According to them, the best logo in car history is Alfa

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 09/23/2013 at 18:22 • Filed to: Logos

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Agreed

http://www.carthrottle.com/official-alfa-…

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:24

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That Top-Ten list looks pretty bland

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:24

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It's got a dragon/snake thing wearing a crown eating a dude.

Doesn't get much better than that.

505Turbeaux > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/23/2013 at 18:27

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noticeably absent is Rolls Royce, one of my favorite logos of all time. Not a huge fan of the car brand, but this is hard to argue with

deadpedal > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:28

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I'm pretty partial to lions too.

505Turbeaux > deadpedal 09/23/2013 at 18:29

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I obviously have a stake in loving that one too

POD > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 09/23/2013 at 18:29

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I always thought it was breathing fire, but now that you say that, it totally looks like it's eating someone.

desertdog5051 > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:31

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I think I would agree. It is a beautiful logo.

deadpedal > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:33

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Ha. Flew right by me.

My partially french blood is ashamed.

HammerheadFistpunch > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:34

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This is in the comments

But its not the origin of the bean in hat.

For all its derided; for being attached to boring cars, to the weird simplicity of it, etc. it actually has a ton of Japanese heritage and design to it.

505Turbeaux > deadpedal 09/23/2013 at 18:35

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Also let us not forget the other version. I love my set that matches my Le Creuset

deadpedal > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:38

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hahaha.

I rock a maple salt grinder thereof. It's on the hood right above my blue Le Creuset kettle.

#kitchengadgetlopnikaufrancais

505Turbeaux > deadpedal 09/23/2013 at 18:45

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Crappy pic but there they are...almost same place

deadpedal > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:47

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That's a lovely scene. I doff mon chapeau to you sir.

Blondude > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:47

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But but but...

/Biased

Pessimippopotamus > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:51

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Boooooooooooooo!

505Turbeaux > Blondude 09/23/2013 at 18:51

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I think the AC logo alone deserved a mention...

505Turbeaux > HammerheadFistpunch 09/23/2013 at 18:52

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It has been attached to some overly decent cars also...long live the bean

MooseKnuckles > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 18:58

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I don't give a fuck what anyone says, Buick MoCo in 1904 had the greatest logo the automotive world has ever seen. That world trotting top hat wearing boss should have been a hood ornament

505Turbeaux > MooseKnuckles 09/23/2013 at 18:59

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Oh I had forgotten. I want a GNX with that shit on the hood in all it's glory, Firechicken style

HammerheadFistpunch > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 19:00

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As much as I like the car that its currently affixed to at my house....this looks better.

MooseKnuckles > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2013 at 19:01

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haha that would be amazing

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > POD 09/23/2013 at 19:20

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I thought it was breathing fire to begin with, but it actually is eating someone. I think the serpent is on the crest of the House of Visconti, who were the rulers of Milan in the 14th century.

POD > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 09/23/2013 at 19:24

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So it is, thanks, learned something new today. Apparently it's a Biscione.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscione

And (if wiki is correct) it is usually depicted eating a child. This just made the Alfa logo much more interesting.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > POD 09/24/2013 at 04:44

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Bit macarbre, but interesting nonetheless. I wonder what the significance of the child is.

deadpedal > 505Turbeaux 09/29/2013 at 17:29

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I've just gotten the hang of my first phone in a decade. Here is my kettle/grinder/kitchen.
Hard to see the kettle on the stove....