17 discontinued car brand logos you completely forgot about and will likely never see on the road again
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Sep 18, 2019, 20:57 IST
Before the iconic oval, Ford had a script lettering emblem, pictured below, and a one with an art nouveau-esque border prior.
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Ford has had the iconic blue oval logo since 1927 and has seen three changes to its color and shape since, according to Autowise.
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The Chevrolet bowtie logo was introduced in 1913, according to General Motors.
The emblem first appeared on the Chevrolet H-2 Royal Mail, pictured below, and H-4 Baby Grand models, according to the automaker.
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It's also seen color variations throughout the year, as can be seen on this 1955 Bel Air...
...and this 1968 Impala.
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Cadillac's wreath and crest emblem has been redesigned more than 30 times over the past century, according to Hemmings Daily.
This 1912 Cadillac Model 30 had its logo in script instead of a crest and wreath.
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The current iteration of the automaker's wreath-less emblem came in 2014. The iteration before, with a wreath, is pictured below.
A single-shield Buick logo, pictured below, first appeared in 1937, according to General Motors.
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The 1975 Buick Electra, pictured below, had the crest enclosed in a metal circle.
The Chrysler original logo was designed to represent a wax seal, according to Jalopnik.
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In the 1990s, Chrysler gave its logo wings and put the wax seal in the middle.
Ford announced the discontinuation of the Mercury brand in 2010, according to The New York Times.
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"Oldsmobile production has remained unprofitable," General Motors said when they decided to end the production of Oldsmobile vehicles in 2004, according to CNN.
General Motors announced its plans to discontinue Pontiac in 2009.
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GM also announced the discontinuation of Saturn in 2009.