Checkerd flag and a?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sodertalje/Sweden
Checkerd flag and a?
On the emblems ,typicall for the vette,theres a checkerd flag and a redflag with a thing on it.The newer vettes has the checkerdflag and a bowtielogo on the other..What gives?
I think its some French thing..
:cheers: :cheers:
I think its some French thing..
:cheers: :cheers:
Team Owner
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From: Thomson Georgia
Re: Checkerd flag and a? (BB wowbagger)
On the emblems ,typicall for the vette,theres a checkerd flag and a redflag with a thing on it.The newer vettes has the checkerdflag and a bowtielogo on the other..What gives?
I think its some French thing..
:cheers: :cheers:
I think its some French thing..
:cheers: :cheers:
Burning Brakes
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From: GA
Re: Checkerd flag and a? (BB wowbagger)
Go to the link for the History of the Corvette Flag
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/emblem.html
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/emblem.html
Team Owner
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From: Thomson Georgia
Re: Checkerd flag and a? (Armstrong)
Go to the link for the History of the Corvette Flag
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/emblem.html
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/emblem.html
Where did the fleur-de-lis come from? At the time, Chevrolet was conducting research on various emblem designs for the 1953 and 1954 passenger cars. They looked at the Louis Chevrolet family history in an attempt to discover a crest or some type of heraldry that they could utilize. Unfortunately, they came up empty, but they did realize that Chevrolet is a French name and the fleur-de-lis (flower of the lily) is a French symbol meaning peace and purity. They decided to use the fleur-de-lis along with the famous blue Chevrolet bow tie on a new flag which replaced the American flag on the Corvette. When the 1953 Corvette first appeared to the public at the Waldorf Historia Hotel, the redesigned emblems were in place.
