Exploring the fascinating world of car badges, this episode delves into the history and significance behind some of the most iconic automotive logos. From Alfa Romeo's snake to Ferrari's prancing horse, the hosts discuss the stories and meanings that shaped these emblems. They also touch on the evolution of brands like Ford, BMW, and Toyota, revealing how cultural and historical influences play a role in their designs. With plenty of humor and banter, the episode offers a light-hearted yet informative look at the branding that drives the automotive industry.
Peter Tom and Security look in the origins of various car badges. Tom talks about his motivational speaking to the drivers before the Bathurst Challenge. Tom gets a flat tyre and refuses help from female passer-by's.
"...the car thought it was daytime. And my headlights weren't on."
Headlights are the lights at the front of a car that help you see when it's dark. They are very important for driving safely at night or in bad weather.
Headlights are the primary source of illumination for a vehicle when driving at night or in low-light conditions. They are crucial for visibility and safety, allowing drivers to see the road ahead and be seen by other road users.
"...driving like those F-wits with the daytime running lights with no back lights on. That's a funny."
Daytime running lights are lights that help make cars more visible during the day. They turn on automatically when you start the car, but they don't turn on the back lights, which can be dangerous at night if you forget to turn on your headlights.
Daytime running lights (DRLs) are lights on the front of a vehicle that automatically turn on when the engine is running, enhancing visibility during the day. However, they do not illuminate the rear lights, which can lead to safety issues if drivers are unaware that their rear lights are off.
"...talking about headlights now, we're coming back from Bathurst on the weekend."
Bathurst is a place in Australia famous for car racing. It has a special track where many important races happen, making it a popular spot for racing fans.
Bathurst is known for its iconic motor racing circuit, the Mount Panorama Circuit, located in Australia. It hosts various racing events, including the famous Bathurst 1000, which is a significant event in the Australian motorsport calendar.
The BMW M4 is a fast sports car made by BMW. It's built for racing and has a powerful engine, making it fun to drive on both the road and the racetrack.
The BMW M4 is a high-performance sports coupe that is part of BMW's M series, known for its powerful engines and dynamic handling. It is designed for both track and street performance, making it a popular choice among enthusiasts.
The Mazda RX-8 is a sporty car that was made from the early 2000s to 2012 and is known for having a special type of engine called a rotary engine. It's a fun car to drive and has a unique look, which makes it popular with car lovers.
The Mazda RX-8 is a sports car that was produced from 2002 to 2012, known for its unique rotary engine and distinctive design. It offers a balance of performance and practicality with its four-door layout, making it a popular choice among driving enthusiasts. Discussions about the RX-8 often highlight its handling characteristics and the quirks of its rotary engine.
"And then after the light come on the dash, flat tire and I could sort of feel it."
A flat tire means that the tire doesn't have enough air in it, which can make it hard to drive. You usually need to fix or replace it to drive safely again.
A flat tire occurs when a tire loses air pressure, making it unable to support the weight of the vehicle. This can lead to poor handling, decreased safety, and the need for immediate repair or replacement.
"...I love Contis, but it's got a shit kind of Conti on it. I want to get a nice Conti."
Continental is a brand that makes tires for cars. They have different types of tires for different needs, like performance or all-season driving.
Continental, often referred to as 'Conti', is a well-known tire manufacturer that produces a variety of tires for different vehicles and driving conditions.
"...So I'm going to raise a couple and we'll go through them. Alfa Romeo. Yeah."
Alfa Romeo is a car brand from Italy that makes stylish and sporty cars. They are known for their unique designs and have a long history in racing.
Alfa Romeo is an Italian luxury car manufacturer known for its sporty vehicles and distinctive design. The brand has a rich history in motorsport and is recognized for its performance-oriented models.
Audi is a well-known car brand from Germany that makes luxury cars. They are recognized for their high-quality vehicles and modern technology.
Audi is a German automobile manufacturer that produces a range of luxury vehicles known for their advanced technology and performance. The brand is part of the Volkswagen Group and has a reputation for quality and innovation.
"So the four companies were Audi, DKW, Horsch and Wanderer. Wanderer."
Horsch was another car company from Germany that made luxury vehicles. It became part of Audi when the companies merged.
Horsch was a German automobile manufacturer known for producing luxury cars in the early 20th century. It was one of the four companies that merged to form Audi.
"So the four companies were Audi, DKW, Horsch and Wanderer. Wanderer."
Wanderer was a car company in Germany that made vehicles. It joined with other companies to help form Audi.
Wanderer was a German automobile manufacturer that produced cars and motorcycles. It was known for its quality and craftsmanship and was one of the companies that merged to create Audi.
"So the four companies were Audi, DKW, Horsch and Wanderer. Wanderer."
DKW was a car company in Germany that made cars and motorcycles. It was one of the companies that helped create Audi.
DKW was a German automobile manufacturer that produced cars and motorcycles before merging with Audi. It was known for its two-stroke engines and innovative designs during the early 20th century.
Volkswagen is a well-known car brand from Germany that makes many different types of vehicles, including cars and SUVs. It is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world.
Volkswagen, often abbreviated as VW, is a major German automotive manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles, including the iconic Beetle and Golf models. It is part of the Volkswagen Group, which also includes brands like Audi and Porsche.
"So BMW in 1916 used to make airplanes for the German Luftwaffe."
BMW is a famous car brand from Germany that started by making airplane engines. Now, they are known for making luxury cars and motorcycles.
BMW, or Bayerische Motoren Werke, is a German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916. Initially, it produced aircraft engines for the German military during World War I before transitioning to automobiles and motorcycles.
Saab is a car brand from Sweden that is famous for making unique and well-engineered vehicles. They have a background in making airplanes, which is reflected in their car designs.
