I grew up in Flint, Michigan, the home of William "Billy" Durant and his General Motors Corporation. While Henry Ford was obsessed with making his entire vehicle in 1 factory in Detroit, Billy bought several hundred companies all over Michigan, and manufactured parts in separate Cities, then sent all parts by trains to Flint for assembly. He was brilliant, starting with buying Buick, Olds & Cadillac and Pontiac, then eventually starting up Chevrolet from scratch. I never knew the history of Louis, so I really appreciate this documentary. Thanks.!!
All my life I would not consider a chevy, the 2 times I did resulted in my Wife getting so mad that she said she would never get into another chevy with me again, that was 6-7 years ago, doesn't look like I'll ever try another, I know some people have had good ones, but I've never had a single GM product that wasn't like a rock, only moved when rolling down hill or you pushed it with something. I've never been screwed so many times on the side of the road than by a good ol 454.....
@@melissacarterpresley5786 You can think what you want in your mind ma'am, it's just not reality and you just make me care. Hope your day goes better for ya tomorrow Ms. Presley thanks for the giggle.
In the early 1960's a Journalist for Mechanis Illustrated located Louis Chevrolet's widow with the idea of writing an article for the 50th aniversary of the Chevrolet auyo mobile. When he asked her what she drove sge replyed, "A Mercury. They gave me a better deal."
I would have at least drove a Chevrolet at least for the name sake if my last name was the same. Especially being drirectly linked to the manufacturer. Maybe she had bias against Chevrolet (GM), I kinda tink she might have been.
Made to last is correct. My 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS is still going strong after 60 years. I've had to replace a few minor parts after it got 100,000 miles on it. I rebuilt the engine around 200,000 miles and it's still running like a champ. It's easy to maintain and work on. Modern made crap doesn't last. Cars, appliances ect of today are junk
@@donguess4332 Gimmie a good ol 2003 7.3L powerstroke diesel, it's modern and can see 750k-1 million miles, I have one with over half a million and it runs better than any 50-60s GM new off the lot.....
You darn right and you seen it/Lived it....I,m just 51...But still own my 56 chevy bel-air my Dad and I done in 1988 and still going strong along with my 57 chev 1/2 truck I have owned since 91....I will keep and enjoy them till I die.You grew up in Great/Strong America and people had pride in there work........now look where we stand,sad days.
@ 29:34 the voice-over announced the manufacturing of the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, a model name that had been around since 1950, while plainly showing on screen a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe.
Missed a couple of key points, Durant was booted out of GM in 1909, then partnered with L. Chevrolet in 1911 where he bought out Louis in 1911 and used profits from Chevrolet to buy up GM shares and gain control of GM a second time in 1916.
And lost GM a 2nd time, both from his stock market failures... He refused to go bankrupt and sold off his wives shares to keep the company afloat when the Great Depression started, and eventually lost EVERYTHING and died basically broke while GM President Charles Stewart Mott made billions and became one of richest men in the country. Lesson: Diversify your stock.
@Jose-hs4vk lol "america" is part of the name of the country. The full name is "The United States of America". People all over the world know what you mean when you say "America" or "The States". Go make your own videos if you feel you know more.
Nice job on the Life of Louis...the ups/downs ..I,m 51 and have worked in high school at local parts store/then my auto mechanics teacher got me a job at local engine machine shop and then at 21 went to work at chevy as a mechanic.....through the years having to work on ALOT of diff. makes and models....dealing with parts.....seeing what engines last at machine shop....I,m a Chevy guy to the bone..56,chevy car..57 chev truck..68 and 70 chevelle and a 68 nova all fixed up and drive anytime I like...my daily driver is a 77 chev truck/95 z-71 4x4 still to this day while my wife drives a 13 malibu and daughter 16 equinox and son a 05 impala....I,m just a normal/hard working mechanic at my house garage and pick and choose on car repair here in East Tn. were the money is tight...I will always Love my Chevys......even though the past few years been rough on there engineers on the front wheel drive stuff/quality,I take pride what I drive and the people who built/designed them back in the day.Everything is screwed up now in America! If the Taliban built a car nowandays and it got 40 miles a gallon...there would be these Liberals lined up to buy one....America has lost production and pride sad.....but I will drive and enjoy my Chevys till I die!!! Thanks for sharing this story that only I have read in books years ago man.Take care..Chris from Elizabethton,Tn.
