Volkswagen Emblems, Badges, and Decals

 

The origins of the company date back to 1930s Nazi Germany, and the project to build the car that would become known as the Beetle. Hitler's desire that almost anybody should be able to afford a car fitted with a proposal by car designer Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1952) -- although much of this design was inspired by the advanced Tatra cars of Hans Ledwinka. It's pretty Obvious what the Volkwagen logo is (a V over a W in a blue background, sorounded by a circle). It's origin is rather mundane though. The logo was the result of an office competition to see come up with a logo. The winner of the competition (who won 50 Marks for his troubles) was an engineer named Franz Reimspiess (the same man who perfected the engine for the Beetle in the 1930's).

 

Emblem Mart: VOLKSWAGEN: 181 THING ~ 411 ~ 412 ~ 1100 ~ ARTEON ~ ATLAS ~ BEETLE ~ CABRIO ~ CABRIOLET ~ CC ~ CORRADO ~ DASHER ~ EOS ~ EUROVAN ~ FOX ~ GOLF ~ JETTA ~ KARMANN GHIA ~ NEW BEETLE ~ PASSAT ~ PASSAT NMS ~ PHAETON ~ QUANTUM ~ RABBIT ~ RABBIT CONVERTIBLE ~ ROUTAN ~ SCIROCCO ~ THE BEETLE ~ TIGUAN ~ TOUAREG ~ TRANSPORTER ~ TYPE 3 ~ VANAGON ~ ALL

 

Volkswagen Emblems, Badges and Decals

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