The TRAGIC Story of Chevrolet

[@ianriordan6382]

Sadly Louis Chevrolet suffered the same fate as many who dealt with Billy Durant - David Dunbar Buick, Ransom Eli Olds (Oldsmobile) and Henry Leland (Cadillac). They all went into GM as partners, but left in poor circumstances. Louis has been named by many historians as not only the greatest driver of his time, but one of the greatest Indy drivers of all time.

[@Frank289100]

DON'T YOU SEE WHAT DURANT DID TO ALL OF THEM. HE PURPOSELY WENT AGAINST THE GRAIN AND DID THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY WANTED. AS A PLOY TO GET THEM TO LEAVE THE COMPANY WITH THE INTENT TO KEEP THEIR NAMES WHICH WAS A MISTAKE ON THE PART OF ALL OF THEM. THE NAME IS WHAT SELLS. AND CHEVROLET WINNING RACES IS WHAT SOLD. IF CHEVROLET WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIS NAME BACK IN THE BUY OUT. HE WOULD HAVE BECOME THE GIANT HIMSELF AND WHAT HIS NAME BROUGHT TO DURANT. AFTER HE LEFT AND WENT RACING AND WON. HE GAVE CHEVROLET FREE ADVERTISING WHICH LED TO IT'S POPULARITY AND MASSIVE SALES. IN THE CASE OF CAROL SHELBY WHEN HE LEFT FORD. HE TOOK HIS NAME WITH HIM, A WISE MOVE ON HIS PART.

[@joebone3151]

He is the greatest of all time we need to find all their decendants and force gm to by give all their family money that is owed backs in what the companies where worth at their most expensive is what those families get in cash

[@Frank289100]

@@joebone3151 WHAT MADE CHEVROLET WHAT IT WAS, WAS THE SMALL BLOCK CHEVY. AND IF I TOLD YOU WHO INVENTED IT, YOU WILL BE IN SHOCK. AFTER THE WAR IN THE MID TO LATTER PART OF THE 1940:S. FORD WAS WORKING ON VARIATIONS OF OVERHEAD VALVE V8'S. INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT WERE FIVE FORD ENGINEERS WORKING IN SOMETHING THEY CALLED "THE DUNGEON". A SECURED RESEARCH AREA AT FORD. ONE OF THOSE FORD ENGINEERS ATTENDED A PARTY AT DETROIT WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES ATTENDED. AT THIS PARTY WAS THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF GENERAL MOTORS. THEY HEARD THIS FORD ENGINEER TALKING ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT IN DEVELOPING NEW OVERHEAD VALVE V8'S AT FORD. SO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF GM ENGAGE HIM IN A PRIVATE CONVERSATION AND TOLD HIM. WE ARE BUILDING THIS NEW SPORTS CAR. BUT THE ONE THING IT LACKS IS FIREPOWER UNDER THE HOOD. AND WE THINK YOU CAN HELP US DEVELOP A NEW V8 ENGINE. THEY CAME TO SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT AND IT WAS THIS FORD ENGINEER WHO DEVELOPED CHEVY A V8 ENGINE AND THE CAR WAS THE CORVETTE IT WENT INTO. ED COLE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DEVELOPING THE ENGINE. HE JUST SUPERVISED THE PROJECT. BUT THE ACTUAL MAN WHO DEVELOPED IT WAS A FORD ENGINEER WHO DID IT ON THE QUIET AND STILL REMAIN AN ENGINEER AT FORD. THIS ENGINEER'S WORK ALSO LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OTHER V8 ENGINES AT GM. DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY FOR A 20-YEAR STRETCH FROM 1932 TO 1952 FORD WAS THE ONLY COMPANY PRODUCING A MASS-PRODUCE V8, AS ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES WERE MAKING FLAT HEAD TYPE STRAIGHT SIXES AND STRAIGHT EIGHTS. EVEN THOUGH THE HIGHER END CARS AT GM MADE V8S. THEY WERE PRODUCE IN SMALL NUMBERS IN THE THOUSANDS AS OPPOSED TO BEING PRODUCED IN THE MILLIONS. THE REASON WHY THE FLAT HEAD FORD RAINED KING FOR THAT 20-YEAR PERIOD AS A MASS-PRODUCE V8, AND WHY THE OTHERS COULD NOT MASS PRODUCE A SUCCESSFUL V8 ENGINE. WAS DUE TO THE FACT OF BALANCING PROBLEMS. HENRY FORD KNEW HOW TO BALANCE THE V8 ENGINE TO ULTIMATE SMOOTHNESS. AS FOR THE OTHER COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE V8 ENGINES IN SMALL AMOUNTS. THEY WERE NEVER TRULY BALANCED AND IT WAS A HIT OR MISS CHANCE CERTAIN ONES REMAINED IN BALANCE WHERE OTHERS WENT OUT OF BALANCE. THIS IS WHAT ELUDED MANUFACTURERS FOR MANY DECADES. BUT HENRY FORD WAS A GENIUS BEYOND ANYBODY'S IMAGINATION. HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE FATHER OF THE V8 ENGINE. AND WHEN HE SOLD HIS COMPANY AND IT WAS RENAMED CADILLAC. WHAT HE ACTUALLY SOLD CADILLAC WAS HIS IDEA OF PUTTING TWO FOUR CYLINDERS TOGETHER. HE SOLD THEM THE TECHNOLOGY AND SHOWED THEM HOW TO BALANCE THEM. BUT THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING TO BALANCE AND IT WASN'T A PROFITABLE VENTURE TO MASS PRODUCE THEM IN THE MILLIONS. WHICH WOULD HAVE ENDED UP WHERE MOST OF THE ENGINES WOULD HAVE VIBRATED THEMSELVES TO DEATH. THIS WAS THE SECRET HENRY FORD KNEW.