Chris thanks for sharing your story. I'm 74 and would never own anything but a Chevy Pick Up Truck. My whole family worked for GM at Delco Remy and Guide Lamp in Anderson Indiana. Just one thing...I'm a Liberal Democrat as are my family and relatives...we all drive GM Cars and Trucks and feel appreciative for all of the supporters of GM ....GM gave us very good lives. People of all races and backgrounds worked along side each other to build what at one time was the largest corporation in the world.
Very informative, and educational!!! Poor Louie. Total success at his grasp, and at the same time, not. Tragic what happened to his brothers, son, and sister😔!!!
The same thing happened to in Idaho potato Farmers son . Who arguably invented the first Rigby Idaho's farnsworth .. he was a child genius and he had the idea stolen from him. Through legal mumbo jumbo.
Willy Durant was a visionary but lost General Motors not once but twice. Then died penniless in Europe. He was formidable but couldn’t hold it together. Fun fact, As a tribute to the Chevrolet Brothers / Ford racing association, in 1960 when Ford introduced the Falcon, they badged a Canadian only version called the Frontenac as tribute to the Frontenac Racing heritage they shared.
At 20:42 the lady in the front seat is Mrs. Cliff Durant. She was Adelaide Frost of Grand Rapids. After Cliff died she married Captain Eddy Rickenbacker. She shot herself at age 91.
IOW, Louis Chevrolet had nothing to do with building the brand of car named Chevrolet. He simply sold the use of his name to what became General Motors.
So contradictory, as by selling the use of his name, ended up eventually by by bringing out the bow tie of Chevrolet, and yes might have been called General Motors, but Chevrolet still stands to this given day, regardless.
I know he kicked himself everytime he saw a Chevrolet....he did start the brand and he was a famous racer...he could of stayed partners with Durant and been rich af.
The name of his home town is La-Chaux-de-Fonds, nothing to do with a pond. There still are people called Chevrolet living in that part of Switzerland. I assumed the logo was a stylized cross from the Swiss flag, but maybe I'm wrong.
The Chevrolet division of the General Moters Corporation was for 50 or more was the most successful and profitable automobile brand in the entire world. How the mighty have fallen.
In the 1950s, a used Chevrolet brought $500 or more in resale than a comparable Ford or Chrysler product. In those days, GM products were better engineered and the market reflected that fact.
@@jeffrobodine8579 If you had a red, yellow, or white, shiny one, they looked great. There were many that were not. Nothing looked uglier, than gray or military green.
The "Bel Air" name was first used in 1950. The car shown in the video is a 1955, not a 1957. The 1955 was iconic and introduced the first small block Chevy engine, but was not the first to have the "Bel Air" name.
No joke, GM=Gov motors or General M0r0n.... Sick how much of our tax money that company sucks down, but I'd rather GM get it than the worthless military.
I don't know if people actually like feel really bad that he didn't get any compensation for the use of his name but in all honesty, he shouldn't have. That's what happens whenever you forfeit your shares and your name like that. No, you're not going to get any compensation... Keep in mind automotive industry but still pretty much in its infancy at this point. Big name companies for a long time for selling high-end luxury expensive models for the Rich and wealthy. These more or less were just a toy or a novelty for well-off individuals. People like Billy Durant and Henry Ford saw it differently. They wanted the average working person to have a vehicle. Obviously if you're going to build a cheap car for the mass people you're going to make more money at it. That's what business is all about making money.
At the time, your 55 Bel-air was one of the best cars in the world. America was, in automotive manufacturing, a technical and engineering Goliath. What the hell happened?
