Friday, March 05, 2021

The badge on a Bentley has 9 wings on the left and 10 on the right. Does anyone know why?

http://mildlyinteresting-blog.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-badge-on-bentley-has-9-wings-on.html

4 comments:

  1. rosby created the original Winged B – with the ‘B’ of Bentley inside a pair of wings chosen to represent the exhilaration of motion – and perhaps also a reference to W.O. Bentley’s background as a designer of engines for fighter planes in the First World War. Crosby gave each wing a different number of feathers to make it completely unique – and stay one step ahead of fraudulent imitations.

    ReplyDelete
  2. "In the 1930s, when Bentley was under Rolls Royce ownership, the Bentley wings were streamlined, with the downward-pointing feathers straightened out to become horizontal. Each wing was also given 10 feathers, losing the asymmetry of the original.

    The logo was revised again in the 1990s and, as a nod to Crosby, the asymmetry was restored and the central ‘B’ revised to echo the original. Then in 2002, a definitive new corporate identity was created, including the winged ‘B’ that is still in use today, one that embodies modern Bentley values while still respecting its origins."

    https://www.bentleymotors.com/en/world-of-bentley/the-bentley-story/history-and-heritage/heritage-cars/history-of-the-flying-b.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Unknown, very interesting history of the Bentley badge.

      Delete
  3. Having an asymmetrical badge was considered good luck when W O Bentley first entered his cars in Le Mans, thus the difference in feathers on each side of the Bentley badge.

    ReplyDelete