Originally Posted By Aeroman
An interesting question H, I guess the wings are meant to signify speed and reflected the brave and exciting world of flying of that time. Perhaps the most famous set of wings ( hide ) are Bentley's, but of course they came much later than Morgan's. Aston Martin also has a winged logo, as did Invicta from memory and I think Lagonda.

Both BMW and Spyker had propeller logos, which also signify their aeronautical connection, though Bentley also started off making engines for planes.

Austin-Healey and Mini were much later users of wings and I know there are other marques, such as Chrysler who used wings, though they changed to a Penta logo!

I think the origins of the logo is a question that should be put to Charles (Morgan) and I'm sure Simon will do that when he returns from his hols. thumbs


As Brian says, the 'wings' theme was very widely used in the ealier days of motoring. This often took different guises For example, Hispano Suiza used the flying stork mascot. I have a recollection that this was somehow tied up with Georges Guynemer, the French fighter pilot whose squadron was in fact named ' Les Cigognes' and whose SPAD planes used the Hispano engine but I'm not sure if the car maker adopted the mascot before or after he used it. No doubt someone on here will be able to clarify?
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