Chevy and Carhartt Team Up for the Ultimate Silverado Special Edition

The Chevrolet Silverado is the most dependable full-size pickup in America, regularly utilized on rugged job sites in all fifty states. The Carhartt clothing brand also makes regular appearances on American job sites, so it only makes sense that the two companies finally join forces. While yuppy Italian fashion designers are teaming up with other automotive brands to create a one of a kind vehicle, the bowtie brand is delivering what pickup truck drivers actually want. The Silverado 2500HD Carhartt Edition Concept may not make its way onto dealer lots as one of the cars for sale in Cincinnati this year, but you can bet that when it does – it will be the truck that everyone lines up to get an in-person glimpse of, and take for a test drive.

A Look at Why Carhartt and Chevy Make the Perfect Team

Despite the fact that Carhartt and Chevrolet are in two entirely different realms of product creation, these two iconic brands have more in common than you might think. For starters, both of these American-made brands were founded in Detroit. While Chevrolet still calls the Motor City its home, Carhartt’s current headquarters are down the road in Dearborn, Michigan. Carhartt was founded in 1889, and worked to create durable and long lasting work overalls for railroad workers paving the way out west. Not unlike the Chevrolet Silverado pickup, the clothing brand is most relied upon by construction workers, farmers, ranchers, land surveyors, and other individuals with hands-on professions.

Carhartt and Chevrolet are both so embedded in the past and present of America, that it only makes sense that these two heavy duty brands responded in a big way when the country they love needed them most. On September 11, 2001, Carhartt rushed to Ground Zero, donating thousands of rugged bib overalls to relief workers and rescue crews on the scene. After the tragic attack on American soil, Chevrolet also responded. A donation to the American Red Cross of more than one million dollars, and dozens of pickup trucks to help with clean up efforts, were supplied to Ground Zero on that harrowing day in our country’s history.

Just as Chevrolet has evolved its vehicle lineup to include changing technology and in-vehicle features, so has Carhartt adapted its product line over the years to accommodate changing demands. In 2007, Carhartt launched a women’s workwear line, known as Carhartt for Women. In 2015, Chevrolet released a series of TV commercials called “Just Right,” showcasing the fact that hard-working American women need a dependable pickup, just as much as their male counterparts.

While Chevrolet has been hard at work creating Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year out of the Silverado, Carhartt was also been busy delivering the best option for rugged workwear in the clothing industry. This iconic American made clothing brand has cornered the market on workwear durability, thanks to the utilization of heavy duty threads, high technology fire-resistant materials, and reinforcing rivots. Right along with Carhartt, Chevrolet has been committed to crafting the highest quality work truck, for drivers who need more than a mode of transportation. Loaded with incredible trailering and towing technology that makes getting the job done easier, the Chevy Silverado 2500 is the most depended upon truck in America. With all that these two brands have in common, it only makes sense that the most relied on workwear clothing brand teams up with the most dependable large heavy duty pickup. The result? You truly have to see it, to believe it.

Everything We Imagined it Would Be…And MORE

For pickup truck enthusiasts, there is no better day than the day that Carhartt and Chevrolet announced their creation of a special edition Silverado 2500HD Concept. These two brands have more in common than even they likely realized, so after years of this obvious partnership opportunity glaring each company in the face, the special edition Silverado 2500HD has finally been realized.

The Silverado 2500HD Carhartt special edition concept, is a reflection of what each of these American-made brands represent. A culmination of their individual efforts to help blue collar workers in the United States, has finally joined together in a truly incredible way. The Silverado 2500HD has been named the most dependable, longest lasting full-size pickup on the road, so it only makes sense that Chevy chose this particular truck out of their lineup for the Carhartt special edition concept.

Incorporating the Carhartt brand into the Silveardo 2500HD was easy, and is a brilliant collaboration between these two companies that were founded in Detroit. The interior of the Silverado 2500HD Carhartt special edition concept, features the clothing brand’s signature duck brown garment material on the seats, door panels, and armrests. Just as the ruggedly dependable jackets, pants, and overalls they create, all of the material incorporated within the interior of the pickup, is reinforced with signature triple-stitched seams. For good measure, the Carhartt brand logo is featured on the interior headrests, laser-etched to ensure longevity. An antique nickel finish trims out the doors, instrument panel, and center console, giving this special edition Silverado a touch of higher-end luxury. While it’s hard to choose just one aspect of this truck as our favorite, we have to say that the custom Tonneau bed cover is a top contender. Crafted from the same duck brown Carhartt fabric as the interior of the truck and the brand’s iconic workwear line, it is the perfect finishing touch on this masterpiece special edition Silverado 2500HD.

The interior of the Silverado 2500HD Carhartt special edition concept is incredible, but Chevrolet didn’t stop there. For ultimate utility and convenience on any job site it encounters, this one of a kind pickup has a slew of other standard amenities hard working Americans will certainly appreciate. A spray-in bedliner, perimeter bed lighting, a bed-mounted toolbox with a swing-out tool chest, electrical outlets located in the truck bed, and an 18-inch LED light bar, all work together to deliver unparalleled versatility for on-the-job convenience. Carhartt gold pinstripe graphics, and the Silverado name in Carhartt’s signature font, act as a definitive declaration of this exceptional collaboration.

The Silverado 2500HD Carhartt special edition is merely a concept – for now. Slated to appear at this year’s SEMA show in early November, the two brands are likely to announce a release date sometime in the near future. Until then, be sure to check out the great lineup of cars for sale in Cincinnati, at your favorite local Chevy dealership – McCluskey Chevrolet.