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Mercedes-Benz
The Mercedes-Benz three pointed star logo can be traced back to 1870, when Gottlieb Daimler sent his wife a postcard with the star on it. It was his desire to see the three pointed star on top of all of their factories, indicating their triumph over “land, sea, and air”.
Lamborghini
In the early sixties, Ferruccio Lamborghini spent time with Don Eduardo Miura, a breeder of prized Spanish fighting bulls, at his home in Seville. These almost regal animals had such an effect on Lamborghini that he decided that the logo of his namesake would feature the raging bull.
BMW
While it has long been assumed that the BMW logo is a representation of the rotation of a propeller, that has actually been proven to be more myth than reality. The true story is that when BMW emerged as a result of a restructuring of Rapp Motorenworke, BMW wanted to maintain the dynamic of the Rapp logo and layout. Additionally, the blue and white colors are the predominate colors of the Bavarian flag. Hence the new BMW logo.
Ferrari
The elegant prancing horse is almost instantly recognizable as the symbol for Italian exotic manufacturer, Ferrari. However, this prancing horse was actually painted on the fuselage of an Italian fighter plane during World War I. The mother of the heroic fight pilot, asked Enzo Ferrari to put the prancing horse on all of his cars. She claimed it will bring good luck. Almost 100 years later, it is still there, on a bold yellow background—the color of Modena.
Chevrolet
The “bowtie” emblem representing one of the big three in American cars actually has its roots overseas. It has been said that the “bowtie” emblem, first used in 1914 was the design of the wallpaper in a French hotel room that GM founder William Durant occupied.
Source: www.designtaxi.com
