Is there any significance in a Red Clover Leaf?

Originally Posted by Tony_156JTD

Well, I have ordered both!

I will post photos of what both look like and then you can see from there...

Red!

green or else

Chavs. It's green for a reason (that's the colour of clover) and there's a reason why it's only on certain Alfa's.

Originally Posted by Mitch166

Tony, those style of badges were standard on the 145 cloverleaf. They were on the rear of the side skirts. Alfa used different colours to compliment the different body colours. No reason why you shouldn't either mate.

Here is a blue one.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...dsEnds/145.jpg

Thats not true, the 145 cloverleafs were all (supposed to be) green. Some badges quickly faded to blue, hence the myth of the blue cloverleafs. Some Alfas had gold cloverleafs (the 90 I belive) but I don't know of any with a red clover.
Bottom line is, green all the way

I bought a red one with the intention of putting it on the rear of my minty green sportwagon, good quality badge but i'm not so sure it will ever make it onto my alfa, for the cost though a nice to have. I think inclucing postage mine came in under a fiver.

There can only be one cloverleaf color: Green

Originally Posted by Tony_156JTD

Basic photoshop-ing, what do you guys think...?

I think you should go on a Photoshop course

Then get the green one

Isn't the CL only significant on certain models - i.e. the QVs?

Yes but Tony's a chav

Nuff said

Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

How many times! Cloverleaves are green, green and green again. Its the racing heritage and pedigree! Enzo Ferrari cried when he beat the Alfa's, you just dont get that with any other car!

You mean apart from the gold ones?

There was also an Alfasud Gold Cloverleaf, and a 33 Gold cloverleaf.
Also, don't forget, the 145 was just "Cloverleaf" a colour was not specified. I must admit, the fading badges is a great story, no idea if true or not TBH although I'm sure I saw one with blue badges from new

The thing is Mitch, no one on here KNOWS that there weren't blue badges. They have a theory, same as anyone else, but some people portray it as fact, some are happy to listen top the possibilities.

The chances are that blue badges are due to fading. But there's some evidence to suggest not, and I've never seen any conclusive proof that they are.

Originally Posted by bazza

The thing is Mitch, no one on here KNOWS that there weren't blue badges. They have a theory, same as anyone else, but some people portray it as fact, some are happy to listen top the possibilities.

The chances are that blue badges are due to fading. But there's some evidence to suggest not, and I've never seen any conclusive proof that they are.

As bazza says I too have only ever heard of the green and gold variety but that doesn't mean there aren't or ever have been blue.

In regards to the original Post I reckon that the green looks best and as it has a known and proven relevance I would go for that.

You could always get rainbow ones.

Originally Posted by Nev

You could always get rainbow ones.

What's Bungle and Zippy got to do with it ????

Originally Posted by bazza

The thing is Mitch, no one on here KNOWS that there weren't blue badges. They have a theory, same as anyone else, but some people portray it as fact, some are happy to listen top the possibilities.

The chances are that blue badges are due to fading. But there's some evidence to suggest not, and I've never seen any conclusive proof that they are.

I know someone that has had a 145 from brand new, its always and i mean always garaged, very very rarely left out in the sun and his cloverleafs are blue and he says they have been since the day he bought it, they dont look faded in any way, they all look pristine, so I am going with the blue from new theory

Quote from a site about alfa history

Some modern Alfas wear a cloverleaf badge which is typically a green four leaf clover on a white background, but variants of blue on white have been recently observed

Alfa Romeo - Wikicars

clover badge on a car that wasnt born with it = teh ghey

Originally Posted by rafe005

Quote from a site about alfa history

Some modern Alfas wear a cloverleaf badge which is typically a green four leaf clover on a white background, but variants of blue on white have been recently observed

Alfa Romeo - Wikicars

i could have wrote that, its wiki ffs.

Two different sites, quote from somewhere (i cant find it now) and a link to wiki, both saying same things, or there abouts

there are hundreds of sites saying god exists, and many suggesting the world will end soon. i dont see any of us hiding in a church repenting our sins and preparing for judgement.