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Latest archived mark · 2001
Ariel
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Arash | Ariel |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1999 | 1870 |
| Founder | Arash Farboud | James Starley and William Hillman |
| Headquarters | Newmarket, Suffolk, UK | Crewkerne, Somerset, UK |
| Name origin | The company is named after its founder, Arash Farboud. It began as Farboud Limited in 1999 and changed its name to Arash Motor Company in 2006, using his first name. | 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. |
| Selected models | Farboud GT, AF-8, AF-10 | Atom, Square Four, Red Hunter, Leader, Ace |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1999 | 1902 |
| Latest archived logo | 2006 | 2001 |
| Archived logo assets | 2 | 4 |
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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