<VV> Chevy bowtie

[J R Read_HML]

>From the article I pointed to yesterday...

Louis Chevrolet had built a large, high-quality luxury car with his name on 
it. While Chevrolet was visiting Europe in 1913, Durant changed the design 
to a smaller car in an attempt to achieve high volume. The Royal Mail and 
the Baby Grand were the first to sport the now-famous Chevrolet "bowtie" 
insignia, a design motif Durant reportedly had seen in some wallpaper in a 
Paris hotel.


Later, JR


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> .... or was it Louise Chevrolet?...
>
> harry yarnell
> perryman garage and orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
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>>I read at one time that William Durant found the emblem on wallpaper at a
>> Paris hotel, swiped a piece thinking he could use it someday as a emblem 
>> for a
>> yet un-named and unknown car company. Anyone ever hear or read this?
>>  Ed in Fla
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