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Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (1/10)
 1/13/18 11:56pm
BillHanna
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I broke the rear emblem on my 75, and what I see listed for 75's does not look like what I have.  Mine is one piece, rather fat letters, and is 8 inches wide with the letters about 1 inch tall.
I don't want to order one to find it is wrong.
Can anyone point me in the direction to get the correct "Corvette" emblem?



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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (2/10)
 1/14/18 1:42am
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Try Paragon, Zip, Corvette America, Corvette Central, Wilcox, etc.

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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (3/10)
 1/14/18 10:06am
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73shark said: Try Paragon, Zip, Corvette America, Corvette Central, Wilcox, etc.


I did find one on Corvette Central that looks identical (listed for a 76), but their specs say it is only 6 inches wide; mine is 8 inches.  I emailed them to check, but I seldom get responses from any vendor.

If someone has a 76 with this emblem, maybe you could measure it to see if it is actually 8 inches wide.

The link is: https://www.corvettecentral.com/c3-68-82/exterior-trim/emblems/76-rear-bumper-corvette-name-plate-emblem-early-76-293045

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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (4/10)
 1/14/18 10:52am
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Hmmmm I have a 75, early and it has the individual letters. I wonder when they would have changed it



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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (5/10)
 1/14/18 12:07pm
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Early build '75s did use the individual letters, while later builds used the one-piece emblem. Early '76s used the short(6") emblem, later cars had the 8" emblem.
Paragon Corvette has the 6" version. 






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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (6/10)
 1/14/18 12:53pm
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cinor said: Hmmmm I have a 75, early and it has the individual letters. I wonder when they would have changed it




They probably wanted to use up the leftover letters from the '74 model year.

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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (7/10)
 1/14/18 2:01pm
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Adams' Apple said: Early build '75s did use the individual letters, while later builds used the one-piece emblem. Early '76s used the short(6") emblem, later cars had the 8" emblem.
Paragon Corvette has the 6" version. 





Do you know who may have the 8 inch version?  That is what I need.




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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (8/10)
 1/14/18 3:56pm
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It's possible your bumper has been changed. Try finding parts for a different year. 75 used two different bumpers, thus the different size letters/configuration.

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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (9/10)
 1/14/18 4:56pm
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Paragon also carries the 8" version. I thought you needed the 6"....my bad. However...the LATE '75 would have used the 6" version originally. NONE of them('75) had the 8" from the factory. Thumbs Up

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Re: Rear 'Corvette' emblem for 75 (10/10)
 1/14/18 5:28pm
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Adams' Apple said: Paragon also carries the 8" version. I thought you needed the 6"....my bad. However...the LATE '75 would have used the 6" version originally. NONE of them('75) had the 8" from the factory. Thumbs Up


Thank You!  I ordered one.

Question:  How do you get to the backside to fasten the nuts?  It appears that there is a steel plate about an inch behind where the nuts go, and there is no way I can get my hand back there (the reason I broke the emblem in the first place was I thought it was glued in place and tried to pry it off Thumbs Down)


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