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We know where brand logos come from and what they mean , but what did they look like when they were babies? Thanks to Brazilian ad agency Dentsu working for Minichamps, a die-cast scale model company, we now know what the toddler versions of logos from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati and Jaguar all look like. Wait — why is there a "baby" version of a trident? They don't make baby tridents do they? How many Zeus babies can there possibly be? That's like making a baby version of the Buick logo with cutesy shields. That doesn't make any sense. galleryPost('minichamp', 3, 'They Grow Up So Fast'); [ Lerr ]
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Even though a recent trend with emblems is to use them as super sized chrome kitsch to draw attention away from an appealingly boring design, once upon a time they actually meant something. Like a family crest, most Automotive emblems represent something important to the maker; Something historically important, ideas the brand strives towards, or a testament to someone's ego. We've stumbled across an index of sorts which catalogs the origins and meanings of most of the worlds major automakers and we must say it's pretty darn interesting. For instance did you know the griffen head on the Saab emblem is derived from the coat of arms of Count von Skane and the symbol for the Swedish province of Skane, where Saab originates from? Neither did we. Many more arcane gems of information await at The History of Car Logos .
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Our trademark-trumps-all friend Trademork just let us know that the General's gone and on November 5th trademarked a new name for "motor land vehicles, namely automobiles, sport utility vehicles, trucks and vans." The name? Well, it's called the "Vapor" and we're guessing it'll be a concept car of some sort. We're also thinking it'll be an SUV form factor and have something to do with the E-Flex platform and we're even thinking it may be a surprise reveal either here at the LA Auto Show or maybe for the Detroit Auto Show. Or it could be nothing of the sort and we're doing nothing but guessing here. What do you think? We've included a helpful list of possible brands below the jump. Personally we're going with either a "Chevy Vapor" as "Vauxhall Vapor" won't work without the V-named brand. Buick Vapor Cadillac Vapor Chevrolet Vapor GMC Vapor Hummer Vapor Pontiac Vapor Saturn Vapor Saab Vapor [ Trademork ]
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