# Why wouldn't car makers put the year on the back

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wouldnt-car-makers-put-the-year-on-the-back/99654>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 8, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wouldnt-car-makers-put-the-year-on-the-back/99654 "2017-02-08T23:34:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wouldnt-car-makers-put-the-year-on-the-back/99654/41 "2017-02-10T22:54:22Z")

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Look on a Corvette and see if you can find ANY badge that says “Chevrolet” 😁

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wouldnt-car-makers-put-the-year-on-the-back/99654/42 "2017-02-11T01:55:18Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> Look on a Corvette and see if you can find ANY badge that says “Chevrolet”

Point well made, mustangman. Even the earliest Corvettes didn’t have the Chevrolet name… or even a “bow tie”!

> **[early corvette images - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=early%2Bcorvette%2Bimages&qpvt=early%2Bcorvette%2Bimages&qpvt=early%2Bcorvette%2Bimages&qpvt=early%2Bcorvette%2Bimages&FORM=IGRE)**
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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wouldnt-car-makers-put-the-year-on-the-back/99654/43 "2017-02-14T19:39:53Z")

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The early ones did-

[http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-emblem-front-sunburst-1973-1974.html](http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-emblem-front-sunburst-1973-1974.html)

[https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=CJT2sfgn&id=D883A1696F9202AE219106ED79A18AF1B189B4AF&q=early+corvette+images&simid=608013430249164178&selectedIndex=124&ajaxhist=0](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=CJT2sfgn&id=D883A1696F9202AE219106ED79A18AF1B189B4AF&q=early+corvette+images&simid=608013430249164178&selectedIndex=124&ajaxhist=0)

Later on, they had the chevy bowtie in the flag emblem…

[http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-bumper-emblem-front-1997-2002-and-2004.html](http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-bumper-emblem-front-1997-2002-and-2004.html)

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-wouldnt-car-makers-put-the-year-on-the-back/99654/44 "2017-02-14T23:03:32Z")

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You’re right. I was looking for something much more prominent.

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