Meaning of the roundel logo

timzerofive · 03-31-2006, 05:55 PM

Did you guys know that when BMW first came up with the blue/white roundel logo, it was because that's the color of the bavarian flag? It had nothing to do with a propeller. It wasn't until later on that it got associated to the propeller.

Read this on the BMW mag. Also paid my bmw cca renewal fee at the same time.

shragon · 03-31-2006, 06:41 PM

from what i remember it's both. it's represents the spinning propeller (heritage) and the colors used are those of the bavarian flag.

timzerofive · 03-31-2006, 06:50 PM

Nope, the intial conception didn't involve spinning propellers. Later on people associated the roundel to a spinning propeller, and so now its known as both. But when it was first designed, it was just meant to represent the color/checker design of the flag.

BMW0 · 03-31-2006, 07:20 PM

Wow learned something new again. I only knew the propeller history. Grazie! I was wondering about the Bavarian flag since it shared the same basic colors and pattern. I have a thread of a German police car with a shield made up of the bavarian flag.

BMW F22 · 03-31-2006, 07:24 PM

I heard something about the colors on the Bavarian flag from some BMW clip. The propeller I learned from the DVD. Isnt MB's logo also a propeller??

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shragon Moderator 508 Rep 27,440 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (7)	from what i remember it's both. it's represents the spinning propeller (heritage) and the colors used are those of the bavarian flag. __________________ www.cardomain.com/id/shragon
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timzerofive there is no spoon 254 Rep 867 Posts Drives: 330i manual Join Date: May 2005 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Nope, the intial conception didn't involve spinning propellers. Later on people associated the roundel to a spinning propeller, and so now its known as both. But when it was first designed, it was just meant to represent the color/checker design of the flag. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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BMW F22 Major General 3654 Rep 9,783 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	I heard something about the colors on the Bavarian flag from some BMW clip. The propeller I learned from the DVD. Isnt MB's logo also a propeller??
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