Where did 'Corvette' come from?
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Originally Posted by Richieg1g
A small. fast English warship.
It was similar to an American destroyer in WWII.
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Originally Posted by talon90
Here you go. It was named after a fast WWII war ship named Corvette.
The Corvette name
The Corvette Emblem
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The Corvette name
The Corvette Emblem
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did not know that about the guy who named the Vette. My G/F lived in Camden Ohio (tiny lil run down town with two gas stations and a coil factory) while going to Miami of Ohio. I graduated from Miami as well but earlier 
She is a Vette lover as well, with dreams of EB Z06 in the near future
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Originally Posted by C5Jim
After many rejections, Mr. Scott called Harley Earl at GM and said "How would you like to take a ride in my Vette".
Neat story that can be found in most any of the Corvette history books.
