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the history of chevy
The Baseball Hot Dogs and Apple Pie Chevy ad campaign is born. -
history of chevy
The 100 millionth Chevy a 1979 Monza is built. -
history of Chevy
Race car driver Louis Chevrolet and GM founder William C. Billy Durant co found the Chevrolet Motor Company in Detroit on Nov. 3. -
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history of Chevy
Louis Chevrolet‘s $2,150 Series C Classic Six a luxurious high performance six cylinder model hits the streets of Detroit. -
history of chevy
Louis Chevrolet parts company with Billy Durant leaving behind the rights to produce cars bearing his name. The Chevy bow tie logo designed under Durant's auspices appears for the first time in an ad. -
history of chevy
The first car wearing the Chevy bow tie logo appears. Its the Royal Mail Roadster. -
history of chevy
The Chevy Model 490 debuts as a 1916 model with a list price of $490. The first value-priced Chevy it puts Chevrolet in direct competition with Henry Fords Model T. -
history of chevy
Billy Durant who had been forced out of General Motors in 1910 regains control of the company he founded. -
history of chevy
Chevrolet introduces its first truck based on the Model 490 car chassis. Also this year Chevrolet becomes part of General Motors. -
history of chevy
A Chevrolet plant is opened in Copenhagen Denmark it's the first Chevy plant outside the U.S. -
the history of chevy
Chevrolet overtakes Ford for the first time with sales of more than 1 million vehicles. -
history of chevy
The Chevrolet Six debuts its called a six for the price of a four because major American competitors at the time offered only four cylinder engines at about the same price. -
history of chevy
Chevy introduces the knee action independent front suspension on its 1935 model Master Series Its revolutionary engineering for a value priced car. -
the history of chevy
Chevrolet introduces the Suburban Carryall the original SUV It invents a new segment. Today the Suburban name is the longest running continual nameplate in the industry. -
the history of chevy
Production of civilian Chevrolets ceases due to the war effort Production of trucks for military use continues. -
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Chevrolets civilian car production resumes. -
the history of chevy
The all new Advance Design pickup trucks are introduced, Chevy's first all new truck since before World War II. This classic eventually would become the design inspiration for 2003-2006 Chevy ssr. -
the history of chevy
Corvette debuts with the industrys first regular production fiberglass body. -
the history of chevy
The 50 millionth General Motors car is a gold 1955 Chevrolet BelAir. -
the history of chevy
The Impala nameplate debuts. -
the history of chevy
Camaro debuts. Its Chevys answer to the Ford Mustang. -
history of chevy
The Heartbeat of America ad campaign debuts. -
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The millionth Corvette is built. -
history of chevy
The 638-hp Corvette ZR1 is the fastest and most powerful production car in GM history a distinction it retains today.
