Comments on: History: BMW ///M logo colors explained

By: Rudy

Rudy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:14:00 +0000

I too must say that it is next to impossible that Texaco was a joint member of BMW Motorsport before it started in ’72. I’ll wager bets on your sources not being very credible… it makes you wonder how legit the rest of these posts on this blog are…!

By: Robert Monoson

Robert Monoson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Quoting from the “Uniquely BMW” book given to all ///M OWNERS. (Also available at BMW dealerships)… The explanation [above] of the origin’s of the colors in the ///M badge are not entirely accurate.

“…When a driving enthusiast sees the M badge on the trunk lid of a passing BMW, they immediately recognize it as one of the finest – and fastest – automobiles in the world. Why the blue/purple/red M emblem? Because Motorsport is BMW’s DNA and these colors are its “amino acids,” if you will. The left color, Bavarian blue, is BMW’s heritage color. The right color, red, expresses our racing pedigree. Combine them and they form the middle M color – purple…”

By: BavarianStrasse

BavarianStrasse — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:06:00 +0000

Thanks for the RGB codes. I was using Google searching for them to make a custom decal for my BMW motorcycle.

By: smokeypeacock

smokeypeacock — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:08:36 +0000

So what is the pantone ref of Lemans Blue..

By: jonathan

jonathan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:09:49 +0000

red is henna red. henna red is the same red as the red in the castrol label. a formed partnership during the formation of the m mortorsport division. light blue is bavarian blue from the free tate flag of bavaria.when both mixed together you bet lemans blue! nice riddle it’s true.

By: gar

gar — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:04:29 +0000

you wouldnt happen to know where I might find a copy of the BMW M logo?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:57:51 +0000

yeah I heard that too. It’s kinda sad that BMW had to pay money just to use the red color…although it was probably a good investment since everyone can recognize the M badge. I do wish they’d make the cars more reliable, I had to use my http://carassistants.com subscription way too much for my E46.

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By: Damien

Damien — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:55:46 +0000

Have to toss my hat in the ring and state I also was told it was Castrol. Castrol and BMW have a long standing “partnership”?

By: Jp Albano

Jp Albano — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:19:23 +0000

I am pretty sure its Castrol and NOT Texaco.

By: TK

TK — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:45:48 +0000

cool

By: jon H

jon H — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:34:42 +0000

very interesting horatiu

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:05:59 +0000

post sources where you got this information. i’ve never seen texaco listed as the source for red except for speculation on the web. there is plenty of substantiated opinion that it is for castrol, which has extensive history with BM, and was repeated by Roundel recently. Look at the front of the “flying” Hans Stuck CSL.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:59:59 +0000

The color red represents BMW’s racing heritage, not sure about Texaco.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:41:33 +0000

Thanks chief. I love this blog.