The Chevrolet bow-tie has a good story behind it. I'm probably missing a lot of details but I recall that a GM exec was in France, at a hotel, and the wallpaper in his room had the bow-tie on it. He liked it and lifted it for the emblem for Chevy. There's probably more details to that story that I'm leaving out, but you get the gist.
Pontiac was pretty simple. Because the car was named after an American Indian, it was only natural to use the Indian head logo. I think that changed in the late 50s when Bunkie Knudsen re-established Pontiac as a performance car. That may be when the arrowhead was introduced. It hasn't changed much but Pontiac showed an updated arrowhead (Pontiac calls it a dart) on the concept G8 from last year's New York show. The question is, what did Oakland use for a logo? Most people may not know this but Oakland became Pontiac.
Oldsmobile used a version of the Rocket right to the biiter end. Introduced in the mid 50s when they debuted their Rocket V-8. I don't know what they had before the Rocket.
GMC was always GMC. The font has changed but for the most part, it has always been the bold red letter on the front of the grille. By the way, GMC was named after the brothers who founded the company originally. I can't remember their name, but "G" was the first letter of their last name, "M" was for motor, and "C" was for company.
The Chevrolet bow-tie has a good story behind it. I'm probably missing a lot of details but I recall that a GM exec was in France, at a hotel, and the wallpaper in his room had the bow-tie on it. He liked it and lifted it for the emblem for Chevy. There's probably more details to that story that I'm leaving out, but you get the gist.
Pontiac was pretty simple. Because the car was named after an American Indian, it was only natural to use the Indian head logo. I think that changed in the late 50s when Bunkie Knudsen re-established Pontiac as a performance car. That may be when the arrowhead was introduced. It hasn't changed much but Pontiac showed an updated arrowhead (Pontiac calls it a dart) on the concept G8 from last year's New York show. The question is, what did Oakland use for a logo? Most people may not know this but Oakland became Pontiac.
Oldsmobile used a version of the Rocket right to the biiter end. Introduced in the mid 50s when they debuted their Rocket V-8. I don't know what they had before the Rocket.
GMC was always GMC. The font has changed but for the most part, it has always been the bold red letter on the front of the grille. By the way, GMC was named after the brothers who founded the company originally. I can't remember their name, but "G" was the first letter of their last name, "M" was for motor, and "C" was for company.
Saturn was always the rings of Saturn.