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					 |    |  | July 04 2009 04:15:14 PM EST |  |  
  |  The original Corvette logo [above] was designed by Robert Bartholomew, an interior designer at Chevrolet, and was destined to appear on the 1953 Corvette prototype, to be introduced to the public at New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel in January. 
  However, 4 days before the Corvette intro, Chevrolet management decided a redesign was needed.  The problem was the proposed emblem included the American flag, which is illegal to use on a commerical product. So, new emblems were attached to the Corvette front hood / steering wheel. 
  But, Corvette still became a piece of Americana. |  
 
 
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