Saab was a Swedish automobile manufacturer known for its innovative designs and engineering. The brand has a rich history in aviation, which influenced its automotive design and branding.
"Chevrolet, you know, the shape of the chev. Yeah."
Chevrolet is a car brand from the United States that makes many types of vehicles, including cars and trucks. It's one of the most well-known car brands in America.
Chevrolet is an American automobile brand known for producing a wide range of vehicles, from trucks to sports cars. It's part of General Motors and has a long history in the automotive industry.
"No, the bow tie. Bow tie. It's based on bow tie."
The 'bow tie' is the shape of the Chevrolet logo, which looks like a bow tie. It's a symbol that represents the Chevrolet brand.
The 'bow tie' refers to the iconic logo of Chevrolet, which resembles a bow tie shape. This logo is a significant part of the brand's identity and is recognized worldwide.
"What about the Holden Kale emblem? Holden? Yeah."
Holden is a car brand from Australia that made many different types of cars. They were known for putting together cars from parts made by other companies and had a famous lion logo.
Holden was an Australian automobile manufacturer that produced a variety of vehicles, often based on designs from other manufacturers like General Motors and Opel. The brand is well-known for its local assembly of cars and its iconic lion emblem.
"And then they started, all the Holden built cars had a lion pushing a circular stone. Opel from Opel."
Opel is a car brand from Germany that makes different kinds of vehicles. They are known for their compact cars and have been part of a larger car company since 2017.
Opel is a German automobile manufacturer that has been a subsidiary of the French automotive group PSA since 2017. It is known for producing a range of vehicles, including compact cars and sedans.
"That's a Vauxhall Viva. Vauxhall. So an Australian designed the logo, so Vauxhall copied the Holden..."
The Vauxhall Viva is a small car made by the British company Vauxhall. It was popular in the 1960s and 1970s for being affordable and practical for everyday use.
The Vauxhall Viva is a compact car that was produced by the British automaker Vauxhall from the 1960s to the 1970s. It was known for its affordability and practicality, making it a popular choice among families.
"The Ford Oval. Ford? Okay. Ford, that Ford emblem is one of the most world's recognised brands."
Ford is a well-known car company that makes many types of vehicles, including trucks and cars. It was started by Henry Ford over a hundred years ago.
Ford is an American automotive manufacturer founded by Henry Ford in 1903. It is known for producing a wide range of vehicles, including cars, trucks, and SUVs, and is one of the largest and most recognized automotive brands in the world.
"Ferrari? Yeah. What's the emblem that the real F is?"
Ferrari is a famous Italian car brand known for making fast and luxurious sports cars. They are also well-known for their success in car racing.
Ferrari is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939. The brand is synonymous with high-performance vehicles and has a rich history in motorsport, particularly in Formula 1.
Fiat is another well-known Italian car brand that makes a variety of cars, including small city cars and family vehicles. They have been around for over a century.
Fiat is an Italian automobile manufacturer that produces a wide range of vehicles, from compact cars to larger family vehicles. Founded in 1899, Fiat has a significant presence in the automotive industry.
"...to use the horse as an emblem on the side of his car."
An emblem is a symbol or logo that represents a car brand. It's usually found on the car itself and helps identify the manufacturer.
An emblem is a symbol or design used to represent a brand or organization. In the automotive context, emblems are often found on the front grille or rear of vehicles, signifying the manufacturer or model.
"...the bull, Lamborghini. You know why the bull came about?"
Lamborghini is another famous Italian car brand that makes very fast and stylish sports cars. Their logo features a bull, which represents strength and power.
Lamborghini is a luxury sports car manufacturer from Italy, known for its bold designs and powerful performance vehicles, often featuring a bull in its branding.
"...But when he made the car, he made the bull look a bit more menacing to attack the horse versus Ferraris. So Maserati. Oh, I do want to hear something bullshit."
Maserati is a famous Italian car brand that makes luxury sports cars. They are known for their stylish designs and fast performance.
Maserati is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer known for its high-performance sports cars and sedans. Founded in 1914, the brand has a rich racing heritage and is recognized for its distinctive design and engineering.
"...Oh, I do want to hear something bullshit. Hyundai. The H."
Hyundai is a car company from South Korea that makes many different types of vehicles, including cars and SUVs. They are known for being reliable and affordable.
Hyundai is a South Korean automotive manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles, from affordable sedans to SUVs. The company has gained a reputation for quality and value in recent years.
Mercedes is a well-known car brand from Germany that makes luxury cars. They are famous for their quality and advanced technology.
Mercedes-Benz is a German automotive brand known for luxury vehicles, buses, and trucks. It is recognized for its engineering excellence and innovative technology in the automotive industry.
"So Mercedes came about was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz. So David Benz."
Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz are two important people who helped create the first cars. They started companies that eventually became the famous Mercedes car brand.
Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz are pioneers in the automotive industry, credited with founding the companies that would eventually become Mercedes-Benz. Their innovations laid the groundwork for modern automobiles.
"...But Peugeot used a lion, but they had the logo from the 1850s."
Peugeot is a car company from France that makes various vehicles. They are known for their logo featuring a lion.
Peugeot is a French automotive manufacturer known for its cars and bicycles. The brand has a long history and is recognized for its distinctive lion logo.
"I've got books in there to read for Bathurst, for the six hour favorite. In the F1, McLaren's got banned for the... Yes."
The McLaren F1 is a really famous sports car from the 1990s known for being super fast and having a unique design with three seats. People talk about it because it was one of the best cars of its time and is still considered very special today.
The McLaren F1 is a legendary supercar that was produced in the 1990s and is renowned for its innovative design and performance. It features a unique three-seat layout and was the fastest production car in the world at the time of its release, making it a significant milestone in automotive history. Its mention in discussions often revolves around its racing pedigree and technological advancements.