[@Not-Aussie-boy-Parker]

Wait, Cadillac’s from Leland?

[@gearbanginentertainment7476]

@@joebone3151 no

[@bluecrabnitroracing4499]

Ive always just been a Chevrolet guy, i also never knew his story. I to am a racer. It brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing American story.

[@_Colt]

I too have always been a Chevy guy

[@robert.m4676]

I know of a guy named Billy Ford. Guess what he named his kid?

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

@@robert.m4676 Edsel?

[@josephcerrera8299]

Same if it doesn't have a bowtie I'm not interested. I got a 2014 chevy impala, 2016 chevy malibu and a 2006 Silverado. I'm currently thinking about getting a chevy Traverse

[@UberLummox]

@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman 😂🤣😂

[@nabeelshaikh1103]

When the narrator said "he was employed as a simple mechanic in Chevrolet" Left my heart in pieces

[@muhammadaldivaradityaachja566]

Very ironic :(

[@kirans26290]

Yes , I felt bad for a moment for this legendary person

[@FrankLooez-el6nv]

you CAIL THE MECHANIC SIMPLE HARD LABOR MADE THIS NATION IRON STRONG.

[@SantinoWilliams3321]

When I heard that I immediately thought of some turkey roast I had in the fridge and went and made a sandwich and grabbed a 7up and came back and scrolled for a movie to watch, I will say this was informative however.

[@bobaIina]

@@FrankLooez-el6nvyou’re missing the point

[@josesteven5253]

Chevrolet deserves its own movie

[@jonney_boy]

No way GM would let that one happen

[@gabrielv.4358]

Agreed

[@Joker24126]

Yes, just like Lamborghini

[@mirko1989]

sorry , no , we have to rehash some old franchise that is deservably dead

[@jonney_boy]

@Jason - I meant GM as in general motors not gmc

[@DJWizmuzk]

Really sad story.. RIP Louis such a great icon. The Chevy company could have taken him back in good faith being they still used his name. I always wondered why an American company had such a name, now it all makes sense

[@DanielLopez-tb2fl]

William C, Durant was a RATCRAP BASTARD. Yessiree Bob Memphis Dan LeLoLai

[@paulgrieshop5024]

GM put him on the payroll in the 1930's out of respect for him

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Not so sad... he did what he wanted... even if it killed him... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5m1aXqQlLyKg68

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@paulgrieshop5024 That's a lie

[@paulgrieshop5024]

@@wildestcowboy2668 a well known fact

[@ivor7407]

Louis Chevrolet. I had no idea there was such a man who started one of the largest companies in the world.

[@adriancooper78]

This just made me cry!! Louis Chevrolet. So much talent!!! You would expect that the new owner of Chevrolet would kick back to him.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@adriancooper78 it's called greed, we are surrounded today by ALOT of Joe Biden loving gun banning clowns!

[@chrismc410]

A lot of names back then we all know: David Dunbar Buick, Walter P. Chrysler, John and Horace Dodge, Ransom E. Olds and one a little ahead of the time discussed but noteworthy nonetheless, John Z. DeLorean.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Ivor Chevrolet itself isn't a large company. It's a part of General Motors which, half a century ago, was the largest corporation in the world.

[@anthonynelson9136]

@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602 Chevrolet outsells all other GM cars put together.

[@rickintexas1584]

It is sad that so few people know the story of Louis Chevrolet.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very true

[@whammond511]

Here in Flint, MI, where Billy Durant & Louis Chevrolet started the Chevrolet Co. we know all about him and his many accomplishments. His name lives on with a Street that ran between the Factory buildings named after him as well as the Park that has been created where the factories once stood. The Park, Chevy Commons, has won awards for being one of the first sites to use natural methods to remediate the soil from a century of manufacturing. The film fails to note that Durant ended up in much the same circumstance as Chevrolet, just a few years later. He could not hang onto the Company that he used to regain control of GM and died nearly penniless. We do have a statue here honoring both men as well as all of the rest of the automotive pioneers of Flint! As well we also have several statues in tribute to the Men & Women who were the backbone of the corp.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@whammond511 👍

[@arnoldberk2809]

The greater unsung story is that of Billy Durant, the Henry ford of GM. He was a salesman of legendary proportions, had good instincts to what would sell, and was able to cement many companies into one by sharing common support centers like design, advertising, and finance GMAC. Like Steve Jobs he was fired from his own company and then ask to rejoin it and bring it back to life. He may have needed Chevrolets name and racing skill for marketing but made the correct decision buying his protege out. Chev would only weight down the company with profit less pursuits and fighting while drawing away half the earnings.

