car logo meanings

http://gawlowski.com/matt/cars/car_logos.html

i loved it.

That was very edumacational :thumbsup:

Thanks for the link kitted. Interesting info.



But about this one I'm not sure:

FERRARI

That's not a prancing horse, it's a dancing donkey - Enzo was hung like one and he liked everyone to know. No, no - just a joke. In fact, the prancing horse was originally the emblem of Italian WWI flying ace Francesco Baracca, whose parents persuaded Ferrari to adopt the symbol of their late son for his racing Alfas.


From what I know the prancing horse was Enzo's brother military unit emblem.

Negative. It was the fighter pilots'. He was good friends with Enzo, and he used it on his cars when racing for Alfa Romeo.

Thats was educational. I learned some new stuff about what the logos mean.

Learn sumpin' every day.

Not a big list, but thanks for the link. However I've always wondered what the Honda's "H" emblem means :)

(kidding)

this is so much better than school

Although Mitsubishi has only been in the UK for 25 years, it built its first car in 1917. The company itself goes back to 1870, when it built its first ships - the three diamonds represent a ship's propellers.

Hmm...

Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of the old Mitsubishi organization, chose the three-diamond mark as the emblem for his company. The mark is suggestive of the three-leaf crest of the Tosa Clan, Yataro's first employer, and also of the three stacked rhombuses of the Iwasaki family crest.

:rolleyes:

Not a big list, but thanks for the link. However I've always wondered what the Honda's "H" emblem means

Ditto for the Acura emblem. And while i'm at it, how bout the GMC badge. Hmmmm...

yeah A-cura, H-onda, and GMC are hard ones to get a handle on....someone should figure those out.

How about the Sterling symbol? Or certainly the Maybach emblem...

Am I a dunce for thinking that Scoobys were australian? Dunno why... just always did.

Am I a dunce for thinking that Scoobys were australian? Dunno why... just always did.
Probably got that impression because of the Southern Cross, which is 5 stars visible in the southern hemisphere, used on Oz and NZ flags. Looks very similar to those in the Suby badge.

Southern Cross:
http://www.ausflag.com.au/new/images/sc3.gif

Subaru Logo
http://gawlowski.com/matt/cars/logos/SUBARU.gif

the mitsubishi logo, has something to do with pills.......... . . .

What about the LADA emblem? I can't be arsed clicking.

Probably got that impression because of the Southern Cross, which is 5 stars visible in the southern hemisphere, used on Oz and NZ flags. Looks very similar to those in the Suby badge.

Southern Cross:
http://www.ausflag.com.au/new/images/sc3.gif

Subaru Logo
http://gawlowski.com/matt/cars/logos/SUBARU.gif

Except the Subaru logo is the Pleiades star cluster which forms part of the Taurus constellation, the star cluster is called Subaru in Japan.

the mitsubishi logo, has something to do with pills.......... . . .
Yeah, PMA. ;)

Except the Subaru logo is the Pleiades star cluster which forms part of the Taurus constellation, the star cluster is called Subaru in Japan.
Yeah, I realised that but they look fairly similar.

Yea, I also thought Subaru's were Australian too....maybe because we always see them in rally wins down under :dunno:

Probably got that impression because of the Southern Cross, which is 5 stars visible in the southern hemisphere, used on Oz and NZ flags. Looks very similar to those in the Suby badge.
Nah... It's cuz Paul Hogan was their TV spokesman for AGES! :rofl: He wasn't the only Aussie either. Pretty much the entire cast of each commercial was 'Aussie' and it always took place in the bush or outback.

And I've heard a different explanation for their logo. I've always heard that Subaru chose the logo because it's part of Fujitsu Heavy Industry, which is a conglomeration of 5 other companies, thus the 5 small stars. The large lone star is supposed to represent something else. :dunno: It just also happens that Subaru is also the name of a constellation with similar numbered stars.

Except that the Pleiades are commonly referred to as the SEVEN sisters. Not six. Now I'm lost

Nah... It's cuz Paul Hogan was their TV spokesman for AGES! :rofl: He wasn't the only Aussie either. Pretty much the entire cast of each commercial was 'Aussie' and it always took place in the bush or outback.

And I've heard a different explanation for their logo. I've always heard that Subaru chose the logo because it's part of Fujitsu Heavy Industry, which is a conglomeration of 5 other companies, thus the 5 small stars. The large lone star is supposed to represent something else. :dunno: It just also happens that Subaru is also the name of a constellation with similar numbered stars.
Interesting. Ever since their introduction here in 1994, the Subaru WRX has held absolute cult status and still does. It's actually pretty depressing because every man and his dog has one and there are SO many that the used car market is flooded, driving prices down to $13,000 AUD, or $7k US.

