Directions in Which Automotive Emblem Animals Face

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 03/03/2017 at 11:32 • Filed to: please don't tell my boss/wife i wasted time on this

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Because these are the kind of things that matter to Opponauts. An exhaustive, but definitely not complete, list. Please let me know what I’ve missed. Looking for logo or emblems only here; hood ornaments are excluded (that’s a whole separate list...). Credit to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for sending me on this wild goose chase.

Alfa Romeo’s serpent - left

AMC’s Eagle* - left and right?

AMC’s Gremlin* - forward

AMC’s Marlin - right

Arash’s peregrine falcon - right

Artega’s dog - left

Audi’s Fox* - forward

Bizzarrini’s eagle - right

Buick’s Skylark* - right

Buick Wildcat* - right

Chevrolet’s Bison* - left

Chevrolet’s Corvette Stingray* - left or right

Chevrolet’s Impala* - left

Cizeta’s wolf - right

Datsun’s Bluebird* - left

Datsun’s Honey Bee* - left

Dodge’s ram - forward

Dodge’s Super Bee* - right

Dodge’s Viper* - left
- with an interlude facing forward

Ferrari’s horse - left

Fiat’s Abarth** scorpion - left (barely)

Ford’s Bronco* - left

Ford Mustang* - left

Ford’s Pinto* - left

Ford’s Puma* - right??

Ford’s Thunderbird* - left

Gumpert’s griffin - right

Holden’s lion - left

Jaguar’s leaper - left
- also have a front facing logo

Kaiser Traveler’s* bison - left

Kissel’s White Eagle* - left

Lamborghini’s bull - right

Mack’s bulldog - right (used to be left)

McLaren’s kiwi - right

Mercury’s Cougar* - left

Nissan Stagea’s* unicorns - left and right (but mostly right?)

Peugeot’s lion - left
- with one historic version facing right

Plymouth’s Barracuda* - right

Plymouth’s Superbird’s* road-runner - forward (meep, meep!)

Pontiac’s Firebird* - right

Porsche’s horse - left

Reliant’s Robin* - right

Roewe’s lions - left and right!

Ruxton’s griffen - right

Saab’s “gripen” - left

Singer’s Gazelle* - right

Shelby’s cobra - right, or forward

Studebaker’s Lark* - right

Sunbeam’s Tiger* - right

Triumph’s Stag* - right

Toyota’s Soarer* (winged lion) - left

Vauxhall’s griffin - right

Volvo’s moose - left

Volkswagen’s Rabbit* - left

Volkwagen’s Wolfsburg** wolf - right

Weismann’s gecko - left

* - model, not make

** - sub-model, or other

Current count is a dead heat between left and right, both 26! Definitely more makes facing left, but lots of models facing right. Only 6 face forward.

Edit - and left takes the lead!

References:

The logo compilation above, and the sites below:

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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:42

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Mercury Capri ** some sub-models share the same Cougar Cat head logo - another vote Left.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 03/03/2017 at 11:44

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With an asterisk!

PartyPooper2012 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:44

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which way did you say honda, toyota, mazda and benz are facing? Is it forward, rearward or not applicable?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:45

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Forgot the toyota Soarer

PartyPooper2012 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:46

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Also, you say jaguar’s leaper is facing left... but on the car it’s going forward. Where did you get left from? Company logo? Is that same as emblem on car tho?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PartyPooper2012 03/03/2017 at 11:51

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See title of post - “Animals”.

PartyPooper2012 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:54

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ahhh... fine print. I gotta get my eyes checked. Also, I was elected to lead, not read

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:55

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Yup!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PartyPooper2012 03/03/2017 at 11:56

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The old leaper hood ornament is going forward, but the new leaper emblem on their modern cars is going left.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/03/2017 at 11:56

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Added - thanks!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 11:59

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And the Nissan Stagea has unicorns facing both ways

PartyPooper2012 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:01

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dang it... yup. you’re right

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PartyPooper2012 03/03/2017 at 12:05

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As hard as you’ve tried, you’ve pooped no parties here today. =)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 03/03/2017 at 12:06

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That is a bad ass logo! Thanks - added.

PartyPooper2012 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:09

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the day is young. There is also a night which is also average length

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PartyPooper2012 03/03/2017 at 12:15

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Give it a couple weeks and it will be even more average.

