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Chevrolet History
Chevrolet was co-founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C.
Durant. Louis Chevrolet was a racecar driver, born on December
25, 1878, in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. William Durant,
founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910 and
wanted to use Louis Chevrolet's designs to rebuild his own
reputation as a force in the automobile industry. As head of Buick Motor Company, prior to
founding GM, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks in promotional races. On November 3,
1911, Chevrolet entered the automobile market to compete with the Ford Model T. A year later,
the "Classic Six" was introduced. The Classic Six was a five-passenger touring sedan equipped
with a 299 in3 (4.9 L), six-cylinder engine capable of taking the car to a top speed of 65 miles
per hour (104 km/h). Chevrolet first used its "bowtie"[3] logo in 1913. This logo is said to have
been designed from wallpaper Durant once saw in a French hotel. Another theory of the design
of the mark is from the Swiss cross, because Louis Chevrolet was from Switzerland.
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List of Chevrolet Vehicles:
150 (1953-1957)
210 (1953-1957)
3100 1/2 Ton Trucks.
3600 3/4 Ton Trucks.
3800 One Ton Trucks.
4100 1 1/2 Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks.
4400 1 1/2 Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks
5100 Cab-Over-Engine Short Wheelbase Trucks.
5400 Cab-Over-Engine Medium Wheelbase Trucks.
5700 Cab-Over-Engine Long Wheelbase Trucks.
6100 Two Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks.
6400 Two Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks.
6700 School Bus Chassis.
C/K1500 pickup
C/K2500 pickup
C/K3500 pickup
C/K1500 Suburban
C/K2500 Suburban
Astro (1985–2005)
Avalanche (2002–present)
Aveo (2003–2006, rebadged Daewoo Kalos)
Aveo (2006–present, rebadged Daewoo Gentra)
Beauville (1970-1995)
Bel Air (1953-1975)
Biscayne (1958-1972)
Bison (1977–1988)
Blazer (1969–2005)
Bonaventure
Brookwood (1958-1961, 1969–1972)
Bruin (1978–1988)
Camaro (1967–2002) (2009)
Caprice (1965–1996, North American market)
Captiva (2007–present)
Cavalier (1982–2005)
Celebrity {1982-1990}
Chevelle (1964–1977)
Chevy II (1962–1968)
Citation (1980-1985)
Cobalt (2005–present)
Colorado (2004–present)
Corsica (1987–1996)
Corvair (1960–1969)
Corvair Greenbrier (van) (1960–1965)
Corvette (1953–present)
El Camino (1959 - 1987)
Equinox (2004–present) - Replaced Chevrolet Blazer and Chevrolet Tracker
Express (1997–present)
HHR (2006–present)
Impala (1958–1985, 1994–1996, 2000–present)
Kingswood (1958-1961, 1969-1972)
Kingswood Estate (1969-1972)
Kodiak (1980-present)
Lacetti
Lumina (1990–2001)
Malibu (1964–1983, 1997—present)
Metro (1998–2001)
Montana
Monte Carlo (1970–1988, 1995–2008
Monza (1975-1980)
Nomad
Nova (1962–1979, 1984-1988)
Niva (2002–present)
Prizm (1998–2002)
Omega
Optra (2003-present) (Available in USA)
Opala (1969-1992) (The first Brazilian Chevrolet)
Silverado (1999–present)
Sprint (1985–1988)
SSR (2004–2006)
Suburban (1936–present)
S-10 (1982–2003)
SS
Tahoe (1994–present)
Titan (1968–1988)
Townsman (1953-1957, 1969-1972)
TrailBlazer (2002–present) - Replaced Chevrolet Blazer
Tracker (1998–2004)
Uplander (2005–present)
Vectra
Venture (1997–2005)
Yeoman (1958)
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