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Abarth is an Italian racing car maker
founded by Italian-Austrian Karl (Carlo)
Abarth in Turin in 1949. Abarth was sold
to Fiat on July 31 1971, and the racing
team sold to Enzo Osella. Abarth became
the racing department of Fiat, managed
by famed engine designer Aurelio
Lampredi.
The Audi badge the 'Four Rings' is the
emblem of one of the oldest car
manufacturers in Germany. It symbolises
the 1932 merger of the four independent
motor-vehicle manufacturers: Audi, DKW,
Horch and Wanderer. Together with the
NSU brand, which joined in 1969, these
companies are the roots of the presentday AUDI AG. After the war the Audi
name - which is Latin for "Hear!" disappeared, but was revived in 1965,
using the four rings as a logo.
BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren
Werke or Bavarian Motor Company. The
company was established in 1913 and
based in Munich, Germany. It started out
as an aero engine manufacturer, hence
the company logo. The logo comprised
of four quadrants of alternating white
and blue color. It is a stylized
representation of an airplane propeller
spinning against the clear blue sky. The
logo represents a white propeller blade
against a blue sky. It reflects the origins
of BMW as a maker of military aircraft
engines during WWI. Also, white and
blue are the traditional colors of Bavaria.
The Ford oval trademark is one of the bestknown corporate symbols in the world and has
been in regular use for more than 50 years.
The script trademark dates back to the very