roadster and, more recently, the HHR compact crossover SUV.

1955 Chevrolet Cameo Pickup

Boldly modern styling gave the all-new "Task-Force" trucks introduced *by Chevrolet in mid-1955 a fresh and modern look. Under the hood, the new overhead valve "small-block" V-8 causing such a stir in the 1955 Chevrolet cars was an option in many of the brand's new truck models.

New to the 1955 truck line was the Cameo pickup, a high-styled "gentleman's pickup" more at home in a trendy suburban "California bungalow" driveway than on a farm or in a factory yard.

Then a major engineering advance with tremendous future implications was announced for 1957, when a factory-installed four-wheel-drive system became available for the first time on select models.

Chevrolet continued the Task Force trucks with annual updates through 1959. During 1958, a new slab-sided Fleetside box option provided an