Great story,his life should be reported as a success,he excelled at everything thing he did in the prim of his life,,not every person ends their life at the end on top,like best athletes don’t,and every good divorced man doesn’t either, Too soon?
I was wondering about that. I was like, oh he came up with the sway bar to help in cornering, cool. Wait, they're not talking about the suspension component?
Ehhhh, Chevrolet is a very French (or at least European) sounding name. Even as a kid I recognized that. And Chevy is absolutely different than Peugeot and Citroen. It may have a French name, but it's roots and lineage helped to define the American auto industry. Chevy is an American car company through and through, complete with v8s, larger than life vehicles, and a long line of muscle cars. There's really nothing French about it other than the name. As the video showed, Louis Chevrolet didn't even really have anything to do with it. Durant gave the company its identity as an affordable working-man's car, and he was from Boston!
It’s very sad how the founder of Chevrolet never had a success story. It makes me sad that Louis Chevrolet never was credited with the success and never got to have the rewards of his own industry. I believe if he was still alive he would’ve been made proud. And the sad part is this story is not the first of its kind, just look at the dodge brothers. This is one of those stories that makes you appreciate the things people did for us. I will say this and will always say this… “ louis is the reason why “ see the USA” Was ever a thing.
Many inaccuracies in this video , they introduced the Belair in 1950,you suggested 1957 yet the accompanying photo is a 1955 also many mispronounced names.
The fact he never received a dime from Durant is typical of of the greedy capitalistic nature of Durant's personality.One would think that seeing what he contributed to the company and the situation in which he'd found himself that being as well off as the company had become thanks to him that they'd throw him a bone but ud be wrong obviously. The greed factor has always amazed me.
Lois Chevrolet is a French name right? Sounds French to me. He was Swiss? Edit. Yes it is a very French name. In German it would be lugwid. I couldn't find anything on the Swiss usage of the name. Here it is. He was from La Chaux-de- Fonds. A French speaking area in Switzerland.
Where is Mott he was a bigger part of the gm story then Durant,,, growing up in vehicle city remembering chevy in the hole everything was named after cs mott
In fairness, the United Auto Workers have had a lot to do with the struggles of American automakers, including General Motors. These American companies faced repeated strikes by UAW and other unions. To resolve strikes, these companies gradually acquiesced to union demands. The pensions and medical coverage for retirees and medical coverage and high pay to current workers led to the moniker, “Generous Motors”. Competition picked up from foreign makes, especially the Japanese. Eventually, a faltering American automaking industry had to join other auto manufacturers in no longer offering pensions, substituting employee-funded investment accounts to which the companies contribute. Still, GM, Ford and Chrysler continued to pay pensions and til-death health coverage to many retirees that foreign companies do not pay. Then, recently we saw US automakers again faced with strikes, while foreign automakers with production in US were not unionized and not subject to strikes or threats of strikes. Thus, US automakers continue to be at a competitive disadvantage, having burdensome costs and interruptions in work due to strikes. If GM and Ford end up folding, the unions certainly had a big hand in that.
It most definitely is nothing to be proud of today, and this is coming from a lifelong Chevy fan. But if it's any consolation, what's going on in modern Chevrolet vehicles is going on around the world in automotive manufacturing. Complete nonsense. Horribly overcomplicated, and horribly uncoordinated in engineering and design, and actually patched together from global sources, all very doubtful for quality and integrity, and all highly corrupt, and all completely lacking in any dedication to name and honor and service to the buying public.
Louis Chevrolet was the man. Such a tragic end for such an amazing talented man. Clearly Durrant was just another Rich Prick concerned with only himself and money. RIP Louis. .... Chevy all the way.
Henry Ford started Ford motor company he is credited Wirth starting Ford. Louis chevrolet was a well known race car driver Gm wanted a name that would catch people's attention. At first chevrolet did not compete with Ford it was a much higher line car. Later they began to compete with Ford and overall still produced a higher quality car.
