I’ve also sent shot glasses as a trade for Chevrolet items and fridge magnets for DeLorean badges.” He doesn’t like to consider what the badges are worth (”people ask very high prices on the internet”) and even gives away pristine examples: “They belong on cars. If someone is doing a restoration and their car has a damaged badge, I am happy to swap mine with them.”
The more obscure the marque the better, Veenhuis adds: “These might be Infinrti, Mitsuoka, FBS, Trailer, Cefiro, Donkervoort, Wiesmann, Isdera and Tofas.” He searched for two years to find the Merkur emblem that adorned European Fords in the US, but is less concerned about Japanese badges: “They have lesser quality, but I do have a nice Datsun script and a nice 1960s Isuzu Bellett.”