[@whammond511]

@@arnoldberk2809 I agree that Durant is the Greater Player here but that wasn’t the focus of the story and as such I didn’t address it. I don’t think GM asked Durant back. Durant leveraged his success with Chevrolet Motors Corp. to retake control through Stock purchases. In the end though neither man had the good life they once had enjoyed.

[@californiasun5866]

They left out one more plus for Louis Chevrolet, which he made with his Frontenac Motor company. An older friend and mentor of mine, told me Chevrolet produced Frontenac aftermarket performance kits for various other cars. Including the popular Ford cars. Which as I recall consisted of an improved cylinder head. No car on the street was as fast as a Frontenac Ford. My mentor friend told of being one of the early hot rodders, turning heads and beating anyone who would run against him in a street race, with his Frontenac Ford. Car magazines in the 1960s wrote articles telling of that Chevrolet history. It seems many intelligent people just couldn't hook up with the right people with the right money to back them. Or maybe it is that the people with money just never have the vision of someone with more intelligence and vision.

[@P_RO_]

Their best was called the "D-O Fronty", a dual-cam overhead valve conversion for the Ford 4-cylinder which won all of the major racing events for a few years. And most folks think dual-ovehead cams are a modern invention...

[@Adri_drinks_wtr2]

Nerd

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Nah... they just listened to his ideas and stole them probably

[@Thumper68]

He talked about Frontenac

[@Trench_God_93]

Amazing 🥲

[@kl0wnkiller912]

My great grandfather was chief chassis engineer for Buick. He actually worked on Buick's first car, the so called "Flint Buick". My grandfather followed his father and went to work for Buick. I have pictures of him and his father driving prototype cars home for tests. A man named Arthur Pound wrote a book about the history of General Motors (called "The Turning Wheel") and when it was published each executive was given a copy with their name printed on a blank page at the front of the book. I have my grandfather's copy. If you want to read about the history of GM it is a good read.

[@Reynaga2012]

This is an awesome story . Wow .

[@kl0wnkiller912]

@@Reynaga2012 Thanks. I had Great Grandpas diaries on the work they were doing on the Flint Buick but they were destroyed in a house fire... tragic.

[@AndyGeesGarage]

My great grandfather’s brother raced for Buick in the early days. He sometimes drove but was most often a ride along mechanic.

[@southgeorgia2099]

there is lot of The Turning Wheel book out there which one is it ..?

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@kl0wnkiller912 I thought you were going to say u had Louis Chevrolets journal. I love all the stories and one upper s on here.

[@ACF6180T]

I've been a fan of Chevrolet since I was a kid ! & I wrote a short S A on Chevrolet in the 6th grade in the early 70's featuring cut outs from magazines of there no.1 status in automobile sales ! & all the models they offered USA no.1. & later learned about Louis Chevrolet in the 80's ! There are allot of emblems on high performance models of Chevrolet from the 60's with the cross racing flags , The one on the right is a checker flag , & the one on the left has a Chevrolet emblem to the left, & a fleur-de-lis on the right ! This represents Chevrolet's racing lineage , & history , As well as Louis Chevrolet country of origin ( France ) I still own , & drive 7 Chevrolet's with pride. Thank You Louis Chevrolet for giving us one of the greatest names in automotive history ! & thanks for the well done history of Louis Chevrolet in this video.

[@douglasparise3986]

First car was a chevy and must have owned 20 chevys. I'm a chevy fan.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Louie was Swiss... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5m1aXqQlLyKg68

[@sg-ou4ql]

Just to make things clear, Chevrolet 's country isn't France it's Switzerland!

[@ACF6180T]

@@sg-ou4ql That is true ! That he was born in Switzerland , & later moved to Paris , But his family ancestry is French ! & his family moved from France to Switzerland before he was born . Look at the family coat of arms under the sir name Chevrolet it depicts a knight along with the Fleur-De-Lis ! & the name Chevrolet is purely of French origin.

[@sg-ou4ql]

@@ACF6180T you might be right. However my family is from the area Louis Chevrolet was born and I can tell you the name " Chevrolet " is quite common....and for us it's a Swiss name. I might even add that what you guys call the "bow tie " looks a lot like our national flag cross....🇨🇭

[@impalaman9707]

As someone of Swiss descent myself, I am quite proud of the vehicles that bear the name of Chevrolet, and I love ALL of them! My favorite brand of car---always has been and always will be!

