BMW ///M logo colors explained

[GazHyde]

Just read this, not sure how true it is but thought it was interesting...

"The first Red stripe represented Texaco, the famous American oil retail brand, who had partnered with BMW during the early days of M racing. Blue represented BMW and Bavarian region. The purple was used to represent the partnership and to allow for a nice transition between the two colors, blending as some may call it.

Once the BMW/Texaco partnership ended, BMW had to buyout Texaco for the rights to the red."

 

[NeRo]

History: BMW ///M logo colors explained

This also includes the RGB codes for the 3 colours - useful if you are trying to replicate or design something in Photoshop

One alternative I read was that the colours are Imola Red, Estoril Blue and Laguna Seca, which are 3 M colours but I don't think it is?

 

[GazHyde]

History: BMW ///M logo colors explained

That's what I was reading and copied the information from

 

[GazHyde]

Off topic posts moved to NSFW area.

 

[badman gee]

Off topic posts moved to NSFW area.

Gaz, i give up, m badge for m car

 

[GazHyde]

It's a discussion about the origin of the M badge so the other posts were off topic. Moved them rather than deleting.

 

[t-tony]

I was interested in this thread, being a F..kwiitt and all so I looked into the history of the roundel just to make sure I wasn't offending anyone by displaying them on my car.

http://bmwmcmag.com/2013/01/origins-of-the-bmw-logo-and-the-spinning-propeller-myth/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znBnNJ1Fv08


This is interesting as the propeller theory is debunked.

Tony.

 

[hard top]

Did someone mention BMW logos?