Engine badge placement

[YY1]

I wonder why all the 66-67's with 383, 440 or 426 engines seem to have the badge located between the wheel opening of fender and the door except for 66 440 models, which have them on the front of the fender.

This seems to apply to 66 base/deluxe, and 500 models and Chargers, as well as all 67 Coronets including R/T, and Charger.

I think it also applies to 66-67 Plymouths, and even later cars such as the 70 Super bee.

At first I thought it was because of the 66 440 side molding, but there's plenty of room in the area the badge would go, and it appears to be the same distance down where it is on the front of the fender, creating the same placement constraints.

On the 66 500, the script "Coronet 500" is in this area also, even though there is plenty of room where it would normally go on a non-500 car.

I'd love to hear the rationale from a design dept employee, but what are the odds of that??

 

[YY1]

Hmm, it looks like base/deluxe might have the badges on the front of the fender as well.

 

[70WM21 W1 V6B]

and even later cars such as the 70 Super bee.

On the 69 - 70 Bees: ONLY early 69's with N96 ram air hood had both "383 Four Barrel" fender badges AND "383" hood scoop badges, later changed to only hood scoop "383" (never seen 426 Hemi badges this way) all Power bulge hoods have only fender badges. 70's had "383 Magnum" on fenders with power bulge hood, hood "Super Bee". Ram air 70 Bees had only badge on hood scoops.