EWING CHEVROLET

08/12/2022

I remember this day well. Penni & I got married one month later on September 10, 1966. I selected Penni's first car. I chose for her a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS 350 Convertible Red w/White top with a Hurst 4-speed manual transmission and a positraction rear end. See the photo of the car in the comment below.

On August 11, 1966, the first Chevy Camaro came off the production line in Norwood, Ohio.

Chevrolet developed the Camaro to compete with Ford Motor Company's Mustang, which came out two years earlier with record sales. To promote the Camaro, General Motors remained quiet, letting the mystery surrounding the car to build buzz until its major reveal in Detroit.

The move seemed to pay off. With a $2,500 base price, 140 horsepower and several new amenities, the Camaro sold 100,000 units in its first year. The Camaro proved itself a staple in the pony car category, battling for dominance with the Mustang over the next half-century.

07/12/2022

Who remembers "Body by Fisher?"

On July 10, 1923, Fisher Body Company registered its famous Body by Fisher trademark, just a few years after General Motors took ownership of the company.

Fisher Body started when two of the seven Fisher brothers, Fred and Charles, came to Detroit to work with their uncle, who made horse carriage bodies. After the uncle left, Fred and Charles switched to horseless carriages, established Fisher Body in 1908 and brought their five other brothers into the company. They built Fisher Body into a powerhouse, selling auto bodies to GM, Ford Motor Company, Cadillac, Buick, Studebaker and others. In 1919, GM bought a majority of Fisher Body shares, taking ownership of the company.

Four years later, Fisher Body introduced a new element to its product: a logo with the words “Body by Fisher” underneath a horseless carriage. Fisher trademarked the phrase, and the Body by Fisher badge became a classic icon found on GM cars all the way up to the 1990s.

06/29/2022

Remembering the day my Grandfather, C.C. Ewing took me, a smiling from ear to ear 10-year-old, on a ride in the brand new 1953 Chevrolet Corvette in Polo White with a bright red interior. It was a special moment for me.

On June 28, 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint assembled the first Corvette, a two-seat sports car that would become an American icon. The first completed production version rolled off the line two days later, one of just 300 Corvettes made that year.

The idea for the Corvette came from General Motors’ design chief Harley Earl, who started developing plans in 1951 for a low-cost American sports car to compete with European makes like MGs, Jaguars and Ferraris. The project was code-named “Opel.”
In January 1953, GM debuted the Corvette concept car (pictured below) at its Motorama auto show at the Waldorf Astoria New York. It featured a fiberglass body and a six-cylinder engine. According to GM, the car was named for the “trim, fleet naval vessel that performed heroic es**rt and patrol duties during World War II.” The Corvette was a big hit with the public at Motorama, and GM soon put the roadster into production.

The first Corvette was hand-assembled and featured a Polo White exterior and red interior, two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission, a wraparound windshield, whitewall tires and detachable plastic curtains instead of side windows. The car carried a price tag of $3,490 and could go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 11 or 12 seconds, a fairly average speed.

In 1954, the Corvette went into mass production at a Chevy plant in St. Louis, MO. Sales were lackluster from the outset, and GM considered discontinuing the line. However, Ford Motor Company introduced the Thunderbird around the same time, and GM did not want to appear as bowing to a competitor. In 1955, the Corvette's survival was buoyed when it was equipped with a more powerful V-8 engine. It went on to earn the nickname “America’s sports car” and become a pop culture icon via numerous references in movies, television and music.

06/28/2022

Remembering my Uncle Dick's Birthday on June 25. He was Treasurer of Ewing Chevrolet and very personable to our customers. He died too young at age 70. With his wife Gloria Boyd Ewing, they had three children: Bradford Ross, Valerie Jean, and Kimberly Ann.

03/21/2022

Here is a Spotter's Guide for the late '50s and early '60s. Chevrolet's top-of-the-line models featured the 3 round taillights except for '59s which featured the teardrop shape. Ewing Chevrolet celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1964.

11/04/2021

110 years ago today on Nov 3, 1911, Detroit MI, Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss race car driver and engineer, and William C. Durant co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.

