Evolution of Car Manufacturer's Logos

manziee_crusier · 20th February 2008, 15:39

That was refreshing.There was a fwd excel sheet with all logos.I searched but did'nt get it.

speedzak · 20th February 2008, 17:49

Nice and very informative. 5 stars now!
Thanks for sharing here.

adityamunshi · 20th February 2008, 17:56

Excellent thread.

theMAG · 20th February 2008, 18:07

Thats a wonderful collection of informatica. I'd rather be reading this type of content anytime over getting grey hair over managing server crashes during live hours!

RPMPKDMFF · 20th February 2008, 19:20

Good information in here. The Peugeot and Mazda were a first time read for me. The links are also great. Nice one Nishant

Nitin · 20th February 2008, 21:00

Superb! Really interesting to know how these car logos/emblems came into being,and how they evolved over the ages.

moralfibre · 20th February 2008, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technocrat

I guess Fiat had a few more intermediate designs of its logo not sure though.

Yes you are absolutely right and here you go with more info:

And here's a super bummer link -

Contains:

940 Manufacturer links
41 Division logos
195 Car specific logos
71 Car related logos
41 Specialist Tuner logos
etc. etc. etc.

Enjoy yourselves thoroughly

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President · 20th February 2008, 22:36

Very very interesting and informative thread Nishant.

Thanks a lot for sharing this valuable information with us.

Amazing Emblems!

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ishotmydog · 20th February 2008, 22:45

nice find. it was a very informative read. never had given it a thought how the car logos actually came into being.

ram_hyundai · 22nd February 2008, 12:12

amazing information and loved the thread,took almost 45 minutes to read through.some of the logos doesnt have any relation with the present ones,the bmw logo had only one logo in between which dont fall in the evolution line.but overall it can be used for reference in future too.
ram

spawnofsatan · 22nd February 2008, 12:43

very informative thread...thanks for posting it

nishantgandhi · 22nd February 2008, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by manziee_crusier

That was refreshing.There was a fwd excel sheet with all logos.I searched but did'nt get it.

Thats the Logo Quiz you are talking about. I have the excel file but sadly cant upload it here

jagan0677 · 24th February 2008, 20:26

Great find!!

I remember reading somewhere about the RollsRoyce RR logo.
I believe, initially(1900's, i guess till 1909/10), in the logo, both R's used to be red.
Around 1909/1910, Rolls passed away. From this time onwards one R in the logo was red and the other was black.
This was till around 1930. Around this time, the other founder too passed away. Hence from this time onwards, both the R's used to black.

Pardon me for my info is very sketchy. And I had read this quite some time back. If someone who has info on same, can confirm or contradict it, I would be happy.

The RR seems to be one logo which hasnt undergone much of change since its inception.

RPMPKDMFF · 24th February 2008, 23:02

Hi Jagan. I did some research and came up with this - 'The badge on the Rolls-Royce was changed from Red to Black not, as popularly believed to commemorate Henry Royce's death, but because Royce himself decided Black was aesthetically more appropriate. Some customers complained that the red badge often clashed with the colour of the car. The Prince of Wales was particularly outspoken on the subject.'

It is from a fan site - Some Interesting Facts about Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars

The site is quite informative, it also has the history of the Spirit of Ectasy

I am actually awaiting some more information on the logo from the company, visited the site and showroom as well and inquired about the history, hopefully I may get some feedback.

BUSA · 25th February 2008, 00:38

Looks like Fiat had the most number of emblem changes.

Nice find Nishant, thanks for sharing. Chevrolet has had 5 changes AFAIK, the latest one is a larger bowtie emblem as seen in latest Chevrolet cars.

20th February 2008, 15:39	#31
manziee_crusier BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 91 Thanked: 2 Times	That was refreshing.There was a fwd excel sheet with all logos.I searched but did'nt get it.
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Nice and very informative. 5 stars now! Thanks for sharing here.
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adityamunshi BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Baroda Posts: 771 Thanked: 6 Times	Excellent thread.
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theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Thats a wonderful collection of informatica. I'd rather be reading this type of content anytime over getting grey hair over managing server crashes during live hours!
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20th February 2008, 19:20	#35
RPMPKDMFF BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sharjah Posts: 169 Thanked: 29 Times	Nice One Good information in here. The Peugeot and Mazda were a first time read for me. The links are also great. Nice one Nishant
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20th February 2008, 21:00	#36
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Superb! Really interesting to know how these car logos/emblems came into being,and how they evolved over the ages.
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20th February 2008, 22:36	#38
President BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FIATFUL Mumbai Posts: 908 Thanked: 189 Times View My Garage	Logos Very very interesting and informative thread Nishant. Thanks a lot for sharing this valuable information with us. Amazing Emblems! .
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20th February 2008, 22:45	#39
ishotmydog BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 593 Thanked: 18 Times	nice find. it was a very informative read. never had given it a thought how the car logos actually came into being.
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22nd February 2008, 12:12	#40
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	amazing information and loved the thread,took almost 45 minutes to read through.some of the logos doesnt have any relation with the present ones,the bmw logo had only one logo in between which dont fall in the evolution line.but overall it can be used for reference in future too. ram
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22nd February 2008, 12:43	#41
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	very informative thread...thanks for posting it
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24th February 2008, 20:26	#43
jagan0677 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 197 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Great find!! I remember reading somewhere about the RollsRoyce RR logo. I believe, initially(1900's, i guess till 1909/10), in the logo, both R's used to be red. Around 1909/1910, Rolls passed away. From this time onwards one R in the logo was red and the other was black. This was till around 1930. Around this time, the other founder too passed away. Hence from this time onwards, both the R's used to black. Pardon me for my info is very sketchy. And I had read this quite some time back. If someone who has info on same, can confirm or contradict it, I would be happy. The RR seems to be one logo which hasnt undergone much of change since its inception.
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24th February 2008, 23:02	#44
RPMPKDMFF BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sharjah Posts: 169 Thanked: 29 Times	Rolls Royce Hi Jagan. I did some research and came up with this - 'The badge on the Rolls-Royce was changed from Red to Black not, as popularly believed to commemorate Henry Royce's death, but because Royce himself decided Black was aesthetically more appropriate. Some customers complained that the red badge often clashed with the colour of the car. The Prince of Wales was particularly outspoken on the subject.' It is from a fan site - Some Interesting Facts about Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars The site is quite informative, it also has the history of the Spirit of Ectasy I am actually awaiting some more information on the logo from the company, visited the site and showroom as well and inquired about the history, hopefully I may get some feedback.
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25th February 2008, 00:38	#45
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Looks like Fiat had the most number of emblem changes. Nice find Nishant, thanks for sharing. Chevrolet has had 5 changes AFAIK, the latest one is a larger bowtie emblem as seen in latest Chevrolet cars.
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