Toyota No, it's not a strange cowboy hat on the front of this Camry. In 1989, on the occasion of the company's 50th annive...
Toyota
No, it's not a strange cowboy hat on the front of this Camry. In 1989, on the occasion of the company's 50th anniversary, Toyota redesigned its logo by incorporating three superimposed ovals, the two interiors forming a stylized T and a steering wheel, as well as customer expectations and the ideal. of the car manufacturer. . . they are closely related to form the letter T, "according to the company.The outermost oval represents the world of Toyota that it encompasses.
There is also a hidden meaning within the logo. Popular theories say that through the establishment of the company as an industrial loom maker (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works), the internal oval is actually a needle, leaving room for an invisible thread to cross. The Internet is also full of claims that Toyota can be spelled using only the logo. Audi
Like many automakers, Audi has brought together several companies in a single company in the 20th century. A first logo shows the four names of the original companies (Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer) each in their own ring. The text has disappeared, but the interlaced rings have remained. BMW
Unlike the ironic explanation Jamal Wallace in the film Discovering Forrester, blue and white roundel does not represent white from the propeller of an airplane against a blue sky, with reference to Bavarian Motor Works roots in the construction of airplane engines at the beginning of twentieth century. That myth was born from an ad in a 1929 magazine, said Tom Plucinsky, spokesman for BMW, in the New York Times in 2010. The real story is less exciting: blue and white are just an ode. to the Bavarian flag. Mercedes-Benz
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft presented a pair of logos in 1909 for its German cars, one with three points and one with four, but the four-pointed star was never used. The iconic three-pointed star was inspired by a symbol used by Gottlieb Daimler and represents the hope of Mercedes-Benz, renamed after a merger in 1926, to establish a motorized domination in three places: the sea, the air and the earth. little like the Navy SEALs. Chevrolet
The accounts differ about what inspired Chevrolet and General Motors co-founder William C. Durant to help create the company's famous Bowtie logo. Some say that Durant dreamed of a drawing of a French hotel; or, according to his daughter, it was a random drawing that he drew on a tablecloth. Other stories say he was "borrowed" from an ad in the newspaper seen by Durant and his wife, Catherine, on vacation in Hot Springs, Virginia in 1912, or following the model of the Swiss flag, in honor of the birthplace. of his partner, the Swiss pilot Louis Chevrolet. Volvo
The ancient symbol of the Roman god Mars has long been associated with arms and war, and is also the symbol of the Iron Alchemist. The Swedish company, known for its safe and resilient vehicles, adopted the iron badge when it started making cars in the 1920s.
Maserati
The Italian company was run by three brothers, but it was a fourth brother of Maserati, the artist Mario, who created the logo of the company. He drew a trident based on the statue of the Roman god Neptune in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, and added red and blue to recognize this city.
Porsche
The Porsche logo combines elements of two shields: the Free State of Württemberg in western Germany and its former capital, Stuttgart.
Ferrari
Italian racing driver Enzo Ferrari was ordered to paint a horse (prancing horse) in their vehicles to honor the fighter pilot and hero of the First World War, Count Francesco Barraca, who painted a similar horse on his plane . Ferrari founded the Scuderia Ferrari racing team in 1929 and has kept the horse's emblem, adding a bright yellow background to his hometown, Modena.
Mitsubishi
Mitsu means three in Japanese, while hishi, or bishi, refers to the diamond-shaped or rhomboid water-chestnut plant. The Mitsubishi logo refers to the emblem of the family of founder Yatoro Iwasaki and the logo of his first employer, Yamanouchi or Tosa Clan.
Peugeot
Originally a French cereal plant, Peugeot diversified into steel production, tool and bicycle manufacturing and, in the late 1890s, car manufacturing. The brothers Jules and Emile ordered a logo in the middle of the nineteenth century to use it in all its products. The lion's emblem was added for the first time to a car model in 1905, and has become increasingly stylized since then, with the most abstract lion appearing for the first time in 1975.
Infiniti
A Nissan spin-off luxury, Infiniti debuted two models in 1989, and the Japanese expanded the concept of "infinity" in its logo with two central lines in the middle of a logo, symbolizing a road leading to a vast landscape unknown.
Rolls-Royce
It is believed that the mascot "Spirit of Ecstasy" sitting on the front grille of British luxury cars is taken from a previous sculpture called "The Whisperer" inspired by actress Eleanor Thornton. Sculptor Charles Sykes was commissioned to create a logo for Rolls-Royce by Lord John Montagu, who would have urged Sykes to use Thornton as his muse. Later, Sykes was asked to create a pet for all Rolls-Royce, and he gave them a modified version of the one he did for Montagu. Accompanying Montagu, who was sent to India during the Second World War, Thornton, who may or may not have been in a relationship with the Montagu- died in 1915 when the Persian married SS was hit by a torpedo from a sub-war. German sailor. The spirit of ecstasy will only become the norm in Rolls-Royce in the 1920s. Chrysler
The Chrysler Pentastar Classic, created in 1962 by designer Robert Stanley, was eliminated after Fiat bought the company in 2014. The modern wing logo is based on the original Chrysler logo, which has been used repeatedly since the beginning of society in 1925 and refers to the Roman god Mercury.
Alfa Romeo
Most likely the most mysterious car logo, the cross and snake ogress dates back to the Italian city of Milan and its former ruling family, the Viscontis. Like Jalopnik, Otone Visconti, a gentleman from Milan, fought in the early Crusades and may or may not have defeated a Buckwheat in battle and took the symbol of a snake devouring a shield from the man of his vanquished foe, he reported. Alpha, for his part, says that the snake does not eat the man, but that the man leaves the renewed snake.
Lamborghini
According to legend, during the design of the company, the founder, Ferrucio Lamborghini, was in the Miura ranch, where bullfighting bulls were bred. Fascinated by bullfighting, the birthday of the founder, Ferrucio Lamborghini, also fell under the astrological sign of Taurus. Subaru
In Japanese, Subaru is the name of the Pleiades star cluster M45 in the constellation of Taurus, one of the closest star clusters visible to the naked eye. Officially, the company's first president considered it a beautiful Japanese word, but it could also be related to the six companies that merged in 1953 to form Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru.
Cadillac
The luxury of the United States takes its name from the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founder of Detroit, and the coat of arms of the company is based on the Cadillac family's weapons (the explorer would have invented himself). The symbols include three colored bands (representing boldness, virtue and courage), a crown, a crown and several small ducks. Previous versions of the Cadillac logo included ducks, which have since been removed.
Saab
The mythical gold tap red crown represents was used in the tap symbol of the Swedish province of Scania or Skåne, the original site of the Swedish automaker AB Skania-Vabis, which merged with Saab Automobile in 1969 Vehicles of Saab in 1984 after the acquisition of Saab by GM in 2000, redesigned the logo and, in one way or another, both companies used Griffon, although the brand remained in Scania. After the bankruptcy of Saab and its eventual purchase by the Swedish national electric vehicle
Buick
The first real estate company based in Detroit borrowed heavily from the ancestral land of founder David Dunbar Buick, incorporating elements as a shield of Scottish weapons, including a large ridge, a gold cross and a deer head. In 1959, the red, white and blue shield emerged, representing the LeSabre, Invicta and Electra models that made up the Buick range of the day.
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