Frank's Badges (Research)


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There was no way to create this listing in one attempt, so there will be multiple updates/additions/corrections on this page.  It has been an amazing collaborative effort and the Rocky community has really come through.  Thanks to Andy Davies, Brandon Sutrina, Christopher Froehler, Steve Millikin, Ari Tress, Shawn Anthony, Jeff Baker, Mark Ferguson, and Herman Ceulemans.

The Mick Rock book has some fabulous photos of Tim's jacket if you want to view an original source.  The photos provided here are to the best of my knowledge, and notation is made where needed.  Often there are very similar badges available.

The.Bajman on eBay has most of the easy to find badges as well as some of the patches.  Andy Davies also recommends the-ton-up.com but says they sell out quickly.   If you're searching on eBay remember to look on the UK site as well (http://ebay.co.uk) and search for "badge" instead of "pin".


Badge: Hell's Angels
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of left breast, towards the sleeve.
Procurement: Not too difficult, but if you're looking on eBay the auctions are often taken down.  Make a note of the seller's name so you can contact them if that happens.



Badge: Fulham Anglers Club
Quantity: 1
Placement: Lower-middle of left breast.
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas available.
Photo: Jeff Baker  





Badge: The Jolly Rogers
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle left breast, about an inch below the collar
Procurement: Harder to find correct 3/4" size
Photo: Brandon 


Badge: Wimbledon Speedway 1972
Quantity: 1
Placement: Left Shoulder.
Procurement: A bit difficult, but the 1973 badge is nearly identical and much easier to find.  


Badge: Here For The Beer
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper right side.
Procurement: Easy.


Badge: Scott
Quantity: 1
Placement: Left breast.
Procurement: Difficult to find correct large brass version.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina




Badge: Blue Triumph
Quantity: 3 (updated)
Placement: Next to The Concorde pin and by The Norton Racer on left breast. Below the BMW pin on right breast (updated).
Procurement: Not too difficult.



Badge: BMW
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper right breast center.
Procurement: Easy to find in square shape, more difficult in rounded rectangle.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina



Badge: Royal Enfield
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of right breast.
Procurement: Easy to find in rectangle shape, more difficult in oval with blue in center.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Butlin's 1967
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper left breast under the Wimbledon badge.
Procurement: Takes a little patience, but they do turn up.

Badge: Colex
Quantity: 2
Placement: Middle of left breast towards the zipper and right breast upper center.
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas are available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina



Badge: Blue & White Checkered Triumph
Quantity: 4
Placement: 2 on the left, 2 on the right
Procurement: Very rare. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina




Badge: Checkered (Chequered) Flag
Quantity: 4
Placement: 1 on each collar tip, 1 above center left chain stud, 1 on upper right breast.
Procurement: Somewhat difficult to find in the 6x4 checkered pattern. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina

Badge: Jawa
Quantity: 4
Placement: Mid left breast towards the zipper
Procurement: Difficult.
Photo: Shawn Anthony



Badge: Concorde
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper middle left breast.
Procurement: Hard to find. Replicas available.
Photo: Andy Davies

Badge: 59
Quantity: 1
Placement: Right breast, above center chain rivet/stud
Procurement: 59 badge for £4 if you join the 59 club (membership is £16/year). Vintage ones harder to find
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Dresda Racing
Quantity: 5
Placement: Mid and Lower left breast near sleeve edge, upper right breast near collar's tip, inner right breast near zipper, and outer right breast near the center.
Procurement: Easy, but they come in two common sizes. Correct size is 3/4"


Badge: Matchless
Quantity: 3
Placement: 2 on the lower left breast, 1 on the upper right breast.
Procurement: Rectangle ones are easy, but correct shaped ones somewhat difficult to find.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Boy Scouts
Quantity: 1
Placement: Mid-left breast near sleeve seam.
Procurement: Fairly easy.



Badge: Jaguar
Quantity: 1
Placement: Lower left breast next to The Vincent badge.
Procurement: Easy to find in similar styles, somewhat difficult to find correctly.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Husqvarna
Quantity: 2
Placement: Left breast far left near top and bottom.
Procurement: Fairly easy.  Some versions have "motor cycles" on one line (correct) and some are on two lines.



Badge: CZ (Česká Zbrojovka)
Quantity: 3
Placement: Upper left shoulder, below the Wimbledon badge, lower left breast near the zipper, and outer right breast next to Adoremus Dominum.
Procurement: Easy to find in other colors, difficult to find in this blue.  Replicas available.
Photo: Shawn Anthony

Badge: 1971 Motor Cycle Shows
Quantity: 2
Placement: Lower left breast near zipper and Middle of right breast below collar.
Procurement: Difficult.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina



Badge: Isle of Man
Quantity: 1
Placement: Right breast; lower middle
Procurement: Somewhat difficult, but they are out there.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina  


Badge: Olympia 1971 BMF
Quantity: 2
Placement: Mid-left breast below the collar, and lower right breast near the zipper.
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas availble.
Photo:  Andy Davies


Badge: 1969 Brighton Show BMF
Quantity: 1
Placement: Mid right breast near zipper.
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas available.
Photo:  Andy Davies


Badge: Think!
Quantity: 1
Placement: Lower right breast somewhat under the BMF Olympia badge.
Procurement: Easy.



Badge: Master of Mallory
Quantity: 1
Placement: Lower right breast above the center chain rivet.
Procurement: Difficult.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina



Badge: Nurburgring Racing Circuit
Quantity: 1
Placement: Right breast near zipper.
Procurement: Difficult. The reversed red/white version is easy.
Photo: Christopher Froehler 


Badge: Tri-BSA Blue Oval
Quantity: 1
Placement: Lower-middle of right bright.
Procurement: Somewhat easy.


Badge: BSA Red Rounded Rectangle
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper right shoulder.
Procurement: Somewhat easy.





Badge: Norton Red Rounded Rectangle
Quantity: 2
Placement: Lower-center on left breast above the chain stud, and lower-center on right breast.
Procurement: Medium-difficult. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Norton Black Rounded Rectangle
Quantity: 2
Placement: Lower right breast above the center chain rivet and left breast under Petty Officer 2nd class 
Procurement: Easy.

Badge: Adoremus Dominum ("Let us adore God")
Quantity: 1
Placement: Outer right breast near the sleeve seam.
Procurement: No original has been found. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina - Replica (top text on original unknown)



Badge: BMF Black Background
Quantity: 1
Placement: Lower right breast above the Master of Mallory
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas available.
Photo: Any Davies


Badge: Norton Racer
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper right shoulder.
Procurement: Difficult. Similar ones available
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Panther
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper right shoulder.
Procurement: Medium difficulty to find an original.



Badge: Ton Up Kid
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of left breast towards the zipper.
Procurement: Easy to find newer version. Old version has detail on knees.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: BMF 1968 Rally - Stanford Hall
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of left breast.
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas available.
Photo: Andy Davies

Badge: The Vincent
Quantity: 2 (thanks RS K!)
Placement: Inner left breast near zipper, and on lower right breast near zipper.
Procurement: Brass version more difficult. Easy to find in silver.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina



Badge: Racer 7
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of left breast.
Procurement: Hard to find in turquoise. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Checkered & UK Flag
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of left breast.
Procurement: Easy.

    
Badge: Rose of England
Quantity: 3 (thanks RS K!)
Placement: 2 on Frank's left lapel. One just above the Concorde pin, the other just under the Fulham pin. 1 on Frank's right lapel. Just below the Triumph next to the checkered flag.
Procurement: Difficult to find in black. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: 
Earl's Court Ally Pally
Quantity: 1
Placement: Upper middle left breast.
Procurement: Somewhat difficult. Replicas available.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina





Badge: Silverstone
Quantity: 1
Placement: Right breast, lower middle area.
Procurement: Easy to find in octagonal shape, more difficult to find round, but they are out there.


Badge: Sunbeam
Quantity: 1
Placement: Left shoulder.
Procurement: Difficult. Replicas available.
Photo: Andy Davies





Badge: 6-5 Rock'n'Roll Club Special
Quantity: 2
Placement: Mid-left breast, and right breast almost under the tip of the collar.
Procurement: Difficult.
Photo: Brandon Sutrina


Badge: Petty Officer 2nd class
Quantity: 1
Placement: Left breast nearly under the collar.
Procurement: Harder to find correct 1.5" tall version. 
Photo: Brandon Sutrina





Badge: Mao Zedung
Quantity: 1
Placement: Middle of right breast, not in the film (Blog entry here)
Procurement: Unknown, though it's easy to make reproductions (pictured right)