▁V ect ra , ▁by ▁Che v ro let ▁in ▁Brazil ▁on ▁the ▁M k 1 ▁Che v ro let ▁A stra ▁( Op el ▁A stra ▁F ) ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Indian ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Op el ▁A stra . ▁The ▁" V " ▁bad ging ▁was ▁an ▁echo ▁of ▁the ▁fl uted ▁V - sh aped ▁bon net s ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁form ▁on ▁all ▁V aux hall ▁cars ▁since ▁the ▁very ▁first . ▁The ▁" V " ▁gr ille ▁was ▁not , ▁however , ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁V ect ra - rep la cing ▁In sign ia , ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁V aux hall ▁A stra ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁V aux hall ▁Mer iva . ▁All ▁the ▁above , ▁plus ▁the ▁US ▁Sat urn ▁brand ▁up ▁to ▁its ▁dem ise ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁gr ille ▁bar ▁with ▁the ▁" V " ▁almost ▁entirely ▁m uted ▁out . ▁These ▁bars ▁all ▁carried ▁identical ▁bad ge ▁mount s , ▁en abling ▁brand ▁bad ges ▁to ▁be ▁readily ▁inter change able . ▁ ▁The ▁Op el - bad ged ▁versions ▁in ▁right - hand ▁drive ▁form ▁still ▁however ▁find ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ; ▁either ▁as ▁grey ▁imports ▁from ▁Ireland ▁or ▁Mal ta , ▁or ▁are ▁sold ▁as ▁new ▁from ▁car ▁super mark ets ▁who ▁have ▁s our ced ▁Irish ▁specification ▁vehicles ▁in ▁bulk