Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Chevrolet emblem is based off of a wallpaper design from Paris

It’s a little disconcerting that the logo for Chevrolet--the company that identified itself with baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie--was inspired by (gulp) the French! Several stories about the emblem’s history exist. But according to the most popular version, Chevrolet cofounder William Durant was inspired by a pattern he saw on wallpaper in a Paris hotel. It’s enough to make Hank Hill shudder.

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