[@DatMaddahFaka]

Pretty deep, my first truck was 91' Chevy silverado. Ever since then, its been my brand of choice and forever holds my loyalty. Rest easy Louis, and thank you for bringing the world one of thee most loved car brand to exist.

[@thenoseknows9391]

My brother, RIP, was a master mechanic, and he said Chevy made the best engines💯 he also said GM made the best cars,as far as engines go 💯👍🏽

[@josephonesto5956]

This is s good encapsulation of Louis' story. It is most fitting that, although he died a pauper, and both his brothers died tragically, the name Chevrolet is still a major force at Indianapolis to this day.

[@razormc954]

And Daytona, hell in racing in general

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

​@@razormc954yep the bowtie competes in every racing organization in the world.

[@Shawn-Leider]

To say Chevrolet is still major force at Indy to this day is a WILDLY absurd understatement. As it is a Fortune 500 company household name in almost every country. It’s so much more

[@zetareticuli841]

The last car brand founded by a Swiss man. I'm a Chevrolet owner and proud to it's history. This brand survived thanks to that he emigrated to the USA! There's no different Swiss founded car brand which survived until today.

[@BangFarang1]

www.car.info/en-se/brands?order=owner_count&country=ch

[@WELIVEWEDIEOMY]

Great Documentary! As a young man I once remember asking my father where the name of Chevrolet came from and due to his own lack of knowledge you would not believe the silly answer that he gave me. It's nice to know that there was such a person named Chevrolet but sad that he was never more fully known such as Henry Ford was in his time. Thank You!

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Those older clowns made up stories when they didn't have any clue what the correct answer was.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

There's nothing sad about not being recognized. Henry Ford made history. So did a few other automotive pioneers. Most did not. It's not a cause for grief or tears!

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Thank You So Much Louis Chevrolet for giving the World some of the Muscle Cars we enjoy even to this day! May the Chevrolet Brothers be Blessed to a Better World & Realm!

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Toma You can be sure Louis had nothing to do with the muscle cars of today any more than Henry Ford contributed to the 1965 Mustang.

[@jglokky882]

@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602 I mean it can be argued the 1965 mustang would’ve never even been created if not for Henry ford laying the foundation with the model T

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

@@jglokky882 I don't understand your point. There are millions of things that would not exist today, were it not for the assembly line. That includes everything from pork & beans to Mustangs to airliners.

[@Beeeeeefffffff]

What a sad story. Yet again another well-put-together episode.

[@derekstocker6661]

Thank you for this really great history of some of the best looking cars ever. The 1960s Impala was such a grand looking car, low and sleek and the flattened wings at the back really makes it stand out still. Very well done history of one of the most famous names in car manufacturing.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Derek The same was said about the Edsel!

[@skwarelabs]

You did a very good job of telling the story of this Legend. Now I respect Chevrolet cars even more.

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

In my Grade 9 art class, we had to draw portraits of people. I made a drawing of Louis Chevrolet. I still have it somewhere. I should frame and hang it. Thank you for this great history!

[@Alex_Miller1980]

Thanks for sharing gold, I'm a Chevy guy since I was in diapers, my father had a Malibu 74 SS small block 350 2 door and swivel bucket seat Laguna type, respect for the legend Louis Chevrolet

[@terra2805]

A truly great man who was only held back from further success by the times he was living in. If it wasn't for the great depression I'm sure he would of been a huge success in many of his endeavours. R.I.P Louis Chevrolet. 🙏

[@nicodangond5822]

His downfall was his arrogance to focus on fast cars when the money was in selling affordable everyday cars…. He might have been a good driver, but wasn’t a good businessman and lacked vision

[@cy8685]

Actually, he was held back by his choices. A lot of people became filthy, rich during the great depression. Louis could’ve been one of them.

[@captainjacksparrow9301]

I bet this channel is going to one of the top most channels in youtube for such awesome content. You have a great voice, and a very good editing skills, your research are to the point and especially of great value! wish you all the best to become one of the best channels in coming months, just continue doing this great work and keep sharing such wonderful informative videos and please keep the quality of your content top notch.

[@billhayward2668]

I found a biography on Mr Chevrolet,I believe it was 6 or more pages long and Louis became my hero. I was a huge Chevy fan way before that,but what a story of a great man. This video with the pictures and motion pictures is great,I really enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing! Before ever knowing anything about Mr Chevrolet,at 9 years old, sitting in the back seat of a '59 Chevy station wagon with a bad muffler and a 283 in it,I fell in love with Chevys. At 68 years young, my '65 Chevy Biscayne with a 402 5 speed is my dream car! Mr Chevrolet may have been ahead of his time with ""race on Sunday sell on Monday" Thanks Mr Chevrolet for instilling racing and performance into your cars early on! I'm a nascar and nhra fan and have my favorite Chevy drivers! I picture Louis and Dale Earnhardt hanging over the handrails of heaven, watching all those Chevys win! Very well done,Mr Chevrolet!

