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![For modern enthusiasts and nostalgists, the popularity of postwar Chevrolet cars (and trucks) is so tied up with the SBC V-8 engine that it’s almost hard to believe that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1949-Chevrolet-Styleline-ClassicCars-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline And Styleline – Seize The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolets")
Automotive History – 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline And Styleline – Seize The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolets
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 33 CommentsFor modern enthusiasts and nostalgists, the popularity of postwar Chevrolet cars (and trucks) is so tied up with the SBC V-8 engine that it’s almost hard to believe that […] -
![The Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241226_091806.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 79 CommentsThe Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […] -
![Can failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0764.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 20, 2024 | 35 CommentsCan failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vega-2-e1338664061959.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […] -
![Although the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sting-Ray-road-test-MT1964-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors")
Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 9 CommentsAlthough the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […] -
![Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More")
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
![When we think of the mid-’60s Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova today, we tend to envision either a mousy schoolteacher’s car or a GTO-eating sleeper armed with the rare, ultra-hot L79 SBC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1966-07_MT_ChevyII-snippet.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1966 Chevy II Nova SS 327 With Powerglide – Mild-Mannered Commuter Muscle")
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1966 Chevy II Nova SS 327 With Powerglide – Mild-Mannered Commuter Muscle
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 14 CommentsWhen we think of the mid-’60s Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova today, we tend to envision either a mousy schoolteacher’s car or a GTO-eating sleeper armed with the rare, ultra-hot L79 SBC […] -
![Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate")
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
![When you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1987-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-SS-and-LS-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?")
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 114 CommentsWhen you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […] -
Automotive History and CC Cinema: The Cars of Buford Pusser and the Movie “Walking Tall”
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Every once in a while events collide with personalities, resulting in a legend. This was certainly the case with Sheriff Buford Pusser of McNairy County, Tennessee. -
![(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/80Citation1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s")
CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […] -
![There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail")
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […] -
![(first posted 4/3/2014) I’ve seen this Camaro running around town for a couple of months, and last week I caught up with it in the parking lot of a local community […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/67-Camaro-side-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Camaro Convertible – Perfect Patina")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Camaro Convertible – Perfect Patina
Posted on September 12, 2024 | 88 Comments(first posted 4/3/2014) I’ve seen this Camaro running around town for a couple of months, and last week I caught up with it in the parking lot of a local community […] -
![(first posted 8/23/2018) How many cars during the 1980s, regardless of origin, could be configured to present such different personalities as did the Monte Carlo and was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_3729.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe – For Eve, It Was Business In The Front, Party In The Back")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe – For Eve, It Was Business In The Front, Party In The Back
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 8/23/2018) How many cars during the 1980s, regardless of origin, could be configured to present such different personalities as did the Monte Carlo and was […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2012) Billy was washing his ’79 Nova at the Sloppy Dog Car Wash and grinning from ear to ear. “I’ve got a big night tonight!”, he was thinking, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P7080024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Drama: Billy Takes His Nova To The Races")
Curbside Drama: Billy Takes His Nova To The Races
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 11/1/2012) Billy was washing his ’79 Nova at the Sloppy Dog Car Wash and grinning from ear to ear. “I’ve got a big night tonight!”, he was thinking, […]
