Trident Logo: Meaning and History

United Kingdom, founded 1965 · Updated

The Trident logo is a round black badge with a red and white W-shaped trident. Trident Cars Ltd was a British sports car maker from Woodbridge and Ipswich that built cars from 1967 to 1977.

Key facts

Years active
1965–1977
Founded by
WJ (Bill) Last
Headquarters
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Legal name
Trident Cars Ltd

The Trident logo is a round badge with a red and white W-shaped trident on a black disc. The company made small-series sports cars in Britain, based in Woodbridge and later in Ipswich, Suffolk.

The Trident emblem is a black disc with a thin silver rim. In the centre sits a mark that looks like a letter W, drawn in white outline with red pointed tips, so it reads as a stylized trident. The palette is black, red, white and silver, and the shape is a clean circle with no lettering, so the Trident symbol stays simple.

The Trident badge works as the Trident car logo for the sports models of the company. Maserati also puts a trident on its cars, but this red and white W is a different trident symbol car badge: the trident logo car mark of the British sports car maker. The page offers the Trident logo PNG with a transparent background.

Trident Logo History

The logo history is a single mark: the round badge with the W-shaped trident in red and white. It is the logo of the original Trident Cars, which built sports cars until 1977, and the name came back in 1999 with a re-established company.

Trident History

Originally the company was based in Woodbridge, then in Ipswich, Suffolk, between 1966 and 1974. The company was founded by Bill Last. It produced a small series of sports cars with different engines from 1967 to 1977, and the company became insolvent in 1977.

The Trident name was re-established in 1999. This page covers the original marque.

Trident Logo PNG and Colors

The download button at the top of this page saves the last Trident logo as a PNG file, 240 × 240 pixels.

Colors Red, Black
Shapes and motifs Circles
File PNG, 240 × 240 px

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Trident?

Trident was founded in 1965 by WJ (Bill) Last.

What country is Trident from?

Trident was a British car brand, based in Ipswich, United Kingdom.

Does Trident still exist?

No. Trident was active from 1965 to 1977.

What color is the Trident logo?

The last Trident logo is red and black and features a circle.

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