What does C5 logo mean?
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Yeah, it's a fleur-de-lis, literaly translated as "lily flower". It is a stylized lily, also used in heraldry. There is a site somewhere that talks about the logo and Cheverolets use of it. Can't remember where it is.
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Originally Posted by burbleflyer
2k2C5 "It's a Fleur De (Lier) Lis. It pays homage to Louis Chevrolet's French heritage."
Fixed it for ya.
Fixed it for ya.
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Originally Posted by oldschoolvette
Right on the mark. I also thought that used the Fleur De Lis since the name Corvette comes from a small french fighter ship. 
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Originally Posted by 2k2C5
Thanks. My French isn't so good.
I grew up 40 miles from Kaybek! Used to go to Temiscaming for beer on Sundays/holidays when we ran out.
Je parle en france une petit peut. Pas bon, parsque je ne pas parle beaucoups en francais.
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Originally Posted by Stock Man
Right on the mark. I also thought that used the Fleur De Lis since the name Corvette comes from a small french fighter ship.
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Originally Posted by MAC5
Giving the French too much credit on this one, the orgin of the Corvette name was from a class of warship in the British Navy.
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Originally Posted by MAC5
Giving the French too much credit on this one, the orgin of the Corvette name was from a class of warship in the British Navy.
"The British Navy began using small ships in the 1650s, which were referred to as sloops. The first reference to a corvette was with the French Navy in the 1670s."
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Originally Posted by 01C5coupe
Actually, the French are due the credit.
"The British Navy began using small ships in the 1650s, which were referred to as sloops. The first reference to a corvette was with the French Navy in the 1670s."
"The British Navy began using small ships in the 1650s, which were referred to as sloops. The first reference to a corvette was with the French Navy in the 1670s."
Holy cow, by dawn we'll have traced this back to the Vikings or the guy who hollowed out the first log. Then again, he could have been French who knows.
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Originally Posted by MAC5
Holy cow, by dawn we'll have traced this back to the Vikings or the guy who hollowed out the first log. Then again, he could have been French who knows.
Not France."Dugouts are the oldest boats archaeologists have found. In Germany they are called Einbaum (English translation: One tree). Einbaum dug-out boat finds in Germany date back to the Stone Age. Along with bark and hide canoes, these dugout boats were used by Native Americans. This is probably because they are made of massive pieces of wood, which tend to preserve better than, e.g., bark canoes."
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Regardless, he asked about the symbols as part of the logo, not the name corvette...however, wikipedia shows the word corvette was taken from the french "corvair"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette
Of course, most people know that wikipedia can be edited by anyone so that stuff may not be 100% correct but i figure since anyone can edit it, there are enough people out there that know the truth so its probably pretty decent info...
here is a personal webpage on the history of the bowtie:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scrippsbo...iehistory.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette
Of course, most people know that wikipedia can be edited by anyone so that stuff may not be 100% correct but i figure since anyone can edit it, there are enough people out there that know the truth so its probably pretty decent info...
here is a personal webpage on the history of the bowtie:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scrippsbo...iehistory.html
Last edited by Stealthy4; Dec 9, 2006 at 12:21 AM.
