Who owns the images of the "new Fiero logo" posted by Austrian Import?
I'd like to offer these on sail panels or perhaps a decal but would like to get permission unless these images have already been released to the public domain. Anyone know?
From what I know "F-I-E-R-O" popularized them, but they're actually someone else's design. I remember seeing some info about that in the archives. Search for "New Fiero logo". I found that thread a long time ago when I first fell in love with the logo.
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Austrian Import Member
Posts: 3919 From: Monterey, CA Registered: Feb 2007
4 feet on the ground, wings up in the air, head maybe facing down. (I'm going to dig through google images, maybe I can find a good example of what I have in mind.)
Maybe an old '80's cartoon (She'ra - IIRC) will help. side note: Is that were I first got my love for Fieros and didn't know it? He-man and She'ra??
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Austrian Import Member
Posts: 3919 From: Monterey, CA Registered: Feb 2007
Looking at all these, I'm starting to wonder why GM even considered a Pegasus. Are they even part of American Indian mythology? I thought Indians didn't even have horses, until settlers brought them here.
Oh, and here's how childhood plays tricks on one: Googled the Pegasus from She'ra. I can't believe she's so.... PINK.
The Pegasus really works for the Fiero, as cars are supposed to be feminine, IMHO. (Look at the Lamborghini Miura - that's one dead sexy car, very feminine)
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Posts: 2330 From: Overland Park, KS U.S.A. Registered: Mar 2009
Looking at all these, I'm starting to wonder why GM even considered a Pegasus. Are they even part of American Indian mythology? I thought Indians didn't even have horses, until settlers brought them here.
The Pegasus really works for the Fiero, as cars are supposed to be feminine, IMHO. (Look at the Lamborghini Miura - that's one dead sexy car, very feminine)
To the best of my knowledge the American Indian culture has nothing to do with the Pegasus. The winged horse goes back to the ancient Egyptians and hundreds of years later the Pegasus became part of Greek mythology. It was the immortal son of Medusa (who was a Greek babe until she boinked Poseidan. After which she came to represent all that was evil and anyone who gazed upon her face turned to stone. Quite a punishment for getting laid.) and Poseidan (the horse-god. Medusa didn't like him because he was a God, she wanted him because he was hung like a, well you get the picture.....) and was the winged messenger of Zeus. Most people associate Pegasus with Disney, which in typical Disney fashion threw it's spin on Greek lore and made it the friend of Hercules in the "Mighty Hercules" cartoon series from when I was a young. I used to really be into Greek mythology as a kid. Jez, I needed to get a life even back then.
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Aug 7th, 2010
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Posts: 2165 From: Clifton Park, New York, The States. Registered: Sep 2009
------------------ Cliff's 610th Positive Feedback Giver. #12 NYFOC Member In recent times, the custom aftermarket car/automobile roadwheel has become a status symbol. These wheels are often incorrectly referred to as "rims". The term "rim" is incorrect because the rim is only the outer portion of a wheel (where the tire is mounted )
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Nov 7th, 2010
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Posts: 8410 From: Endwell, NY Registered: Jan 2005
From what I know "F-I-E-R-O" popularized them, but they're actually someone else's design. I remember seeing some info about that in the archives. Search for "New Fiero logo". I found that thread a long time ago when I first fell in love with the logo.
Actually, that IS my design, 100% original from me and no one else. : )
No need to meet in person, I have all the original work and art that was used to create the design.
The head was based on the Iron Horse logo, the wing taken from the original design, and the Mobil Gas Pegasus logo was the inspiration for the project. The font used is Sofachrome modified to close the F, E, and R.
Leading to this...
What pray tell was your inspiration?
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Fiero Thomas Member
Posts: 4668 From: Round Lake Beach, IL Registered: Jul 2005
I know it's a bit of a Necro-thread, but found something interesting.
Was Googling around and discovered custombilletworks.com - on page 5 of their Custom Projects is a badge that appears identical-in-design to one of Andrews. I contacted the place for information, they state that their Custom Projects stuff is 1-off-only, and so if I got a similar badge/emblem, it'd have to have a a different Pegasus logo on it. Lead time is 4-6 weeks... cost? 400 bucks...
I mentioned this all to CowsPatoot, who informed me of some people on PFF selling similar badges, and when I saw Andrews design, I thought I'd post it up - not saying Andrew is lying, could be the customer lifted the design from one of these threads and supplied it to them, just thought it was interesting.
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