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Latest archived mark · 1919
Alvis
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Ariel | Alvis |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1870 | 1919 |
| Founder | James Starley and William Hillman | Thomas George John |
| Headquarters | Crewkerne, Somerset, UK | Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
| Name origin | The Ariel name first appeared on a high-wheel bicycle patented in 1870 by James Starley and William Hillman. Wikipedia says the bicycle was named after Ariel, the spirit of the air, because its wheel hubs were suspended on wire spokes. | The name was devised by engineer Geoffrey de Freville. Theories linked it to aluminium and the Latin vis, or to the Norse smith Alvíss, but de Freville rejected them and said the name had no meaning and was simply easy to pronounce in any language. |
| Selected models | Atom, Square Four, Red Hunter, Leader, Ace | 12/50, Speed 20, TD 21, Saladin |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1902 | 1919 |
| Latest archived logo | 2001 | 1919 |
| Archived logo assets | 4 | 1 |
Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.
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