Even the oldest WRXs around my area is going for at least US $15k. They've hardly lost any value.

Even the oldest WRXs around my area is going for at least US $15k. They've hardly lost any value.
Yeah, but when did the WRX show up in the US? :p

The US WRX is priced significantly cheaper than the Aus WRX. It entered the market at ~$45k in 1994 and dropped to it's current price of about $40k in 1999 IIRC.

For it's awesome potential it is depressing to see it so devalued in terms of price AND commonality on our roads. But I guess it had to happen becuase that is what Subaru marketing wanted.

And I've heard a different explanation for their logo. I've always heard that Subaru chose the logo because it's part of Fujitsu Heavy Industry, which is a conglomeration of 5 other companies, thus the 5 small stars.
Some what correct, after WWII the giant manufacturers who had made weapons in Japan were all split up - after U.S. occupation had ended, several companies that had resulted from the splitting of the Nakajima aircrafted company came together to form Fuji Heavy Industries - Subaru is both the japanese word for "unite" and for the pliedes constellation - so the badge actually has a double meaning, of the unity of the companies into one, and of the constellation.
The subaru name wasn't applied to any cars until 1958 - when the 360 (see sig and avatar) was introduced, as a "big brother" to Fuji's Rabbit motorscooters...
Fuji Heavy Industries until recently produced airplanes, railcars, busses, and trucks, but only their cars were sold under the Subaru name (excepting the car/truck Brat).

Except that the Pleiades are commonly referred to as the SEVEN sisters. Not six. Now I'm lost

The badge only utilises the brightest stars of the constellation.

I'm learning new things from this thread. :)

Darn, I wanted to see what the HECK Nissan was thinking with the Infiniti badge that looks a LOT like Acura... and nothing like the mathematical infinity... I'm lost.

The Alfa Romeo one actually does represent what happens to someone when they take thier Alfa into the dealer because the brakes siezed up. All Alfa dealers set snakes upon the complainers and then the Red Cross has to do a mission to that Alfa dealer. Sad story.

I always thought the reason that people thought Subaru was Australian was because they called the jacked-up Legacy and Outback, that's what someone once told me, anyway. It's no loss to Australia, I'd have an HSV Coupe GTS 300 over any WRX.

Darn, I wanted to see what the HECK Nissan was thinking with the Infiniti badge that looks a LOT like Acura... and nothing like the mathematical infinity... I'm lost.
Looks like Acura? :eek7: :screwy:

Looks like Acura? :eek7: :screwy:
You've never compared the Infiniti logo to that of Acura??

http://imagesnissan2.free.fr/images/japon/infiniti/infiniti.gif

http://www.designcool.net/logo/vi_web/01/Acura_2.gif

They aren't identical, but surely you jest if you don't see a similarity. Both isosceles triangular figures enclosed in a circle.

To me, they look sufficiently different. :dunno:

Darn, I wanted to see what the HECK Nissan was thinking with the Infiniti badge that looks a LOT like Acura... and nothing like the mathematical infinity... I'm lost.It's a vanishing point illustration, showing two parallel lines in perspective that continue on from here to infinity.

I replaced my Subaru stars badge with an "i" badge. I'm thinking of fliping it upside down to have an "!" badge. ;)

Here's my guess on acura...

I think the A is a stylized set of calipers kinda like the pair on the left in this picture:

http://www.mikestools.com/Woodworking_Pages/Woodworking_pictures/calipers.jpg


They represent accuracy.


Oh, and I don't get the FIAT explanation at all... what 5 bars?!

Whoa! Good call!

Here's my guess on acura...

I think the A is a stylized set of calipers kinda like the pair on the left in this picture:

http://www.mikestools.com/Woodworking_Pages/Woodworking_pictures/calipers.jpg


They represent accuracy.


Oh, and I don't get the FIAT explanation at all... what 5 bars?!
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/6926/falbuquerque.gif


These five bars

These five bars

Never seen that logo before, but I still don't quite understand the story about the guy seeing the sign and all that...

The five bar logo was stuck onto the following Fiats: Uno, Strada/Ritmo, Regatta, Croma, Tempra, Tipo, Brava/Bravo, Coupe, Cinquecento, Seicento, Tipo, Punto Mk1, Marea (The forgotten Fiat :p), Ullyse, Panda Multipla and Barchetta. Of course none of these were sold in the US, but it was the definitive Fiat badge for 20-odd years (Until the Mk2 Punto was released where they changed the badge to a Blue Circle with "FIAT" written in it, much like it was 100 years ago).

The story is confusing, but I can confirm that it's all true.

Nice list, although small. I too always thought Subaru was Australian. It wasn't till I joined AF a while back that I realized it wasn't.

TS out