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Chevrolet at General Motors, Petone, 1930

General Motors New Zealand, The greatest Chevrolet in Chevrolet history. [Catalogue cover], 1930, Photolithograph, 160 x 216 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-VEHICLES-1930-01-cover

 

This glamorous scene is the front cover of a beautiful colour illustrated sales catalogue for Chevrolet which was assembled locally by the General Motors factory in Petone, opened in 1926.

 

The milestone of 1000 vehicles was reached after eight months, and by 1929, 12,000 vehicles had been assembled.

 

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Uploaded on October 31, 2011
Taken sometime in 1930