Knight badge
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,544
From: Wyoming
RE: Knight badge
What I meant was that there are no aftermarket grills with the badge incorporated, there are a few different grills out there for the Monte's, just none with the badge.
Adding the badge to a honeycomb grill shouldn't be to extremely hard.
Adding the badge to a honeycomb grill shouldn't be to extremely hard.
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 88
RE: Knight badge
The Monte Carlo was released as direct competition to the Thunderbird.
The Thunderbird is a mythical creature, hence fiction.
A Knight is real and well know to be the slayer of many a fictional and non fictional creature.
Least that what I was told and remember to this day.
The Thunderbird is a mythical creature, hence fiction.
A Knight is real and well know to be the slayer of many a fictional and non fictional creature.
Least that what I was told and remember to this day.
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RE: Knight badge
ORIGINAL: Taz
I suppose we could try calling Chevy Customer Assistance. LOL.
Give them a choice. Either tell us the origin of the knight emblem, or give all of us our Certificates of Authenticity! Those are their only options!
I suppose we could try calling Chevy Customer Assistance. LOL.
Give them a choice. Either tell us the origin of the knight emblem, or give all of us our Certificates of Authenticity! Those are their only options!
Heh ... that's being nice. I'd give them different and more unpleasant options
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,482
From: Southwestern OH
RE: Knight badge
Chevy customer service has always been (or tried to be) helpful the 1,000 times I've called them.
The problem I run in to is the language barrier. They have a problem understanding my needs when I call.
The problem I run in to is the language barrier. They have a problem understanding my needs when I call.
RE: Knight badge
ORIGINAL: rj
Chevy customer service has always been (or tried to be) helpful the 1,000 times I've called them.
The problem I run in to is the language barrier.
Chevy customer service has always been (or tried to be) helpful the 1,000 times I've called them.
The problem I run in to is the language barrier.
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 1
re: knight badge
I can't say for sure, but I know Monte Carlo is a city in France or Italy. translated Monte Carlo literally means,"mount Charles" named after prince Charles. So i'm guessing it took some influence from that. Besides, it looks cool. One of the best street/strip cars of all time. I do however, wish my 2000 ss came stock with a 454 and rear wheel drive. Lol.
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 211
From: San Antonio, TX
I can't say for sure, but I know Monte Carlo is a city in France or Italy. translated Monte Carlo literally means,"mount Charles" named after prince Charles. So i'm guessing it took some influence from that. Besides, it looks cool. One of the best street/strip cars of all time. I do however, wish my 2000 ss came stock with a 454 and rear wheel drive. Lol.
So far, near as I can tell, the knight's crest on our Montes shares some similarities to the Coat of Arms of Copernicus. Not a perfect match obviously. But I think the crest on our Montes may be a coat of arms created by GM specifically for the Chevy Monte Carlo. Designed to look like a coat of arms of a noble person. But not one that actually exists anywhere but in GM's R&D department.
My opinion... I think GM modified Copernicus' Coat of Arms to create the "Knight's Crest" on our cars.
Coat of Arms of Copernicus
Knight's crest from a 72 Monte
My opinion... I think GM modified Copernicus' Coat of Arms to create the "Knight's Crest" on our cars.
Coat of Arms of Copernicus
Knight's crest from a 72 Monte