it is..if they were only made till 93' What's this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Fury Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Whatever it is I am 99% sure it isn't factory.... possibly a dealer add-on. Either way, that's a great looking cutlass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 is that a decal or a badge? that is definitely not a stock badge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 def doesn't look like factory lettering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Damn nice cutlass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technics Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Close up of side badging,bought the car used in 97' c/w badging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 try this: http://compnine.com/vid.php?vin=Enter+VIN You have proper 88-93 badges mounted on your car. no doubt done by a dealer so they could mark up the price of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technics Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 http://compnine.com/vid.php?vin=1g3wh12m9tf331945 Does'nt appear to be anything special, but it's interesting. Why would a dealer bother, why would he even have that badging 3 years later??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 http://compnine.com/vid.php?vin=1g3wh12m9tf331945 Does'nt appear to be anything special, but it's interesting. Why would a dealer bother, why would he even have that badging 3 years later??? think of this. Pinstriping on most cars is installed by the dealer. The cost of a retail pinstripe kit is $5. They are buying at wholesale prices, say maybe $1 or less each for them. They have the detail guy spend ten minutes of his $10 an hour job doing the install. then they charge you $100 or more for the pinstriping when you buy a new car. I have found dealer receipts in owners manuals form 20 year old cars where the pinstriping where they added it to the base price of a car anlog with other extras. in fact even better: http://www.edmunds.com/advice/strategies/articles/47677/article.html and a dealer would have the badges as spare parts in case someones car would need replacement or repair. it is a NOS old part they had on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 nice car but as mentioned definitely not factory badging.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwik-6 Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 either way, great looking car. What is the colour called? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatTheFehl Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 It looks like the same "dark teal metallic" my car has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Nah, I doubt a dealer would bother. It's not a value-added modification. No customer is going to know or care what "International" means. I think that car was previously owned by a W-body geek who thought the badges would be cool. Previous owner may even be a former forum member from back in the day. That lettering looks super cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technics Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 As,I mentioned before purchased the car in 97' used and not from somebody who would be adding aftermarket "International" lettering or badges to it. The badge is an oem badge the lettering maybe. The person I purchased the car from purchased it from a dealer new complete w/ badging and lettering. I know who the dealer was, do you think there's any way of tracing the badging mystery this way? Regards Mike P.S. Do Internationals have other means of I.D. i.e. internal logo's or badging?? cause if they do this car has nothing on the inside indicating such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift13 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 i would think it would have the int. symbol on the hood where the jet is, thats how real ints came, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 My 1995 Grand Prix is also an International, probably a factory error or something since it's the wrong year and make of car. It's probably worth millions!!! I'll take pics, if I have a moment when I get home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 As,I mentioned before purchased the car in 97' used and not from somebody who would be adding aftermarket "International" lettering or badges to it. The badge is an oem badge the lettering maybe. The person I purchased the car from purchased it from a dealer new complete w/ badging and lettering. I know who the dealer was, do you think there's any way of tracing the badging mystery this way? Regards Mike P.S. Do Internationals have other means of I.D. i.e. internal logo's or badging?? cause if they do this car has nothing on the inside indicating such. There must have been a W-body geek working at that dealership then. The badge is OEM for sure, but that lettering is definitely not. GM never used vinyl lettering, they used chrome plated plastic with double-sided tape. Even if GM did use vinyl, that lettering/font looks super generic. Real internationals had "Cutlass Supreme" next to the international badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 what Gnat said. as for hood badging, it was only hood badged through 91. 92+ have only the side and interior badge. I stick with my statement that the dealer added the badging so they could mark it up as a dealer add on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloick Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 i have a regal z06. came like that from the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift13 Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 i have a regal z06. came like that from the dealer. that goes right along with my srt-8 grand prix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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