Chevrolet Will Offer Heritage Bowtie Badge As Standalone Accessory
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This week was a big one for Chevrolet, more specifically, Chevrolet trucks. Next year marks 100 years of Chevy trucks, after Chevy brought the first pickup to market in 1918. Over 100 years, and 85 million trucks sold, Chevrolet set out to recognize owners with a few surprises.
Notably, the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado Centennial and 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Centennial editions lead the celebration charge, but everyone can score a piece of the party. Speaking to Sandor Piszar, director of Chevrolet Trucks marketing, he told GM Authority Chevrolet will offer the heritage bowtie badge as a standalone accessory for owners.
The badge, which reinstates a blue hue for the bowtie and features a trace of original the original “Chevrolet” font, adorns the front and rear of the Silverado and Colorado Centennial editions. At first glance, it’s almost strange to see a font inside the bowtie badge once again, but we think it’s a very thoughtful touch—and one many owners will want to add to their own pickups.
Piszar didn’t dish out a date for when customers may order their own heritage bowtie badge, but the brand plans to bring a 1967 C-10 pickup to the 2017 SEMA Show to celebrate its centennial. We have a feeling we’ll learn more about Chevrolet’s upcoming catalog of accessories in a couple of months at the Las Vegas show.
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That was a no brained as the truck forums are already asking for a part number.
Yep, I already planned on ordering and stocking some at my dealership, I know customers will want them!
What dealer, I would like to order a set. Thanks.
You’ll be able to order them from any dealer!
Any idea when they will be available
Should be soon! I know GM’s accessory distributors have them in stock, they are just not released to sale yet.
Do you have them in yet? I would like to buy a set.
Thanks.
Not yet, I hope soon, I have quite a few customers that want them!
Damn I can’t wait, I wish they were out now!!!!
According to my GM accessory rep. looks like January is when they plan to release them for sale.
any available yet?
Nope, I actually need a set for a Centennial truck where the emblems were stolen and can’t get them! They are on backorder.
Hope they have them soon.
I want the door Emblems, Can I get those as well. My Dealer did not even know about the Anniversary truck and sold me a truck off the lot
There is a GM part number for them, but they are on restriction and not available either currently, I had a helluva’ time getting the front and rear ones I needed for the truck that had them stolen.
Why does GM not want to sell the emblems to the general public?
They are using all the ones now for production to build the trucks, once the supplier produces enough, and stock is “built up”, they will release them for sale, they are not cheap though……both the grille and tailgate emblems have a list of $99 each.
The ones I acquired were sent to me directly from the supplier in Minnesota at the request of my GM parts rep.
I saw photo from the L.A. auto show. Part # for the bowties was 84459956.
Any news on when these are available? I will totally pay for the cost of them.
I Love the emblem but the original color was black instead of blue. I think the blue is gorgeous but if offered as an add on accessory, I think the original black should be offered as well. It would match more colors of trucks IMO.
Must differ. The original Chevrolet bowtie was seen around 1915/1916 with a light blue background and white lettering. The black background appeared in the 1920’s.
The Standard Chevrolet Bowtie emblem should just be a chrome outline similar in a way to the “flowtie”, and the gold emblem and this heritage emblem should an option. To me the gold badge looks tacky and cheapens the vehicle in a way. Just my two cents.
Depends on the color, my Colorado is Brownstone (now dropped) and the gold bowtie looks good.
Finally Chevrolet is taking a another look at Ford who has been using their retro emblem for last decade or so. It’s about time. Maybe the Cadillac “V” will return.
Ford as been using the blue oval embelm since the 1980’s.
They need to make great long lasting durable trucks that will hold up like they use to. Stop cheaping out
“… See it at the sign of the Blue Bow Tie …” was a tag line in Chevy ads for many years.
I like “proud to wear the bow tie”. Make up some bow ties with the logo on it too.
Personally, I’d like to see the trucks go back to the embossed “CHEVROLET” on the lift gate.
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Anyone know how it’s going to install? Maybe just epoxy onto the gold bowtie? I had asked a friend with a sign shop if he could replicate it in vinyl, he could, but with the rough texture of the gold one, he said it wouldn’t stick.
I’ll assume it will be just like the accessory black bowties. It will be the whole emblem, not just the blue part.
Yes, its a complete emblem (both front and back) no epoxy or glue.
In a comment above it was mentioned someone in MN found some?? I have searched 4 different dealerships in MN and WI and nothing yet…
Hoping to see results soon!!
I would also like to know when these are available.
When will GM allow dealerships to spray on Bedliner’s with the heritage bow tie?
Will this part fit a 2015 Silverado 2500.