A superb and rare photo of the new 1958
Chevrolet El Camino automobile.
Chevrolet , or Chevy , is a brand produced by
General Motors. It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or
"Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. Chevrolet has a very
interesting history. Louis Chevrolet was a race-car driver, and William Durant,
founder of General Motors, had been forced out of GM in 1910. He wanted to use
Chevrolet's designs to rebuild his own reputation. As head of Buick Motor
Company, prior to founding GM, Durant had hired Chevrolet to drive Buicks in
promotional races. Chevrolet first used its "bowtie" logo in 1913. It
is said to have been designed from wallpaper Durant once saw in a French hotel.
More recent research by historian Ken Kaufmann presents a compelling case that
the logo is based from a logo for "Coalettes". In 1915, Durant was in
the process of setting up Chevrolet production facilities in Toronto, Canada. Later that year,
during a luncheon meeting in New York with "Colonel Sam" McLaughlin,
whose McLaughlin Motor Car Company manufactured McLaughlin-Buick cars, it was
agreed that Chevrolets with McLaughlin-designed bodies would be added to the
Canadian company's product line. Three years later, the two Canadian operations
(Chevrolet was by then a part of GM in the United States) were bought 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. In the 1918 model year, Chevrolet introduced
the Model D, a V8-powered model in four-passenger roadster and five-passenger
tourer models. It also started production of a overhead valve in-line six. Most
cars of the era had only low compression flat head engines. These cars had
288in3 35 hp (26 kW) engines with Zenith carburetors and three-speed
transmissions. Chevrolet had a great influence on the American automobile
market during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957, Chevy made the first fuel injected
engine. In 1963, one out of every ten cars sold in the United States was a Chevrolet.
The basic Chevrolet small-block V-8 design has remained in continuous
production since its debut in 1955, longer than any other mass-produced engine
in the world, although current versions share few if any parts interchangeable
with the original. Descendants of the basic small-block OHV V-8 design platform
in production today have been much modified with advances such as aluminium
block and heads, electronic engine management and sequential port fuel
injection, to name but a few. The small block Chevrolet V-8 is used in current
production model (2008) The design is simplistic as compared to the Overhead
cam V-8 that Ford Motor Company uses in its line of larger cars and light
trucks. Impala sedans, a variety of light and medium duty Chevrolet trucks, and
the current generation Corvette sports car. Depending on the vehicle type, they
are built in displacements from 4.8 to 7.0 litres with outputs ranging from 295
to 638 horsepower (476 kW) as installed at the factory. It will also
be used as a performance option in the forthcoming (2010 model year) revival of
the Chevrolet Camaro. The engine design has also been used over the years in GM
products built and sold under the Pontiac. Oldsmobile,
Buick, Opel (Germany) and Holden (Australia) nameplates.
Recently, a 6-litre, 400 horsepower (300 kW) version of the
small-block V-8 designed initially for the C-6 Corvette has been installed in a
factory-built high performance version of the Cadillac CTS sedan known as the
CTS-V.
Contact us for more Chevrolet and other automotive photos!
This is a very nice and very rare non period photo that reflects a
wonderful era of Chevrolet automotive history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this
photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12"
(ca. 20 x 30 cm). It makes it perfectly
suitable for framing.
Shipping costs will only be $ 7.00 regardless of how many photos you
buy. For 5 or more photos, shipping is free!
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photo, for ebay purposes only)
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expressed or implied. Sold as collectable item only. We are clearing out our
archives that we have gathered from various sources.
All items always sent well
protected in PVC clear files and board backed
envelopes.
We have
photographs that came from professional collections and/or were bought from the
original photographer or press studio! They are all of professional and
excellent quality.
After many decades
of professionally collecting photographs and posters we are clearing out our
archives. They make the perfect gift and are perfectly suited for framing. They
will look gorgeous unframed and will be a true asset nicely framed with a
border. They are a gorgeous and great asset in every home, workshop, workplace,
restaurant, bar or club!
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first served. And you can always contact us for your requests. Please ask any
questions before the auction ends.