[@floridaboz1]

This channel is going to go places... Good places 100K in the next three months is my prediction. The video quality, the research, voice, and production value are all top notch, Also, as far as the video itself, i am a Chevy guy.

[@olboitheeinnovatordoanythi8480]

150k to be exact

[@allysonhanks9159]

Hi Dave how are you doing today 😊

[@patjisung]

Such an interesting yet sad story about the founder of Chevrolet. Shall be watching out for more of your videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@doberman1ism]

I can still remember Dina Shore singing “See the USA in a Chevrolet!” My late uncle owned several. What a tragic ending for such a dashing and creative man. William Kissam Vanderbilt built a magnificent mansion in Newport, Rhode Island called Marble House.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

This is the USA I grew up in! What happened to it?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5m1aXqQlLyKg68

[@sheraararastu4949]

This channel is going to reach millions of subscribers! Glad I found it early. Keep up the great work.

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Thank you for telling Louis' story!

[@ashthewolfdog1380]

the fact chevrolet still makes vehicles to this day makes me happy, just like how i am with jeeps, i am a chevy fan aswell. jeeps and chevies are my 2 favorite automotive brands

[@asssm89]

Daimler chrysler is sooo fucking bad though. Horrible electric issues.

[@SavageBunny1]

Wow what a story, I had no idea about Chevrolet's story.

[@FromMemphisToYou]

I swear. I've heard 100 different Ford stories but never Chevrolet

[@faveadams85]

Wow., such a great story of a brilliant engineer. His name lives on forever..👍👍👍👍

[@pabbeb4144]

What a sad story. I'm over 50 but this is the first time I'm hearing this.

[@sinnedsinister]

"Bow Tie or Die." That is Chevrolet to me. I still own nothing but Chevrolet. And being an Indy fan and a fond of Indy history allowed me to know this story for a very long time. Thanks for taking the time to put this all together.

[@lazyrrr2411]

as a Blue Oval Boy who hates the Bowtie , i've got to say CREDIT WHERE CREDIT'S DUE . The Story of Chevrolet , the man , is one that you MUST appreciate 👍 For once a "tragic" story really is TRAGIC . Louis deserved Much better - - - Great Video 👌

[@crowdnine878]

Respect to you my friend. For me it's Chevrolet all the way, but I've always like a good Chevy vs Ford competition. Needless to say if I didn't buy a GM it would be a Ford. 🇺🇲

[@mountainhobo]

I've never owned a Chevrolet, always been a Ford & Toyota man, although I adored Caprice Classic and Impala when I was a young man, but I could not afford them. These days I am more and more impressed by the new Chevrolet offerings. Perhaps there is a Chevrolet in my future yet. Here is to the memory of Louis Chevrolet!

[@friedricewings8228]

Thank you for the history about Chevrolet cars. ❤️🙏🏼

[@chipper442]

Lifelong Chevy driver, very interesting story. Thank you

[@JenutTN]

When I subscribed few weeks ago, it was less than 250 subscribers. Now 17K already. Good job! Looking forward for more fabulous contents. Salam from Malaysia

[@luissoto4981]

Damn! I Bet this channel is gonna blow up soon!

[@jacobivan312]

this channel doesn't deserve its current sub count. this deserves even more than that! great content, keep it up!

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Always wanted to know who started Chevrolet Motor Company! Thank You So Much for this informative tutorial! 🌷🌿

[@lunkangasolochi6969]

All the way from Africa and I must say this is a great channel. Keep the excellent production and in few months this will be an incredible channel.

[@nfullenwider]

The first car I remember riding in was my mom's blue 1984 Chevrolet Caprice. Excellent video, I always distantly wondered about the division's origins.

[@PROSPERMANYANYE1905]

He was good at everything he focused on.RIP LEGEND!

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

Actually I want to Share to you about something on this Video.

[@jaycarden5466]

As a ford fan I can appreciate what Louis did, it sucks how he was treated.

[@raoufbachi2831]

i am really shocked that this channel has only 180K it deserves over 10 MILLIONS good luck bro

[@Aleon7291]

Thank you👍😊😎 I own 1992 Chevrolet S10 Ext Cab Tahoe 4.3 TBI😎

[@xse-qb2vv]

My first car was a 1986 Iroc -Z28, 20 years later I found another, a 1998 Z28. Have always loved Chevrolet, Im a loyal Z28 guy, my Family always had fast Pontiacs, the Firebirds and Transams along with Irocs and Z28's. Good video- 👍 R.I.P. Louis Chevrolet.

[@lisawunderlist9426]

Congratulations on a great new channel!🥇

[@marcoceccarelli6415]

Chevy's easy to work on parts are cheap and everything interchanges. Chevy has putting food on my table now for 30 years.