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I grew up in Flint, Michigan, the home of William "Billy" Durant and his General Motors Corporation. While Henry Ford was obsessed with making his entire vehicle in 1 factory in Detroit, Billy bought several hundred companies all over Michigan, and manufactured parts in separate Cities, then sent all parts by trains to Flint for assembly. He was brilliant, starting with buying Buick, Olds & Cadillac and Pontiac, then eventually starting up Chevrolet from scratch. I never knew the history of Louis, so I really appreciate this documentary. Thanks.!!
Pontiac was created by GM in 1926, about 3 years after Durant lost control of GM.
Thank you so very much for not putting any ads in. Will watch more just because of that.
I never heard this story before. Thank you.
All his life my dad would not consider any car but a Chevy.
All my life I would not consider a chevy, the 2 times I did resulted in my Wife getting so mad that she said she would never get into another chevy with me again, that was 6-7 years ago, doesn't look like I'll ever try another, I know some people have had good ones, but I've never had a single GM product that wasn't like a rock, only moved when rolling down hill or you pushed it with something. I've never been screwed so many times on the side of the road than by a good ol 454.....
How old are you?
@@PatrickBaptist
@@chrishensley6745 Early 40s, going on about 15 lol.
@PatrickBaptist, You have a real gift for writing fiction.
@@melissacarterpresley5786 You can think what you want in your mind ma'am, it's just not reality and you just make me care. Hope your day goes better for ya tomorrow Ms. Presley thanks for the giggle.
In the early 1960's a Journalist for Mechanis Illustrated located Louis Chevrolet's widow with the idea of writing an article for the 50th aniversary of the Chevrolet auyo mobile. When he asked her what she drove sge replyed, "A Mercury. They gave me a better deal."
I really enjoyed this video about Chevrolet cars.I learned things and that's a good thing
I would have at least drove a Chevrolet at least for the name sake if my last name was the same. Especially being drirectly linked to the manufacturer. Maybe she had bias against Chevrolet (GM), I kinda tink she might have been.
@jaswmclark, Citation or you made the entire thing up.
@@melissacarterpresley5786
You gotta be a dude.
😂
I'm old and can say for sure that we had quality in the 1950s and 60s. Made to last.
Yes, last about 3 years and 80,000 miles.
Made to last is correct. My 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS is still going strong after 60 years. I've had to replace a few minor parts after it got 100,000 miles on it. I rebuilt the engine around 200,000 miles and it's still running like a champ. It's easy to maintain and work on. Modern made crap doesn't last. Cars, appliances ect of today are junk
@@donguess4332 Gimmie a good ol 2003 7.3L powerstroke diesel, it's modern and can see 750k-1 million miles, I have one with over half a million and it runs better than any 50-60s GM new off the lot.....
You darn right and you seen it/Lived it....I,m just 51...But still own my 56 chevy bel-air my Dad and I done in 1988 and still going strong along with my 57 chev 1/2 truck I have owned since 91....I will keep and enjoy them till I die.You grew up in Great/Strong America and people had pride in there work........now look where we stand,sad days.
@@chrishensley6745 51¿ LOL.
To say he was passionate about mechanics is an understatement. Great video!
Thanks
Thank you for this video, very good!
Excellent biography of the man and his life adventures in the automobile. Racing cars made him famous! Bravo
A really great story. Felt sorry for him.
@ 29:34 the voice-over announced the manufacturing of the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, a model name that had been around since 1950, while plainly showing on screen a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe.
Yeah - And he showed a clip from a movie " Killers of the Flower Moon " - Wonder if he got permission to use it
Who cares... stop being a Debbie Downer
@@bryonhogg485you dont need permission to show small short clips if its in a fair use format 😂
Very well done, thank you! I had no idea about this story and the history of Louis C!
Missed a couple of key points, Durant was booted out of GM in 1909, then partnered with L. Chevrolet in 1911 where he bought out Louis in 1911 and used profits from Chevrolet to buy up GM shares and gain control of GM a second time in 1916.
That part seemed too much about Durant for this video. But you are correct
And lost GM a 2nd time, both from his stock market failures... He refused to go bankrupt and sold off his wives shares to keep the company afloat when the Great Depression started, and eventually lost EVERYTHING and died basically broke while GM President Charles Stewart Mott made billions and became one of richest men in the country. Lesson: Diversify your stock.