09/18/2021

I was just entering BGSU when this vehicle hit the market in 1960. Ewing Chevrolet also sponsored the Canton Corvair Club. I drove a number of the 65-60 Corvairs as demos while I was working at Ewing Chevrolet and going to graduate school at Case-Western Reserve Univ. in Cleveland. Great car! Fun to drive and had exceptional styling for a low-priced economy car. Thanks, Ed for your contribution to automotive excellence.

Today, we commemorate the birthday anniversary of our #1 Maker of the Chevrolet Corvair... Mr. Edward N. Cole. Born in Marne, Michigan, on September 17, 1909. Ed Cole is legendarily known as the "Father of the Corvair" as he was the driving force in getting General Motors compact car into production.

The Corvair was manufactured by Chevrolet for model years 1960-1969 with two generation models with a total of 1,786,243 vehicles made. Showcasing some groundbreaking engineering qualities of being the first American designed, mass produced passenger vehicle with a rear-mounted, horizontally opposed, flat six cylinder, aluminum air-cooled engine. The Corvair also featured unibody construction, integrated transaxle, and four wheel independent suspension.

The creation of the Corvair definetly played out Mr. Cole's philosophy with his famous expression of "Kick the hell out of the status quo", and he definetly scored in that regard when it came to this unique vehicle. It was one of his most proud accomplishments. Ed Cole's inspiration and influence to develop the Corvair engine was partly based on his own personal pursuits of being a private airplane pilot during the early 1950's where he logged many hours on a Continental powered small aircraft. During this same time frame, he was working on military projects as Senior Engineer at Cadillac in 1950 and assigned to make a light weight military tank that would involve another Continental, horizontally opposed, flat six engine. These engines made a great impression on him that would set the stage when time came for Mr. Cole to have the final say on what power unit would be chosen for the light weight compact Corvair vehicle.

We applaud all the talented makers who had a hand in the creation, design, engineering, and production of the Chevrolet Corvair; but Ed Cole will forever be the one person that will go down in history as the visionary who got this one of a kind air-cooled wonder into production for many generations of automotive enthusiasts to appreciate and enjoy. We respectfully salute Ed Cole, Father of the Corvair.

By: Eva "Corvair Lady" McGuire
Creator, Meet the Makers of the Chevrolet Corvair
Historian, Corvair Preservation Foundation

Brief career background of Ed Cole:
-Became Chief Engineer of Chevrolet in 1952 and later named General Manager of the brand where he was tasked to develop light weight, low cost to V8 engines with the famous Chevy Small Block V8, which for the next 50 years reigned supreme as America's most significant automotive engine design. Ed Cole is also known as the Father of the Chevrolet small block V8. While Chief Engineer, he was very involved in the development of the rear engine, air-cooled Corvair, Corvette sports car, and GM's rotary engine.
- In 1961, he left Chevy to become GM Group Vice President where he pushed for numerous major engineering and design advancements to their car and truck lines.
- Promoted to Executive Vice President of GM in 1965 and became President/CEO of General Motors in 1967 until his retirement in 1974, ending his 44 year career.

Ed Cole passed away in May of 1977 and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame that same year.

(Collage by Eva McGuire, photos courtesy of GM and media sources)

05/23/2021

Looking for more information about the Chevrolet you may have purchased from Ewing Chevrolet, 1914-1960? Go to: Keith Hardy's
OLD ONLINE CHEVY MANUALS. chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com
Information for the Pre & Post-War Chevrolet Passenger Cars & Trucks See 1946-1954 GM Fisher Body Firewall Plate de-code info.

09/17/2020

1960 Glenwood High School yearbook, The GLEA ad highlights the 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible in the Ewing Chevrolet Showroom.

09/17/2020

1958 Glenwood High School yearbook, The GLEA ad highlights the 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air 2dr Hardtop in the Ewing Chevrolet Showroom.

