Friday, November 18, 2011

the four rings

Copies of Audi's fan magazine from the 1970s. The girl's dress is a combination of the flag of the Second Reich (1871-1919) and the Weimar Republic/BRD flag (1919-1933 and 1949-)
der Herr der Ringe = The Lord of the Rings
die Vier Ringe = the four rings

The Audi emblem of four overlapping rings represents the four marques of Auto Union: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer. The International Olympic Committee has never been happy about the similarity of the Audi emblem to theirs, but attempts to get Audi to change it have been unsuccessful.

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