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What Does The Corvette Logo Mean?

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The Robert Bartholomew American Flag Corvette symbol is, and has been, an extremely popular part of Corvette history.

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 What is nearly as iconic as the Chevrolet Corvette itself is its logo -- it features a couple flags and symbols.

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 The original Corvette logo still featured the flag of a chequered finish, but instead of an American flag,

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it was replaced by one that featured a Chevrolet bowtie symbol, as well as the symbol for the Chevrolet bowtie.

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In 1997, for the C5 Corvette, the fleur-de-lis appeared once more beside the Chevrolet Corvette logo, and so did a flagpole.

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The Corvette logo was again revised, returning to a traditional logo,

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and the two crossed flags switched sides, with now a red flag on the right, and the monochrome one -- the left.

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A last-minute change by Chevrolet interior designer Robert Bartholomew was a flag with both logos,

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but also the fleur-de-lis, the French symbol which was said to have been part of Louis Chevrolets U.S. family crest.

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