@@classiccardocumentaries: You need to learn how to use the proper language. America is NOT a Country, it is a Continent.
@Jose-hs4vk lol "america" is part of the name of the country. The full name is "The United States of America". People all over the world know what you mean when you say "America" or "The States". Go make your own videos if you feel you know more.
Only 40k views. Keep it up and it will be 400k. Very informative my man.
Nice job on the Life of Louis...the ups/downs ..I,m 51 and have worked in high school at local parts store/then my auto mechanics teacher got me a job at local engine machine shop and then at 21 went to work at chevy as a mechanic.....through the years having to work on ALOT of diff. makes and models....dealing with parts.....seeing what engines last at machine shop....I,m a Chevy guy to the bone..56,chevy car..57 chev truck..68 and 70 chevelle and a 68 nova all fixed up and drive anytime I like...my daily driver is a 77 chev truck/95 z-71 4x4 still to this day while my wife drives a 13 malibu and daughter 16 equinox and son a 05 impala....I,m just a normal/hard working mechanic at my house garage and pick and choose on car repair here in East Tn. were the money is tight...I will always Love my Chevys......even though the past few years been rough on there engineers on the front wheel drive stuff/quality,I take pride what I drive and the people who built/designed them back in the day.Everything is screwed up now in America! If the Taliban built a car nowandays and it got 40 miles a gallon...there would be these Liberals lined up to buy one....America has lost production and pride sad.....but I will drive and enjoy my Chevys till I die!!! Thanks for sharing this story that only I have read in books years ago man.Take care..Chris from Elizabethton,Tn.
Chris thanks for sharing your story. I'm 74 and would never own anything but a Chevy Pick Up Truck. My whole family worked for GM at Delco Remy and Guide Lamp in Anderson Indiana. Just one thing...I'm a Liberal Democrat as are my family and relatives...we all drive GM Cars and Trucks and feel appreciative for all of the supporters of GM ....GM gave us very good lives. People of all races and backgrounds worked along side each other to build what at one time was the largest corporation in the world.
Very informative, and educational!!! Poor Louie. Total success at his grasp, and at the same time, not. Tragic what happened to his brothers, son, and sister😔!!!
Rest in peace America's Auto motive hero.
I never was a Chevy fan but this gave me newfound respect for the man.
Chevy is #1 😊
@@Michael-st3wg the man or the company?
Interesting/informative/entertaining.
Kind words about Willy Durant, who embarked on the evil plan of buying out all the competition to gain a monopoly in car manufacture.
The same thing happened to in Idaho potato Farmers son . Who arguably invented the first Rigby Idaho's farnsworth .. he was a child genius and he had the idea stolen from him. Through legal mumbo jumbo.
The bad guy in this case was Col. David Sarnoff.
Nice work. I'm on board.
Willy Durant was a visionary but lost General Motors not once but twice. Then died penniless in Europe. He was formidable but couldn’t hold it together.
Fun fact, As a tribute to the Chevrolet Brothers / Ford racing association, in 1960 when Ford introduced the Falcon, they badged a Canadian only version called the Frontenac as tribute to the Frontenac Racing heritage they shared.
At 20:42 the lady in the front seat is Mrs. Cliff Durant. She was Adelaide Frost of Grand Rapids. After Cliff died she married Captain Eddy Rickenbacker. She shot herself at age 91.
500th like and well deserved for such a fantastic and informative video sir!
Great work. Instant subscription from me.
Nice bio on him. Thank you
“Unsafe at any speed” thank-you Ralph Nader
Amazing
Thanks Louie
I like Holden, him my favourite.
Wow! That's Heavy annd Far Out brother! Thumbs up!😎👍
IOW, Louis Chevrolet had nothing to do with building the brand of car named Chevrolet. He simply sold the use of his name to what became General Motors.
Wow that's interesting.😢
but he did.
