Chevrolet first put its pickup truck foot forward in 1918. Directed at competing with the recently released 1917 Ford Model TT ... 1961 To 1965: Corvair Pickup Piques The Curiosity Of The Market.

Developed by the General Motors Defense Research Laboratory in Santa Barbara, California as a Chevrolet Corvair ... The 15-foot pickup on 44-inch tires was a serious piece of kit, rated for ...