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chevrolet Archive
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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. […] -
Chevrolet Caprice Classic And Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagons: GM’s Long-Running Family Haulers –1977-1990
Posted on June 17, 2026 | 19 CommentsPhotos posted by Hyperpack at the CC Cohort General Motors certainly knew how to stretch their engineering and styling dollar, because when they had a hit, they stuck with it […] -
1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans: The Rise And Fall Of The Midsize Four-Door Hardtop
Posted on June 7, 2026 | 50 CommentsDuring America’s roughly 25-year love affair with hardtops, the four-door hardtop enjoyed solid popularity in most domestic full-size lines, but the style never really caught on for smaller domestic models. […] -
Vintage C/D Editorial: The Chevrolet Corvair Gets A 10-Year Postmortem
Posted on May 30, 2026 | 27 CommentsIn spring 1979, as GM rolled out its all-new, highly promising, supposedly revolutionary FWD X-body compacts, the editors of Car and Driver remembered that it had been almost exactly 10 […] -
1981 Chevrolet Citation 4-Speed Hatchback: A Well-Preserved Example Of GM’s Greatest Failure
Posted on May 24, 2026 | 84 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw such a clean example of the ill-fated Chevrolet Citation? A big sales success in 1980 and 1981, the X-body Citation could easily have […] -
1972 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Vs. Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe: Battle Of The B-Bodies
Posted on May 20, 2026 | 30 CommentsThe eternal question with GM brands is whether there was really a meaningful difference between them, and whether that difference was worth the differences in price. The early ’70s Chevrolet […] -
1963 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside Pickup: So Clever It Even Outsmarted Itself
Posted on May 16, 2026 | 16 CommentsSome vehicles are appealing because they’re sexy, some because they’re craggy and rugged, and some because they look like toys. The rear-engine Corvair 95 trucks fall firmly in the latter […] -
25 Horsepower For $30? Why Dual Exhausts Offered More Bang For The Buck Than Any Other Performance Option
Posted on May 6, 2026 | 23 CommentsStarting in the ’50s and continuing into the 1970s, many Detroit automakers offered optional dual exhaust systems, often for surprising little money. Though long favored by hot-rodders, dual exhausts never […] -
1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – A Car Guy’s Full-Size Secret
Posted on May 3, 2026 | 84 Comments(Updated 5/3/2026) The owner of this 1995 Chevrolet Caprice—an engineering student at the University of Dayton—might seem like an unlikely match for such a big, old-school sedan, but […] -
1975 Chevrolet Corvette L48 Convertible: Only 165 HP And Just 61 Miles On This Final-Year C3 Convertible
Posted on May 1, 2026 | 11 CommentsLet’s say you had the opportunity to buy a bright red vintage Corvette convertible — one of the very last of the C3 generation — with close to zero miles, […] -
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 2 – General Motors Cars
Posted on April 28, 2026 | 30 CommentsMidway between Atlanta and Chattanooga sits a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana, all hidden from the road by pine trees. If you stop at the sign that says “Old […] -
1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra Of The Sporting Chevys
Posted on April 17, 2026 | 71 Comments(Updated 4/17/2026) It seems that through the years, there have been a lot more of, shall we say, prosaic cars on our pages? That’s all fine and good, and […]
![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)
![Chevrolet Caprice Classic And Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagons: GM’s Long-Running Family Haulers –1977-1990 Photos posted by Hyperpack at the CC Cohort General Motors certainly knew how to stretch their engineering and styling dollar, because when they had a hit, they stuck with it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/55333470514_515690ce72_k-115x115.jpg)
![1972 Pontiac Luxury LeMans: The Rise And Fall Of The Midsize Four-Door Hardtop During America’s roughly 25-year love affair with hardtops, the four-door hardtop enjoyed solid popularity in most domestic full-size lines, but the style never really caught on for smaller domestic models. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1972-Pontiac-Luxury-LeMans-4HT-Springfield-Green-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-trees-115x115.webp)
![Vintage C/D Editorial: The Chevrolet Corvair Gets A 10-Year Postmortem In spring 1979, as GM rolled out its all-new, highly promising, supposedly revolutionary FWD X-body compacts, the editors of Car and Driver remembered that it had been almost exactly 10 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1979_05_CD_Corvair_lead-115x115.webp)
![1981 Chevrolet Citation 4-Speed Hatchback: A Well-Preserved Example Of GM’s Greatest Failure When was the last time you saw such a clean example of the ill-fated Chevrolet Citation? A big sales success in 1980 and 1981, the X-body Citation could easily have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1981-Chevrolet-Citation-5HB-White-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-115x115.webp)
![1972 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop Vs. Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe: Battle Of The B-Bodies The eternal question with GM brands is whether there was really a meaningful difference between them, and whether that difference was worth the differences in price. The early ’70s Chevrolet […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1972-Pontiac-Catalina-Cinnamon-Bronze-and-Chevrolet-Impala-Custom-Golden-Brown-front-3q-comp-115x115.webp)
![1963 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside Pickup: So Clever It Even Outsmarted Itself Some vehicles are appealing because they’re sexy, some because they’re craggy and rugged, and some because they look like toys. The rear-engine Corvair 95 trucks fall firmly in the latter […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1963-Chevrolet-Corvair-Rampside-95-Cardinal-Red-Cameo-White-RM-Sothebys-front-3q-right-banner-115x115.webp)
![25 Horsepower For $30? Why Dual Exhausts Offered More Bang For The Buck Than Any Other Performance Option Starting in the ’50s and continuing into the 1970s, many Detroit automakers offered optional dual exhaust systems, often for surprising little money. Though long favored by hot-rodders, dual exhausts never […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1957-Chevrolet-Bel-Air-2HT-Surf-Green-India-Ivory-Bring-a-Trailer-129-side-right-dual-exhaust-comp-1-115x115.webp)
![1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – A Car Guy’s Full-Size Secret (Updated 5/3/2026) The owner of this 1995 Chevrolet Caprice—an engineering student at the University of Dayton—might seem like an unlikely match for such a big, old-school sedan, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-06-05-11.16.36.jpg)
![1975 Chevrolet Corvette L48 Convertible: Only 165 HP And Just 61 Miles On This Final-Year C3 Convertible Let’s say you had the opportunity to buy a bright red vintage Corvette convertible — one of the very last of the C3 generation — with close to zero miles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1975-Chevrolet-Corvette-convert-Mille-Miglia-Red-Bring-a-Trailer-36-side-right-high-insets-1-115x115.webp)
![Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 2 – General Motors Cars Midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga sits a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana, all hidden from the road by pine trees. If you stop at the sign that says “Old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-27-18.22.28-115x115.png)
![1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe – Ne Plus Ultra Of The Sporting Chevys (Updated 4/17/2026) It seems that through the years, there have been a lot more of, shall we say, prosaic cars on our pages? That’s all fine and good, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=800,height=533,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/7-22-thru-7-27-2013-030-e1399074255762.jpg)