True
So contradictory, as by selling the use of his name, ended up eventually by by bringing out the bow tie of Chevrolet, and yes might have been called General Motors, but Chevrolet still stands to this given day, regardless.
I know he kicked himself everytime he saw a Chevrolet....he did start the brand and he was a famous racer...he could of stayed partners with Durant and been rich af.
The name of his home town is La-Chaux-de-Fonds, nothing to do with a pond. There still are people called Chevrolet living in that part of Switzerland. I assumed the logo was a stylized cross from the Swiss flag, but maybe I'm wrong.
it was a hotel's wallpaper pattern
The Chevrolet division of the General Moters Corporation was for 50 or more was the most successful and profitable automobile brand in the entire world. How the mighty have fallen.
50 years.
In the 1950s, a used Chevrolet brought $500 or more in resale than a comparable Ford or Chrysler product. In those days, GM products were better engineered and the market reflected that fact.
I know I've always had trouble with my engine's cinder block.
I can see why if you now have a cinder block.
I’ll need more concrete data before I take you seriously…
LOL GM did some dumb things......
@@PatrickBaptistyou're dumb
PORT land sea meen T. Is there AnY OnE out There
Leading to one of the sleeper Rock songs of the 1970s Chevrolet by Foghat
SLOW RIDE
A minor point but worth noting. You show a 1956 Bel Air while talking about a 1957. There was a huge difference in body style.
Stop being so anal retentive smh 😒
GM screwed him over big time.
A BIG cup of 'Swiss miss!' This sort of stuff really fumes me, but what can ya do? They could have helped him but, what was really important?
So 4 bigest french car producers, Peugeot, Citroen, Renault and Chevrolet
I wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten years like they should.
The Bel Air came out in 1956, not 57. My family had the 56, but the 57 is iconic for it's fins.
out sold by the 57 ford though
My Grandmother had a 1959 with the gull wing fins.
@@jeffrobodine8579 If you had a red, yellow, or white, shiny one, they looked great. There were many that were not. Nothing looked uglier, than gray or military green.
The "Bel Air" name was first used in 1950. The car shown in the video is a 1955, not a 1957. The 1955 was iconic and introduced the first small block Chevy engine, but was not the first to have the "Bel Air" name.
@@tomluther4669 Your knowledge is better than my knowledge. The 1957 is an iconic car though. I think there are a lot of iconic models from the 50's.
Note for edit @29:35 the Chevy Bel Air debuted in '50, not '57. (The car pictured as a '57 is actually a '55)
Why be such a cry 😢 baby???? Grow up!!
Wish gm would pay back the money they owe the government 😒
No joke, GM=Gov motors or General M0r0n.... Sick how much of our tax money that company sucks down, but I'd rather GM get it than the worthless military.
The best car company Ford did not take a dime.
I don't know if people actually like feel really bad that he didn't get any compensation for the use of his name but in all honesty, he shouldn't have. That's what happens whenever you forfeit your shares and your name like that. No, you're not going to get any compensation... Keep in mind automotive industry but still pretty much in its infancy at this point. Big name companies for a long time for selling high-end luxury expensive models for the Rich and wealthy. These more or less were just a toy or a novelty for well-off individuals. People like Billy Durant and Henry Ford saw it differently. They wanted the average working person to have a vehicle. Obviously if you're going to build a cheap car for the mass people you're going to make more money at it. That's what business is all about making money.
Chevrolet and Albert Champion (AC spark plug and champion spark plug) hated each other.
I have a 55 Bel-Air
@@kirdot2011🤦♂️
At the time, your 55 Bel-air was one of the best cars in the world. America was, in automotive manufacturing, a technical and engineering Goliath. What the hell happened?
@@MichaelElias-q2zdemocrats sold us out to China and Big business
And.???
It's still got the original 265 and power glide.
HELLO, I DRIVE A LOUIE MY SELF, DRIVES VERY WELL , JOHN FROM NORTH CAROLINA . .
Great job 👍❤😂😅.
