AUDI / GERMANY ( 1910 - 1939 and 1965 to date )
AUDI was founded in 1910. Here is the first enameled emblem in the history of AUDI.
Before there was an oval brass emblem on the radiator with a small "a", so it says: audi.
The AUDI production stopped in 1939. The next Audi was the type 60 from 1965. It was a revised DKW F 102.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSE7FKKoTmX-BY-QhKBM-PW1vV9dDEzyS9vFQw2QOP3LlDqveH8VAUW912WWgASj2vfGm2JxGeYBfky3g7DJf5e0FdiDQ3SMnNz_hX_HfKHGnydZXh2tWLFtvx1RJJEqKb1Ypxjk_Ed8M/s400/P1040676.JPG) |
early version with brass letters and brass frame
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Size
| 8 cm x 6 cm |
Year | 1920
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There is no makers mark, but the backside of an original has to look like this.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SU2qiOT1tcoP7fihxuThwOm_EZxXmda7jWpLw_2f7yGq4NPDcDpXOKBxPitB1qm3Ft8UkEcmH9gi9iJs0fdmNWYJIDuvKXxy_Aodj1T40TJwLtu04PPGLErltDX2PIyopCHeroVAucA/s400/AUDI+ad+1914.jpg) |
1914 advertisment showing an oval AUDI badge |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KeUiA5bsxxWQi2LyOS2nkCWycjZznI7fN1nkrrw_wIrDyA14kBNk9WB0lUIH2QoAyCqUd6_LA75qVyhEF4Flf8q9Ao3mMsiiQaKKk5Se6TBGfAyjorQWyeDKVdzB-2jmO3j9coN3SvI/s400/AUDI+Markenzeichen.jpg) |
original document for the trade mark (logo) registration |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GxrMUh8lN2AmzZj3oZ2V064iCv6gRYc88seVkHMk5o732CYrLYNPq4vmBk4adkzuqMNeEV5dFSNvb-wzsH7YUQwWkzhVoK8CQ60xAWYTGImYjC1j6Bvg8u6jgn2lgaBOIzVV14oeV2A/s320/AUDI+Fabrik+Oldtimer+seen+in+2019+in+Zwickau+Saxony.jpg) |
ancient AUDI factory still showing the contemporary script in 2019 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig84VomEJeQ3MDZjzFEwiNOZMXGyo3FjXNHsxzjdlrJLK5LzpLp_5IX5__QFQN5M-QmpmMu1gyxoJo6fBxcDen6rbApaxQ8ZNwh4I0PvLtF1VYLpsaewY7yMYNUwVIixV32rQJ9UFlKss/s320/AUDI+first+brass+badge.jpg) |
First AUDI radiator emblem; made of brass only. Seen in a German museum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pdvlwZ7GYA2bF0m3HXQNVGy6QD_hh5L504hb5cK0p8zkyF1qOAX3pYkAigNNTZsbutyEtEwmHvSPlYAD2K3GDBMwns-NxBzzzvITONEfSZBAg8O3cbiaLeb8nf6ZcAodJoEYkNVk8kY/s320/AUDI+first+badge.jpg) |
brass emblem: audi with small first letter |
Before Audi also used an identification plate that was mounted under the hood:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YVrqJh2f2tPJultHG7G4YESYb1Dbib3Xz8vTb7C2e1KUlUYg-p0f2Ui9597ePp8esc8zYK_klUhfJhs8Xk9YSURYJvAz7EHhts7VhqTlu9J7og-uOZC5QKJRPhaVSihuxh8gT221qMQ/s320/AUDI+Typenschild.jpg) |
AUDI plate made in the " Art nouveau " style |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUsE-2hLLffIMgrjW4KoOxbqB8fZPqfHmcmSGgNTEDVN1U4ouf1Im3ahhasStkEsdB8Mz2sA-ApDOQG3m-dhz3eBLr_uc2Tx8k2cAMeGkJquWybJn-FkbYgSeM2Vko9e6dddl-vakZRA/s400/AUDI+1917.jpg) |
AUDI in WWI (1917) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuaLPug9gbKtfZOlZJmmxuzu8ZyGwKYPV906lsmWPbPzkipvTPyymP8Rs6klIy7eg-wlOu2OA3zNaNfqLHSJYjTAwascscrJqYgondgEj_yEoWd8wpoSvpTSsdE7XDrukNPmnlRqV_YD1nT8ZPk-Wm8eT-vgn6wm8z8BDrS5i7l08EE8wMTikjNqjpYg/w300-h400/AUDI%201917%20ad.jpg) |
1917 advertisment: no need to show the car when you are so proud about your emblem