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So she's on, fitos radio check.
I'm not that screen.
Well, when you're at the racetrack Pete,
because we take it serious now,
fitos is the radio guy.
Yeah.
All right, are you allowed radio check
and fitos does a radio check.
But as you can see, he's like.
He's a red light on when you do the radio check.
Yeah, I don't know.
I'll buy my fucking radio from the track for now on.
So we'll get into it.
Do you wear a hat?
You want to say good morning first?
No.
Are we all ready?
No.
Yes, yes, we are.
Why?
They can come in and join at the same time.
Let them blend in.
This is going to blend in.
Yes.
I've got awards this time.
You've got awards.
I've got an award to present.
What award have you got?
That's not for you.
What do you mean not for me?
Pete, it's all about me.
Yeah, I know.
OK.
So what are we going to do?
Wait now.
No, no.
We can start.
Press pause.
No.
Are you sure?
Because everyone's all...
I've made a break.
Everyone's sitting on the edge of their car seat listening to this now.
What?
We're not having cruises.
We're not having cruises.
Look at the little alcohol.
No, no, no, no.
The audience.
The audience wants showbanks.
So we're doing freebies.
Yes.
We'll have...
We'll have something.
We'll have a pineapple cruiser from our sponsors, Mr Liquor.
No, no.
We can have...
That's why I asked earlier if there's ice.
Yes.
We can formally start and everyone can find out what this mystery is.
But we've got security outside scared that someone's going to break in.
I've got the live audience far away.
Yeah.
Toby, you peed like a waste.
It's just us.
Ross couldn't make it tonight.
He couldn't make it anyway.
No.
He didn't make it.
The Vegas didn't make it.
No.
That's all right.
Vegas next year already planning?
Yes.
The live audience and I have organized.
I can't book accommodation yet.
It's too early.
Just tell him, please.
No, no, no.
I can't book out accommodation.
It's too early.
But I could look at something else.
It's not listening.
What are you?
What?
Oh, you want me to move?
Did you just wipe your hands on top of me after you touched your willy?
Hello, little willy.
Remember that?
Lay Olympics.
Come on, audience.
We've started looking for next year.
Yes.
So I went to the MGM site where I'm a member.
The gold.
Yeah.
And it's too early to book.
Yeah.
So I went to another website.
Yeah.
It's spelled S-E-M-A.
S-E-M-A, right?
Yeah.
I can't fuck the audience got that, right?
I know.
I'm a bit tired.
And then when you click accommodation, it shows you hotels for next year.
And?
You don't want to go there, do you?
Wings.
We set apartments.
Where?
Wings.
There's five rooms available, Wings and...
Oh, you're fucking kidding me.
I don't know.
Get us where you want to stay.
We'll do an apartment.
No, do the apartments.
The apartments, yeah.
That's why...
I didn't want you not sleeping for 11 months thinking about the Wings.
Fuck.
But...
He's going to now.
Huh?
He's going to.
He's going to be in Dreamland.
Oh, you're putting...
Wait, wait.
Easy way of putting it.
Are you coming?
He's coming.
Sure.
Okay.
Wings.
No.
And we're going to get the three rooms.
It's going to cost a fucking fortune.
Even though we're recording this, we can talk about this off here.
Okay.
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening.
You're listening to the All Talker podcast, hosted by Peter Otters.
Joining me, Tom, the roving reporter and everything you did last week.
Security's here and the live audience is here.
And we've got a presentation.
Yeah.
Someone after, what, 10 years got their license.
Oh, yeah.
12, actually.
12 years.
So I brought something from Mr. Licker.
Oh.
Yes.
Yay.
So that's why I said if we've got eyes.
Yes, we have.
They're not even going to open it.
Maybe she doesn't want to open it.
Maybe she does.
We're going to look out happy.
She's an alcoholic by the way.
I know.
So that's a bottle of vodka with berries in it.
Since we're...
Do you want to come to RxA Cup presentation?
When's that?
In January?
Yeah.
I'll be right back.
All right.
So who wants to go for you?
I'll find out.
Because it's three weekends.
I'm not away.
Anyway, so we're already planning next year.
Yes.
We had such a good time in the States.
The last episode, you heard us do a give a rundown of what happened.
And you know what I also forgot to say.
We did a good episode after that.
Yeah, we did.
That was last week.
I'm just tired, man.
But you know what I forgot to talk about?
And I raised it with my brother.
And I was going to talk to Ross, but he's not turning up tonight.
How the headlights weren't on because the strip is so bright.
Oh, yeah.
The car thought it was daytime.
And my headlights weren't on.
Yes.
I was driving like those F-wits with the daytime running lights with no back lights on.
That's a funny.
Yeah.
So I had to do it manually because we were convinced.
And also, you know, talking about headlights now, we're coming back from Bathurst on the weekend.
Yes.
We had an adventure, which we'll talk about.
You had dementia.
You know what?
Yeah, I had dementia.
You had dementia.
Hey, you know, if you've got your headlights on auto, you can't pull it or push it in for
your fog lights to work.
Did you know that?
Yes, you can.
No, you can't.
You have to turn it on.
On auto.
Oh, manual.
Yeah, like on.
Like to on.
And then press the...
On auto, it won't go on.
What car is that in?
The R.
The R.
But almost, I think.
I'm pretty sure.
I'm going to check.
Because you have to turn it to the lights at any point.
Yeah, but it won't do it on auto.
The beam has got auto.
It's just, it's got the haptic bar.
Yeah.
If you turn it auto off, it just turns the headlights on.
That's it.
It's on off.
Auto or headlights on.
There's no off.
I don't know about, but I haven't looked for...
See if your fog lights come on.
Fog lights.
I don't have to look for it.
As you'll come back from Bathurst Sunday night.
