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  1. alx355gt

    alx355gt F1 Veteran

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    #1 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    Hi,

    It surprises me how many people don't know the story behind most car makes, their name and their logo.

    I've noticed some people I talked with one of these days didn't even knew the origin of the name and logo of their own car! I think that if you consider yourself a car-enthusiast, you should at least know a little bit about where the name of some cars came from.
    But many people don't even know this about Ferrari!
    Is it because people don't really care about those things or...?
    What are you're experiences?

    Now, here's a smal test :D
    How many names/logo's in the next list can you explain without looking for info on the internet first? :D

    Ferrari
    Alfa Romeo
    Maserati
    Fiat
    Lamborghini
    Pagani
    Ford
    Toyota
    Chevrolet
    Buick
    Bentley
    BMW
    Mercedes
    Hummer
    Volvo
    Saab
    Subaru
    Honda
    Porsche
    Cadillac
    ...
     
  2. Aureus

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    #2 Aureus, Jan 31, 2005
    BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ford, Mercedes and Subaru. Don't know any of the others.

    /edit/ well I suppose Honda and Toyota and maybe Volvo. I mean its just the male symbol right? Used to be a V didn't it? /edit/
     
  3. Z0RR0

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    #3 Z0RR0, Jan 31, 2005
    Ferrari (every one will know ... lol ... by the time I type there will be 25 replies! ah!) : prancing horse in honor of the son of one of Enzo's friend, who was in the aviation (prancing horse on the planes)

    BMW : represents the plane's fan up front :) ... they used to build plane engines.

    Yamaha : the 3 thingies simply show that Yamaha is as much into music than motorsports.
     
  4. L8Braker

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    #5 Malfoy, Jan 31, 2005
    ^all the descriptions should be like his ^
     
  6. Z0RR0

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    #6 Z0RR0, Jan 31, 2005
    Are you suggesting mine wasn't clear? LOL
     
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    #7 Kram, Jan 31, 2005
    A small test - of twenty! But you're right, no one knows what the badge on their hood stands for. Trivia time: De Tomaso: His wife Isabel’s initial plus Argentina’s colors.
     
  8. L8Braker

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    #8 L8Braker, Jan 31, 2005
    Thanks!
     
  9. Supra

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    #9 Supra, Jan 31, 2005
    When did Hummer ever have a badge?
     
  10. Z0RR0

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    #10 Z0RR0, Jan 31, 2005
    Ditto.
    Isn't it just HUMMER written in some sotrof bad-ass way? I guess we could all go on on how it was originally the HMMVEE (or somethign similar) that the army guys called Hummer. Then Arnold allegedly spotted a convoy down the road and just had to have it. What a beautiful legend! lol
     
  11. alx355gt

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    #11 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    Hehe... :) I wasn't only talking about badges but also about the origin of the name... where did it come from? :)

    Of the 20 makes I posted I knew 14 explanations of the badge and/or logo first hand, the others I had to search for on the www :)

    Many of them are taken from the name of the founder but NOT all of them.

    For example; "Volvo" means "I roll" in Latin and the arrowed circle represents the shield and spear of Mars, it's also an alchemical symbol for iron, one of Sweden's most important industries.
     
  12. Supra

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    #12 Supra, Jan 31, 2005
    It's an hmmv I think; High mobility (something goes here) vehicle.
     
  13. Z0RR0

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    #13 Z0RR0, Jan 31, 2005
    Maserati has the 3 legged fork because of the fountain of Piazza Neptunio (god of sea). Now I can't remember if it was the closest fountain to the factory or if it was THE fountain in Modena.

    Pagani : from the founder Horacio Pagani. Zonda is an argentinian wind (Pagani is from argentina).
     
  14. alx355gt

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    #14 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    Indeed :) "High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle" (HMMWV) to be precise. I'm still not 100% sure why it became Hummer later on though :confused:
     
  15. alx355gt

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    #15 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    Close :) The badge presented a trident that evoked Bologna's famous statue of Neptune, according to my sources.
    The name Maserati came from Alfieri Maserati, he decided to start a company in Bologna. Not long after that, his brothers Ettore and Ernesto came working in the workshop.

    Horacio Pagani is correct :) But I didn't know he was originally from Argentina, are you sure? I guess he moved to Italy when he was a kid?
     
  16. Supra

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    #16 Supra, Jan 31, 2005
    The way is sounds phonetically.
     
  17. Z0RR0

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    #17 Z0RR0, Jan 31, 2005
    Now I wonder. He was with Fangio (hence the Mercedes engine), and I always assumed they were both from argentina, since Horacio isn't an italian name.
     
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    #18 BriSalig, Jan 31, 2005
    The subaru has stars....i think its japanese for some star cluster...or a specific star...i am not really sure...I guess i am just a bad impreza owner....
     
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    #19 RacerX_GTO, Jan 31, 2005
    It's an astronomical term, subaru is a formation of stars
     
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    #20 RacerX_GTO, Jan 31, 2005
    Off the top of my head

     
  21. alx355gt

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    #21 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    Ok, HMMWV = Humwvee but what about HumMER? :)
     
  22. alx355gt

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    #22 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    You're right! Looks like Horacio Pagani was indeed from Argentina!

    "Argentine born industrial made his debut into the world of racing cars when he was 20, designing an F.3 that competed in Argentina under the colours of the official Renault team. He met Juan Manuel Fangio, his childhood hero, who became the right person to introduce him to Modena. He set up Pagani Composite Research which carried out various projects for Lamborghini. In 1992 he produced his own supercar, powered by Mercedes"
     
  23. alx355gt

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    #23 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    Indeed! :D
     
  24. alx355gt

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    #24 alx355gt, Jan 31, 2005
    LOL That Datsun story is great! I didn't know that one! :D
     
  25. Supra

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    #25 Supra, Jan 31, 2005
    Field vernacular really... Hummers sounds better than Hums. It also associates to the Humming sound of the engine at power.
     
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