By 1929, Chevrolet was outselling Ford, much to Henry Ford’s consternation. But as tough as Ford Motor Company was, Chevrolet was tougher. Founded by Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss race car driver, and William C. Durant (the ousted GM founder) in 1911 – Chevy did a reverse merger with General Motors in 1918 – becoming one large motor company.

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Once touted as more of a car than a truck seller, Chevy’s beautiful trucks soon began to outsell Ford. While Ford regained its popularity in the 70s, Chevrolet has been nipping at its heels ever since. With these beautiful and able trucks, its no wonder Chevrolet has had a long and loyal fan following.

10 1959-1987 Chevrolet El Camino: The Car-Pickup

The beauty of the El Camino was that while it was classified in America as an SUV, it was a pickup. It was also based on a station-wagon platform where the cab and the cargo bed were both integrated with the body.

For many, the El Camino was the bratty love child of a 60s ornate car married with a pickup truck bed. The first generation lasted from 1959-1960, after which the El Camino took a break – only to relaunch in 1964 on the Chevelle’s platform. Sometime during its 1959 to 1987 lifespan, they introduced Super Sport models as well to take the El Camino to different levels.

9 1957 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier: A Task Force Special

Nope, we don’t mean this truck was favored by the special forces. We just mean that the Cameo Carrier was a name given to the 1957 version of the Chevrolet Task Force trucks that lasted from 1955 to 1959. The Cameo Carrier was a limited edition with some 3,000 units produced and came power and reliability packed.

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Also called the Chevy 3100 trucks, the Cameo Carrier came with a 3.8-liter inline-six or a 4.6-liter V8 – so they managed to haul well. More lifestyle pickup that hardcore trucks – these were the trucks you could go to church in, and haul some bacon in as well.

8 1976-1977 Chevy Blazer Chalet: For The Happy Camper

The Chevrolet K5 Blazer is what the Tahoe, and then the Trailblazer came to be based upon. And the K5 Blazer was an amazing start for sure. But what was even more amazing that the Chevrolet Blazer, was 1976-77 special, the Chevrolet Blazer Chalet.

Built specifically to please the happy camper in you, these came with a pop-up camper body made by Chinook that you could load into the cargo hold of the Blazer. With a four-wheel-drive, the Blazer took you where you wanted to go with smooth sailing, and once there, the pop-up the camper could sleep two. Retailing for a little under $10,000, only 2,000 of these were ever made.

7 1935 Onwards Chevrolet Suburban: America’s First SUV

The Suburban has had some long innings. Introduced as the Suburban Carryall in 1935, was the first SUV America had ever seen or produced. Though it took 1957 to bring in the four-wheel-drive for the Suburban to get around in tougher trails, it was still the mother of all SUVs in the US.

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By 1973, the famous boxy model came in with four real passenger doors, and this design hung on till 1991. Technically, the bigger and the better the SUV got, the more dismal the sales of the station wagon went. Later powered with 6.2-liter V8s, the suburban towed as big as it looked and became the favored black car of the secret service and still is till today.

6 1942-1959 Napco Chevy Trucks: Four-Wheel-Drives

The Dodge Power Wagon stormed the American world with its four-wheel-drive. Suddenly, a 90-horsepower truck was able to take on punishing terrains because of the four-wheel-drive, high ground clearance, and low axle setup. Chevy (and GMC) had no four-wheel-drives.

So they made a deal with NAPCO (Northwest Auto Parts company) to produce conversion kits – this could turn any Chey truck into a 4WD. By 1957, these conversion kits were being installed on assembly lines in Chevrolet and GMC factories – though, by 1960, Chevy finally began to make their 4WD trucks. These NAPCO Chevy trucks are quite the desired collectibles, fetching upwards of $50k at auctions.

5 1948 Half-Ton Pickup: The Powerful Workhorse

Before WWII, Chevrolet was all about cars – they outsold trucks in an almost 4:1 ratio which means for every one truck that Chevrolet sold, it sold four cars. Chevrolet was focusing more on cars, at a time Ford was all about trucks. But this changed post-WWII, when Chevrolet introduced the half-ton pickup in 1948.

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Until about 1953, the truck's iconic front design stayed – it came with a roomier cab, a wider pickup bed/box and driving comfort like never before. Suddenly, Chevrolet trucks, now dubbed Advance Design, were selling more than cars. In 1950, Chevrolet sales were at an all-time high, and it became the first brand to sell more than 2 million vehicles in a single year, with the ratio of the cars to trucks now skewing to 2.5:1.

4 1988-1998 Chevrolet GMT 400 C/K: All-New Chassis

The C/K series was introduced way back in 1959, once Chevrolet developed its 4WD to be able to launch its pickup trucks. The trucks before this were strong, sure, but it wasn't unto the Dodge Power Wagon arrived that Chevy upped its game with trucks. In 1988 though, the fourth generation of the C/K came into being as the GMT 400.

While the body became narrower, the insides became roomier – a conundrum that worked perfectly for Chevy. These 4WD trucks steered less like trucks and more like cars and had a lot more comfort as well. The axle disconnect system meant these trucks were shift-on-fly, and the independent front suspension translated to a fun dirt machine, so paired with a 5.7-liter V8 mill.

3 1990-1993 Chevy 454 SS Pickup: The Muscle Truck

The 1991 launch of the GMC Syclone meant one thing – trucks were not only meant to haul loads anymore, but they were also fun to race around dirt tracks. In 1990, Chevrolet launched the all-black 454 SuperSport – this was a fastback option of the GMT 400 itself.

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The GMT 400 V8 was swapped for the 7.4-liter Big Block V8 from the full-size pickup trucks. Obviously, with such a power mill, the insides of the truck had to boost up as well. The 9.5-inch rear axle and a Turbo 400 three-speed automatic helped things a bit. By 1991, the transmission was now a four-speed automatic for a total of 255 horses and 405 ft-lb torque. This truck ran almost as fast as the Camaros of that time.

2 1967-1972 Chevy Action Line: A Lifestyle Ride

By 1967, the all-utilitarian first generation of the C/K trucks was getting a bit boring. So the second generation debuted and was called the Action Line trucks. These were more appealing as they looked better, and had far more driving and riding comfort than the first generation.

Sprung lower than the older generation, getting in and out of these trucks was no longer a circus act, and the optional coil-spring rear suspension was also lightyears ahead of the competition. Something people would come to realize much later. The Custom Sport Truck (CST) option had a 6.4-liter V8 and in 1970 this shifted to a 6.5-liter option (which is why these trucks were called 400s). Pure muscle, these trucks became the basis of the Blazer.

1 1999 Onwards Chevrolet Silverado: The Domestic Ruler

The Ford F-series maybe America’s bestseller since the 70s, but the Chevy Silverado is also quite the homeboy since the time it was first introduced in 1999. This is the model then turned Chevrolet trucks into bestsellers and has been slowly gaining sales ground ever since.

The 1999 Silverado was a much-loved model, and things have only gone bigger and better under the hood ever since, with the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado proving to be quite the beautiful and capable beast. With the Ford F-series at number one, and the RAM at number two, its time to see if the number-three Silverado can climb back at the top slots.

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