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Sep 27, 2001 | 03:06 PM

Jester69Stingray

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From: Pflugerville/ Colllege Station TX

Crossed Flags

Just curious but i thought crossed flags like the ones in my avatar were corvette specific but i have a friend who tells me they were not. Can anyone here clear this up for me. :chevy

Sep 27, 2001 | 03:09 PM

roger68

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Re: Crossed Flags (Jester69Stingray)

My understanding is the red flag on the left has a symbol in it that Louis Chevrolet saw on some wallpaper in a French hotel. I wouldn't take this as absolute fact, but I got this from a thread when I was on the VetteNet email list.

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Sep 27, 2001 | 03:12 PM

70 LS1

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From: Gig Harbor Wa

Re: Crossed Flags (Jester69Stingray)

I have seen them on older fuel injected impala's

Sep 27, 2001 | 03:21 PM

Easy Mike

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Re: Crossed Flags (Jester69Stingray)

The Chevrolet crossed flags emblem is not unique to Corvette. They were used on other vehicles.

Sep 27, 2001 | 03:55 PM

1LE

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From: Haysville Ks

Re: Crossed Flags (Jester69Stingray)

IN the 60's chevy used the corssed flags on the Impalas, above the flags, were the engine size ie- 283, 327.

Sep 27, 2001 | 06:18 PM

Bifkin

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Re: Crossed Flags (1LE)

Yeah, i've seen them on old impala's.

I still think of it as the Corvette logo, though.

Sep 27, 2001 | 06:41 PM

Wrencher

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Re: Crossed Flags (Bifkin)

Don't hold me to this, but I think it was used on most High performance models of various Chevrolet lines. Interesting note, the fleur-de-lis was branded on the shoulder of women convicted of adultery in France. I always knew there was a bit of that in my Vette. I think of it as a high performance, high maintenance, unpredictable b***h that bears watching at all times. :yesnod:

:cheers:

Hans

Sep 27, 2001 | 07:22 PM

Anar76

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Re: Crossed Flags (Wrencher)

I saw them on a 50's-60's corvair.
not high performance at all but I'm 97% sure they were stock.

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Sep 27, 2001 | 08:28 PM

bob

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From: Gabriola BC

Re: Crossed Flags (Easy Mike)

I just dug through the shop and found some fender emblems I have from a 66 impala 396 and they have the same flags with 396 turbo-jet on the bottom.
bob