[@GeorgesMiniatureCars]

I've always loved Chevrolets and collect miniatures of them. I appreciate your video of the man himself. I was not aware of his past, such as being a successful race car driver. Something I would have loved to do! It's very sad to see how his life ended but gives me much respect for how he lived his life🙏 Thank you for making these great videos!!👍👍

[@_Colt]

Same man

[@sdbiii]

I am really impressed by the way you use every image in every scene. This helps me (an English learner) can listen and guess what the speaker is talking. I hope you will release more videos like this. They are really helpful for me

[@rp1645]

Thank you for the History on Chevrolet. Such a great guy. I'm a Ford person, but this guy was a pro. I also read that GM thought's we're RACING type passager vehicle were DANGEROUS. The Bean counters at GM wanted to sell more cars, that would be Safer. To bad, if I had learned this about Chevrolet in my Younger years, would too be a Chevy guy. I know now why so many people are tryed and true, Chevrolet Lovers. I do have a (5-7-350) in my Boat to power my Volvo out drive. They want to be Run wide open.

[@sweetmatthew662]

I never knew, thanks for the history lesson. So sad, but most big names nowadays have some form of tragedy or low points in the past.

[@tedh.8356]

It's a shame how so many inventors and designers lost out on their own products due to tricks, financial problems and corporate boards.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

Yea, he plum walked away from Chevrolet though. There is no way, I'm walking away with my name on something.

[@edlibretv]

Thank you for informing us about the legendary founders of Chevrolet Motors.

[@fire58372001]

Chevrolet is a French Surname. It originates from a old village or region in the Lot Department of France. So, it’s quite a common family name in the region. The origin of the word in old French means “the place where goats are raised” (chèvre is the word for goat). No kidding. (Pun intended.) 😁

[@Thumper68]

If this is true it’s badass thanks

[@BangFarang1]

The Chevrolet families in the Lot department descend from an immigrant born in Bonfol, Jura, Switzerland. There is no village bearing this name. Chevrolet meant "little goat" in the local Jura slang. The origin of the surname was probably a nickname given to a guy with great agility. A very Swiss surname indeed.

[@diegosilang4823]

Louis Chevrolet making friendly chat with Henry Ford in 1932 is kind of ironic, when the founders of iconic brands are friendlier to one another than their fans.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Ford had similar life... founded luxury Cadillac... then left to be free to found Ford Motors...

[@888junkcarsbuyingteam8]

What's crazy is Durant was right. Without Durant's vision and leadership, Chevrolet motors wouldn't be where it is today. What a tragic turn of events. Funny how life has its way of working out though.

[@strake_one95]

I saw all the videos you uploaded, but this one really got to me. Poor Chevrolet, this is a really sad story. All he wanted was to follow his passion and it didn’t work in his favor, very sad

[@evandarcy1443]

Really good video!!! Great job

[@frequentlycynical642]

Nothing more American than.......oh, wait......a FRENCHman? I've long known the basic story, but, wow, you put so much flesh on the bones! Thank you!

[@asnaittesfagebriel1611]

Is it just me or most car history has to do with the main person always poor and suffer bankruptcy

[@shakespeare_hall4788]

Yep! I've always been a Chevy Man and always knew the Chevy story As a youngster I read all I could about the Chevrolet Brothers!

[@ec3489]

Love this information. Had no idea there was a man named Chevrolet. Sad story but I love my chevy’s. Thanks Louis. God speed

[@jackoneill3954]

Love your videos. Keep doing what you're doing !

[@WarriorsPhoto]

That's an interesting story. Bummer to hear about Mr. Chevrolet. I guess not all stories end in great victories.

[@gerardomontoya433]

My respect to this legendary man Mr Chevrolet, not so much for my favorite company Chevrolet

[@oldgysgt]

At one time Lewis Chevrolet designed hop-up racing parts for Model T Ford engines. A lot of people used the basic Model T engine as a bases for racing, and Chevrolet racing accessories for Ford engines were among the most popular and successful. They were made under the Frontenac name. The DO Frontenac head was probably the most advanced of these Model T racing accessories. Referred to as the DO Fronty, it featured chain drive dual overhead cams with 4 valves per cylinder, (all that back in 1924). Some people say the DO Fronty model T Ford racing engine was the inspiration for what later became the four cylinder Miller/Offenhauser, (that dominated open wheel racing in America for most of 50 years). Vintage DO Fronty heads are highly prized among Model T Ford enthusiasts even today, 100 years or so after it's invention.

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

Brilliant to hear about it, So I need to Chat to you about something

[@oldgysgt]

@@SledgerFromTDS.; what is the "something"?

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@oldgysgt Well I want to hear From Your own Opinion on Chevrolet.

[@oldgysgt]

@@SledgerFromTDS.; The man or the car? The man was apparently a fine mechanic and intuitive designer of engines and engine accessories, but a poor business man. I understand his desire to have his name on a "fine" car, (that was the European way), but selling his stock in the company that bore his name was rather short sided. His story had a sad ending. As for the car, I'm a Ford man myself.

[@SledgerFromTDS.]

