1. How Corvette Emblems Altered More than the Many years!
Although the Corvette emblem is very easily recognizable regardless of the year, the layout
has altered significantly in excess of the previous 50-plus years.
The 1st corvettes had been introduced with round white badges and emblems with the now
well-known crossed flags. The flag on the appropriate is a black and white checkered racing
flag. The flag on the left is red and featured the Chevy bowtie symbol and a symbol identified
as a "fleur-de-lis." Beneath the fleur-de-lis are three horizontal lines. The flags are in the
middle of the circular emblem with the printed word "CHEVROLET" at the leading and the
word "Corvette" in cursive at the bottom.
A small-acknowledged truth in Corvette history is that right up until just four days ahead of
the Corvette was introduced to the public, an American flag stood in place of the red flag on
the left. This is how the Corvette logo was initially created by Robert Bartholomew, but it had
to be altered at the last minute due to the fact it is illegal to use the American flag on a
industrial product. The American flag was replaced with a flag containing the Chevy bowtie
symbol and the fleur-de-lis. The fleur-de-lis is a French symbol for peace and purity and
practically suggests "flower of the lily." Chevrolet originally wanted to use a family crest from
the French ancestry of Louise Chevrolet, but could not locate a single in his previous. They
settled for the fleur-de-lis because of its French origin. Three horizontal lines had been also
placed just under the fleur-de-lis. The original logos have been replaced with the newly-
intended logos just prior to the Corvette's unveiling.
The emblem employed on the 1953 Corvette stayed the exact same until eventually 1956.
The emblem remained a circle, but alternatively of currently being flat white, it was positioned
on glass over a silver metallic surface. A metallic V symbol (to commemorate the switch to a
V8 engine in '55) was positioned on leading of the crossed flags. The words at the best and
bottom of the circle remained the same, except "corvette" was now printed in capital letters,
alternatively of in cursive kind. One more adjust in this year was that emblems have been
now featured on each the front and rear of the car, rather than just the front as in preceding
years.
This style and design remained the similar right up until 1961, when the rear emblem
remained the same, but the front emblem was no longer a circle emblem, but a lower-out of
the flags and V, with no any words. In 1962 the front emblem was transformed again. The V
was eliminated and the flags have been featured in front of a gold-metallic circular outline.
In 1963 each front and rear emblems were redesigned. The front emblem was formed by the
two flags, collectively in a V-shape. In the middle of the V was a triangle with a red, a white,
and a blue horizontal stripe. The rear emblem was now placed on the the fuel lid, a trend that
would last right up until the introduction of the C5 in 1997. When this started out, the
complete gas lid formed the emblem, which was a massive circle matching the colour of the

2. auto, with a simple image of the crossed flags inside.
In 1964 the front emblem remained the similar, whilst the fuel door emblem no longer
matched the color of the vehicle. The very same flags had been featured within of a smaller
metallic circle, which was inside a greater metallic circle with a ripple-like circle pattern. In
1965 the fuel door emblem featured the identical crossed flags, this time within a small white
circle inside of more substantial black and silver metallic decorative circles. Also in 1965, the
front emblem was changed to a straightforward figure of the crossed flags.
In 1966 the front emblem stayed the very same, whilst the fuel door was transformed back to
a design similar to that of 1964, but with lines in the outer circle reaching outward, where
ripple-like circles had been before. In 1967 flags on the front emblem have been modified
somewhat, transforming from a straightforward crossed flags layout, to a flatter, far more
horizontal style and design. These newly-designed flags would remain the similar by means
of 1972. Also in this year, the fuel door was no longer taken up totally by the rear emblem.
The emblem, which consisted of the very same flags as on the front emblem, was
nonetheless a fixed aspect of the fuel door. In 1968 the fuel door would seem the exact
same, but the emblem would develop into a bolt-on piece to the fuel door, rather than a fixed
piece. This style and design for gas lid emblems would stay the similar through 1973.
In 1973 the front emblem was replaced with a circle emblem. This featured the crossed flags
on major of a red starburst layout. Around the edge had been the words "CHEVROLET
MOTOR DIVISTION CORVETTE" in silver letters on a black surface. This emblem was also
employed in 1974. 1974 featured no rear emblem. The front emblem used for 1975 was
equivalent to its predecessor, but the words were eliminated from the edge, making it
possible for for the flags and starburst style to be more substantial. The word "COVETTE"
was added in silver underneath the flags. The exact same emblem was utilized on the fuel
lid. The front and rear emblems remained the same in 1976.
In 1977, each front and rear emblems had been replaced as soon as once again with the
uncomplicated crossed flags. The style was after once more somewhat different- the flags
have been longer and for the very first time only a single horizontal line was shown under the
fleur-de-lis, rather than 3. To date no emblems have brought the 3 lines back. 1978
commemorated the 25th anniversary of the corvette, so for that year of the Silver
Anniversary, the identical flags as in 1977 had been used, but this time on leading of a
decorative metallic circle. This circle attributes a starburst-kind design and style behind the
flags. Centered over the flags is a "25." Around the edge is the word "CORVETTE" at the top
and "1953 ANNIVERSARY 1978" at the bottom. This layout was applied for the two front and
back emblems. 1979 was back to the exact same flags that had been employed in 1977 for
front and rear.
1980 saw an additional redesign of the two front and rear emblems. Flags were even now
employed for both, but they were created even longer and thinner than prior to. The front

3. emblem formed a slight V shape with a black outline, although the rear emblem was
practically horizontal across the top and had a chrome outline. The front emblem stayed the
very same in 1981, when the rear emblem got a black outline and darker physical
appearance.
1982 was the last year for the C3 physique type and had emblems distinctive to that year.
These emblems consisted of the crossed flags, but have been dramatically transformed from
the previous year. These flags have been once once more shorter and taller and were quite
easy. For the 1st time, the fleur-de-lis was removed from the red flag, which only featured the
Chevy bowtie symbol. Emblems had been the identical on the two front and rear, except for
on the six,759 Collector Edition Corvettes that were made to commemorate the final year of
the C3. These automobiles had the similar rear emblem and on the front emblem were the
exact same flags surrounded by a black circle outline. On the top rated of the circle go
through "CORVETTE" and on the bottom "COLLECTOR EDITION" in yellow letters.
With the introduction of the C4 physique type came a different redesign of the emblem. The
flags were even now featured, but without having the poles that had often appeared just
before. The flags had been when again lengthy and thin, but had been no longer rippled as if
blowing in the wind. Most exciting was that the red and checkered flags were reversed,
putting the red on the appropriate and checkered on the left for the very first time ever. When
once more, the bowtie was all that appeared on the red flag. These flags have been formed
in a extremely slight V form and surrounded by a black circular outline. These remained the
similar until finally 1991.
In 1991 the emblem essentially remained the identical, but the red flag with silver bowtie was
replaced by a black flag with a red bowtie outline. These stayed the very same for each front
and rear by way of 1996. The only exceptions have been 40th Anniversary Corvettes, Pace
Automobile Corvettes, and Grand Sport Corvettes, which featured the very same emblems,
but with a silver outline exactly where black would be otherwise, and also 1996 Collector
Edition Corvettes. Front emblems for Collector Edition vettes in 1996 were quite related, but
formed a straight line rather than a V shape and also featured a silver rather than black
outline. The appropriate flag was black with the words "COLLECTOR EDITION" in silver
followed by a small silver bowtie outline.
1997 saw the introduction of the C5 corvette and, of program, a new emblem design. This
design and style returned to a search reminiscent of emblems prior to the C4 physique style,
although to date the colours have never ever been returned to their original sides. The red
flag was after yet again red and once again featured the fleur-de-lis (with one line
underneath) beside the bowtie. The poles had been when yet again part of the flags and the
flags were after once more rippled. They have been placed on top rated of a black circle
outline. This style and design was utilized on each front and rear via 2004, except for in 2003
and for 2004 Commemorative Edition Corvettes. C5s no longer featured the rear emblem on
the fuel lid. The emblem was nevertheless positioned in the identical place, but the gasoline

4. lid was moved to the side of the vehicle.
2003 marked the 50th anniversary of the Corvette. This year the very same emblem was
used, but a silver plate was extended amongst the tops of the flags and the outline with
"ANNIVERSARY 50" engraved in black ("50" was filled with a light gold color).
2004 Commemorative Edition Corvettes commemorated the successes of the C5-R Corvette
at the 24 hour Le Mans race in the previous many years. These emblems also utilised the
1997-2004 emblem type, but had a solid spot in between the flags and the major of the
outline. This place was black and featured the words "COMMEMORATIVE" at the top rated
and "HEURES DU MANS 2 GTS WINS" at the bottom in white and "24:00" in the middle in
red. "24:00" place collectively with "heures du Mans" suggests "24 hours of Le Mans" and
"two GTS wins" celebrates the truth that the C5-R Corvette had won the Le Mans twice in the
GTS class- when in 2001 and as soon as in 2002, as very well as taking other a number of
other best spots from 2000-2003.
The C6 entire body style was introduced in 2005 and saw nevertheless yet another new
design and style for the Corvette emblem. This emblem was again the flags, this time with no
circle outline. The red flag featured the two a brighter and darker shade of red, with the
brighter red extending down the pole of the flag. The fleur-de-lis remained beside the bowtie,
this time with no horizontal lines underneath, and in gold (as properly as the bowtie). A
chrome outline accented the flags. This layout continues to be used for the two front and rear
emblems up via this year's 2009.