Chevrolet - A Piece of American History

Chevrolet is often called Chevy by those whobeen an exiting time for the Chevy. Here are
love it. It's an automobile brand that was recentlysome trivia details from those years:In 1960 The
acquired by General motors. Chevrolet is on ofCorvair sedan model hit the market. It was the
the most popular American cars, and in 2005 itfirst American production car with all-round
sold more cars and trucks then it's main rival -independent suspension.
Ford.Chevrolet was co-founded by LouisIn 1962 Compact Chevy II Nova introduced.
Chevrolet and William C. Durant. Louis Chevroletall-round independent suspension.
was a Swiss racecar driver, who developed theIn 1963, one out of every ten cars sold in the
design of the first Chevrolet. William Durant, wasUnited States was a Chevrolet.
the man who actually founded General Motors,In 1964 the All-new, full-size Chevrolet features
but was forced out of it in 1910. He wanted todramatic, flowing styling. Luxurious Caprice model
use Louis Chevrolet's unique designs to make hisintroduced. Also in that year, Chevrolet is the first
way back to the top of the automobile industry.Into build more then 3 million cars and trucks in one
1911, Chevrolet and Durant entered theyear.
automobile market to compete with the Ford1966 - Chevrolet unveils the Camaro as a 1967
Model T. In 1914, the "Classic Six" Chevroletmodel. It proves an instant hit -- so much so that,
started marketing a new model they called " Thein a 2.2 million-car year, 10 percent of 1967
Classic Six". It was a 5-passenger touring sedanChevrolet sales are Camaros.
equipped with a 4.9 L, 6-cylinder engine capable of1967 First Camaro SS version paces Indy 500.
taking the car's passengers to a "stunning" topBy now, the pony car phenomenon has captured
speed of 15 miles per hour.The first use of thethe country's imagination and Camaro is right
Chevrolet logo we all know was in 1913. That logothere to grab it. A popular magazine says, "the
is often called "the bowtie".In 1916, Chevrolet wasyouth quake in Detroit has brought a new
enough a strong player to allow Durant to buy hisgeneration of cars"Looking for information about
way in to General Motors. After the deal wasChevrolet trucks and Chevy truck parts - come
finalized in 1917, Durant was president of Generaland see out portal for Chevy trucks and other
Motors, and Chevrolet was merged into GM,trucks.
becoming a separate division.The sixties have