Dodge and Plymouth Logo History Coffee Mug 1910 – Present

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• 1910–1914 | The DB Core: The foundational, rugged machine-age badge marking the entry of the Dodge brothers into automotive history.
• 1914–1928 | The Interlocking Star: The iconic radiator emblem featuring two interlocking triangles forming a six-pointed star over a world map, symbolizing unstoppable global recognition.
• 1928–1955 | The Serif Block: A clean, rounded serif font built to project heavy industrial dominance across showroom advertisements.
• 1955–1962 | The Forward Look “Forward Flare”: Virgil Exner’s legendary aerospace-inspired twin-arrowhead design, channeling the dawn of the jet age and finned body panels.
• 1962–1968 | The Fratzog: The enigmatic, stylized split-delta geometric tripod that became the signature badge of the mid-sixties muscle lineup.
• 1964–1993 | The High-Velocity Block: The unmistakable bold, italicized, red lettering that sat on the grilles of peak-era pony cars and dragstrip legends.
• 1980–1993 | The Pentastar Era: The classic white star locked inside a bold red square field, uniting the corporate Chrysler fleet under one flag.
• 1994–2010 | The Leaping Ram: The triumphant return of the classic 1930s ram head ornament, reimagined as a bold, aggressive badge for heavy-duty trucks and street machines.
• 2010–Now | The Twin Racing Stripes: A streamlined, contemporary layout slashing across the nameplate, evoking pure track performance and drag-strip staging lanes.
• 2022–Now | The Rhombi / Fratzog Return: A glowing, neon-infused revival of the classic geometric design, bridging old-school muscle heritage with next-generation electrified performance.

• 1928–1961 | The Pilgrim Roots: The foundational, solid black triangular shield framing a detailed white illustration of the Mayflower sailing clipper under full sail. This timeless badge celebrated the American spirit of endurance and reliability.
• 1961–1963 | The Red Block Rocket: Post-war optimism hits the styling room. This layout places a circular, abstract space-age rocket emblem vertically over a split red-and-blue pentagon, backed by massive, geometric white text.
• 1963–1966 | The Futuristic Arrow: Stripping away the circular frame, this streamlined layout scales up the rocket arrowhead, resting it on an enlarged white crest with an extended, futuristic sans-serif wordmark.
• 1964–1994 | The Clean Script: A smooth, friendly, and elegant italicized sans-serif typeface finished in solid, high-visibility blue, radiating clean corporate maturity and trustworthy lines.
• 1969–1994 | The Star Expansion (Pentastar): The golden era symbol of track dominance. A solid blue pentagon housing a sharp, white five-pointed star whose rays cut the geometry into five equal, expanding triangles.
• 1985–1994 | The Boxed Pentastar: Locking down the iconic white star within a bright corporate blue square block, punctuated by a clean, modern white nameplate block below.
• 1994–1996 | The Framed Circle: The first stage of the final tribute era, boxing a minimalist black-and-white five-line star inside a thick circular frame stamped with bold uppercase typography.
• 1996–2001 | The Sailing Return: The grand finale before the line stopped. The same heavy circular frame on a deep midnight backing, but swapping the star out to bring back the stylized Mayflower sailing ship under full wind.