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chevrolet Archive
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible: A Three-Speed Stocker Reminds Us Why Everybody Loves ‘Em
Posted on October 7, 2026 | 22 CommentsOccasionally, I’ll find a 1955 Chevrolet that makes me stop and reappraise why it’s probably the best thing General Motors ever made. Too many are lowered, repowered, billeted, and otherwise […] -
The 1957–1959 Ford-Chevrolet Sales Race: Busting Some Myths About When Ford Finally Beat Chevrolet — Twice
Posted on September 12, 2026 | 25 CommentsFord was the No. 1 automotive brand in America until the mid-1930s, when it fell inexorably behind Chevrolet. Although Henry Ford II was determined to reclaim the top slot after […] -
1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport: A Low-Mileage Sport Sedan, Chevy-Style
Posted on August 31, 2026 | 23 CommentsGeneral Motors has always been good about prodding automotive enthusiasts with their naming practices. Pontiac was the worst offender in the 1960s, causing a mild uproar by naming an A-body […] -
1969 Buick Skylark Custom With TH350 Transmission: GM Finally Shifts Into Third Gear
Posted on August 31, 2026 | 27 CommentsWhile GM had a first-rate modern 3-speed automatic in the form of Turbo Hydra-Matic 400, a lot of late ’60s GM cars still had 2-speed automatics, which the divisions insisted […] -
1976 Chevrolet LUV For Sale: One Of Few That Are “Very Clean”
Posted on July 20, 2026 | 9 CommentsA few years ago, I dreamed that I owned a blue Chevy LUV, and I fretted that I wasn’t driving it enough. Although few remember their dreams exactly, I can […] -
1953 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup For Sale: A Classic Workhorse With No Reserve
Posted on July 15, 2026 | 14 CommentsClose your eyes. What do you see when I say “pickup truck?” Is it a new King Ranch F-150? Or is it something more akin to this 1953 Chevrolet “Advance […] -
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina — Suddenly It’s 1960 (In Reverse)
Posted on July 13, 2026 | 71 Comments(Updated 7/13/2026) Automotive history has a way of repeating itself. Thirty years after Ford found itself chasing Chevrolet’s seemingly unstoppable success, the tables had turned. By 1990, […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – How Many Could Still Be Left Out There?
Posted on July 11, 2026 | 88 Comments(Updated 7/11/2026) I’ve had this one in the can for over a year now and after holding out to try and find a first-year example […] -
1966 Chevrolet Caprice Custom Coupe For Sale: An Aztec Bronze Beauty That’s Had The Same Owner For 58 Years
Posted on July 7, 2026 | 8 CommentsThe Chevrolet Caprice enjoyed its first full model year in 1966, and in doing so, it was upgraded to its own series that was slotted directly above the Impala. If […] -
1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza For Sale: A Beautiful But Sensible Collector Car
Posted on July 6, 2026 | 33 CommentsAs the owner of a Corvair myself, I can attest that the little Chevy with a dubious reputation is actually a sensible collector car…as long as you buy a good […] -
1949 Chevrolet Styleline DeLuxe Four-Door Sedan For Sale: Two Owners, A “Refurbished” Engine, And No Reserve
Posted on July 3, 2026 | 18 CommentsChevrolet called its all-new 1949 Chevrolet “the most beautiful buy of all,” and it does bear a family resemblance to the attractive 1949 Cadillac when viewed in profile. This well-worn […] -
Ten Classic Turquoise Cars And Trucks Of The 1960s (And One From 1970)
Posted on June 28, 2026 | 32 CommentsTurquoise cars and trucks are most strongly associated with the 1950s — we’ve all seen cheerful two-tone Chevrolet Bel Air hardtops in Tropical Turquoise over India Ivory — but turquoise […] -
1968 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe: Chevrolet’s Middle-Class, Medium-Price Luxury Contender
Posted on June 26, 2026 | 18 CommentsBy the 1960s, the old brand ladder once promoted by GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. — “a car for every purse and purpose” — had become a glut of […] -
GM’s Big B-Body Rarities Of 1971-1976 — Six-Bangers and Three-Speeds
Posted on June 22, 2026 | 136 Comments(Updated 6/22/2026) The big B-bodies of 1971 to 1976 are certainly a love or hate type of automobile. With Perry’s recent eBay find of a ’75 Chevrolet Bel-Air wagon […] -
1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 4-Speed: In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Orchid
Posted on June 22, 2026 | 32 CommentsThe sheer popularity of vintage Chevrolets can have a numbing effect. Most people like these cars, but they’re so ubiquitous that it can be hard to get excited about them. […]
![1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible: A Three-Speed Stocker Reminds Us Why Everybody Loves ‘Em Occasionally, I’ll find a 1955 Chevrolet that makes me stop and reappraise why it’s probably the best thing General Motors ever made. Too many are lowered, repowered, billeted, and otherwise […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55-Chevy-1-115x115.jpg)