09/17/2020

1959 Glenwood HS yearbook, GLEA advertisement highlights the 1959 Chevrolet Corvette in the Ewing Chevrolet Showroom.

08/09/2020

Blast from the past! Mar 29-30, 1990. Dave Ewing and his daughter Amy Ewing successfully completed the Chevrolet Corvette High-Performance Driving Course at Firebird International Raceway (now known as Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park) in Chandler, AZ. The course instructor was John Powell of Powell Motorsport.

08/09/2020

Blast from the past! Mar 29-30, 1990. Dave Ewing and his daughter Amy Ewing successfully completed the Chevrolet Corvette High-Performance Driving Course at Firebird International Raceway (now known as Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park) in Chandler, AZ. The course instructor was John Powell of Powell Motorsport.

05/17/2020

1963 Chevy Promotional Video

Nothing like the Chevrolet Super Sports! SS

04/27/2020

1960 Chevrolet Impala and Corvair

60 years ago, Chevrolet was producing the 1960 Chevrolet Models. Look at this vintage video of those assembly lines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kqXN0gIb0&fbclid=IwAR0n8zhnNgbz2YHkumv590N4Q2BltBB4aiAwKJWIoCeVv25ZRym8TKlBpkc

1960 Chevrolet Impala and Corvair

02/08/2020

EWING CHEVROLET updated their phone number.

EWING CHEVROLET updated their phone number.

10/30/2019

50 years ago in 1969, Ziegler Tire was celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Ewing Chevrolet President, C. C. "Jum" Ewing drove his 1915 Chevrolet Baby Grand Touring Car across the street to the Ziegler Tire store at 9th & Cleveland Ave NW to have Oliver Ziegler inspect the tires mounted on wooden spoked wheels. A great memory of times gone by.

10/22/2019

Ewing Chevrolet sold over 100,000 new and used cars and trucks during the 93 years it was in business from 1914 -2007. Many of those cars are still out there both on the road and in collector's garages. Here is a survivor; 1965 Impala Sport Coupe, 283 V8, "3 on the tree." Currently owned by Denny Tripp in Canton South since 1972. Feel free to post your Ewing Chevrolet photos as well on our site.

10/22/2019

Here's a copy of our Canton Repository ad from Friday, August 9, 1957. Thanks to Chuck Cheton> on FB Site "Canton Ohio was a great place to grow up!!"

07/11/2019

View SHIRLEY HOLDER's Obituary on CantonRep.com and share memories

We were saddened to learn of the passing of our much-beloved bookkeeper, Shirley Holder. Our sympathy and prayers go out to her husband Don of 70 years and their family. With deepest sympathy. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cantonrep/obituary.aspx?n=shirley-mae-holder&pid=193344541&fhid=2041&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=obitsharengo&utm_content=p193344541&fbclid=IwAR0zNdMXsPYoQxgLA-KVW_uo7aIAFx_1KHz3BBVq0Tcr0cirs-n5FlCLQD0

Shirley Mae Holder Shirley passed away peacefully Sunday July 7, 2019 at 1:00 a.m. at age 88. She was born February 4, 1931 in Carrolton, Ohio to th

06/23/2019

Not many customers of Ewing Chevrolet still have their first new car. Paul and Barb Miller took delivery of this 1961 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe from salesman Bill Rook in July of 1961, 58 years ago. They even have the original sales order to prove it, too. It was on display today at the 18th Annual Cruisin' Thru History Car Show. Hosted by McKinley Presidential Library & Museum. The color is 905 Arbor Green with a side inset in 908 Seafoam Green. This beauty has earned may 1st Place awards whenever it is shown.

04/21/2019

View JAY CLAR's Obituary on CantonRep.com and share memories

View JAY CLAR's Obituary on CantonRep.com and share memories

Jay Howard Clar 1936-2019 Age 82, our beloved husband, father, zaydee and brother, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019. He was born on September

04/21/2019

View JAY CLAR's Obituary on CantonRep.com and share memories

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Jay Clar. He worked for Ewing's from 1997-2007 after spending 40 years with Eppy's Chevrolet. He was a great salesperson with a lot of loyal customers. He sold many Canton City Police Cruisers and other fleet units for both dealerships. Our prayers and sympathy go out to his family and friends.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cantonrep/obituary.aspx?n=jay-howard-clar&pid=192617382

Jay Howard Clar 1936-2019 Age 82, our beloved husband, father, zaydee and brother, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019. He was born on September

10/22/2018

Ewing Chevrolet was a proud sponsor of racing events and race cars.

