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William C. Durant asked Louis Chevrolet to help design and promot a new car.
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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.
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William Durant created the Chevy Bow Tie in 1913.
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Louis Chevrolt left the company to go back to racing.
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The "490" entered the market in June with a price of $1475 to again compete against the Ford Model T.
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Chevy's first truck was the 490 Light Deliery 1/2 ton in
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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.
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In 1927, the AA Capitol was the best selling car on the market.
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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.
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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.
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According to historian Wade Eernisse, 1955 was Chevy's breakout year.
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In 1967, the Camaro was produced and it sold over 220 thousand it's first year.
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The Subcompact Chevette was introduced in 1976 and lasted until 1986. It was a variation of Chevrolet's Brazilian T platform car.
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The 100th Million Chevorlet car to be made was a Monza in 1979.