PartyPooper2012 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:17

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I love more average nights! Especially those that involve some grilling and beer consuming...

Chinny Raccoon > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:19

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The front facing logo is called the Growler, which I’m almost sure is a joke at the expense of non British speakers.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PartyPooper2012 03/03/2017 at 12:20

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I love less average nights! For the reasons you mention, hopefully with a long walk with the dogs, the kids playing sports in the yard, and a nice fire in the backyard at the end.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chinny Raccoon 03/03/2017 at 12:24

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At our expense? A 4-wheel hansom cab, or a lady who’s... lacking in the looks dept.?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chinny Raccoon 03/03/2017 at 12:25

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Found more: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/growler

Clemsie McKenzie > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:33

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This is by all measurable standards a terrible use of your time, but definitely good Oppo!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Clemsie McKenzie 03/03/2017 at 12:35

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Haha - thanks! I’m actually planning to spend more time, at some point, adding all of the respective images.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:38

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I also think Kaiser had a Bison.

facw > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:41

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You don’t think Humans are animals?

AfromanGTO > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 12:52

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HSV

FPV

AfromanGTO > AfromanGTO 03/03/2017 at 12:54

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So these two are left.

BritishLeyland™ > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 13:19

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*Ahem*

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BritishLeyland™ 03/03/2017 at 13:22

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I see one animal!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 03/03/2017 at 13:22

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For this exercise, no.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AfromanGTO 03/03/2017 at 13:24

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Nice, thanks - will add!

AfromanGTO > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/03/2017 at 13:50

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:)

Also_Ran > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/04/2017 at 00:19

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Vauxhall is awkward, because the body is turned to the left but the head is turned to the right.

Not that it’ll matter much longer (I came here via the PSA/Opel purchase story).

404 - User No Longer Available > AfromanGTO 03/08/2017 at 12:50

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I did not see until now, HSV has a racing helmet in it.

Viggen > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 12:51

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Why put Gripen in quotes?

JRapp: now as good as new again > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 13:23

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KnowsAboutCars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 13:46

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Ford’s Super Roo - left/right (facing towards the front end on both sides)

Same thing with the Honey Bee. It faces left on the left side and right on the right and rear.

Toyota Century’s bird - left

Ford’s Maverick - front

Ford’s Stallion - left/right (facing towards the front end on both sides)

Pontiac’s color birds - left

Chevrolet’s Sandpiper - right

Opel’s Manta Ray - left/right (facing towards the front end on both sides)

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 13:59

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The AMC Hornet emblem was multi-directional. On the body sides (and hood with the Hornet AMX decal), it pointed forward, to the front of the car. On the fuel cap, it pointed up.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:03

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Also, Chrysler Corp’s Eagle marque (post AMC buyout) always had the animal facing right.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:11

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For Imperial’s history as a standalone marque, the eagle was viewed from the front with wings outstretched. But the eagle’s head was looking to the left. When Chrysler relaunched the Imperial in 1990, the eagle’s head was looking to the right instead.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:19

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The Studebaker and Packard Hawk emblems face forward.

Packard’s cormorant is always facing forward, but with its head down.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:20

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In the past, Dodge’s ram has leapt to the right.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:28

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Sometimes the Cougar faces right:

And the Cobra usually faces right, but sometimes left and forward.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:30

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The Mercury Lynx emblem faced left.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:39

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Buick’s emblem used to be a hawk facing right, although it could face left if the logo was put on the driver’s side of the car.

The Skyhawk emblem itself also showed a hawk flying to the right.

From the 1930s-50s, the Buick emblem featured a golden deer head looking to the left as part of David Dunbar Buick’s family coat of arms.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 14:54

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Rootes Group emblem for the Humber Snipe/Super Snipe:

Singer Chamois (Body to the left, head to the right)

Sunbeam, Talbot, and Sunbeam-Talbot had a lion looking left:

And SIMCA had a swallow flying to the left.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AMC/Renauledge 03/08/2017 at 15:16

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Thanks for all these! Was the cormorant ever a logo/emblem, or only a hood ornament?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Viggen 03/08/2017 at 15:18

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Because it’s not English, I guess. I could’ve written griffin, but wanted to use gripen for obvious reasons.

AMC/Renauledge > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 03/08/2017 at 15:24

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Actually, the cormorant appears on the very top of Packard’s emblem! Its body faces left, but its head is pointing down as if hunting for fish.