356A Reutter Badge vs. New Reproduction

[Benjamin Abraham]

Can anyone tell me any discernable difference between the Original 356A export badge vs. the new Reproduction? I cannot find any differences myself, but maybe someone out there knows something I do not know (most certainly!).

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Is the one attached in the photo original?

I am trying to buy an original, and I do not want to inadvertently by a reproduction. Does anyone have one for sale?

Thank you!
Benjamin

[Dean Mayer]

+1...I currently have a repro that a friend was kind enough to give me, but I am also searching for an original to replace it with.

Benjamin: Your picture looks exactly like the repro I have, so I will also be interested to know how an original might differ...

Dean

[Mike Wilson]

A suggestion: Google "original Reutter badge". There are several pictures of them. There is also one listed on eBay and two on the Samba.

Mike

[Benjamin Abraham]

I bought the badge above from a restorer that "took it off a car in 1962", but never put it back. I am just trying to authenticate it, I do not see a difference between the one above and the ones I found on Samba.
- Ben

[Mike Wilson]

Ben: if it looks exactly like the pictures of any originals, then most likely it is especially if it was taken off a car in '62. I'd put it on your car. If ever it was determined to not be original, it would be easy to remove the two rivets and speed nuts.

Mike

[Benjamin Abraham]

Ben: if it looks exactly like the pictures of any originals, then most likely it is especially if it was taken off a car in '62. I'd put it on your car. If ever it was determined to not be original, it would be easy to remove the two rivets and speed nuts.

Mike

Thanks Mike, that's all I wanted to hear