Friday, July 31, 2009

Late 50's

I've seen this pic a couple of times now but I don't think I've ever posted it.

2 comments:

Flathead45 said...

That's "boss!" I think the tiger is borrowed from the American Volunteer Group (aka Flying Tigers) logo from pre-WWII. They're the ones who flew the shark-toothed P-40's in China.

BitMonkey said...

Triumph pretty blatantly ripped off the Flying Tigers logo in the 50's. It's only missing the wing.
http://mcctriumph.com/images/IMG_0983.JPG

Edward Turner pulled off some incredible stuff marketing wise. Recognizing the value of capitalizing on Johnny Allen's 214 MPH "Texas Cigar" Triumph in the mid 50's with the Bonneville name and convincing Pontiac to allow them to use Bonneville is just one example.

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