Chevrolet - A Piece of American History

Chevrolet is often called Chevy by those who love it.division.The sixties have been an exiting time for the
It's an automobile brand that was recently acquired byChevy. Here are some trivia details from those
General motors. Chevrolet is on of the most popularyears:In 1960 The Corvair sedan model hit the market.
American cars, and in 2005 it sold more cars andIt was the first American production car with all-round
trucks then it's main rival - Ford.Chevrolet wasindependent suspension.
co-founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.In 1962 Compact Chevy II Nova introduced. all-round
Louis Chevrolet was a Swiss racecar driver, whoindependent suspension.
developed the design of the first Chevrolet. WilliamIn 1963, one out of every ten cars sold in the United
Durant, was the man who actually founded GeneralStates was a Chevrolet.
Motors, but was forced out of it in 1910. He wanted toIn 1964 the All-new, full-size Chevrolet features
use Louis Chevrolet's unique designs to make his waydramatic, flowing styling. Luxurious Caprice model
back to the top of the automobile industry.In 1911,introduced. Also in that year, Chevrolet is the first to
Chevrolet and Durant entered the automobile marketbuild more then 3 million cars and trucks in one year.
to compete with the Ford Model T. In 1914, the "Classic1966 - Chevrolet unveils the Camaro as a 1967 model.
Six" Chevrolet started marketing a new model theyIt proves an instant hit -- so much so that,
called " The Classic Six". It was a 5-passenger touringin a 2.2 million-car year, 10 percent of 1967 Chevrolet
sedan equipped with a 4.9 L, 6-cylinder engine capablesales are Camaros.
of taking the car's passengers to a "stunning" top1967 First Camaro SS version paces Indy 500. By
speed of 15 miles per hour.The first use of thenow, the pony car phenomenon has captured the
Chevrolet logo we all know was in 1913. That logo iscountry's imagination and Camaro is right there to grab
often called "the bowtie".In 1916, Chevrolet was enoughit. A popular magazine says, "the youth quake in Detroit
a strong player to allow Durant to buy his way in tohas brought a new generation of cars"Looking for
General Motors. After the deal was finalized in 1917,information about Chevrolet trucks and Chevy truck
Durant was president of General Motors, andparts - come and see out portal for Chevy trucks and
Chevrolet was merged into GM, becoming a separateother trucks.