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caprice Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS – Last Of The Best
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 4/26/2012) Ah, Caprice. The pride of GM’s big car line, darling of police departments and taxi companies everywhere; you were taken from us too soon. Yes, the GM […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […] -
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 – […] -
Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford LTD – It Launched The Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on December 11, 2021 | 115 Comments(first posted 3/16/2011). Headline superlatives are a slippery slope, but I’m standing on pretty solid ground here: This is the car that completely changed the marketplace, the car that […] -
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 […] -
Cohort Outtake: A GM Lover Lives Here
Posted on October 1, 2019 | 32 Comments(First Posted September 5, 2013) Prolific CC Cohort poster William Rubano found a nice cache of big Generalmobiles. That very clean ’84 Coupe deVille really shows of its boxy, straight […] -
CC Outtake: 1971 Chevrolet Caprice Camper — Yes, Really
Posted on January 26, 2016 | 17 CommentsMy buddy John and I worked together in radio 20-mumble years ago and keep in touch through Facebook. Today he is involved with an organ-donor group and travels the state […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Caprice – Iris and Albert Make a Trip to Houston
Posted on July 5, 2015 | 81 Comments(first posted 7/26/2012) Iris and Albert were tiring of their 1964 Chevrolet Bel-Air. Having had it since it was new, and having put many miles on it, they sought […] -
Automotive Histories: What’s In A Borrowed Name?
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 45 CommentsDuring the 1970s, Holden had three core models, all manufactured locally: Gemini, Torana and the full-size Holden, varyingly known as Kingswood, Belmont, Premier, Monaro and Statesman. Following the 1970s, though, […] -
CC Outtake: The Sign Says It All
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 26 CommentsI saw this car just a couple weeks ago, while sitting at a red light. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was covered on these digital pages back in […] -
Curbside Outtake- 1973 Chevy Caprice Custom Coupe
Posted on October 20, 2013 | 28 CommentsWhile collecting El Camino images for last Thursday’s Streetscape article, I also encountered this ’73 Chevy. It’s hard to miss Curbside Classics when they park side by side… -
CC Road Trip: Gonna Buy You a Chevrolet
Posted on July 19, 2013 | 42 CommentsHaving done an all-Ford road trip post just a few weeks back, it seems only fair to show some Chevy love as well. As with the Ford piece, the photos […] -
CC Follow-Up: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – Time Stands Still…
Posted on February 14, 2013 | 15 CommentsRemember our 1966 Caprice CC? I have been regularly passing it since its CC debut last April, and I have to tell you, the more things change, the more this […]
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS – Last Of The Best (first posted 4/26/2012) Ah, Caprice. The pride of GM’s big car line, darling of police departments and taxi companies everywhere; you were taken from us too soon. Yes, the GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-8-2012-001-e1334681582137.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough (first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1967ChevyCaprceEstate01-crop.jpg)
![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)
![Curbside Classic: 1965 Ford LTD – It Launched The Great Brougham Epoch (first posted 3/16/2011). Headline superlatives are a slippery slope, but I’m standing on pretty solid ground here: This is the car that completely changed the marketplace, the car that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ltd.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)
![Cohort Outtake: A GM Lover Lives Here (First Posted September 5, 2013) Prolific CC Cohort poster William Rubano found a nice cache of big Generalmobiles. That very clean ’84 Coupe deVille really shows of its boxy, straight […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GM-Lover.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1971 Chevrolet Caprice Camper — Yes, Really My buddy John and I worked together in radio 20-mumble years ago and keep in touch through Facebook. Today he is involved with an organ-donor group and travels the state […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1971-Chevrolet-Caprice-camper.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet Caprice – Iris and Albert Make a Trip to Houston (first posted 7/26/2012) Iris and Albert were tiring of their 1964 Chevrolet Bel-Air. Having had it since it was new, and having put many miles on it, they sought […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/P6030627.jpg)
![Automotive Histories: What’s In A Borrowed Name? During the 1970s, Holden had three core models, all manufactured locally: Gemini, Torana and the full-size Holden, varyingly known as Kingswood, Belmont, Premier, Monaro and Statesman. Following the 1970s, though, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/holden-monaro-past-and-present.jpg)
![CC Outtake: The Sign Says It All I saw this car just a couple weeks ago, while sitting at a red light. If it looks familiar, that’s because it was covered on these digital pages back in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6-19-2014-023-e1403379625298.jpg)
![CC Cinema: The Brady Bunch – The AstroTurf Is Always Greener I had a hard time relating to my elementary school peers, back in the late ’80s. While my female classmates were obsessed with ponies and princesses, my fellow males’ more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/brady-bunch-house.jpg)

![CC Road Trip: Gonna Buy You a Chevrolet Having done an all-Ford road trip post just a few weeks back, it seems only fair to show some Chevy love as well. As with the Ford piece, the photos […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1941-Chevrolet-pickup-Cuero-TX-120224_1000.jpg)
![CC Follow-Up: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – Time Stands Still… Remember our 1966 Caprice CC? I have been regularly passing it since its CC debut last April, and I have to tell you, the more things change, the more this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=852,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02-03-2013-048-e1360010769623.jpg)


