Chevrolet Pickups 1946 1972 How To Identify Select And Restore Chevrolet Collector Light Trucks

Design, production, and service histories of our most popular subjects combined with top-notch color photograph.

Available. Affordable. Collectible &break;&break;Chevrolet Pickups 1973 - 1998, gives you everything you need to know, whether you are looking to return a truck to original factory condition, researching collector values, creating a rod or "restyled" ride or building an off road riding machine. &break;&break;Features include: &break;&break;Collecting advice &break;Product history &break;Collector's value guide &break;Restoration and restyling tips &break;Guidance for finding tips &break;Collecting literature and scale models &break;Additional resources including parts, sources, publications and clubs &break;&break;With additional information on El Caminos, LUVs, S-10s, Blazers, Suburbans and Chevy vans and Trackers, you'll soon be on you way to buying, selling, restoring, riding and having a good time with the Chevys you've come to love.

In the pages of Chevrolet Pickups, you'll find a legendary tale of how Chevrolet's line of trucks evolved from cars with beds_to the sophisticated luxurious trucks of modern times. Mueller's text includes the rise of the Depression-era trucks that made Chevrolet the number one manufacturer of light pickups, and Chevy's 30-year run in that top spot. Mueller explains how the leaders and engineers at Chevrolet made the company's truck line such a dominant force-" and goes in-depth on many specific models that had enormous impact on the pickup truck industry. "The complete history of Chevrolet trucks is covered, with side-trips that shed light on the GMC counterparts, competitive brands, and the ElCamino and Corvair pickups." Packed with photographs of beautifully restored pickup trucks, ""Chevrolet Pickups tells the history of one of the (20th) century's greatest accomplishments."

A superb color history on Chevrolet's pickup trucks from 1918-1984. This in-depth history traces the trends in truck styling and focuses on the popular 1950s and 60s period.