Yeah.
Freaking mate, the fog was bad and I was going to put the head, but then I couldn't be bothered.
And I put the high beams on.
No.
I was going to put the fog lights.
The fog lights.
But because it's on auto, you couldn't pull it out.
You couldn't do it.
And then you meant to drive with your hazards on.
That's legal.
Mark it.
I don't know.
It's a tough call.
All that I know is when I was, at the beginning of the adventure, when I was driving, no one
was talking because I was speeding.
Okay.
So just for the audience to catch up, you were at Bathurst last year.
Bathurst for the challenge.
Bathurst challenge.
Okay.
We were, we took the four, the M4 that we race in the.
So the M4 went out for a run.
Yeah.
Not an RX-8.
No.
Just the M4.
To give it a shake up and see how we go for the Bathurst 6L that we're entering in Easter.
Yeah.
And won the class.
And we.
So it was an official race.
I thought it was just a run down.
It was just a.
It's official.
It's a race.
It's a race.
But it's a play run.
It's the championship.
Everyone's against themselves.
Everybody takes the cars.
They have to test them and make sure they're running it.
Yeah.
Because Bathurst is closed.
Yeah.
You still get clocked in.
You get a trophy.
Like you're yawning at a speed license to do it.
Yeah.
Which is.
You're not actually racing.
You're not going to apply for.
Did you?
No.
You still have to wear full uniform and the inspector too.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But we had a good time.
So you drove there.
So you just see you were driving to Bathurst.
Yeah.
On the way back, we've got a flat tire too.
On the way there, you've got a flat tire.
And that was the way back.
Okay.
The car was tight.
Yeah.
So a week.
And I'm tired now.
I feel it.
Do you ring an RMA?
No.
I didn't say nothing to them.
Oh, you just kept driving.
Are they running for what?
They weren't saying much.
You know.
I realised why.
Because I was speeding and double-lane, you know.
Coasting it as if I had to highway.
So they were worried that they're not going to make it.
Right.
And then after the light come on the dash, flat tire and I could sort of feel it.
I feel it.
Yeah.
I just coasted.
Right.
And everyone started talking.
Oh.
And I go, Jesus.
Everyone felt safe.
Yeah.
Everyone felt safe.
But no one felt the difference in the...
No.
No.
It felt nothing.
Yeah.
We stopped.
I had to do wee-wees.
So we stopped at McDonald's.
And I get out.
I have a look.
Of course.
It's flat.
So we go to Mackers.
We eat.
We come back.
Jump in.
We go to the servo.
And it was like seven...
Which Mackers?
I don't know.
Halfway.
There's a 7-11.
Near the end of...
In Blue Mountains of Mackers.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
We just parked.
7-11.
Yeah.
So seven of us get out of a car and we're all looking at the tire.
And the funny thing was, these two girls were all passed.
Offered to help.
Yeah.
Yeah.
They offered to help change the tire.
And we all get, ah, we're just talking.
I can't wait.
Anyway.
So we haven't got a room that fits that car because we've got big brakes on it.
So what was the spare?
No, I didn't bother looking at it.
They haven't even tried it.
Was it a space saver?
No.
It's one of those pump-up.
You've got to pump it up.
What?
So we put a bit of foam in it.
We put air in it and it hurled.
Oh, so you just put glue in the tube.
And it hurled.
We came, he parked it in.
As soon as we parked out there...
And then it died.
It was all coming out.
No, because the rotation helps it stay sealed.
We ran over some.
You can see there's a slice in the center of the tire.
So there's something on the road.
You can see something.
Yeah.
There's a slice about that.
And that was a tire that...
A brand new tire that...
Yeah.
I hate them tires and I want to change them.
What tires?
Contis.
I love Contis, but it's got a shit kind of Conti on it.
I want to get a nice Conti.
They can't take a bump.
They're very sensitive.
We've changed them tires around that car.
Two tires.
But what about rims on it?
The rims.
But Mercedes rims?
Yeah, Mercedes.
And they've never cracked the rims?
We've always had crack rims.
No, they're not cracking the rims.
They're just killing the tires when you go in a little bump.
So how was Bathurst?
Bathurst was good.
And I lost a bit.
No one lost a bit?
No, no, no.
No shenanigans?
No shenanigans.
I don't do shenanigans.
Now that you're the manager.
The chief manager.
All I do is focus.
And I don't give a shit.
You know why?
I'll tell you this.
On Friday.
All right?
When it's your go, when it's your time,
they call it out or you know anyway,
you go on your, you go to a paddock
and they formulate you to go out.
Right?
So I've run out there.
I'll follow them out and I'll be talking to them.
Check the car out again for the last time.
And I'll get my talking to the driver.
You're a driver?
You're a driver or all of them?
My drivers.
Okay, all right, I'm starting.
All right.
And both drivers are going for talking to a good speech.
Check the cars and, you know,
and we did talk about cinnamon donuts
and everyone overheard to start laughing.
But that Friday after those talks I gave them,
we ran good times.
We ran the quickest times.
Do you reckon you're a motivational speaker now?
Maybe, it's possible.
You think?
Well, I don't know.
I'm pretty sure.
Well, tomorrow night we've got a meeting to discuss.
Well, all you did in Vegas was motivate everyone to go in and out.
Fuckin' a tear at times.
Hang on, that was my son.
Yeah, but you went to the shop four times to buy clothes.
Yeah, well, I did.
I did.
Well, I was going to wear my in and out aunties that I've got.
Have you worn them?
No.
So you haven't gone in and out with your aunties?
My son's wearing an O.C.M.
Does he go in and out?
He's too young to go in and out.
Nah.
Well, I don't know.
We must have gone in and out when he got that massage in LA.
Oh, that's why he was all excited.
Yeah.
