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chevrolet Archive
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Curbside Recycling: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix SJ – Pontiac Flips America The Bird
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 49 CommentsIt’s been a Herculean effort, I’ve struggled mightily while toiling far and wide to find a first-year example of the Citation that sold over 800,000 times in the 1980 model […] -
Curbside Capsule: 1976 Chevy Camaro – Narrowing Down Your Choices
Posted on March 29, 2021 | 53 CommentsI caught this nice, original Camaro outside my doctor’s office a couple of months ago. The parking job limited my camera angles, but this shot captures the essence of the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat
Posted on March 12, 2021 | 31 CommentsAfter a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […] -
Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks?
Posted on March 6, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […] -
Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck
Posted on March 5, 2021 | 44 CommentsThe other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon
Posted on March 1, 2021 | 52 CommentsWhen I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Lumina Coupe Two
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 82 Comments(first posted 1/29/2015) I want to make something very clear. From that title, it sounds like I’m criticizing this generation of Chevrolet’s personal luxury coupe for losing the rear-wheel-drive layout […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Posted on January 29, 2021 | 45 CommentsFord and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […] -
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge
Posted on January 12, 2021 | 26 CommentsPossibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1)
Posted on January 4, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Suburban – Waiting Outside The Pearly Chainlink Gates
Posted on December 25, 2020 | 39 CommentsI realize it may seem that I spend an inordinate amount of time in the parking lots outside of junkyards, however that’s not really the case. Sometimes the best finds […] -
Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 50 CommentsI’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […] -
CC For Sale: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Curbside Classic for Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2020 | 52 CommentsFor most of us, 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has caused dramatic changes to many people’s lives. It may also be a quieter Christmas for those of […] -
Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized
Posted on December 22, 2020 | 63 CommentsAny feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]
![Curbside Recycling: 1980 Pontiac Phoenix SJ – Pontiac Flips America The Bird It’s been a Herculean effort, I’ve struggled mightily while toiling far and wide to find a first-year example of the Citation that sold over 800,000 times in the 1980 model […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1833.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Capsule: 1976 Chevy Camaro – Narrowing Down Your Choices I caught this nice, original Camaro outside my doctor’s office a couple of months ago. The parking job limited my camera angles, but this shot captures the essence of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/76-Camaro-Beauty.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Chevrolet C10 – Fifty-One Years of Service? No Sweat After a recent bout of two plus weeks of sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, Mother Nature is offering up springtime weather for the foreseeable future. Naturally, this turns one’s mind toward outside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_1593.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1932 Chevrolet Confederate – Hark! What Rung on Yonder Ladder Cracks? (first posted 3/6/2015) It is said competition brings out the best in people. After our recent visit with a 1932 Ford (here), it seems only natural to examine and scrutinize […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-32.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtake: Colorado Road Train – A Man Who Could Use A Truck The other day as I was approaching a junkyard I passed someone on the shoulder making adjustments to a load on a trailer. Upon leaving the junkyard some time later, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0104.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – The Not So Little Red Wagon When I was a small kid, I thought and believed that only two types of vehicles should always be bright red, those of course being sports cars and fire engines. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_9795-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Lumina Coupe Two (first posted 1/29/2015) I want to make something very clear. From that title, it sounds like I’m criticizing this generation of Chevrolet’s personal luxury coupe for losing the rear-wheel-drive layout […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chevrolet-monte-carlo-ls-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT – Slow And Steady Wins The Race Ford and Chevrolet had been locked in mortal combat since at least the late 1920s. From that point through the 1970’s it was more often than not that Chevrolet came […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1973-Ford-F-150-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020 Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro – Rising To The Challenge Possibly one of a person’s more telling character traits is their willingness to be challenged. Some enjoy it; some need prodding; some need neither. An unwillingness to be challenged, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Chevrolet Astro – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 1) (first posted 8/10/2011) “Memo to Chevrolet Product Planning from GM Central Committee, January 1984: Gentlemen, it appears that Chrysler has stumbled upon something with its Hail Mary minivan. Poor, desperate, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1985ChevroletAstro02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1972 Chevrolet Suburban – Waiting Outside The Pearly Chainlink Gates I realize it may seem that I spend an inordinate amount of time in the parking lots outside of junkyards, however that’s not really the case. Sometimes the best finds […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IMG_8138.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Gift Idea: 1981 Chevrolet Citation – For That Special Someone I’ll be honest, I don’t usually cruise Craigslist looking for cars for others. I want them all for myself. But here’s one that I’ll pass on due to the Christmas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Citation01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Curbside Classic for Christmas For most of us, 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The pandemic has caused dramatic changes to many people’s lives. It may also be a quieter Christmas for those of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1973-Monte-Carlo-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Losing The Plot? The History Of The American Pickup Becoming More Civilized Any feature about a pickup seems to be accompanied by comments lamenting the loss of basic pickups. Despite these perceptions, basic spec pickups do still exist although they have become […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-Silverado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


