It used to be that trucks didn’t have to be fancy. Or flashy. Whether they were meant for hauling people or things, the task was simple and straight-forward: Get your stuff from point A to point B, ...

Like most carmakers established in the early years of the 20th century, it didn't take long for Chevrolet to start producing trucks. The bowtie company introduced the 490 one-ton hauler in 1918, only ...