What cars had/have illuminated emblems!The only one I can think of at the moment is the old Wolseley. When the headlights turned on the badge lit up. Have put an illuminate badge (purchased from TM) on my Maxima and my son mentioned that not many cars had illuminated car emblems as standard.
mantagsi,
Oct 20, 4:45am
Some Toyota Starlets had a little 'GT' badge at the back that would glow green at night, thats all I can think of off of the top of my head.
Oh I do remember seeing some fancy car with a light-up bonnet emblem, I am sure it was factory. I am going to be random and guess Pierce-Arrow! I don't know, it was one of the oldies. I can't remember anything anymore
chook90,
Oct 20, 5:44am
A number of Z32 300ZX had the illuminated rear centre panel with "300zx" lit up.
saxman99,
Oct 20, 7:28am
I'm pretty sure one of the 80s or 90s prelude had an illuminated "Prelude" in the middle of the boot lid.
Also maybe the new Rolls Royce with the pop-up Spirit of Ecstasy!
a.woodrow,
Oct 20, 3:07pm
There was a few late eighties, early nineties jappas that had the back boot/trim etc light up - musta been a fad.like neon lights under your phat az body kit
All Wolseley's had an illuminated badge on the grill. I had a couple of them back in the 1970's good old cars too at the time.
ema1,
Oct 20, 5:00pm
All Wolseley's had an illuminated Wolseley badge on the grill. I had a couple of them back in the 1970's good old cars too at the time. Check here. http://www.ado16.info/feawols11mk1.shtml
pebbles61,
Oct 20, 5:04pm
I think they started in the late 20s or early 30s using the illuminated badge, but used them on every car until the end (including the 18-22 Wedge). I have a 1970 Wolseley and I quite enjoy my little badge!
ema1,
Oct 20, 5:09pm
They sure did almost their entire life span from way back until the last ones produced as you say. The badges on my 2 Wolseley's both lit up when head lamps were turned on, I liked that little detail as well. 16/60 and 6/110 Mk2 were the ones I had both 1967-8.
ema1,
Oct 20, 5:09pm
They sure did for a fair bit of their span from way back (1933 actually.)until the last ones produced as you say. The badges on my 2 Wolseley's both lit up when head lamps were turned on, I liked that little detail as well. 16/60 and 6/110 Mk2 were the ones I had both 1967-8.
chebry,
Oct 20, 5:29pm
'Its name up in lights' was a Wolseley advertising slogan once upon a time bit of a give away for when they got used as Police cars.
pebbles61,
Oct 20, 7:10pm
See a few 6/110s up on here every once in a while. They look lovely. I have a 18/85 myself.
ema1,
Oct 20, 9:32pm
British POLICE name was lit too chebry. Damn good cars the 6/110's were too mine was a MK2 4 speed O/drive
ema1,
Oct 20, 9:32pm
British POLICE name was lit too on some chebry. Damn good cars the 6/110's were too, mine was a MK2 4 speed O/drive Glossy Black with optional Green leather interior with lashings of wood .
chebry,
Oct 21, 4:00am
An Aunt and uncle had a 63 6 110 Wolseley from new real nice car smooth quiet and fast ended up with a collector somewhere
jgig23,
Oct 21, 5:08am
My old mx 1.8 corona had little green plastic things on top of the front wings above the headlights connected by a fibreoptic cable, that lit up when the lights were on to show me where the car ended hahahaha
ema1,
Oct 21, 5:34am
I once had a 1990 Toyota CrestaLX80 that had those front guard markers on it and also a 1990 Toyota MS137 Crown that had those as well, yellow colour on both my Cresta and Crown. Both were lit by fibre optic cable from side/park lamps. Gave good indication where the front extremities of those cars were while driving at night.
thewomble1,
Oct 21, 7:32am
Was thinking badges like this one. on the front bonnet/grill.it shows the make of car.I know some had lights on stalks etc to mark the corners of the cars.
luigi21,
Oct 29, 4:00am
50s Hudsons . Real cars .
pebbles61,
Oct 29, 4:10am
You mean a Wolseley then lol
sifty,
Oct 29, 12:43pm
I drilled out the back of my morry minor badge on the boot and fitted a lamp connected to the brake signal. The red plastic of the logo then was illuminated as a sort of high level brake light.
fred-a,
Oct 29, 1:59pm
I thing the early 80 Toyota Crown Super Saloon had the actual badge illuminated too!
fred-a,
Oct 29, 1:59pm
I think the early 80s Toyota Crown Super Saloon had the actual badge illuminated too!
itsbutters,
Oct 29, 4:38pm
FTO has them in the door jams
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