Meaning of the BMW emblem

[ryan roopnarine]

sorry but GP doesn't stand for general purpose, believe the other poster was correct in saying that the G stands for government but the P stands for 180 inch wheelbase (or some other inch wheelbase) vehicle. i believe the spelling JEEP comes from the popeye cartoon, as GP sounds like Jeep

actually, JEEP comes from GP General Purpose. The "Jeep" was a general purpose vehicle and calling it a GP sounded a lot like "jeep". Thus was born the term 'jeep'.

it is not he bavarian coat of arms (coat, not code) it just happens to be the same colors. It does in fact represent a spinning propeller as to represent their heritage as beginning life building airplane engines for WWI planes.

die koloren Bayerishe = the colors Bavarian

BMW = Bayerishe Motore Werken = Bavarian Motor Works.