![The 1957–1959 Ford-Chevrolet Sales Race: Busting Some Myths About When Ford Finally Beat Chevrolet — Twice Ford was the No. 1 automotive brand in America until the mid-1930s, when it fell inexorably behind Chevrolet. Although Henry Ford II was determined to reclaim the top slot after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1957-Ford-Custom-2SD-and-Chevrolet-210-2SD-Classic-Auto-Mall-sides-joined-115x115.webp)
![1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport: A Low-Mileage Sport Sedan, Chevy-Style General Motors has always been good about prodding automotive enthusiasts with their naming practices. Pontiac was the worst offender in the 1960s, causing a mild uproar by naming an A-body […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/85-Celebrity-1-e1787918819800-115x115.jpg)
![1969 Buick Skylark Custom With TH350 Transmission: GM Finally Shifts Into Third Gear While GM had a first-rate modern 3-speed automatic in the form of Turbo Hydra-Matic 400, a lot of late ’60s GM cars still had 2-speed automatics, which the divisions insisted […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1969-Buick-Skylark-Custom-2HT-Polar-White-Bring-a-Trailer-5-side-left-with-TH350-115x115.webp)
![1976 Chevrolet LUV For Sale: One Of Few That Are “Very Clean” A few years ago, I dreamed that I owned a blue Chevy LUV, and I fretted that I wasn’t driving it enough. Although few remember their dreams exactly, I can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1976-LUV-1-e1784493078104-115x115.jpg)
![1953 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup For Sale: A Classic Workhorse With No Reserve Close your eyes. What do you see when I say “pickup truck?” Is it a new King Ranch F-150? Or is it something more akin to this 1953 Chevrolet “Advance […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1953-Chevy-1-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina — Suddenly It’s 1960 (In Reverse) (Updated 7/13/2026) Automotive history has a way of repeating itself. Thirty years after Ford found itself chasing Chevrolet’s seemingly unstoppable success, the tables had turned. By 1990, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1990-Chevrolet-Lumina-03-Small.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – How Many Could Still Be Left Out There? (Updated 7/11/2026) I’ve had this one in the can for over a year now and after holding out to try and find a first-year example […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2306.jpg)
![1966 Chevrolet Caprice Custom Coupe For Sale: An Aztec Bronze Beauty That’s Had The Same Owner For 58 Years The Chevrolet Caprice enjoyed its first full model year in 1966, and in doing so, it was upgraded to its own series that was slotted directly above the Impala. If […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1966-Caprice-6-e1783164502164-115x115.avif)
![1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza For Sale: A Beautiful But Sensible Collector Car As the owner of a Corvair myself, I can attest that the little Chevy with a dubious reputation is actually a sensible collector car…as long as you buy a good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/66-Corvair-1-115x115.jpg)
![1949 Chevrolet Styleline DeLuxe Four-Door Sedan For Sale: Two Owners, A “Refurbished” Engine, And No Reserve Chevrolet called its all-new 1949 Chevrolet “the most beautiful buy of all,” and it does bear a family resemblance to the attractive 1949 Cadillac when viewed in profile. This well-worn […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/49-Chevy-1-115x115.webp)
![Ten Classic Turquoise Cars And Trucks Of The 1960s (And One From 1970) Turquoise cars and trucks are most strongly associated with the 1950s — we’ve all seen cheerful two-tone Chevrolet Bel Air hardtops in Tropical Turquoise over India Ivory — but turquoise […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1967-Ford-F-100-1960-Corvette-1968-Oldsmobile-Delmont-88-Turquoise-composite-1-115x115.webp)
![1968 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe: Chevrolet’s Middle-Class, Medium-Price Luxury Contender By the 1960s, the old brand ladder once promoted by GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr. — “a car for every purse and purpose” — had become a glut of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1968-Chevrolet-Caprice-Custom-CP-Seafrost-Green-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-3q-left-115x115.webp)
![GM’s Big B-Body Rarities Of 1971-1976 — Six-Bangers and Three-Speeds (Updated 6/22/2026) The big B-bodies of 1971 to 1976 are certainly a love or hate type of automobile. With Perry’s recent eBay find of a ’75 Chevrolet Bel-Air wagon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/belair-wagon.jpg)
![1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 4-Speed: In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Orchid The sheer popularity of vintage Chevrolets can have a numbing effect. Most people like these cars, but they’re so ubiquitous that it can be hard to get excited about them. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1965-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-409-Evening-Orchid-Mecum-Auctions-F295-front-3q-right-115x115.webp)


