There are many fantastic Art Deco car emblems, from Ford's graceful 'V8' badge to Hispano-Suiza's elegant winged circle thing. The classiest of all these nameplates, though, was the French Voisin.

Sometimes less is more. This is the case with the logo you’ll see on any Mercedes-Benz car. It’s only a circle with a triangle inside, but you can’t miss any of them when a car drives by you.

The Volkswagen logo is one of the most memorable car logos around. Everyone knows what it looks like. And at first glance, it ...