@@oldgysgt Well what I meant there was, Your own Opinion on the Chevrolet Car Brand.

[@TonyBMW]

One of the stories that shaped the legend around the american dream. What a time to be alive.

[@DeeptiiMishra]

Awesome👏👍 so superbbb👌 Great sharing👍

[@Officialem4]

Bro your story telling and research is amazing. This channel is going to be huge.

[@robertgoidel]

How sad a story of Louis Chevrolet. Thank you for the video of this history of a famous car founder.

[@georgekalafatis7286]

I can remember as a little kid my father brought home a 66 Impala beautiful red with white top white interior I love that car as a child growing up I can remember every sound that car made it was wonderful I liked it so much that I bought the same type of car in high school and I still have her out here in the driveway it's like a shrine to my family and my friends I'll never get rid of it

[@maxmillion_4475]

Thanks for sharing this story

[@karhlhenselien2260]

It's a sad story seeing someone try so hard just to get shut down or have shit luck in life.Im glad I watched this,I now respect the Chevy name a lot more

[@rtcturnemup7028]

The corvette , impala , suburban. Chevrolets best and longest running nameplates. Thank you for these vehicles 💪🏾

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Chevy Trucks, The Longest Lasting, Most Dependable Pick Ups On The Road, outlasts, outperforms, and keeps the highest resale value, better than both Ford and Dodge. Like A Rock, All Like A Rock !

[@adamm6837]

Very neat story. It’s very sad to see the way GM is running the Chevrolet Motor Company today. As a lifelong driver of Chevrolet vehicles it hurts to see what the new age GM executives are doing to the company. They’re doing some good here and there but it seems that it’s more about the profit than the history and integrity of the name Chevrolet

[@savielhell33]

intro got me hooked already, feel like this is going to be another legendary one

[@magazimahushi6417]

It's so amazing to know the story of Louis Chevrolet. I didn't know before. So interesting and amazing

[@InOppositiontotheNewWorldOrder]

When it comes to trucks, I prefer Ford (with a few exceptions; like 1957). My idea of the most beautiful truck is the 1957 Chevy side-step with wrap around rear window. However, Chevy has always been my choice for cars. Great work on this video, very well done.

[@punafaavae6390]

Iowned a55 Chevrolet bellair only 1 1979 but since then im aFord man owned6 now altogether about19 of Henry's Fords cars love my Fords

[@ericleblanch9510]

Never knew this beautiful story of Legend L.C Thank you.. Kongo 🇨🇩 for life and Afrika for life..here

[@85superchris]

What a legend!!! Never sell your soul no matter the cost of your life.

[@3legend552]

Chevy all day long..till I die

[@foodlover2291]

Thank you for this wonderful and informative presentation. What a sad and touching story

[@Reynaga2012]

I was car nerd as a kid I would look for any car book or magazine in the library. I remember reading about Chevrolet back in the 80’s

[@gregsells8549]

Where did the map at 4:10 come from? It shows the Confederate States of America existing simultaneously with the Republic of Texas (capital Houston), the Republic of the Rio Grande (capital Laredo), an independent Alta California (capital Monterey) with a strip of Mexico between there and Texas, Dakota in northern Minnesota (capital Duluth) and West Virginia as Kanawha. Seeing the title, I thought this would be about how the Chevrolet brand lost sales leadership in recent years amidst the onslaught of import brands and a resurgent Ford, but the story of Louis Chevrolet is relatively unknown.

[@ralphalvarez5465]

It is coincidence that Louis Chevrolet was born in the adopted home of Rolex. Now both names are known worldwide and Durant is but a footnote in history.

[@ahmedbutawan140]

Wow. . .a great history of the legend racer and owner of chevrolet company so great👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MatCatGarage]

I've been waiting on this video. I had to write a paper on someone famous and everyone picked newer people or very popular people, and I always enjoyed Chevrolet and I made my paper about it, I think I got a A- on it. And I didn't even tell the full story

[@tonidavis5248]

Great job on your piece on Chevrolet. Really enjoyed it.

[@BigCompanyYT]

Glad you liked it!

[@marvingarcia5409]

Great video ! Had no idea Chevrolet was French!

[@christophniggli4750]

he was born in the French part of Switzerland

[@zetareticuli841]

He was from Switzerland not France. French part of Switzerland 😁

[@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77]

Lol it's in the name . 🤷‍♂️

[@amenhotepavoskin1307]

I wish I'd known more about Louis Chevrolet when I was traveling across the country in my Chevy! I would have stopped in Indianapolis and brought him some flowers.

