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[[image:Im19230629Auto-Chev2.jpg|thumb| June 1923. Page 3. ]] | [[image:Im19230629Auto-Chev2.jpg|thumb| June 1923. Page 3. ]] | ||
[[image:Im19230629Auto-Chev3.jpg|thumb| June 1923. Page 4. ]] | [[image:Im19230629Auto-Chev3.jpg|thumb| June 1923. Page 4. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20130828Loh-i523.jpg|thumb| 1928. Chevrolet AB National. Four-cylinder. 2800cc. Exhibit at the [[Manoir de L'Automobile, Loheac]]. ]] | [[Image:Im20130828Loh-i523.jpg|thumb| 1928. Chevrolet AB National. Four-cylinder. 2800cc. Exhibit at the [[Manoir de L'Automobile, Loheac]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19280317CMC-Chev.jpg |thumb| March 1928. 21.7hp. ]] | [[Image:Im19280317CMC-Chev.jpg |thumb| March 1928. 21.7hp. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im1002-Chev1-1930.jpg|thumb| 1930. Photographed at Bouza Winery, Uruguay. ]] | [[Image:Im1002-Chev1-1930.jpg|thumb| 1930. Photographed at Bouza Winery, Uruguay. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im201209Fran-i215.jpg|thumb| 1930. Chevrolet Series AD Six. 3,180 cc. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im201209Fran-i215.jpg|thumb| 1930. Chevrolet Series AD Six. 3,180 cc. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im19361016A-Chev.jpg|thumb| October 1936.]] | [[Image:Im19361016A-Chev.jpg|thumb| October 1936.]] | ||
[[Image:Im120421B-Chev2.jpg|thumb| Reg No: UXG 413. ]] | [[Image:Im120421B-Chev2.jpg|thumb| Reg No: UXG 413. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im201209Fran-i217.jpg|thumb| 1939. Chevrolet Master 85 Coupe. 3,548 cc. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im201209Fran-i217.jpg|thumb| 1939. Chevrolet Master 85 Coupe. 3,548 cc. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im201209Sed-1947Chev.jpg|thumb| 1947. Chevrolet Fleetmaster 6-Cylinder. ]] | [[Image:Im201209Sed-1947Chev.jpg|thumb| 1947. Chevrolet Fleetmaster 6-Cylinder. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im201209Sed-Chev-i283.jpg|thumb| 1948. Chevrolet Fleetline 6-Cylinder. ]] | [[Image:Im201209Sed-Chev-i283.jpg|thumb| 1948. Chevrolet Fleetline 6-Cylinder. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im20100501BCC-For-V8.jpg|thumb| V8. Reg No: TSU 395. ]] | [[Image:Im20100501BCC-For-V8.jpg|thumb| V8. Reg No: TSU 395. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im120421B-Chev2a.jpg|thumb| Reg No: TSU 395. ]] | [[Image:Im120421B-Chev2a.jpg|thumb| Reg No: TSU 395. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im120421B-Chev2b.jpg|thumb| Reg No: TSU 395. ]] | [[Image:Im120421B-Chev2b.jpg|thumb| Reg No: TSU 395. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im120421B-Chev.jpg|thumb| Reg No: CAS 793. ]] | [[Image:Im120421B-Chev.jpg|thumb| Reg No: CAS 793. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im201209Fran-i219.jpg|thumb| 1955. Chevrolet Bel-Air Convertible. 4,343 cc V8. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im201209Fran-i219.jpg|thumb| 1955. Chevrolet Bel-Air Convertible. 4,343 cc V8. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im201209Fran-i221.jpg|thumb| 1959. Chevrolet Bel-Air Sedan. 4,637 cc V8. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | [[Image:Im201209Fran-i221.jpg|thumb| 1959. Chevrolet Bel-Air Sedan. 4,637 cc V8. Exhibit at the [[Franschhoek Motor Museum]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im2011PVR-15.jpg|thumb| 1959. Apache. Reg No. HSU 495.]] | [[Image:Im2011PVR-15.jpg|thumb| 1959. Apache. Reg No. HSU 495.]] | ||
[[Image:Imv208-p503.jpg |thumb|1959. 1960 Corvair]] | |||
[[Image:Im2011PVR-15a.jpg|thumb| ]] | [[Image:Im2011PVR-15a.jpg|thumb| ]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 14 April 2014
Chevrolet was co-founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. Louis Chevrolet was a race-car 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.
In 1915, Durant made a trip to Toronto, Ontario to determine the possibility of setting up production facilities in Canada. After meeting with "Colonel Sam" McLaughlin, whose McLaughlin Motor Car Company manufactured the McLaughlin-Buick, it was agreed that the Chevrolet Motor Car Company of Canada, operated by McLaughlin, would be created to build Chevrolet cars in Canada. Three years later, the two Canadian companies were purchased by GM to become General Motors of Canada Ltd.
By 1916 Chevrolet was profitable enough to allow Durant to buy a majority of shares in GM. After the deal was completed in 1917, Durant was president of General Motors, and Chevrolet was merged into GM, becoming a separate division.
UK Operations
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- See Chevrolet: Vans
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Wikipedia