-
-
Curbside Classics Archives
chevrolet monte carlo Archive
-
![(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 1/19/2016) In the 1990s, flagging sales had led GM to orchestrate a complete rebranding of the Oldsmobile line. The venerable Eighty-Eight, Cutlass and Ninety-Eight nameplates were scrapped, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1963-pontiac-grand-prix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Histories: When The Old Names Died (Part 1)")
Automotive Histories: When The Old Names Died (Part 1)
Posted on January 19, 2022 | 96 Comments(first posted 1/19/2016) In the 1990s, flagging sales had led GM to orchestrate a complete rebranding of the Oldsmobile line. The venerable Eighty-Eight, Cutlass and Ninety-Eight nameplates were scrapped, […] -
COAL: Cars Of My Father, Part 2
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsPicking up from where I left off on my previous post, let’s peruse some more of the cars owned by my father over the years. -
![Thunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the flavour of the decade in […]](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, 2018 | 61 CommentsThunderbird, dead as a dodo. Eldorado, from gold to scrap metal. Riviera, washed away. Lincoln Mark, assassinated. By 2006, the personal luxury coupe – the flavour of the decade in […] -
![While developing the 1996 Taurus, Ford engineers purchased a Toyota Camry and took it apart to find out what made it such a superbly-built vehicle. Careful attention was paid to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chevrolet-lumina-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina – Lights Out")
Curbside Classic: 1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina – Lights Out
Posted on December 1, 2017 | 55 CommentsWhile developing the 1996 Taurus, Ford engineers purchased a Toyota Camry and took it apart to find out what made it such a superbly-built vehicle. Careful attention was paid to […] -
![I only turned 26 on the 17th, but I already feel as though I am getting old. I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted with reckless abandon. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chevrolet-monte-carlo-dodge-challenger-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Dodge Challenger – Two Four-Piece Boxes")
CC Outtake: Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Dodge Challenger – Two Four-Piece Boxes
Posted on December 19, 2016 | 52 CommentsI only turned 26 on the 17th, but I already feel as though I am getting old. I used to be able to eat whatever I wanted with reckless abandon. […]