Great story,his life should be reported as a success,he excelled at everything thing he did in the prim of his life,,not every person ends their life at the end on top,like best athletes don’t,and every good divorced man doesn’t either, Too soon?
You get an A for effort but a E+ execution.LOL 0:26
Never heard of the Fronty
Did any of his children end up in racing?
Don't rush your decision
The documentarians have confused anti-roll bar with roll over bar. Not even close
I was wondering about that. I was like, oh he came up with the sway bar to help in cornering, cool. Wait, they're not talking about the suspension component?
Happy Gey 🏳️🌈 Month 😊
Louis Chevelle Chevrolet Jr. The man the myth, the legend.
Don't forget the grandson llouis chevvette chevrolet...and granddaughter louette vega chevrolet..😅😅
@@Scooch-cu6vo Or his Grandson Monte Carlo Chevrolet, And his twin niece and nephew Corvette and Biscayne Chevrolet.
Hell yeah he ended up getting some of that 16-year-old flower after all
Wow
It seemed he was truly cursed I'm the later part of his life.. sad..
Excellent video and well researched. I guess many American buyers didn't realise they were buying a French brand no different to Peugeot & Citroen.
Yeah I didn't know but now that I do I'm gonna make some patriotic GM owners cry. So only ferd was a real murikan brand of car lol.
What brand do you drive?
@@PatrickBaptist
@@chrishensley6745 None are french GMs lol.
Ehhhh, Chevrolet is a very French (or at least European) sounding name. Even as a kid I recognized that.
And Chevy is absolutely different than Peugeot and Citroen. It may have a French name, but it's roots and lineage helped to define the American auto industry. Chevy is an American car company through and through, complete with v8s, larger than life vehicles, and a long line of muscle cars.
There's really nothing French about it other than the name. As the video showed, Louis Chevrolet didn't even really have anything to do with it. Durant gave the company its identity as an affordable working-man's car, and he was from Boston!
@@bradleylovej Deal with it, the only real murikan car maker is good ol ferd lol. Buying a chevy is a cheer for france, puke.
It’s very sad how the founder of Chevrolet never had a success story.
It makes me sad that Louis Chevrolet never was credited with the success and never got to have the rewards of his own industry.
I believe if he was still alive he would’ve been made proud.
And the sad part is this story is not the first of its kind, just look at the dodge brothers.
This is one of those stories that makes you appreciate the things people did for us.
I will say this and will always say this… “ louis is the reason why “ see the USA”
Was ever a thing.
Many inaccuracies in this video , they introduced the Belair in 1950,you suggested 1957 yet the accompanying photo is a 1955 also many mispronounced names.
Stop 🛑 crying like a baby 🍼
Was this the same William Durant of Ariel and William Durant's 13 volumes on " The Development of Western Civilization??? Dandahermit
No that was a different William Durant
Thanks
No.
doing my genealogy Louie Chevrolet is my 16th cousin
the hell? a Hot Dog isn't a SANDWICH!
It’s a taco
I thought Durant started making "horse carriages" NOT "hand carts"... just saying
Belair was out well before 57
Theres one thing all these stories have in common...
Durant was a bast. Robbing Louis of his deserved fortune.
The Chevy bel air didn’t come out in 1957 . The bel first came out in 1950 .
Ok Karen 😊
The fact he never received a dime from Durant is typical of of the greedy capitalistic nature of Durant's personality.One would think that seeing what he contributed to the company and the situation in which he'd found himself that being as well off as the company had become thanks to him that they'd throw him a bone but ud be wrong obviously. The greed factor has always amazed me.
Lois Chevrolet is a French name right? Sounds French to me. He was Swiss?
Edit. Yes it is a very French name. In German it would be lugwid. I couldn't find anything on the Swiss usage of the name.
Here it is. He was from La Chaux-de- Fonds. A French speaking area in Switzerland.
'hood' is British for a cloth roof
The US didn't experience a depression-the world did.
30:17 its Monte Carlo not MonyCarlow
Stop 🛑 being so anal retentive dude
Kinda weird to mix real grainy black and white movie film with oversaturated AI images and bold colored captions.