[@InflatablePlane]

Chevrolet used to be a ground breaking company. They had an air cooled car decades before the Corvair and they also developed a V8 automobile in 1917, long before the small block Chevy. They also had knee action suspension, and was one of the first low cost manufacturers to offer an automatic transmission in 1950 with the Powerglide.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

WHOOOOOPS!!!!! You were on a high roll until you stumbled over Powerglide! You should have left that embarrassing turd at the local Navy ship yard. The only automatic worse than Powerglide was Buick's Dynaflow. Both were slow, clumsy, expensive, heavy, short-lived units that made better boat anchors than transmissions. A lot of early independent car mfrs experimented with air-cooled engines, electric engines and V8s, V12s and V16s. I doubt Chevrolet was the first. And many foreign cars had air-cooled rear engines that lasted for years. For Chevrolet to have been a ground-breaking innovator, they would had to have invented something that's still being produced today, like the electric starter, the overhead valve engine, or any of several similar inventions. The V8 engine Henry Ford released in 1932 is the great-granddaddy of the engines Ford uses today, which is why Ford takes the credit for having invented the V8, even tho his wasn't the first by a long shot.

[@InflatablePlane]

@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602 Oh yeah Powerglide was a slushbox, but it was meant to eliminate gear shifting, which is what people wanted. Look at the instant success of Hydramatic. And as awful as it and Dynaflow were, their engineer, Oliver Kelley went on to develop many more different automatics for GM. Some better than others. And Powerglide couldn't have been THAT big of a dud, it was made from 1950 until 1970 and to this day, in modified form, is still the transmission of choice for drag racers. And I never really said they were first with air cooled engines or V8's. Just that they took the leap of faith to try and market them at a time when a low cost maker just didn't do those kinds of things. Franklin had some of the most advanced air cooled engines seen on automobiles. They did a supercharged V12 air cooled engine, but they went bust in 1934. And of all the makers who had V16's. Cadillac was the most successful but killed it off in 1940. Marmon had one but they died in 1932.

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

@@InflatablePlane Apropos to what you said about the '50 Powerglide, recall that Louis Chevrolet wanted to build fast, racy cars during the time his company wanted to compete more directly with Ford, and build a good, frilless workaday car. And it was during his absence they voted to overrule him and go with the efficient car. Sure enough, that's what they were still doing in 1950 with the senile Powerglide. In my youth cars with standard transmissions were hard to find in any kind of decent condition, yet that's what all the guys wanted. And Fords were preferred simply because most were V8s. This one kid's mom bought him a granny-fresh '52 Bel Air Sport Coupe, Thistle Gray over Aspen Green with Powerglide. I love immaculate old cars and this was a prize, but I abhorred the way he treated it. Rather than buff out the nice original paint, his mom had it dunked down at Earl Scheib in bright yellow. I despised it but Ricky loved it. After a few weeks I didn't see him or his '52 for quite a while. The next time I saw it was when I stopped at the local wrecking yard, and there it was, with a broken Powerglide. I had taught Ricky how to shop for nice, old, low-mileage granny cars and he got quite good at it. But they all invariably ended up at Los Alamitos Auto Salvage. I don't know any drag racer who would deliberately choose a Powerglide, unless he was out to win Last Place Finals at the Annual Slip N Slide with Powerglide Mud Puddle 500.

[@crowdnine878]

​@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602the powerglide is still one of the most popular transmissions to be installed for racing. I know several ppl who use them in Ford's for drag racing

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

@@crowdnine878 I've been around cars all my life and NEVER heard of some fool putting a Powerglide in a Ford, unless it was into the bed of a pickup going to a scrap metal processor.

[@trj1442]

That was an excellent episode. Thankyou.

[@jokerpilled2535]

I never understood how a person could give up ownership of their own company. It’s almost like giving up your child. Such a tragic story, I’m surprised he doesn’t have a statue somewhere, he truly was an American legend.

[@brandynhenry7107]

Think about how bizarre it would be to go work for a company that's named after you and you're just some line worker

[@86LukeM]

There’s quite a few things missing in the story. I’m rewatching to make sure when, I do a video I make sure I don’t cross information and see what they covered. But one thing that wasn’t covered, he actually was convincing his father to let his sisters move to the US. When his Dad allowed it, he lost him not long after. To add on to it. An article detailed Louis’s last days. He said, “they took my heavy foot. The end is near.” They amputated his right foot. On another note, Louis did lose a child. But yeah a few things were left out. On a lighter note according to a few articles, Louis got arrested or pulled over for speeding. He got fined $20, while testing a prototype engine. The fine was $10 for speeding, $10 for impersonating the famous race car driver. On another there was a group of sheriffs chasing him. He out maneuvered them and later was arrested at an Indianapolis gun club. The cherry on top, his first job was guiding a blind man to wine distributors. No joke. That’s in an article from the times. It’s said that he learned rare wines knowledge.

[@The317bosslady]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@Retrovergo]

you gonna be huge man, i've been watching your videos since the start and i love them! such a great work on editing and researching everything, i wish you the best :)

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

Great telling of a rare story few people have heard before. You should not have skipped over the Wall Street scandal, however, as it appeared to have a direct influence on the future movement of the company.

[@FredoSantana90]

Reminds me of the story of Harry Gordon Selfridge founder of the Selfridge brand and store in London. He died broke and homeless while the company he built thrived and became massively successful