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Just found out there is a Fluer dy Lys in the Corvette Emblem-Right side in red part of flag next to the yellow "bowtie".. Wondering why it is there and what it represents. Any ideas????
You know what....we're trying to make the C7 Community more positive and fun. Making snide and rude comments doesn't help achieve that.
Everyone tries to help each other and have a positive experience here on CorvetteForum. Let's try to maintain that perspective. If you've got a negative comment or a snide remark about another member, it won't be overlooked. Plus, then we won't have "Clean up on aisle 3" like we have in this thread.......
There are a couple of stories about this. Chevy was started in part by Louis Chevrolet, who was born in Switzerland, but lived for some time in France. The original right-side of the Corvette emblem was an American flag, but it was discovered it was illegal to use it in advertising. The designers decided to add a fleur-de-lis in honor of Louis Chevrolet since Chevrolet is a French name.
Looks like he spent up until age 8 in Switzerland, then the family moved to France. At 22 he moved to Canada then shortly after that to New York. From what I can gather he never was a French citizen at all, but was Swiss until 1915 when he became a naturalized US citizen. So his name was French, but he never was officially French. So dashotgun kind of missed the boat on this one.
Of course, and nobody has accused him of being German, but if you just went by the name alone you'd be wrong. He was a Swiss citizen. I believe they speak German there natively. But that area of the world is quite mixed up anyway. For example, the Alsace-Lorraine area has gone back and forth between French and German (or Prussian) rule for centuries. The heritage of anyone living there is quite mixed. Chevrolet spent a little over a decade in France proper. He spent the majority of his life in the US.
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You know what....we're trying to make the C7 Community more positive and fun. Making snide and rude comments doesn't help achieve that.
Everyone tries to help each other and have a positive experience here on CorvetteForum. Let's try to maintain that perspective. If you've got a negative comment or a snide remark about another member, it won't be overlooked. Plus, then we won't have "Clean up on aisle 3" like we have in this thread.......
Last edited by Steve Garrett; Jan 16, 2018 at 10:54 PM.
There is, of course, the Chevrolet French connection but don't forget that Corvette is also a French word for a type of ship. Here's Wiki's explanation.
"The word "corvette" is first found in Middle French, a diminutive of the Dutch word corf, meaning a small ship, from the Latin corbis, meaning "basket". The rank "corvette captain", equivalent in many navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship."
So that's another French connection. Now why use the Fleur de Lis?
According to https://www.fleurdelis.com/fleur.htm, in the twelfth century, either King Louis VI or King Louis VII (sources disagree) became the first French monarch to use the fleur-de-lis on his shield. English kings later used the symbol on their coats of arms to emphasize their claims to the throne of France.
So the Fleur de Lis is a symbol of power and claim to royalty. I don't know about you but I feel that Corvette is one of the most powerful cars available to the working man and mine is the King of the Road.
My wife has always been a fan of the 'fleur' as she uses it in decorating the house, towels, flower pots, etc. Years ago when I pointed out the connection to the Corvette emblem the cars gained additional respect, although the model Corvettes are still not allowed display access in the main living areas...
There are a couple of stories about this. Chevy was started in part by Louis Chevrolet, who was born in Switzerland, but lived for some time in France. The original right-side of the Corvette emblem was an American flag, but it was discovered it was illegal to use it in advertising. The designers decided to add a fleur-de-lis in honor of Louis Chevrolet since Chevrolet is a French name.
I think it would be a Good Tattoo.Actually waiting for it to Heal
The Artist even captured the horizontal lines.Gave it a textured look..
Pleasure In Pain...If it's your style?
it was put on the 53 a few days before introduction to the public. The original has a US flag, however it was deemed illegal so they changed it. Google 1953 Corvette Emblem.
You know what, Steve? I thought the membership did a pretty good job of self-policing in this thread. We collectively took care of the issue. You jumping in here and deleting every which way really destroyed that, including some okay information. Now newcomers wonder what the hell happened. You didn't really need to take such a heavy-handed approach here. We didn't need a Mommy.
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