Without the happy aunties.
Security straight away.
Security, anyway.
No, the first hour in Vegas.
But you weren't there, you know?
No, they just ran away.
They ran happy.
So we're planning next year.
Yes.
So the audience and I, we're trying to plan two nights at LA.
Yeah, I think we should.
So you can go to Disneyland.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We'll go to the traditional.
There's two parks at Disneyland.
Oh, but hang on.
There's the traditional one, Snow White and all those wankers.
And then you've got California Park, which is like Star Wars and cars and...
You know what I'm not happy?
You know what I'm going to say?
What?
Best hotel there.
And they fucking stopped the buffet breakfast.
Where?
Continental.
Oh, Intercontinental.
I think we're at Disneyland.
No.
Yeah, they were filming.
They looked security straight away.
Yeah, no, they were filming.
No, no, that's bullshit.
That's just a...
That's just a sign.
They weren't filming.
No.
They had the trucks downstairs.
Mate, yeah, but they're not.
The breakfast is stopped.
Yeah, but still costs a fortune.
Well, we're calling for LA.
We ask if it's got breakfast.
It still costs a fortune.
All we got was like a $30 voucher where steak and eggs cost $50.
Oh, security isn't here.
And you know what?
Yeah, actually, you know what?
We'll take the apartments.
We'll take the...
Yeah, we'll do the apartments.
You know what?
We found buffet breakfast.
On the last day.
Yeah.
We told them to start walking instead of taking the car everywhere.
Mate, buffet breakfast we found that...
You know that eggs in America...
They're different colour.
They're not real.
Like the cheese.
The cheese is orange.
Do you notice the cheese?
No, I notice the egg yolks.
But man, they're not real.
You're fucking worrying me now.
No.
Because you know what happened?
You did the real trick.
My good mate, Joe Rogan.
Yes.
Right?
My good mate.
Yeah.
And I say you must be a very good mate.
Does he still text you?
No, but I'm waiting for the text.
If you listen to them, Joe, mate, can you answer my question, will you?
Anyway, I...
I've seen a clip...
Because he's got...
I've seen a clip and he's questioned...
You know, when I shit, I watch TikTok.
Right?
Okay.
And he had...
That explains the reason why I couldn't use the toilet in the mornings because you were
there on TikTok.
But he asked the question or he put the question out there.
McDonald's make X amount of burgers, right?
Yeah.
So they sell X amount a day, which is worldwide another X amount, which is a huge amount.
Yeah.
Where does all the beef come from?
From the cows.
But where are the cows?
In the farms.
And where are the farms?
In Australia and America.
That volume...
You said now that the beef is fake.
I don't know.
No, I know...
I'm not a conspiracy and I don't really give a fuck.
I know the factory that does the hamburgers in Australia because we do the security there.
Okay.
I don't want to say the name.
Okay.
Yeah, because that's sponsored us.
Yeah, that's right.
Oh, wow.
Could you imagine that?
Yeah, if they sponsored us.
But I'll be eating flat out.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But is it real beef?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Do you...
Yeah.
Do you want to drink from our Mr. Friends, Mr. Liquor?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Are we going to ice it up?
No, not that.
No, nothing.
Oh, you're going to kick that?
You're going to kick that?
Yeah.
All right.
Shall I tell you you're going to get one?
Yeah, shall I tell you...
Hang on.
You're on your piece.
You can't drink.
You're going to drive.
I'm not driving.
Yeah, but she's got a car to drive.
I'm going to car to drive.
What do you want to put the P plates on the beam on?
No.
If and when are they going to car to drive?
That would be nice, you know.
What?
Having a driver?
No, I've been there, you know...
P plates on your beamer?
By the beamer.
I've said this story a thousand times.
My P plates on the S class.
Have you seen the bottled water we do now?
Yeah, I've seen that.
Proper bottles by now.
From the factory, from the source.
How'd they make all the water?
Where's the water come from?
Ha ha ha ha.
No, but that's my good friend Joe Rogan has asked that question.
So where does all the beef come from?
Come from?
From cows.
Have you heard the conspiracy theories on that?
We'll know.
Which part?
The cows.
About the meat.
No.
What's wrong with the meat?
What, that they're humans?
Yeah.
No.
Where do they get all the humans from?
Fuck.
From Africa.
From a little island in Tahu.
All right, just tell us where is all this going to?
So what are we trying to tell us?
Where's the meat coming from?
Yeah.
Well, tell us where it's coming from.
I don't fucking know.
I didn't say.
No.
You just set up a conspiracy.
He's just here.
He's not a farmer.
So what does he think that it's coming from?
He doesn't know.
Well, it's from the cows, mate, you know.
But where's the cows?
Oh, the farms.
The farms.
Which farms?
They breed them.
You know, wherever you just...
Yeah.
You know, the bull has sex with them.
They breed the cows.
Where are all those cows?
They're the butchery.
They cut the heads and...
And the girl cows make milk.
Where does the milk come from?
Then cows.
And the chocolate milk...
I thought Titty's had chocolate and strawberry milk.
Yeah.
And the chocolate milk comes from brown cows.
We're all fucked.
Anyway.
All right.
So today I thought we'll talk about the origins of car badges.
Car logos.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
How they became...
Yeah.
Where it came from.
So I did some research.
That's very good, Pete.
So I'm going to talk...
I'm going to raise a couple and we'll go through them.
Alfa Romeo.
Yeah.
So you can picture the Alfa Romeo.
I know it's...
I can't show the picture through the microphone.
But it's got...
The snake.
The snake.
So do you know where Alfa Romeo...
Maybe you had a bad partner that was a snake.
No, it's not.
It's basically...
Alfa Romeo is from Milan.
Milan.
Milan or the city of Milan.
And the snake is on the coat of arms.
