There Were Bowties At the Pumpkin Run

In 1911 Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss race car driver, was a found of the company that bares his name. There are a number of different stories about how the car company got it's famous "bowtie" logo ranging from a pattern seen on wall paper in France to a variation of the Swiss cross. What is known is that the logo first appeared in 1913 and has become one of the most famous icons in the automobile industry. It is so well known that the Pumpkin Run Nationals calls the section set aside for all General Motors cars Bowtie Country. That area, as well as a lot of other portions of the Clermont County Fairgrounds was filled with Chevrolet automobiles. Among them was this El Camino. Look closely and you will see the Malibu name on the side. Yes, the El Camino was first based on the Biscayne, the second generation used the basics of the Chevelle, of which the Malibu was a top of the line trim. Other cars included a rare 1961 Corvair station wagon, a Chevy II, a 1931 sedan, a 1967 Impala, and a couple of Novas.