El Camino There was always a demand for trucks with the comfort of a passenger car, or a passenger car with the load capacity of a truck. In response to this demand Ford released the Ranchero in 1957. To compete with Ford’s Ranchero, Chevrolet created the El Camino whose first release occurred in 1959. Over the years, Chevy has made several modifications to the El Camino to improve performance and style. Since Chevy stopped producing the El Camino in 1987, it has become a collectible classic
The Architectural History of the California Missions (1769-1823) You may already know that there are 21 missions today in the state of California. Starting in San Diego all the way past San Francisco, the missions remind us of an earlier time when the Spanish were colonizing Alta California. The California missions were started because the Spanish king wanted to create permanent settlements in the area of the New World called Alta California. The decision to create Spanish missions in California
Over the past 100 years, Chevrolet has changed dramatically, since the first vehicle was produced and has evolved into the modern day vehicles used around the world. Chevy has advanced from steam powered cars into the current gas guzzelers used today. In 1911, a man named William Durant formed what was originally called the Chevrolet Motor Company. Durant was the founder of General Motors, the 1911, 1912, and 1913 Chevrolet Series C Classic Six was the first model that Chevrolet sold The iconic bowtie