The red cross is the coat of arms.
And the snake was an icon used by an aristocratic family, the Visconti family.
At least to make caravans, isn't it?
Visconti sounds like a biscuit.
Yeah, so...
It sounds like my tie.
So that's where the Alfa badge comes from.
Audi.
Visconti.
Audi is four rings.
Yes.
What's that?
The four rings are the four companies.
Yeah.
I've heard some of them.
In the 1930s.
So the four companies were Audi, DKW, Horsch and Wanderer.
Wanderer.
And they merged in the 1930s.
Hitler merged them.
And they became Auto Union Audi.
So...
Now they're VW and Porsche.
VW.
But I'd use at least...
I'm fucking spying on that.
So where's VW from?
Dunno.
So BMW in 1916 used to make airplanes for the German Luftwaffe.
Slow Volvo.
No, Saab.
Saab.
Sorry, Saab.
I'll get to Saab.
So the badge is based on propellers.
Well the V and the W.
No, the circle, the blue and the white squares.
Yeah, represent, yeah.
It's the propeller.
Okay.
And they reckon the blue and white...
You're talking BMW now?
BMW.
I thought you were talking about VW.
No, no.
BMW.
BMW.
And then the pilots used to say when the propeller used to spin in front of them it used to flash
blue and white.
But that's not true.
The blue and white came from the coat of arms for the Bavarian flag.
So...
Ain't it funny how a lot of the stuff is from where they starved or...
A lot of...
Like the Kone SIG.
There's a ghost, a picture of a ghost on the back windows.
Yeah.
That was the...
When they were making the Kone SIG at the beginning.
And how it was wanted.
No.
In the...
Because they were...
Before they had the fire, I don't know where they're making them now.
But they were building the Kone SIGs in a hangar at the airport where the army used to have
their planes.
And on the sides of the planes they represented the ghost, the Kone SIG carried it on.
Okay.
Good to know.
Yeah, there's a lot of history.
Chevrolet, you know, the shape of the chev.
Yeah.
Has it got the...
Done.
Has it got the...
Like this?
No, the bow tie.
Bow tie.
It's based on bow tie.
That's it.
So there's no imagination of Chevrolet.
What about the Holden Kale emblem?
Holden?
Yeah.
So the Holden emblem, so Holden and Frost were saddle makers.
That was the company.
And then in 1928 they started assembling British and US cars in Australia.
So they used to bring in kids and they used to build them.
Opel from Opel.
And then they started, all the Holden built cars had a lion pushing a circular stone.
That's the upright lion.
That's a Vauxhall Viva.
Vauxhall.
So an Australian designed the logo, so Vauxhall copied the Holden, but they reckon there's
two influences.
Someone said it was an Egyptian lion rolling a stone, or they said the lion was first
used in 1924 in an exhibition in Wembley in London.
And that's where they got the lion.
It was like a symbol of the UK, the British Empire.
So that's how Holden started.
Ford Oval.
Oval.
The Ford Oval.
Ford?
Okay.
Ford, that Ford emblem is one of the most world's recognised brands.
It started as an F, like the funny looking F in 1904.
And then in 1927 the oval shape came around under the Model A.
And they started using the Ford.
So it's from 1927.
You know, they, um, Tickford got into trouble.
Or was it Tickford or Holden?
Because they wanted to take their badges, Ford's badges off and put their own.
But they technically were built by Ford.
Yeah.
They got, they got into trouble or something happened there.
Ferrari?
Yeah.
What's the emblem that the real F is?
I just realised it's the guy's initial.
Ford?
No, on the sides of the Ferraris that back in the day they had sometimes an F something.
Oh no, that's Pininfarina.
That was, that was designed by Pininfarina.
Yeah.
The design.
So the Ferrari, it's a prancing horse in Italian.
It's a Cavallino Rapante.
Do I, do I do well?
I don't know.
No, no, Italian's here.
So do you want to know, do you want to know when, so Enzo used to race for Alfa and Fiat
in the 1920s.
And then a girl had said in the article one of many that Enzo knew, right?
So he must have been a real chick magnet.
This girl that he knew had a son who was a World War II pilot and he used an emblem
of the horse on the side of his plane.
And, but despite the bad omens, I think he died in the war.
She convinced Enzo to use the horse as an emblem on the side of his car.
So he put the sticker of the horse.
Enzo put the horse on there or tonight you'll go sleep outside with the pussycanda.
Or at least your wife.
So he used it on an Alfa first, the horse, and then he changed the color to yellow to
match Medina with our making Ferraris and hence the prancing horse.
The bull.
The bull, Lamborghini.
You know why the bull came about?
And he used it when he's tracked his first.
Didn't he use it to piss off?
Oh no.
No, that's when he made the cars.
He's a tourist.
That's his star sign.
Oh.
Yeah.
Really?
And he used the bull on the tractors first.
That's it.
There's nothing.
No other.
But when he made the car, he made the bull look a bit more menacing to attack the horse
versus Ferraris.
So Maserati.
Oh, I do want to hear something bullshit.
Hyundai.
The H.
Yeah, the H represents two people linking arms, the relationship between the company
and its customers.
It's a good freaking thing.
Maserati, four brother, four Maserati brothers set up Maserati in the 1920s and it was inspired
by the fountain of Neptune holding the trident.
Yeah, the trident.
Yeah, on the quarters.
It's got the Neptune.
Yeah.
And the red and blue.
What do you call it?
Trident.
And the red and blue colors represent Bologna where Maserati's from.
So Mercedes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
The star could have been something different.
Mercedes had two.
They never had a logo.
They built the first car in 85 and Mrs. Benz went for a drive.
So Mercedes came about was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz.
So David Benz.
Yeah.
And Paul and that off Daimler sons of Gottlieb.
So this is in the 1900s.
