100 years of Chevrolet in pictures

1989 Chevrolet C/K series: The importance of bakkies within the Chevrolet portfolio was still high at the end of the 20th century, and the fourth generation of the C/K series (with stacked headlamps and square-cut appearance) were almost a celebration of this significance. Also, a growing use of bakkies for lifestyle purposes inspired GM to offer a Sport version.

1989 Chevrolet C/K series: The importance of bakkies within the Chevrolet portfolio was still high at the end of the 20th century, and the fourth generation of the C/K series (with stacked headlamps and square-cut appearance) were almost a celebration of this significance. Also, a growing use of bakkies for lifestyle purposes inspired GM to offer a Sport version.

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air: Chevrolet completely revamped its cars for 1955, with what it dubbed the Motoramic look for the top-of-the-range Bel Air coupe, convertible and wagon range plus the introduction of the fabled small-block V8 engine. According to GM, exhilarating performance and a flamboyant, confident and colourful style made these Bel Airs stand out from the crowd.

1936 Chevrolet Suburban: Believed to be the first true SUV, this was a tough, no-nonsense load carrier featuring an all-metal station wagon body on the chassis of a small bakkie. Suburban is also the longest continuous name to be used on a vehicle.

1953 Chevrolet Corvette: The first Corvette, a fibreglass-bodied roadster, was intended to battle the wave of sporty European imports flooding into the USA, although it struggled with a weak engine for the first two years, until GM decided to install a V8.

1932 Chevrolet Deluxe Sport Coupe: Launched amid the Depression, the Sport was an attractive yet compact and affordable two seater, with space for an extra two if they were happy with the rear rumble seat in the boot.

1948 Chevrolet Pick-Up: The 1948 bakkie range was one of the most significant series the company produced, being the first GM product to have a completely post-war design, and boy was it beautiful (still is in many eyes).

1912 Chevrolet Classic Six: First unveiled in 1911 as the first car bearing the Chevrolet name after William Durant and Louis Chevrolet founded the car company. It was a large, luxurious and powerful V8 machine, boasting the biggest capacity engine of any Chevrolet until the big-block era of 1958.

1967 Chevrolet Pick-Up: Powerful and practical, with no-nonsense styling, this new generation of pick-up trucks for 1967 were tough machines designed to get the job done. Just add blue jeans and tool box.

2010 and 1969 Chevrolet Camaro: Ed Welburn, global vice president of design at GM, took his very own 1969 Camaro into the design studio to inspire designers as they worked on the 2010 model and despite the classic design cues you see in the modern one, Ed insists it is a very forward-looking design too.

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray: Taking the Corvette nameplate to new heights, the Stingray was quite stunning for its time, with its electrically-operated pop-up headlamps and, on the coupe, a split rear window that would go on to become its main motif. Furthermore, the dual cockpit interior is still part of the Chevrolet interior design today.