Original orange bar hood crest

[boostedt0y]

Are any for sale…need a badge for my 73

[Longballa]

Here's the NOS one I bought from Mark and another original badge with patina.

[NZVW]

Here's the NOS one I bought from Mark and another original badge with patina.

Well that really seals the back side of NOS

[typ901]

regarding minor details... it is possible that Anton Rettenmaier (Gmünd) changed the stamping dies ever so slightly with the move to the pebble grain back ?

[haul]

regarding minor details... it is possible that Anton Rettenmaier (Gmünd) changed the stamping dies ever so slightly with the move to the pebble grain back ?

Alois Rettenmaier
GmbH und Co. KG
Benzholzstraße 16
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd - which is completely somewhere else than Gmuend….

certainly did change the stamp moreoften, as after several copies you do have to make new „originals“ to get copied.
out of curiosity I had at one of my originals a missing pin attached and had it gold replated.

now its mint and „newer than old stock“

[typ901]

is this the Rettenmaier logo ? (red circle)

[haul]

is this the Rettenmaier logo ? (red circle)

absolutely…AR

We have Reu, Rettenmeier and Demmel as companies who
secured the part time
production

Demmel is doing also the updated version
https://www.demmel.demmel-group.com/...on-of-an-icon/

[Longballa]

Well that really seals the back side of NOS

What do you mean? Do you want pics of the back?

[9 E Lovin]

Guys, I'm glad we are having this discussion, however I wasn't being misleading when I posted the badge for sale. It is NOT a reproduction although it may have been made at a later date. IMO repro's would not have the makers mark. Has anyone bought one recently [maybe from Porsche] that has the makers mark? If so let's see it. When found, this badge had a piece of tape marked "'68 912" on the back. The guy passed away over 10 years ago, and parted out SWB cars over 20 years ago when they were cheap. I really don't need to sell it, or care if it doesn't sell. I'm happy to bring to the light what the differences are. Keep the replies coming, and let's figure it out. Thank you Scott for posting the NOS one I sold you earlier this year. All that shiney gold really shows up!

[StephenAcworth]

I think the notion of 'reproduction' implies that it is a non-factory authorized part. Porsche regularly makes new parts using different manufacturers, materials, designs, and gives them older part numbers. These are not reproductions in my terminology.

Reproduction means an after-market manufacturer which is not authorized by the factory ...

Part of the confusion comes because of the terminology we use.

In the nearly 60 years since my car left the production line, I am sure Porsche has supplied many different 'official' hood badges to the market, each one of them 'genuine Porsche', but which are different from the one that was on my hood when it left Zuffenhausen.

When looking at the badges in Porsche packaging, they are all genuine Porsche, but not period original ... it depends on the date of manufacture.

So, I don't think anyone thought you were being misleading ... it's a question of terminology and interpretation ...

Stephen

Guys, I'm glad we are having this discussion, however I wasn't being misleading when I posted the badge for sale. It is NOT a reproduction although it may have been made at a later date. IMO repro's would not have the makers mark. Has anyone bought one recently [maybe from Porsche] that has the makers mark? If so let's see it. When found, this badge had a piece of tape marked "'68 912" on the back. The guy passed away over 10 years ago, and parted out SWB cars over 20 years ago when they were cheap. I really don't need to sell it, or care if it doesn't sell. I'm happy to bring to the light what the differences are. Keep the replies coming, and let's figure it out. Thank you Scott for posting the NOS one I sold you earlier this year. All that shiney gold really shows up!