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0Gz6jr_Y3sGpJlRHXLSMuRbSiS3KuXFCNlh2uY8CZfGW8QdqJDlHBB0KwkJ683kqxUzwDPcHKVigInoSk-D2RmORTMGmDMHvKOvh7xIsT7o2r92XRqKhiJnc5Dq97C3gwKnfYTUR9IO6GDPxG0keHKIv5F99KuZc2afQjzmAvTbg4N_q-p-wZzvuRBo/w300-h400/AUDI%20ca%201914.jpg) |
enameled AUDI emblem in the style of the ad shown above (backside with makers mark from LAUER)
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Size
| 3.6 cm x 5.0 cm |
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Year | c. 1914 - 1917
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryVLM3vqR-LX0NXp4cjoQ4UwlOhtsBcjN0rcugtkTuKspd8ZZn01Zk4l8MqMMIoghQFWkQL2YDY6AFXjuf6fqdSuNh0wJbDGQ_LQHQucDK2stjA4IDbm1WNB7-QHyV2tVQuHd9n6x9cpFPHglEXMblheIQ2TixgtmjNoudMWEOCZiPRVfrfR5nwh8-DM/w300-h400/AUDI%20ad%20with%20special%20emblem.jpg) |
another AUDI advertisment showing an emblem in the style above (collection Michael Schlenger)
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPXuswhGQvFuWnxqELr-8QbXRDs13Fke2Mj5CobhI9NhSRA7bMgjkCFbqNu8JzHzWKhIW0BhyAcEj9yZ1w1qmHdEo8JkEJ2pvu0-poeAGSQc8LAdrFVrMOIWmkrE_YD-DKiWn04PRHsedNy6HW88kLndjh0dRWVIvnxLxL2u2kl1q-lgnMSOyr_I80lM/w462-h640/AUDI%20with%20badge%20Az%20in%20Motor%20Braunbeck%20Okt%201921.jpg) |
1921 advertisment and a recent emblem: still the same letter - style
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCkA3IRBBr3bTN1XwYV2OxuyxLAjZ58ldDAfLvEKsQtRmvR4dMD1IHtefOc8fMsQP0csyrF2BYCmvZdsMjIn7Y8DmaiNIE4Sh0vKMHIkxBBpPI-hVwUcc5cSVXGrpv2Rx3POlMloJ93TGZUhyphenhyphentD_kJ7zxhHv2D5kH08K6UzlvyIpsii8PdtqpX_xSCco/w444-h640/AUDI%20Leopold%20%20with%20badge%20Az%20in%20Motor%20Braunbeck%20Okt%201921.jpg) |
more than 100 years later: all emblems still in the same style
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWOir1weWIsI6adH2W8JjKrxWxa1OaGt1ak5fdjno6o5iTpWJLzgaph0T0jdYuU93FctzlhBfPbMCiq7zMTA6sgx5ZHJLbhaeqO2AszVII7SeEQN5_MfEODZE8CEg2NO2IwqW5iEcKgZUEXduPZKS1eBOmLDV-IsRSSXHu6rcRH2dWpirJcRl-zT7HcM/w400-h300/AUDI%20before%20polishing.jpg) |
oval AUDI emblem in shape as found
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-RQHfKtQeFzS3qzUppm7Ro0YmSa7hlCbL3v2G_XS3w4hPVRpRtcJhUmXJFRmqSGhF37z9Y7731QK4iazsFBy6CuenOXxuOZe5OOt9zACuQM5J8VTeiM4MwmJ-wlSXez4Fc9iNHZh1-CNo4BvEa0bxyzDlGJ4SMxWkDipcI8VGYBX5Yy0eIdHLE2XveU/w400-h300/AUDI%20after%20polishing.jpg) |
after polishing: you can see that it is chromed. So it is a later version used after WWII
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnBY-wwWPR6civcER8wKH0hmt1zIo0fdzCsKJlrP-JwjCecfmuw18ArOgTdqj4coZeVUxjAQ_GBTnSB-FeZXTPYICtJEc4cLVTUwOslsnFkbIN8e0EuV1zy3l_yrA3ujtdoptsIwrZjXdx7BQiGcFpY3PotJCizLF0VMa0VuLak7EDV1siaRjnKcDCrY/w400-h300/Audi%20Nabenkappen%20(1).jpg) |
brass hubcaps with old fashioned AUDI script, used before WWI
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new AUDI script with large letter A (the brass hubcap was used before WWI, the chromed are later versions )
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktZTTpQW_9cXPQeb8ZcWFzXo9bGZgbRbw9cJlsqOZPUR1CtAUi1soyWu-cHgDGbd2DqwbI0YtyqafWqIk6lvkSbngxS825F5mhet_zdG9C-fZvOe33_HgySUiD6TfbzIF8sg_xJhXE4LzaieHvQBC7xfrRpclEeLxG-8yvMT4ucIhFkOrlVBciiw8aZY/w416-h640/Audi%20in%20Motor%20Braunbeck%20Dez%201924.jpg) |
1924 adverisment with the new AUDI 1 emblem
