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First Chevy truck sold
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The first full year after the first Chevy truck was sold
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First Chevy Pickup truck
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The ’37 also featured a sturdier body and a larger and more powerful 78-hp engine, among other improvements. A 1937 Chevrolet half-ton pickup was sent on a 10,245-mile drive around the United States, monitored by the American Automobile Association. Carrying a 1,060-pound load, the truck averaged 20.74 mpg.
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In early 1947, Chevrolet introduced its Advance Design trucks, the first completely redesigned GM vehicles to appear after World War II. Owners of earlier pickup models had asked for a roomier, more comfortable cab with improved visibility and a wider pickup box. They got it all.
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It took only one glance at any of the 35 Chevrolet C/K models for 1967 to see that Chevy trucks had a new look that year. The exterior profile, which would characterize Chevrolet C/K models through 1972, featured a lower-silhouette cab and large, rounded wheel openings. The new chassis had coil springs front and rear.
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The all-new 2007 Silverado provided significant improvements in performance and fuel economy, while strengthening the capability and dependability for which Chevy pickups were known. It featured a new fully boxed frame, coil-over-shock front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering for improved ride and handling, while the new Gen IV small-block 5.3-liter and 6.0-liter V-8 engines could deactivate four of the eight cylinders to save fuel