"cinder block"? Really?
Cheverolet invented a roll bar, this is different from an anti-roll bar.
Stop 🛑 being a cry baby 🍼
See the USA in a Chevrolet
Where is Mott he was a bigger part of the gm story then Durant,,, growing up in vehicle city remembering chevy in the hole everything was named after cs mott
Luis Chevrolet did not create Chevrolet. Bill Little was in charge of that project under Durant.
THe Chevrolets were French Protestants, known as Huguenots. The Swiss watch industry was established, in large part, by these refugees from France.
...and now every Chevrolet dealership rips you off. Others do too but this is Chevrolet movie
Wow.
3:30 that's 24 mph/38.6 kph
I'm literally him reincarnated.
If he knew what Chevrolet has become today, he would be appauled. I would not want my name attached to anything Garbage Motors (GM).
"Cinder block"
Fixing watches isn't mechanical?
I find it interesting how they were able to screw Chevrolet just like they've been screwing their consumers for the past 80 plus years
??? 😢what's your problem?? The Chevy engines are the best ever.
Now they are doing their best to ruin the company.
It's already ruined. ... So Sad..
In fairness, the United Auto Workers have had a lot to do with the struggles of American automakers, including General Motors. These American companies faced repeated strikes by UAW and other unions. To resolve strikes, these companies gradually acquiesced to union demands. The pensions and medical coverage for retirees and medical coverage and high pay to current workers led to the moniker, “Generous Motors”. Competition picked up from foreign makes, especially the Japanese. Eventually, a faltering American automaking industry had to join other auto manufacturers in no longer offering pensions, substituting employee-funded investment accounts to which the companies contribute. Still, GM, Ford and Chrysler continued to pay pensions and til-death health coverage to many retirees that foreign companies do not pay. Then, recently we saw US automakers again faced with strikes, while foreign automakers with production in US were not unionized and not subject to strikes or threats of strikes. Thus, US automakers continue to be at a competitive disadvantage, having burdensome costs and interruptions in work due to strikes. If GM and Ford end up folding, the unions certainly had a big hand in that.
Better than a ford
@@markoberacher8191 if so then why can’t they out sell ford 🤡🤡😂😂😂😂
It most definitely is nothing to be proud of today, and this is coming from a lifelong Chevy fan.
But if it's any consolation, what's going on in modern Chevrolet vehicles is going on around the world in automotive manufacturing.
Complete nonsense. Horribly overcomplicated, and horribly uncoordinated in engineering and design, and actually patched together from global sources, all very doubtful for quality and integrity, and all highly corrupt, and all completely lacking in any dedication to name and honor and service to the buying public.
No such thing as a French Church, it's a Catholic Church, Saint Paul of Tours.
Louis fell for a 16 year old girl?
smdh
Interesting that there was no mention of his age.
See the USA in a chevrolet america is asking you to call, drive your chevrolet thur the USA america the greatest land of all.
*rollbar or roll-over bar = arch of pipe higher than the driver's head
anti-roll bar = anti-sway bar is a solid rod torsion bar in a car's suspension
Louis Chevrolet was the man. Such a tragic end for such an amazing talented man. Clearly Durrant was just another Rich Prick concerned with only himself and money. RIP Louis. .... Chevy all the way.
... Got Stiffed Did He
Lois Chevrolet had an ego bigger than himself .. hence ..
That's a 55 not a 57 chevy
Stop 🛑 being a lil cry baby 🍼 just be quiet and watch the movie 🍿
Great video, but you butchered the name of every European car make.
It is a shame you don't know the difference between 1956 and 1957 Belair
It's also a shame that you have nothing better to do than to troll on youtube to get attention.
Stop 🛑 crying little baby 🍼
Henry Ford started Ford motor company he is credited Wirth starting Ford. Louis chevrolet was a well known race car driver Gm wanted a name that would catch people's attention. At first chevrolet did not compete with Ford it was a much higher line car. Later they began to compete with Ford and overall still produced a higher quality car.