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Chevrolet trucks : 100 years of building the future

Edsall, Larry2017
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In 1917, Chevrolet introduced its first truck, the Series 490. This marked the company's official entry into the dedicated truck business. Edsall provides an illustrated history of Chevrolet, from the Series 490 to today's Silverado and Colorado. Included are images from the company's historic archives, as well as interviews with key figures involved with today's truck program.
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Imprint:
Minneapolis, MN : Motorbooks, 2017.©2017
Collation:
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / [by Alan Batey, Global Head of Chevrolet] -- Introduction -- Chevrolet's first trucks -- A six sets Chevrolet trucks apart -- Volume for victory -- Trucks for the postwar building boom -- Task-force style -- Return of the car-based pickup -- Recreational opportunities -- Trucks can be glamorous -- Pickups sized for the times -- Suburban living -- Fair and square -- Muscular trucks -- Silverado emerges -- Building on Silverado's heritage -- The centennial truck and beyond.
ISBN:
9780760352489 (hardback)0760352488 (hardback)
Dewey class:
629.2232
Language:
English
BRN:
375237
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