It soon became the showpiece car for the American motor industry in the s. But Louis Chevrolet wanted to continue designing. In , together with his brother Arthur, he began developing a light aircraft engine in a company they founded under the name "Chevrolair ". The company came to an end when he fell out with his brother. Thereupon, Louis immediately set up the "Chevrolet Air Car Company" in Indianapolis, but it was forced to close again during the subsequent economic crisis.
He made his final big "engineering coup" in with a cylinder radial engine for which he applied for a patent. But by the time the patent was finally registered on February 19, , Louis no longer had the strength to build the company up again. Instead, he worked — as he did at the beginning of his professional career — as a mechanic. And his employer was - the Chevrolet production plant in Detroit.
In , Louis Chevrolet became ill and suffered a stroke. The same year, his year old son, Charles, died. His second son, Alfred, lived in Detroit until and died at just Louis Chevrolet died on June 6, , at the age of 63 in his house in Lakewood, to the east of Detroit.
He has left behind millions of cars bearing his name. An American journalist once asked him whether he was so famous because of the Chevrolet brand or vice versa. Chevrolet answered with a smile: "It was certainly a little of each.
But one thing is certain: I was there first Download More Images. Grand Savings Offers. Home Vehicles Images Videos Brand. Louis Chevrolet The man behind Chevrolet came from Switzerland Back to overview. Print Email Add This. Louis Chevrolet Download More Images. In , Chevy produced its final models with wooden bodies, which have become rare and very collectible almost a century later. An illustration of s history from a Chevrolet brochure Robert Tate Collection.
The early s were also very prosperous times for Chevrolet. In , more Chevrolet manufacturing plants were opened to keep up with consumer demand. That momentum obviously slowed in , when the stock market crashed and the country entered the Great Depression.
Chevrolet cars of the s from a history brochure Robert Tate Collection. In the s, Chevrolet introduced many new engineering features. A major body change was made public in the spring of , when the Sport Sedan models introduced Chevrolet's first built-in trunk. On November 13, , the ten-millionth Chevrolet was driven off the assembly line on the company's 23 rd anniversary. On June 6, , Louis Chevrolet, the co-founder of the company, died.
The war in Europe started moving the auto industry in a different direction to prepare for wartime production. Months before Pearl Harbor, Chevrolet manufacturing had already been transitioning to be ready for the impending war. The power glide, the first automatic transmission, was also introduced in the low-price category.
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Apply for Financing Today. History of Chevrolet Chevrolet has been around since the early days of the automotive industry. Affordable, high-quality vehicles are synonymous with the Chevrolet legacy. Founded in , the Chevrolet Motor Company released the Classic Six as its first production vehicle.
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