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| | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 | I was just curious, can anybody tell me the origin of the word Chevrolet? I have two books on old chevy trucks that discuss history but give no clue. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I found this for you."Chevrolet Motor Company of Michigan is incorporated in November of 1911 by Louis Chevrolet, William Little and Edwin Cambell, William Durant's son-in-law. Headquarters are in Detroit". look under the 1910's tab at the top of this web site. http://www.gm.com/company/corp_info/history/gmhis1900.html
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 | Thanks, interesting. I can't believe I never heard of him before! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 | Good sites. I'm most surprised he was born in Switzerland on Christmas 1878 and drove a Buick in the first Indy 500 in 1911. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | A common misconception is that the first Chevrolet was designed by Louis Chevrolet, the famous race car driver. He designed a luxury auto that would be too expensive to build to compete with Ford. Billy Durant wanted to compete with Ford so Chevrolet's designs never saw production. This led to Chevrolet's eventual departure but he couldn't take his name with him. Durant owned it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Pat58,
Why don't you put a Subject name on this thread, this a very interesting subject, and I'm sure there are a lot of people that are going to give it a pass with a heading such as, >>", I almost did, but I'm the curious type, so I just had to see what that meant.
I'm adding these sites to the favorites folder and printing out hard copy for the reference file.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny Graham
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 | Well, I seemed to have a glitch and it posted before I pushed "add reply" and before I titled it. The title was going to be "Chevrolet origin?" | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | I expected all Bolters would Know about Louis.
He has quite a good early racing history. In the record books. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Origin of the word Chevrolet as a (last name : surname)? Not this: "chevalier, a nickname for "knight." Chevalier comes from cheval, the French word for "horse""? Most likely, this: " Chevrier (one who took care of goats)"? "Some place names are a little cryptic, such as Chevrolet, the French place name that means "little goat ." The name referred to the picture painted on the outdoor sign at a roadside inn. Pictures were used since few had reading skills, and in that era [14th century], chevrolet referred to a place."? But, the Chevrier Family Crest (does not look like a bow tie) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 346 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 346 | Interesting web sites, Thanks for the info. Have a happy Thanksgiving guys.
Terry K.
27 Chevy Capitol 1 Ton.
Terry K.
1951 5 window 1/2 ton
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 180 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 180 | The bowtie was actually a repetitive pattern on wallpaper. Durant liked it, so he decided to use it. He found it on a hotel wall in Paris.
1950 Chevy 3100 5 window "in progress"
1967 Chevelle 300
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10 | Interesting stuff guys
knew some of it but not that much
well now I do
TOO cool
T
I got lost in thought
It wasn't familiar territory
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