Car brand to release first hot hatch in decades with legendary badge to return
The red cross on the badge stands for the city of Milan while the green snake represents the House of ViscontiThe red cross on the badge stands for the city of Milan while the green snake represents the House of Visconti.It shows a viper devouring a Moorish man and the symbol derives from the noble Visconti family who were known to rule Milan from 1277 to 1447.
I was told to bin my car badge collection - but left Antiques Roadshow shocked when expert said they're worth thousandsThe colour silver was used to signify class and elegance.Credit: HandoutOne suggestion is their number represents the safety of wires used in Bugatti engines due to lack of gaskets.The design holds a shield, which was based on the armour of the baron of Lamothe-Bardigues.He is understood to have taken inspiration from a local advert in a newspaper.
Another theory is the co-founder, William C. Durant, was travelling in Paris and saw a wallpaper design which caught his eye. He is thought to have ripped it off a hotel wall and have taken it back to the US where it later became the famous bowtie badge.The unmissable black horse was designed by Enzo Ferrari after he met with a count who had a son called Francesco Baracca in the First World War.Francesco Baracca's mother told Ferrari the symbol would carry good luck because her son was understood to have taken a horse from a German pilot who he shot down.
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