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In 1929 there was a new emblem with the town´s coat of arms of Zwickau / Saxony
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlo-SXtGN355V2eNMI0bTuB-ZlLmxPd4efYgIymTatNEo8yHbr4RomibYjorzc6DCtk3NZZYC9rO910ISZ5FVkDDDufl-f7mtGxOr7n1Twip89IeELedSreA9oHorlXC-b4OCh8hVXdtg/s320/AUDI+Oldtimer+Vorkrieg+1929+1930+Typ+SS+Zwickau+emblem+badge.jpg) |
wanted: don´ t hesitate to offer me this emblem |
Size
| c. 8 cm x 6 cm |
Year | 1929 - 1930
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi3ayOiQFsdmJhdqSLQPXP-7V7BIjG2OWLYxkOmleMot5GCpvKKyv6rs8yjddC1chaHEuQ49aXvM3hPX2v0TTYEtNK7AalwoKLP6oQc5un1zDZoKc6U9w_LkiNqO6tIvKqcqFtV3anJw/s320/AUDI+Oldtimer+Vorkrieg+1929+1930+Zwickau+Horch+Museum.jpg) |
1929 / 30 AUDI Typ SS, seen in a German museum |
After WWII there was a very similar emblem made of chromed sheet metal. But I don´t know where and when it was used. Do you have an idea ?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggfPSo0PGAGb6sVldzX58mBCORFGwcSmj3d-C3x7cp_7sckS2zn021hvrKECs9pWp9z_KOKW_WV2qCVsL8ZqBu2kk9DH7jv0HfhO2uG-Cg4el4BEQNX6jZoxdzfBp5ZA8uOdPxxJjcDcumvTRKuH2MHjSnY3has1YIBqrXnmXalRzhD03o3qvSHSmR=w406-h640) |
1927 AUDI advertisment showing the old oval emblem on the radiator and the new AUDI 1 emblem printed in a circle
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In 1930 the new AUDI front emblem was mounted on the radiator shell showing a big 1 on a hemisphere, but it was already registered as a trademark in 1924.
Size
| 6.3 cm x 3.9 cm |
Year | 1930
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Pay attention, there are reproductions so look at the backside:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY4-vnQe3mElxMpsiSHpwKdig8osS6Nzi0fiVIbA1pA_MPlVvFODq937-dfGWRE1yPHwipJWPk5HyGz1SR03L8ktOJCdtR7tQA5ye20NYcFZDmCrwxIEAZwQIAHb7bz4gVHS-y-LtNsw/s1600/AUDI+HORCH+prewar.JPG) |
left: original right: repro |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa57P5RcvME4F-2BYRsy3vlE6hOJU4UlxGyzMLpFZQgvQbArWqZz2A8d7HLzbfbclOWOskJNVc6EX7HXM9ewSq5iARsU_UPOoU4Jcr_L0xwLjeAgbyumSWO4vVGC-6DK_jW5RMoGh-Z0VZDYQcULNICDzRvN8w-zBpx0NY7d0MhNU2eGnYgzg4mGp/w300-h400/AUDI%201%20Vorkrieg%20Oldtimer%20plakette.jpg) |
this is a very special AUDI 1 emblem, because the outline is 100% the same as a DKW emblem because the AUDI Type P used the DKW radiator shell
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Size
| 3.7 cm x 6.4 cm |
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Year | 1931
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmvbQRljju1xhXjTxFbe8zAFyaE1CA0fQwaGAjB7Ens5j1GVU5DuPjCJ32qYmt9SVce44LVUomKKzxjR3zTBEXpBhhH2WmLkDAjq8SJ_4ChSoEp7joRy6WINSnCsszndKTu4bbBG-n9g1NtD7yQyWV_JMsJnCNLhZ_l4zQncuw3NwgZy8WhjPWl-Q/w400-h300/AUDI%201%20DKW%20Vorkrieg%20Oldtimer%20badge.jpg) |
The DKW-style AUDI emblem was used on the AUDI Typ P in 1931
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The AUDI P from 1931 was a cheap AUDI to boost the production numbers. It was no more than a DKW 4=8 with an engine from the PEUGEOT 201. Therefore I guess the letter "P" stands for PEUGEOT. Only 327 AUDI type P were made, so it is a very, very rare emblem (thank you Martijn for the information and the following photo !) .
