Chevrolet. The iconic car manufacturer made its debut this month, officially incorporated on November 3, 1911.
From that day forward, the Chevrolet Motor Company forever secured their place in automotive history.
Throughout their incredible early history, the month of November marked some major milestones for the car manufacturer.
Automotive Pioneers
The Chevrolet Motor Company was established in Detroit, Michigan.
The company was the brainchild of entrepreneurs William C. Durant, one of the founding members of General Motors and Louis Chevrolet, an engineer and Swiss race car driver.
Back In 1912, the first production run of Chevy cars hit the streets for $2,150, considered pricey for the time. By comparison, in 2022 most Chevy cars will run you over $20,000, while the SUVs and trucks well exceed that price point.
Milestone Timeline
To look back at the early history of Chevrolet, the innovations, state-of-the art technologies, and enterprising spirit kept Chevrolet at the top of their game, which continues today.
Back in the early years as the popularity of Chevrolets continued to soar, the automotive industry giant ramped up production to keep up with consumer demand.
Taking a look back in time, here are just some of the highlights.
1914 The iconic Chevrolet logo is born, while electric lights and starters are introduced
1916 Production ramps up to 70,000 units for the year
1917 Production more than doubles to over 125,000 units that year, while D-series Chevys are now equipped with V8 engines
1918 First Chevy trucks introduced
1919 Last models manufactured with wooden bodies
1922 Additional manufacturing facilities open to keep up with production demands
1934 November 13th of that year produced the 10-millionth Chevy
1941 Louis Chevrolet passes away on June 6th
1953 Two-seater Corvette revealed at the Motorama Show
1954 The 50-millionth Chevy comes off the assembly line on November 23rd
1964 Chevy Chevelle debuts
1967 Chevy Camaro explodes in popularity
1970 Chevrolet continues to answer the call of everyday consumers by expanding their line of muscle cars (Monte Carlo, Impala, Nova, Chevelle SS)
Wrap Up
Who can forget and doesn’t love the classic ’57 Chevy, ’67 Chevelle or any kind of Corvette?
The Chevy Classic Club of America has thousands of members in local chapters throughout the country. Classic car enthusiasts travel from near and far to attend swap meets and car shows, admiring those beloved and usually fully-restored Chevy classics.
In Sonoma County, call the experts at Downtown Autobody for the body work and paint you need to restore your classic Chevrolet to assembly-line new condition.
