Brown & Geeson NOS "Austin"badges BETTER PIC ADDED

[towners]

Just bought theses:





Anyone know by packaging if 1960s or 70s? (my thoughts are 70s but wanted to be sure)

Paul

[62Countryman]

Where to you plan on using the badges?

[towners]

Not sure if I want to open them at all yet!

Will let you know if I do

[cheleker]

I can't tell size from the photo, but if those are bonnet badge inserts for the Mk II Austin Minis, I need one. When I was working on the S.A. Mk II Countryman Estate I did a lot of digging and only came up with two and they were only in OK shape. The best of the two was stolen off the car on the trip the Mini Meet in 2009 and the other one, now on the car, just doesn't look quite right.

[towners]

Hi

I think they where sold as gear knob inserts ??

Paul

[mk1]

A pic of the packaging would be more enlightening re date. But I suspect late 60's - 70's.

M.

[almondgreen]

I checked my B & G brochures and found similar packed items.
The brochures are from late 60ies to early 70ies.

[towners]

They turn up monday

will get a pic on here - cheers Mark

P

[JC T ONE]

I checked my B & G brochures and found similar packed items.
The brochures are from late 60ies to early 70ies.

Hi, could you tell me how old these are ?

The package say "MK I only" so I asume they are before 1968 ? or was there a special set for the MK II, with longer bolts ?

Wonder if they will fit a Morris ?


Jens Christian

[almondgreen]

My catalogues are ca. late 60ies to early 70ies.
There ist just one verison of buttons in them, and descriped "for all Minis"

I believe Your buttons are from the same time.
Why should they mention "Mk I only", when the MK II has not appeared.

The other question is, was the MK I called MK I before the MK II appeared ??

[BroadspeedGT]

Brown & Geeson were definitely still using that packaging on the gear knob emblems in the 80's & probably still in the early 90's- we used to stock them at Minispares London.
I shouldn't imagine that they are rare.
Chris

[JC T ONE]

My catalogues are ca. late 60ies to early 70ies.
There ist just one verison of buttons in them, and descriped "for all Minis"

I believe Your buttons are from the same time.
Why should they mention "Mk I only", when the MK II has not appeared.

The other question is, was the MK I called MK I before the MK II appeared ??

I agree that it sounds strange that they write "MK I only" but if you look in the White square box, at the top, it clearly say so.

I have noticed that grill button kits, for MK II & on, have much longer bolts, so if my set is from later 60ies, it would mean B&G made a kit for each model .

To your last question, regarding MK I / MK II , I dont know ?
maybe someone inhere has an old catalouge/brochure/manuel they can check ?

[mab01uk]

Why should they mention "Mk I only", when the MK II has not appeared.

The other question is, was the MK I called MK I before the MK II appeared ??

Reminds me of a story from Ted Connolly in Car Mechanics magazine a couple of years back, about the naming of cars in sequence he overheard in a pub...................
Quote:
"He maintained that the Mark 1 versions of a car never existed until its successor came out. A totally crazy notion, on the face of it, because there's been the Mk1 Mini, Mk1 Escort, Mk1 Fiesta, Mk1 Granada, Mk1 Jag.........and so the list goes on.
But hang on, just cast your minds back. Lets take the Escort as an example. When it was introduced, did you know it as a Mk1 (assuming, that is, that you were around at that time?). No, you didn't. And that goes for every other car. Every Mk1 was actually so named in retrospect, no manufacturer in their right mind would brand a model as a Mk1, because that would be admitting that a sequel was on its way and by its very nature as a successor, would imply it would be an improved model. Therefore, the vast majority of the buying public would wait for it!"

In respect of Jaguar however, this may not strictly be true........
"Apparently the Mk 1 Jag was named the Mark 1 to signify a new line of cars. They had got up to the Mk VII before it was introduced. However while the Mk 1 and legendary Mk2 were produced, the original line carried on right up to Mk X....."

In a similar vein the First World War was known as "The Great War", or "The War to end all Wars" (ironically) until of course the Second World War!

[coop12g295]

I just love the Mk1 argument as both the Capri and Escort names go back to the early 60's
and mid 50's so the 70's versions are really mk2's

[towners]

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