History of Chevrolet

By monique.german

  • The plan to design and promot a new car

    The plan to design and promot a new car
    William C. Durant asked Louis Chevrolet to help design and promot a new car.

  • The Chevy Classic Six and Little Six

    The Chevy Classic Six and Little Six
    With the help of designer Etienne Planche, Chevrolet rolled out the Classic Six that was selling for around $2000. To compete with the Model T, Durant also devolped the Little Six.

  • The Chevy Bow Tie was created

    The Chevy Bow Tie was created
    William Durant created the Chevy Bow Tie in 1913.

  • Louis Chevrolet reenters racing

    Louis Chevrolet reenters racing
    Louis Chevrolt left the company to go back to racing.

  • The "490" entered the market

    The "490" entered the market
    The "490" entered the market in June with a price of $1475 to again compete against the Ford Model T.

  • Chevy's first truck

    Chevy's first truck
    Chevy's first truck was the 490 Light Deliery 1/2 ton in

  • The Series M Copper-Cooled air cooled 22 HP Chevy was introduced

    The Series M Copper-Cooled air cooled 22 HP Chevy was introduced
    This series was produced in 1922 but only 500 were made and the series died out to overheating problems. This was the only 1920's model that died out.

  • The AA Capitol

    The AA Capitol
    In 1927, the AA Capitol was the best selling car on the market.

  • Models in 1930s

    Models in 1930s
    The 1930s saw the depression and the Chevrolet cars: AE, BA Confederate, Eagle, Mercury, Standard, Master, Master Deluxe, and the Master 85. In these years, Chevy decided they needed to improvise. The picture shown is the Master Deluxe.

  • World War II stopped Chevrolet production

    World War II stopped Chevrolet production
    World War II stopped all the production of civilan cars and trucks, instead Chevrolet made components for more than 60,000 aircraft engines, helmets, uniforms, rear axles, gears, light, medium, and heavy tanks, tank destroyers, armored cars, amphibious vehicles, and propellers.

  • Chevy's breakout year

    Chevy's breakout year
    According to historian Wade Eernisse, 1955 was Chevy's breakout year.

  • Camaro's first year

    Camaro's first year
    In 1967, the Camaro was produced and it sold over 220 thousand it's first year.

  • The Subcompact Chevette

    The Subcompact Chevette
    The Subcompact Chevette was introduced in 1976 and lasted until 1986. It was a variation of Chevrolet's Brazilian T platform car.

  • The 100th Million Chevrolet was produced

    The 100th Million Chevrolet was produced
    The 100th Million Chevorlet car to be made was a Monza in 1979.