September 29: Happy Birthday, Chevy

How many of us will get to celebrate their 100th birthday? While you ponder that, let's celebrate that milestone birthday for Chevrolet trucks. Born in 1918 and over 80% of them are still on the road. Ok, that last bit is a slight(?) exaggeration, but in line with what most truck ads seem to state these days. Anyway, the old Chevy has seen one hundred years of truck changes and progress. Changes? Yeah, there have been a few. That old workhorse has gone from being an old workhorse to, in some cases a fashion statement. Who would have thought that back in 1918, when the local farmer started loading hay bales or pigs into his new Chevrolet? Ah progress.

Yep, the old Chevy doing what it was meant to do..........

........and what it has morphed into over its lifetime. It can be a fancy pants around town ride.......

..........or a rough and tough truck for a gun totin' good ol' boy........

Either way or as a basic work truck, the American pick-up and specifically the Chevy has a lot to celebrate. A bit of history, if you please......

A thumb nail shot of some of the changes this good old truck has had over the years, but really it was in the late '50's , that the car companies realized that there might be a place for a pick-up that was something more than just a work vehicle, enter the Cameo Carrier.......

A truck, that would never see duty on a farm or a construction site, but might very well show up at an antique sale, picking up a nice used divan for that testy old aunt Martha, who would never buy anything new.

And then in 1960, real style showed up on the trusty Chevy truck.......

Looking a little space age, but hey, this was 1960. Those strange shapes at the front of the hood were supposed to get folks used to headlight designs of the near future. Well, it took a while longer, but they weren't too wild compared to what we see today. But you can see that this truck was showing its social side.

Now, I know that comparing things from a few years ago is like being on another planet, but it's still interesting to compare. I just know you are dying to see how the interiors of these trucks have changed over a few decades.......

Did a Cadillac look this good back in the day? Heck, does one look this good today? Jump in this and head out to the country club, because you sure ain't going to dirty those butter soft leather seats or lovely carpets with anything resembling dirt.

Ah, yes, folks, Happy Birthday to an iconic pick-up truck. And to celebrate, Chevy is pulling out all the stops. Going over the top. Wild and crazy, might be an understatement, but those folks at Chevy are going to roll out what might be considered the biggest change to date........

For those of you who are not attuned to revolutionary, I'll tell you. On a couple of special editions, Chevy will use the classic bow tie emblem with the word Chevrolet within it. Just like long ago. Wow! Do those at Chevrolet know how to celebrate? I can hardly wait for the 200th.

Until next time........