The emblem used on the 1953 Corvette stayed the same until 1956. The emblem remained a circle, but instead of being flat white, it was placed on glass above a silver metallic surface. A metallic V symbol (to commemorate the switch to a V8 engine in ’55) was placed on top of the crossed flags. The words at the top and bottom of the circle remained the same, except “corvette” was now printed in capital letters, instead of in cursive type. Another change in this year was that emblems were now featured on both the front and rear of the car, rather than just the front as in previous years.
This design remained the same until 1961, when the rear emblem remained the same, but the front emblem was no longer a circle emblem, but a cut-out of the flags and V, without any words.
