Chevrolet Pickups [Hardcover]

Mike Mueller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2002

Renowned for their graceful styling and proven dependability, Chevrolet pickup trucks are easily the most favorite among today's collectors and classic-truck enthusiasts. This photographic retrospective spans the entire history of Chevrolet pickups, from the first model to roll off the line in 1918 to today's wildly popular S-Series. Along the way, readers are treated to a vast selection of archival photography, as well as new images of restored and stock production light-duty haulers from the classic bulging tenders and wheel wells of the Advance Design models to the trendsetting Cameo and the muscular C-10s. Even the El Camino makes an appearance or two. The histories of each truck's design and production combine to reveal the ascendancy of Chevy pickups from utilitarian workhorses to stylish urban wheels.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Auto Restorer, November 2006

“The book is well rounded and chock full of hard-to-find information … Lots of big photos of correctly restored trucks--many of them in color--would be useful to a restorer, and are great to just peruse and fantasize about.”

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760309515
• ISBN-13: 978-0760309513
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,855,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Mueller is the author of many books, including The Complete Book of Classic GM Muscle, The Complete Book of Mustang: Every Model Since 1964, and The Complete Book of Corvette: Every Model Since 1953, all published by Motorbooks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures, interesting read, thin later model content, July 11, 2006

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Wes D (Sunny Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chevrolet Pickups (Hardcover)

This book is very thorough in the history of General Motors pickups from the beginning through approx 1972.

This book is full of beautiful pictures that make the purchase price worthwhile without any of the accompanying stories.

Pickup trucks moved into the mainstream in the later part of the 1960s and came full force in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. I was very disappointed with the lack of information from 1973-present. The C/K10 (73-87) trucks are quickly becoming collector items and I was looking for additional information regarding these years. The GMT400 (88-98) is hardly mentioned, and the GMT800 (99-07) isn't discussed at all, aside from a picture from a GM press release. The lack of information on the newer trucks is largely unforgivable given the publish date of 2002. I would have chopped 2 stars from the review but the excellent pictures moderated my disappointment.

There are also some laughably wild predictions about the future of trucks and SUVs (keep in mind circa 2002).

MORAL: Only buy if you want pictures and history of anything pre-1973.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete history of Chevrolet trucks, May 15, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chevrolet Pickups (Paperback)

Mike Mueller's Chevrolet Pickups is an "reader engaging" visual and informational tour, filled with a superbly presented color photographs showcasing the classic Chevrolet pickup truck -- four-wheel vehicles that were especially popular during the Depression era, when Chevrolet was the number one manufacturer of light pickups. A complete history of Chevrolet trucks (including the 1967 to 1972 models and down to the modern day), Chevrolet Pickups also reveals just how they fared in competition against other brands; reveals the stories behind the scenes; and offers a wealth of fascinating trivia, making Chevrolet Pickups a superb browsing book for automotive history and trivia fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chevrolet Truck book, January 28, 2010

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Jessica D. Jaggi "Chevy Cowgirl" (Ramona, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chevrolet Pickups (Paperback)

I thought that this was a very good book that covers all years, good, bad, and yes, even ugly. The pictures were good and the text very informative. It even has a few pages about the Blazer. It talks a lot about the old trucks, but doesnt cover much about newer ones, which I thought should be covered a little more. I learned a lot from the book, like how Chevy outsold Ford for 30 years.