Originally Posted by
thirst
Well Ferrari did it as an homage to a dead WW1 Flying Ace who had it on his plane and the "prancing Stallion" has been used since ancient times on coins etc. This is the city of Stuttgart's crest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co..._Stuttgart.svg
I agree though, the association is automatically Ferrari...
thirst
...keep in mind, that Stuttgart is the city of Mercedes Benz...
...the first automobile ever was build in that town
and it also hosts that nice litte plant spellt Porsche
...back to topic...
Lüders also pimped Brooks saddles with even higher grade leather.
Those saddles can be recognized by an additonal rivet bearing his name or initials.
Will post a pic of that soon.