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Caprice Classic Archive
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Chevrolet Caprice Classic And Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagons: GM’s Long-Running Family Haulers –1977-1990
Posted on June 17, 2026 | 19 CommentsPhotos posted by Hyperpack at the CC Cohort General Motors certainly knew how to stretch their engineering and styling dollar, because when they had a hit, they stuck with it […] -
1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – A Car Guy’s Full-Size Secret
Posted on May 3, 2026 | 84 Comments(Updated 5/3/2026) The owner of this 1995 Chevrolet Caprice—an engineering student at the University of Dayton—might seem like an unlikely match for such a big, old-school sedan, but […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 16 CommentsIf the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […] -
Salvage Yard Classic & Automotive History: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landaulet – Roger Wanted To Bury The Hatchet
Posted on April 1, 2023 | 32 CommentsMuch has been written over the years about former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. His various and diverse foibles in attempting to better position the company to face a rapidly […] -
Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987
Posted on July 4, 2022 | 179 Comments(first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo
Posted on October 20, 2019 | 38 CommentsIf the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […] -
Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty
Posted on December 17, 2016 | 107 Comments(first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […] -
What If: Downsized Caprice Classic And Bonneville Convertibles – Coulda Been Curbside Classics
Posted on October 12, 2013 | 40 CommentsWith the current CC tune up ongoing, I thought some nice B-bodies would make everybody feel better. It is undisputed that the 1977-up B-body GM full-size is a CC favorite, […] -
’70s Chevy Classics: Attack Of The Big Wheels
Posted on May 28, 2013 | 55 CommentsIt is by no means a new phenomenon, but it seems there are more and more “big wheels” running about my area. Some are very over-the-top (Sunkist or Crown Royal […] -
Curbside Question: Final B-Body Convertibles – Decisions, Decisions…
Posted on February 28, 2013 | 68 CommentsAfter I showed you a nice blue Caprice Classic convertible a couple of days ago, mention of the other 1975 B-body convertibles was made in the comments, and I recalled that […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1975 Caprice Classic Convertible – Summer Is Coming…
Posted on February 25, 2013 | 80 CommentsWell, it is almost March, but we had a big storm here last Thursday with more on the way this week. I do take comfort in the fact that winter […] -
My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet
Posted on June 2, 2012 | 116 CommentsHigh fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […] -
Miniature Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Caprice By Corgi
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 7 CommentsWhat do you get when a British toy manufacturer decides to make a scale version of what is arguably GM’s best family car since the 1964 Chevelle or 1955-57 Chevrolet? […]
![Chevrolet Caprice Classic And Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagons: GM’s Long-Running Family Haulers –1977-1990 Photos posted by Hyperpack at the CC Cohort General Motors certainly knew how to stretch their engineering and styling dollar, because when they had a hit, they stuck with it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55333470514_515690ce72_k-115x115.jpg)
![1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – A Car Guy’s Full-Size Secret (Updated 5/3/2026) The owner of this 1995 Chevrolet Caprice—an engineering student at the University of Dayton—might seem like an unlikely match for such a big, old-school sedan, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-05-11.16.36.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo If the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5693.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg)
![Salvage Yard Classic & Automotive History: 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landaulet – Roger Wanted To Bury The Hatchet Much has been written over the years about former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. His various and diverse foibles in attempting to better position the company to face a rapidly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_3283.jpeg)
![Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park (first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=577,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-5-31-2012-006.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham LS – Embarrassing FWD Cadillacs Since 1987 (first posted 7/4/2012) Today is the Fourth of July, so let’s celebrate one of the most American cars – Chevrolet – and one of the most American car types – […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5-03-2012-005-e1341268083452.jpg)
![Car Show Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Coupe – Bent Glass Beauty (first posted 12/10/2012) Time for another B-body! Yes, it’s well-established that many of us here at CC love the 1977-90 B-body, so I will shamelessly appeal to those well-versed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aa-coupe-roofline.jpg)
![What If: Downsized Caprice Classic And Bonneville Convertibles – Coulda Been Curbside Classics With the current CC tune up ongoing, I thought some nice B-bodies would make everybody feel better. It is undisputed that the 1977-up B-body GM full-size is a CC favorite, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1978-Chevrolet-Fullsize-021-e1381548054861.jpg)
![’70s Chevy Classics: Attack Of The Big Wheels It is by no means a new phenomenon, but it seems there are more and more “big wheels” running about my area. Some are very over-the-top (Sunkist or Crown Royal […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=675,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/3-14-and-3-15-2013-007-e1368913684896.jpg)
![Curbside Question: Final B-Body Convertibles – Decisions, Decisions… After I showed you a nice blue Caprice Classic convertible a couple of days ago, mention of the other 1975 B-body convertibles was made in the comments, and I recalled that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/07-27-2012-023-e1362000020988.jpg)
![Car Show Outtake: 1975 Caprice Classic Convertible – Summer Is Coming… Well, it is almost March, but we had a big storm here last Thursday with more on the way this week. I do take comfort in the fact that winter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/7-29-2012-011-e1361744065600.jpg)
![My Curbside Classic: 1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – It’s The NEW Chevrolet High fuel prices, uncertainty in the Middle East and at home, economic troubles, tightening CAFE regulations. No, it’s not 2012, but 1980, a year that marked the start of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HPIM1421-e1338091388149.jpg)
![Miniature Curbside Classic: Chevrolet Caprice By Corgi What do you get when a British toy manufacturer decides to make a scale version of what is arguably GM’s best family car since the 1964 Chevelle or 1955-57 Chevrolet? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-008-e1342475137224.jpg)


