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Curbside Classics Archives
Chevrolet Impala Archive
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![(first posted 5/1/2018) Thunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chevy-monte-carlo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2000-06 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Last Gasp Of The American Personal Luxury Coupe")
Curbside Classic: 2000-06 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – The Last Gasp Of The American Personal Luxury Coupe
Posted on May 1, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 5/1/2018) Thunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2018) In the Book of Revelation, 666 is the Number of the Beast. At the Yellow Cab Company of San Diego, 666 was also the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CC-242-049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sedan – 666, the Number of The Beast or No More Sixes")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sedan – 666, the Number of The Beast or No More Sixes
Posted on April 9, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 4/9/2018) In the Book of Revelation, 666 is the Number of the Beast. At the Yellow Cab Company of San Diego, 666 was also the […] -
![(first posted 8/5/2016) If there’s any theme behind the Chevrolet chapter of this series, it’s that General Motors’ was rather fond of topping their lines with a sporty model. Some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/66h6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Chevrolet Edition, Part II")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions And Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Chevrolet Edition, Part II
Posted on August 5, 2022 | 62 Comments(first posted 8/5/2016) If there’s any theme behind the Chevrolet chapter of this series, it’s that General Motors’ was rather fond of topping their lines with a sporty model. Some […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2016) 280 pound-feet of torque: that was the highest torque figure ever seen in a GM W-Body until the introduction of the transversely-mounted 5.3 LS4 V8 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ggggnm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006-09 Chevrolet Impala SS – A Hot Mess")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006-09 Chevrolet Impala SS – A Hot Mess
Posted on March 4, 2022 | 115 Comments(first posted 3/4/2016) 280 pound-feet of torque: that was the highest torque figure ever seen in a GM W-Body until the introduction of the transversely-mounted 5.3 LS4 V8 to the […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2016) Don’t take that headline to mean any of GM’s current fleet wouldn’t make a sound used car buy. On the contrary. However, the 2006 Impala – still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imppii.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Chevrolet Impala – The Last “Good Used Car” From General Motors")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Chevrolet Impala – The Last “Good Used Car” From General Motors
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/3/2016) Don’t take that headline to mean any of GM’s current fleet wouldn’t make a sound used car buy. On the contrary. However, the 2006 Impala – still […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2016) Once the natural and logical choice in vehicle for the large majority of Americans, by the 1980s it was clear that the full-size sedan’s popularity was waning. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4339.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1984 Chevrolet Impala – Big ‘N Basic")
CC Outtake: 1984 Chevrolet Impala – Big ‘N Basic
Posted on February 19, 2022 | 95 Comments(first posted 2/19/2016) Once the natural and logical choice in vehicle for the large majority of Americans, by the 1980s it was clear that the full-size sedan’s popularity was waning. […] -
![(first posted 6/26/2015) Not too long ago, our J.P. Cavanaugh expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-generation Buick LaCrosse. Many of you agreed the LaCrosse was a somewhat half-baked effort, considering the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2008-09 Buick LaCrosse Super – Do 300 Horses and 8 Cylinders Change Your Mind?")
Future Curbside Classic: 2008-09 Buick LaCrosse Super – Do 300 Horses and 8 Cylinders Change Your Mind?
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 6/26/2015) Not too long ago, our J.P. Cavanaugh expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-generation Buick LaCrosse. Many of you agreed the LaCrosse was a somewhat half-baked effort, considering the […] -
![My first post on high mileage vehicles for sale was so popular I’ve decided to make it a semi-regular feature, and I’ve even given it a name: Who Wants to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/c1f13532db8774aafde4a5ff49905d0c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Who Wants to be a Mileage Millionaire – The Ugly American (Car) Edition")
Who Wants to be a Mileage Millionaire – The Ugly American (Car) Edition
Posted on August 14, 2019 | 49 CommentsMy first post on high mileage vehicles for sale was so popular I’ve decided to make it a semi-regular feature, and I’ve even given it a name: Who Wants to […] -
![Hoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1970-buick-electra-convertible.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Histories: The Last Full-Size Convertibles")
Automotive Histories: The Last Full-Size Convertibles
Posted on March 13, 2019 | 107 CommentsHoods and trunk lids that go for days were par for the course for full-size American cars of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. For that extra dimension of extravagance and […] -
![What a difference nearly three decades make, or does it? Produced for 28 years with minimal enhancements, the GM W-body lived an unusually long life in many forms. This 1989 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/thumb_IMG_8163_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix & 2006 Chevrolet Impala – Double Ws")
CC Outtake: 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix & 2006 Chevrolet Impala – Double Ws
Posted on September 30, 2016 | 47 CommentsWhat a difference nearly three decades make, or does it? Produced for 28 years with minimal enhancements, the GM W-body lived an unusually long life in many forms. This 1989 […] -
![Although I’m generally quite proud of most of my photoshopped “What If” cars, my skills are no match for someone who is actually possesses a degree in graphic design and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Casey-artandcolor-2017-Caprice.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If?: 2017 “Retro” Chevrolet Caprice?")
What If?: 2017 “Retro” Chevrolet Caprice?
Posted on April 4, 2016 | 63 CommentsAlthough I’m generally quite proud of most of my photoshopped “What If” cars, my skills are no match for someone who is actually possesses a degree in graphic design and […] -
![Proton, the automaker formerly owned by the Malaysian government, made their name building and exporting Mitsubishi cast-offs. Indeed, they didn’t engineer their own car until 2000 (the Waja) and continued selling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/proton-m21-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1997-2000 Proton M21 – Would You Buy A Brand New Old Car?")
Curbside Outtake/QOTD: 1997-2000 Proton M21 – Would You Buy A Brand New Old Car?
Posted on December 11, 2015 | 48 CommentsProton, the automaker formerly owned by the Malaysian government, made their name building and exporting Mitsubishi cast-offs. Indeed, they didn’t engineer their own car until 2000 (the Waja) and continued selling […] -
![While I was in Las Vegas, I knew there were several things I really wanted to do. I wanted to fire a gun for the first time, and so I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dodge-challenger-1970-rt-convertible-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Concours: Auto Collections at The LINQ – Part One")
Curbside Concours: Auto Collections at The LINQ – Part One
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 29 CommentsWhile I was in Las Vegas, I knew there were several things I really wanted to do. I wanted to fire a gun for the first time, and so I […] -
![Let’s face it. Renting a car can be an overall unpleasant experience. Paying an often obscene amount of money for use of a car that in one way or another […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Screen-shot-2013-06-21-at-9.56.05-AM.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Question: What Was The Worst Rental Car You’ve Ever Had?")
CC Question: What Was The Worst Rental Car You’ve Ever Had?
Posted on June 26, 2013 | 169 CommentsLet’s face it. Renting a car can be an overall unpleasant experience. Paying an often obscene amount of money for use of a car that in one way or another […] -
What If? – Recent Full-Size Hardtops
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 42 CommentsToday’s Feature: What if the Ford Five Hundred, Chevrolet Impala, and Cadillac DTS were available as hardtops?