08/04/2018

Larry Brinkley retired from EWING CHEVROLET after 42 years of working in the Parts Department. His knowledge of racing and Chevrolet performance parts was legendary and attracted many customers to Ewing Chevrolet over his 42 years of service. — with Larry Brinkley, Chevrolet Parts Expert. at Little Flower Roman Catholic Parish.

03/05/2018

Ewing Chevrolet was a sponsor of the Fox Racing/Fox Tool SCCA Corvette that raced at many tracks from Mid-Ohio to Road Atlanta. Bill Fox was the driver in 1988.

01/25/2018

Ewing Chevrolet was a proud sponsor of racing events and race cars.

01/25/2018

Throughout our 93 year history, Ewing Chevrolet always had a passion for Chevrolet Performance, fast cars, fast trucks and Chevrolet Motorsports. We were a proud sponsor of Jack Vogt's race car #301. John Cline was one of our drivers. An many of the racetracks around Ohio. John shared some his photos with us.

11/13/2017

Ewing Chevrolet was the proud sponsor of a local TV show on Warner Cable Channel 24 & Massillon Cable 25 called "The Outdoor Almanac" with host Jon Dietz and his dogs "Molly" & "Sarah". It began Saturday Jan 2, 1999 and ran for a few months over the winter.

08/07/2017

1967 Camaro Intro promo film

Penni's first car after we were married in Sept 1966 was a 1967 Red Camaro SS/RS Convertible with the 350 cu in v-8 and Hurst 6-speed trans and Positraction. Just like the one in this Chevrolet Promotional film on the GM test track. Great Memories!

08/05/2017

EWING CHEVROLET updated their phone number.

EWING CHEVROLET updated their phone number.

06/03/2017

Old School CMS.mpg

Ewing Chevrolet used to sponsor many Stock Cars at Local tracks. Check out this clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBOvKRd_vg&feature=youtu.be

Late Model Heat from Canton Motor Speedway circa late '80s

04/01/2017

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03/18/2017

The 1955 Chevrolet helps new individuals and families of the greatest generation understand the Independence that the automobile provides the growing population of the 50's and 60's.

12/14/2016

In 1998 Stan Ewing celebrated 50 years a Chevrolet Dealer and Dave Ewing celebrated 25 years of being a Chevrolet dealer. Here are some photos from the five-day open house on 11/9/98 thru 11/13/98.

09/26/2016

Myron Baker Obituary, Mansfield, TX | Reed Funeral Home: Obituaries

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Mynie Baker, a Ewing Salesman from the 1960's Our sympathy and prayers are with his family and friends. http://www.reedfuneralhome.com/obituary/Myron-D-Baker/Mansfield-TX/1653555

Myron David Baker passed from this world into the arms of his Father on September 1, 2016; he was 87 years old. Myron -- affectionately known to many as "Mynie" -- was born August 25, 1929 in ...

09/20/2016

Some of the best selling Chevrolets in 1966! Post a photo/comment below if you had ome

06/23/2016

Throwback Thursday! 40 years ago! Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet for 1976 Chevrolets at Ewing Chevrolet. Monday May 31st 1976. — with Hal Drukenbrod, Don "Red" Lintner, Mike Morehead sales, Bob Wentworth sales, Chubby Richards, Bill Noggle, Stan Ewing, Dick Ewing VP, Ray Triggs Finance, Larry Bevington, Beryl Davis, Ken Huot, Andy Kauffman Trucks, Nick Ickes Chevrolet Olds Cadilac & Geo and State Farm Insurance - Mark Hufstetler.

06/23/2016

Nick Ickes was a salesman and Sales Mgr at Ewing Chevrolet in the early 1970's. He became a Chevrolet Dealer in Robinson, IL for 28 years. He died at 59 on Sat April 3, 2010. See is obituary at http://robdailynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=6968