We were talking about 25 years later.
They still didn't have a logo.
And they remember their dad saying that he drew a star above their house and he wanted
to use the star above the factory one day.
So that's where they got the stars.
So they used two stars, three pointed and four pointed star and the circle came later
and they went with the three pointed star.
So they lodged both stars because it represented motorized power on land, water and air, which
was their dad.
One of the three.
Don't put all this out.
Yeah.
And then in 1916, the star was surrounded by a circle.
And that's how that happened.
Rose Royce.
I guess she tried.
I didn't do the cars with just letters.
I guess you try and take something from your past to put onto something.
You know what I mean?
Well, a lot of them use animals.
So Holden had the lion.
Who uses a turtle?
Peugeot.
Anyone use a turtle?
No, no one use a turtle.
But Peugeot used a lion, but they had the logo from the 1850s.
They used to make saws.
Okay.
It used to be in the steel industry and the saw represented the strength of the saws like
the teeth of a lion and the way the saw was shaped.
So they went with a lion.
They made pushbikes and they kept the lion and then made cars where Saab had an animal.
Do you know what animal was in the Saab badge?
It's a griffin.
A griffin.
A griffin is an imaginary half lion and half eagle beast.
So everyone loves lions.
Because they're the kick of the jungle.
Then you've got the Japanese cars.
Subaru.
Yeah.
The stars.
Six stars.
Why?
Australia.
No.
From Milky Way.
It's big in Japanese culture that those six stars.
It's like our Southern Cross.
Yeah.
So you can see the six stars.
And Subaru means six stars in Japanese.
Oh really?
Yeah.
So it's a representation of the star cluster Pleiades.
And it features a lot in Japanese cultures.
And the last one I've got is Toyota.
Yeah.
Toyota didn't get a logo until 1989.
And what did they base it off?
So they got the three rings.
The two rings.
Yeah.
Make the T.
Yep.
And this is this bullshit.
And the third ring is the outer one encircling an empty background
suggesting limitless opportunities available to the company.
Or I reckon it's a Mexican hat.
Oh yeah.
Well hey, that logo that you keep on harassing me about.
We googled it yesterday.
The day before.
Come on, say it.
My accident.
Oh, we make friends by accident.
Yeah.
That's not a pattern shop.
That's a motto.
That's not a pattern shop.
Someone already got it here.
Yeah.
No, in America.
Yeah, in Vegas.
I put it on my neck.
No, in Wichita.
Wichita.
Yeah.
Wichita.
It's like the motto when we saw the hundreds of good-looking girls in the street.
But I knew once.
Hey, well, I'm going to put,
my next business cards, I'm going to put that on there.
Because when we had panel pitch smash repairs.
So we made by accident?
Yeah.
A panel pit, I had put repair of the world's fastest cars.
Because back then, we had the gullies and coni segs and all that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So now I'm going to put your logo on the car.
Can we go, we make friends by accident.
Or we meet by accident.
What do you reckon?
Do you want to be friends with your customers?
Or you just want to fix their car?
No, I just want to fix their car.
Yeah, so we meet by accident.
We meet by accident.
We meet by accident.
Allegedly.
Allegedly.
It doesn't want to be friends with them.
We meet by accident.
But it wasn't.
But you're not at fault.
Yeah.
Give us the claim number from the other driver, please.
Yeah, please, yes.
We'll put that in your writing under the brackets.
So there you have it.
That's an interesting...
It was based on a book I got from Merrill's the author.
I know, in Gliss Chapman, based on a book called Car Badges,
which I was reading a couple of times.
But yeah, it's interesting how logos and that come about.
There's a lot of history, a lot of thought.
And the Japanese just go out there on another level.
So there you have it.
I hope you learned something from it.
I thought it was interesting to bring that.
Joe, if you copy...
Listen, can you get back to the...
You want Joe Rogan to text you?
Yeah, I'm still waiting.
All right.
Can you get back to me?
I'm watching your shows.
I just want to ask you one question.
Did you bang any of the contestants?
One question.
And his name's Tom, not Tim.
Yeah, Tim.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fuck it, man.
Let me ask Miles.
Do you want to laugh?
It must be a spell check.
Yeah, yeah.
Do you want to laugh?
Where's this going?
Oh, and another shout out.
If there's any Cyprians that were in the army,
can they please contact us?
Can I just text my wife?
Do you want to bring that up?
Can I say it?
So what?
I've got a phone call in the middle of the night.
You want to bring it up?
Mate, Pete, you're the only one that's got a phone call.
Everyone's got a phone call.
Everyone's got a phone call.
Even people in Cyprus got a phone call.
Because...
About the army.
The army.
If you were in the...
The old days.
The old days.
If you were in the...
1980s.
How long ago?
70s.
70s.
You got a buzz haircut, right?
In the Cyprian army.
Yeah.
A medical.
A medical.
And then they done something to you.
Apparently.
Allegedly.
They put you in a barrel up to your nipples of water.
Put a mask on you.
And pumped oxygen into you.
Where?
Through where?
Through your mouth and nose.
Like, okay.
Pressurize your...
Pressurize your...
Eternally.
If you bubbled from your arse.
Yeah.
You got kicked out of the army.
What was the significance of that?
Well, they didn't want...
I'm trying to think of how to say that.
Can I say it my way?
Are we going to get cut off the air?
Maybe.
They didn't want...
People that...
People that do things...
Well, no, no.
I got it.
They didn't want Greeks in their army.
Yeah, they didn't want Greeks in their army.
You know what?
I greased up a piece of paper.
Yeah, yeah.
They didn't want Greeks in their army.
Right?
But I want to know if it's true.
There's another thing.
I'm going to have a whole list.
I've got Joe I want to talk to.
I've got Cyprians I want to talk to.