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqBj-3brPDUa58aBa7y8jKdYN1HrUjS9VJp_m-XOCIyibpI5VF5kCHn9MVmfPFlbiPDpsoWoNu02uaOHzTBPi934WcAvnsEwfoz4SWXUUomUK087BMrwtmd6tTQTm3GJ9pOFpv5YrQDRwTxIFGRuWEAa8R4Dz8Dpgc4dz7QR_JjdVsdHzZOYi2fF9yWM/w400-h258/347265677_1695843027535137_897888073827872528_n.jpg) |
1931 AUDI typ P (photo Martijn van Zwieten)
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkSYWII5KeAeeVXNd39ylWvsRi1fhI7nvpcWVB4GP-TBfvRpJIFm5yCTXqB02Kd86hxsXH5FZyRiPzGe-jwZOwFcX42tmIw1Z6lTZjQV52k63UI0aZnGPcwgHWpVgaNyTf53RvDhW-OezJu2qnvfOQBRkMPjNl2hkEFEQ74nlJ-HopxtBBhsaRklk/w486-h640/AUDI%20Sechs%20Zylinder%201926%20in%20Motor%20(2).jpg) |
1926 advertisment showing on the radiator the blue oval emblem and top left the a new AUDI 1 emblem
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh411IKEfI0nk9GyUbXvtraRGtwhDDw9KesE-QH4h1Z9bT_CwDHx3JjVITEdDQeYJ2CmV68OqxJJLbhrqeVVrXY8T5djDK5Dfo2JNkcPRt_kFugjo4arUBVDC4HceW7mo7g1ISpEcWXZ2I/s400/AUDI+unknown+prewar+badge.jpg) |
AUDI 1 emblem (size: 6.1 cm x 9.0 cm ) never seen on a car ?! |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNbpu-zev2jr9NyXzmT3pyGfzUMsgo2lCAynVKZDuOZ7TZCQTXRZ0e5zf4bMn0bX9g2cMZygW5UO4k0EnELv4UEQkkZjcKJE66WMAr6Hozv1n3xzS5vE2WvY7aoXQTA77en-o-e4gkws/w300-h400/AUDI+1+1924.jpg) |
1924 advertisment showing the AUDI 1 emblem |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoZ07heA0tlodzfchBemDYuXYVsOM3HgYv1wUB5PO4IVx-WIGKk_CF8FhH9RQC9pwVLRg5iW8gPXCK_1NxAoQvMmWOeX3t02MCJ_DHvAOi4Y9iQ2h1N0cfHqFhQy32QoW4_qBbHHwhkE/s320/AUDI+1913.jpg) |
1913 AUDI advertisment with old fashioned letter A |
In the nineteen - thirties there was also a ( rare ) dasboard emblem:
Size
| 6.5 cm
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Year | c. 1934
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1sj5Ef_WCwq6XtDuoQ9PIN2QlZtCCArOO35xIzEwy5J4nxdhxRc6qYRg_VUiJoXiFZ53Y6EJdJKWHTz8PbEgufQSxl7NOmrcFhtuOwIrr1a5OO3pHBle5jEKRjPROpghZONTGqb0ZTFiSK8VGF6bWhPSf3J7zXtTd_70uGmR-copSnqRmwWtQTfV/w361-h400/AUDI%20Oldtimer%20vorkrieg%20horn%20button%20badge.jpg) |
enameled horn button of the nineteenthirties
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Size
| 6.2 cm (with brass ring )
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Year | c. 1932
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Finally I found a spare wheel emblem that was used in the nineteen - thirties also:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtex_VEw0G7vdl74nV9nJL-phDPrxRii6Jz0qNWhyphenhypheneSe9bGEFhnn60SQM8H1TqW6OUvl-jYEtzHg7SbgJk7fVQburLAyYs86oUteoq3L8Z2XdpQdUXP9WBGLjE2ljzhQxQ7NvDVxFD9w0/s320/AUDI+HORCH+Auto+union+Oldtimer+emblem+plakette+trabant.jpg) |
size: 11.5 cm x 8.2 cm |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO3jpj6lh4yrrFtpOUXeoH-1Nhps3DixfC2uf_84NZYMFOhf0TOMJsmwfTw073XE4dA7OOKBp8xj4eQV9RFLtsEnWvBcnoAbeBpGShVlxWAWkEJ42MOA6Jf3Q6Sb27GkvS0FFu2zzQAf4alJuowxwlNC4EGLTMjS_-Xpit_TTmTwTsrKPfM6hXSwrZ=w360-h640) |
AUDI sparewheel emblem, but the wheelcover and the emblem doesn´t match
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