For many cars, a badge can be the difference between upholding a pristine reputation and smearing dirt on the memory of an icon. Sometimes a name is revived to indicate a particular car’s performance potential, or to lend some connotations of heritage to an all-new model, but in other cases manufacturers run the risk of angering die-hard fans of the original.

Join us as we look back at the cars whose spirit lives on in a radically altered newer model: