Whenever you think of the Corvette, you often think about the emblems that come with the Corvettes. These emblems are designed to stick in your mind and make you think about this line of classic cars whenever you see them, and many Corvette enthusiasts and 3rd party part shops will happily display the emblem on their rides with pride.
The emblem of two flags with a red flag bearing the logos and a checkered flag next to one another is extremely recognizable, and it is something that you have a lot of options with if you try to decorate your Corvette yourself. However, the emblem that was used in 2005 all the way up until 2009 was not the only emblem that graced the chassis of a Corvette, nor was it the final version.
There’s a history to the Corvette emblem, and understanding it can provide more understanding of this wonderful and classic car.
This symbol (translated to the flower of the lily) was a medieval symbol that was associated with the French roots of the Chevrolet name, and it indicates both purity and peace. For the first emblem, three horizontal lines rest underneath the fleur-de-lis and then the printed word Chevrolet is on the top, and the word Corvette is in cursive on the bottom.
Ironically, the red flag was supposed to be a standard American flag on the first draft of the emblem, until at the last minute the designers found out that they couldn’t use the American flag on a commercial product, so the red flag was created.
Then in 1965, the emblem was made simple with just two crossed flags and nothing else. The closest change that reflects the modern emblem was in the 1980s, which saw another redesign that made the flags long and thin, still connected by a small V shape and given a black and silver outline.
You can find the modern emblem all over the C7 corvette engine bay accessories, which include the Polished Stainless Steel Water Tank Cover, Automatic Corvette Stingray Fluid Cap Cover Set With Stingray Emblem, and the 2014-2019 Manual Corvette Stingray - Fluid Cap Cover 6Pc Set With Stingray Emblem are all wonderful accessories that display the emblem with pride!
The emblem of two flags with a red flag bearing the logos and a checkered flag next to one another is extremely recognizable, and it is something that you have a lot of options with if you try to decorate your Corvette yourself. However, the emblem that was used in 2005 all the way up until 2009 was not the only emblem that graced the chassis of a Corvette, nor was it the final version.
There’s a history to the Corvette emblem, and understanding it can provide more understanding of this wonderful and classic car.
The First Corvette Emblem
The first Corvette emblem looked a lot different than before, with the emblem having a round white circle for a background, and then two crossed flags in the middle. The rightmost flag was a black and white checkered racing flag, and the leftmost was a red flag that featured the bowtie symbol of the Chevy and a symbol known as the fleur-de-lis.This symbol (translated to the flower of the lily) was a medieval symbol that was associated with the French roots of the Chevrolet name, and it indicates both purity and peace. For the first emblem, three horizontal lines rest underneath the fleur-de-lis and then the printed word Chevrolet is on the top, and the word Corvette is in cursive on the bottom.
Ironically, the red flag was supposed to be a standard American flag on the first draft of the emblem, until at the last minute the designers found out that they couldn’t use the American flag on a commercial product, so the red flag was created.
Changes As The Years Go By
The emblem would see many changes, the most important ones being in 1956, when a silver V symbol was added on top of the flags because the car company had switched to the V8 engine. In 1963, the circle and words were removed to just have the flags coming out of a V shape.Then in 1965, the emblem was made simple with just two crossed flags and nothing else. The closest change that reflects the modern emblem was in the 1980s, which saw another redesign that made the flags long and thin, still connected by a small V shape and given a black and silver outline.
You can find the modern emblem all over the C7 corvette engine bay accessories, which include the Polished Stainless Steel Water Tank Cover, Automatic Corvette Stingray Fluid Cap Cover Set With Stingray Emblem, and the 2014-2019 Manual Corvette Stingray - Fluid Cap Cover 6Pc Set With Stingray Emblem are all wonderful accessories that display the emblem with pride!
