Vintage Car Badges

Every year in August a peculiar event occurs outside of Detroit Michigan. A heard of ancient automobiles take to the street to parade themselves up and down the thoroughfare that is Woodward Avenue. It’s a strange kind of carnival atmosphere that surrounds what’s called the “Woodward Avenue Dreamcruise”, as it’s not an official event per-se: one moment you’ll see cruisers showing off their pristine 57 Chevy, while the next you’ll see an unfortunate family driving a late 90s minivan who have simply gotten caught up in it all.

I was struck by the variety and detail that used to be put into the logo badges that were placed on cars from this era, and I decided to put together a quick photo set showing off some of the more impressive samples. Enjoy!