LT-5 Emblems

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by zr1assassin

At $100 a piece to rich for my blood... I think he may have better luck selling them individually to allow people to match their individual car colors..... but what do I know.

Oh, I agree.. $100 ea is a bit steep but follows with what I have seen on ebay for the ZR-1 ones recently

I also agree selling them individually would make sense, but this auction has ended already, maybe he sold them?

[KILLSHOTS]

I googled the GM part number stuck on the back of one of the emblems, and it came up as an actual discontinued GM item. I think these were legit. (listing has ended)

http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=92631

[zr1assassin]

Originally Posted by KILLSHOTS

I googled the GM part number stuck on the back of one of the emblems, and it came up as an actual discontinued GM item. I think these were legit. (listing has ended)

http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=92631

Yup

[Great White]

I picked up an old issue of "Keepin Track of Vettes" at the NCM souvenir shop. The magazine is circa '89 and shows pictures of a preproduction ZR-1 press car at a race track in California. I believe GM was at the track to show the ZR-1 to Car and Driver for some sort of teaser article. The pictures in the magazine clearly show an LT5 badge on the back of the car. At the very least, one of these emblems legitimately existed and was produced by GM. I'm sure they had to make more than one though. I'd rock two of them on my hood in white

[DRM500RUBYZR-1]

Originally Posted by KILLSHOTS

I googled the GM part number stuck on the back of one of the emblems, and it came up as an actual discontinued GM item. I think these were legit. (listing has ended)

http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=92631

Was the number different from the part number for the ZR-1 emblem?


My Ruby emblem came on no such card, meaning it is either different, or had the card removed for another reason before I purchased it.


I know of no production ZR-1 that was adorned with the LT-5 emblem, but I also seem to recall a picture of a pre-production car that may have had one.


While perhaps much ado about nothing, it certainly is an interesting tidbit about the car, so worth spending time hearing what others may know.


The only thing I feel very confident about would be if my car sported such an emblem at an NCRS judging event, that it would likely earn me a deduction, which is why I never put it on the car either added to the left on the rear bumper, or as a replacement for the ZR-1 emblem.


Marty

[Great White]

There's even a book entitled "The Corvette Factories: Building America's Sports Car" By Mike Mueller that mentions preproduction cars having an LT-5 emblem. I wonder if GM sold these at dealerships as an accessory...


https://books.google.com/books?id=og...emblem&f=false

[KILLSHOTS]

Originally Posted by DRM500RUBYZR-1

Was the number different from the part number for the ZR-1 emblem?


My Ruby emblem came on no such card, meaning it is either different, or had the card removed for another reason before I purchased it.


I know of no production ZR-1 that was adorned with the LT-5 emblem, but I also seem to recall a picture of a pre-production car that may have had one.


While perhaps much ado about nothing, it certainly is an interesting tidbit about the car, so worth spending time hearing what others may know.


The only thing I feel very confident about would be if my car sported such an emblem at an NCRS judging event, that it would likely earn me a deduction, which is why I never put it on the car either added to the left on the rear bumper, or as a replacement for the ZR-1 emblem.


Marty

Not sure on your part number question; if you click on the gmpartswiki link I posted, you'll have all the info I have. When I said that I think they're legit, I didn't mean that they were legit PRODUCTION emblems. I totally agree that they weren't. But I do believe they were legit GM emblems and like you, I have seen photos of pre-production ZR-1s with this LT-5 emblem affixed.

[Charlie#445]

Mid America sold them back in the day, my lt4 car had one on it when I bought it. I took it off when I bought it but I still have it. It’s yellow, same as the car.Image1544059754.561517.jpg


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[Charlie#445]

The emblem is size appropriate but I’m not very good at this. It was located on the rear bumper, same location as on ZR1’s I remember them and I probably could dig up an old catalog with them listed.


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