Driving two hours from Bathurst.
You're going to have a whole list.
Well, anyway, I texted my wife.
So I'm going to Tom's after work through a call-up.
And then I'll be home.
She goes, okay.
Are you eating at Tim's?
Okay.
I want him.
Tim's.
Tim.
Joe Reagan thought it was Tim that was...
Yeah.
They have it.
Anyway.
And I've never said I've bought Tom's...
No, we can go.
I'm tired.
You're tired.
You're hungry.
Okay.
Because now I'm taking racing.
Because, you know, I don't know...
You're taking it seriously.
No, you didn't say it.
I'm taking it serious now.
There's no more joking.
Because not last, not the Bathurst, the race before, half I threw up, I said to Zach,
what are we doing?
And he goes, right, I want us to win from now on.
I'm here to win.
Yeah.
I'm here to win.
And then something switched in my fucking head.
I haven't invested all this tax deduction money to have fun.
Well, something clicked in my head.
And now I'm there all serious.
I mean, was I or not?
You're burning hands on hot rubber.
I'm not fucking around anymore.
Right.
But...
Well, you read the rule book.
I've been reading.
I've got the whole bookie.
I've got books in there to read for Bathurst, for the six hour favorite.
In the F1, McLaren's got banned for the...
Yes.
For having played...
Millimeters.
Millimeters.
That's right.
See?
That's how...
That's how serious people take it.
Yeah.
But the funny thing was when I go to Zach, so serious, okay, so it's about the team,
not about you.
Because to me, it was always about him.
We've known him for fucking all our lives.
And we've interviewed him.
And we want him to...
To be happy.
And it's his hobby.
And because he can, you know...
We've seen good times now, sir.
Yeah.
He's got the hang of it.
I had a good talk to him.
Oh, yeah, because of the donuts.
Yeah.
The burn gates, yeah.
But the funny thing was, I don't know if I said it last time.
That's the thing.
When he was walking out to the car, he looked at this car.
This is not last weekend.
A couple of weekends before.
He said three.
I was happy we didn't put a new tyre on the left-hand front.
Oh, he's picking up now, which...
No, because we're walking it.
Because usually we'll put four new ones on.
I only put three.
I noticed it.
Right?
And I go, you don't need to know enough.
All that you need to know is...
Why would you only put three on?
Okay.
Tactics, see?
It's all about that.
Because we kept the...
Everyone kept on fucking up the left-hand front.
So we thought we'll put Zach in the car at the beginning with an old tyre.
Used.
Not an old one.
It was still good.
Yeah.
Three new ones and a used one.
When they come in to pit to change drivers, we'll put Tom.
Tom Shaw, that is.
Yeah.
A good, brand new...
Left-hand.
Left-hand front.
Without changing the other three.
Yes.
And that way it'll get better.
Everyone else came in, blew a tyre or fucked a tyre.
And you guys just...
We went out there until we fucked the turbo.
Oh, that's different.
Then we went lip-mate and we just paced around, paced around.
But, you know what I mean?
It comes down to tactics.
And we already started doing tactics about Baffas.
The three drivers...
The three drivers nominated for us to drive Baffas is...
Zach was here.
Rick Shaw.
Rick Shaw.
And Tom Shaw.
Oh, okay.
So the three drivers.
And we already started working our strategy.
Who's going to start will probably be Tom Shaw.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Middlestit will be Zach.
Yeah.
And the last team, if we have to fight, will be Rick Shaw.
Yeah, because he's experienced.
He's had the experience.
Yeah.
But I shouldn't be giving away everything either, by the way.
Yeah.
Because he can hear us.
I can see the downloads where they come from.
It's going to blow out.
It's going to blow out.
You're going to say, well, fuck.
Maybe we shouldn't have said it like that.
No, we'll put it on Instagram too.
Yeah.
We'll post it.
But no, it should be good.
It should be good.
Well, there you have it.
Radis review us.
Five stars.
Joe, get back to me.
Joe, send us an email.
Let all talk it out.
Look.com.au.
Tell us how many and how often.
An episode 18.
She's a hearty.
Yeah.
And the way you look at her, she's the one.
She was the one.
Did she win?
Which season?
I don't know.
The season, man.
Did she win?
No.
No.
Season.
Now you're getting too technical.
She's probably got 60 million seasons with, like, 60 million episode 18.
Who knew there were 60 million?
Yeah, let's go and eat.
Japanese.
Yay.
No buffet.
No, no, no.
We're going for buffet for Vegas.
And bye for now.
Seize.
Bye.
You need a haircut, mate.
I mean, you need a haircut, Jim.
I'm going to call that today.
So who's this guy that you're talking about?
One of the sports girls stuff.
Which guy?
The guy that you want him to email you, message you.
Joe Rogan.
Joe Rogan.
Who's he?
Who's he?
In Fear Factor.
He's the host of Fear Factor from 20 years ago.
What's Fear Factor?
I've never seen it.
You're fucking insulting me now.
20 years ago.
Yeah, never saw it.
I even know the digital channel, 1010.
Don't worry if that is the world's biggest podcast in the world.
The talk doesn't know that.
Not that he's a comedian or anything.
No.
He's a good guy.
He's going to get back to him one day.
I'm going to go and...
Is he the one that you sent a picture with him?
You two and the guy there.
They got the text.
No.
The text.
We got the text.
No pictures.
I'll...
Before we go to LA, I'll reach out.
We'll reach out again.
He used to get confused with him in Dana White.
Dana White?
Oh, that's the UFC guy.
UFC guy.
When I hear Dana White, I think of Vanna White.
It was the one that Willa Fortune checked.
I don't know who that is.
Vanna White.
The only time I see Dana White and Joe Rogan, they look so similar.
Let's pack up.
Let's go and eat.
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