Chrysler to revive classic logo to celebrate freedom from Daimler!

Mopar Man · June 7th, 2007, 11:18 PM

In order to celebrate its new found freedom after being divorced from DaimlerChrysler AG, the newly minted Chrysler Corp. will ditch its current winged logo and return to the famous Pentastar logo. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that a senior executive has already emailed some Chrysler employees about the switch back to the old logo after learning about it in a meeting Monday night with veeps and senior management. In addition, the Pentastar will get a redesign to update its look.

Apparently this email from a senior exec included a few interesting tidbits, including that Cerberus CEO Stephen Feinberg regrets naming his company after the mythological three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hell. We also learn that Feinberg owns Ford and Chevy pickups, which he plans to quickly trade in for a Dodge Ram. He might want to keep them around for benchmarking purposes, though.

I made up my own crappy little one I think they should use, keep the wings, but add he star. Its really bad quality, I did it in Microsoft Paint, we all know how crappy that program is. lol.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3002/newchryslerlogoia9.jpg

Prost264 · June 7th, 2007, 11:23 PM

Meh, they will redesign it to be as ugly as their new vehicles.

..and I'm a fan of Chrysler images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Cobol74 · June 7th, 2007, 11:27 PM

The logo is the least of their worries I am afraid. Actually I quite like your one Mopar Man!!!

Mopar Man · June 7th, 2007, 11:38 PM

Thanks! lol

jetsetter · June 8th, 2007, 01:01 AM

Pentastar!!! Wooo!!!!

Prost264 · June 8th, 2007, 01:16 AM

Does this mean they'll revive the hood ornamnet as well? images/smilies/lol.gif

No seriously, I want the hood ornamnet.

Blind_Io · June 8th, 2007, 01:22 AM

The Pentastar is one of the ugliest logos, second only to GM's "blue box"

jetsetter · June 8th, 2007, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

The Pentastar is one of the ugliest logos, second only to GM's "blue box"

That's right..... images/smilies/wink.gif

BlaRo · June 8th, 2007, 03:28 AM

^

At least we don't have to see that ugly box on their actual cars, except for those annoying badges they started putting on the corners behind the front wheels. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Spectre · June 8th, 2007, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

The Pentastar is one of the ugliest logos, second only to GM's "blue box"

Haven't seen the Fiat logo lately, have you?

Blind_Io · June 8th, 2007, 06:50 AM

I like the classic Fiat red-shield design and the blue medallion. The "Fiat" in the blue slanted boxes is not as good, but I've never seen that one on a car.

I have an idea.

The Challenge
Design a better logo for Chrysler, something that will be stylish and serve the company well without making consumers think of the Le Baron and the original Caravan.

We have some talented artists in here, I know we can do better than the simple penta-star. Use the penta-star if you want, but do something better with it than Chrysler has done in the past.

Aaaaaand GO!

Spectre · June 8th, 2007, 07:17 AM

You haven't seen the new one, then.

"Firt? What's a Firt?"

Blind_Io · June 8th, 2007, 08:19 AM

Nope, that's the one that came up when I did my Google Image Search. It's not bad, a red shield inside a medallion with stylish lettering. I don't know where you are getting the "R," with that lettering it looks like an "A" to me.

Donington · June 8th, 2007, 11:22 AM

Haha, my local Chrysler dealers have only just changed their sign from the pentastar! Now they've gotta change it back!

I<3myV8 · June 8th, 2007, 02:19 PM

Looks like "retro" is the current trend these days.

No Boss · June 9th, 2007, 05:28 AM

All that reminds me of is K-cars....

images/smilies/unsure.gif

thedguy · June 9th, 2007, 06:03 AM

And in related news, with the dismal sales of Seabring and Nitro, Chrysler decided to re-introduced the K-car. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

The Pentastar is one of the ugliest logos, second only to GM's "blue box"

With such a creative name as "General Motors" could you actually expect something better?

NHeer-Design · June 9th, 2007, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mopar Man

In order to celebrate its new found freedom after being divorced from DaimlerChrysler AG...

I disagree with that statement. Daimler is the free one. Chrysler will still continue to produce crap.

Spectre · June 9th, 2007, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedguy

And in related news, with the dismal sales of Seabring and Nitro, Chrysler decided to re-introduced the K-car. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

You *do* know that Chrysler 1) sold untold millions of the little things because they were CHEAP, and 2) still makes K-car derived products today, right?

thedguy · June 9th, 2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectre

June 7th, 2007, 11:18 PM	#1
Mopar Man Banned For Being A Lying Asshat Joined: May 7th, 2007 Last Online: April 17th, 2008 Location: Toronto Age: 22 Posts: 636 Car: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Mega-Cab Rep Power: 0	Chrysler to revive classic logo to celebrate freedom from Daimler! In order to celebrate its new found freedom after being divorced from DaimlerChrysler AG, the newly minted Chrysler Corp. will ditch its current winged logo and return to the famous Pentastar logo. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that a senior executive has already emailed some Chrysler employees about the switch back to the old logo after learning about it in a meeting Monday night with veeps and senior management. In addition, the Pentastar will get a redesign to update its look. Apparently this email from a senior exec included a few interesting tidbits, including that Cerberus CEO Stephen Feinberg regrets naming his company after the mythological three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hell. We also learn that Feinberg owns Ford and Chevy pickups, which he plans to quickly trade in for a Dodge Ram. He might want to keep them around for benchmarking purposes, though. I made up my own crappy little one I think they should use, keep the wings, but add he star. Its really bad quality, I did it in Microsoft Paint, we all know how crappy that program is. lol.

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Prost264 Joined: Jun 30th, 2006 Last Online: 12:59 AM Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 2,246 Car: 1995 Subaru Legacy Rep Power: 30	Meh, they will redesign it to be as ugly as their new vehicles. ..and I'm a fan of Chrysler

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