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chevrolet Archive
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2008 Chevrolet MW: Little Big Block
Posted on December 12, 2025 | 17 Comments(Updated 12/12/2025) My second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the […] -
Curbside Find: 2001-08 Chevrolet Cruze – In For A Bruisin’
Posted on December 9, 2025 | 9 Comments(Update 12/9/2025) In a follow-up to Jim Klein’s post on the JDM-only Chevrolet MW, another Suzuki-based car with a bowtie stuck in its grille, I present […] -
Curbside Find: Chevrolet Opala – Body by Opel; Engine by Chevrolet
Posted on December 8, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 12/8/2025) Rivera Notario spotted this elderly Chevrolet Opala in Santiago, Chile, and posted it at the Cohort. The Opala was an important step in GM’s Brazilian ops to […] -
1960 Chevrolet Apache 10: A Santa Fe Landlord Also Still Uses His Old Pickup For Work
Posted on December 6, 2025 | 25 CommentsI stumbled into this fine vintage ’60 Chevy pickup in the Old Town section of Santa Fe. On older guy about my age walked out to it with an armful […] -
My 1985 Chevrolet Nova: Trading A Celica For A Toyonova
Posted on December 6, 2025 | 23 CommentsThose who follow this series know that by the 1980s, I had plenty of experience owning Moparbishis: captive imports from Mitsubishi, sold by Chrysler divisions. As the 1980s advanced, I […] -
1963 Chevrolet Impala V8 4-Door Hardtop With 3-Speed Manual And A/C – Freedom Of Choice
Posted on December 4, 2025 | 36 CommentsBack when this fine ’63 Impala was built, some buyers had a clear idea of what they wanted, or didn’t: No automatic for me, but I’ll take the air conditioning […] -
CC Tech: Inside The 1962 Chevy II/Nova: More Like A Ford Falcon Than A Camaro
Posted on December 3, 2025 | 19 CommentsMany auto enthusiasts are very familiar with the 1968 and later Chevrolet Nova, which was essentially a sedan version of the Chevrolet Camaro. In structure and engineering, the early Chevy […] -
My 1982 Chevrolet Celebrity: A Car To Start My Own Family
Posted on November 22, 2025 | 14 CommentsAfter I wrecked the 1981 Plymouth Champ, I started looking for a new two-door car. It would end up being the bowtie version of the new-for-1982 A-body FWD platform: the […] -
Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova: The Junior Faculty Special
Posted on November 18, 2025 | 56 Comments(Updated 11/18/2025) Imagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned […] -
Rare Survivor: 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Turbo V6 – Forgotten Chevy Still In Great Shape
Posted on November 14, 2025 | 11 CommentsHere is a car to relive the 1980s, or more precisely, an alternative side of that era. A 1980s Chevy, carrying the bowtie’s PLC mantle into that decade, but powered […] -
1967 Chevrolet Caprice: A California Survivor In Albuquerque, NM
Posted on November 9, 2025 | 43 Comments(Updated 11/9/2025) Last week, the road from Dallas delivered more than pavement. On my return trip along I-40, I found this 1967 Caprice hardtop in a McDonald’s parking […] -
1967 Camaro Rally Sport With 250 Six And 3-Speed Manual: It Was Quicker Than A Lot Of V8s And Handled Better Too
Posted on November 6, 2025 | 32 CommentsIt’s easy to characterize a six cylinder Camaro as a slug and a painful reminder that not all classic Camaros came with hot V8s. But it misses a couple of […] -
1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 49 CommentsIn fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […] -
1972 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup: The Justified and Ancient Highwayman
Posted on November 2, 2025 | 57 Comments(Updated 11/2/2025) My previous cheeky essay comparing a newer GMC crew cab pickup, along with a fairly recent Dodge Ram, to an early ’90s Dodge was quite intentional. […] -
1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 29, 2025 | 18 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]
![2008 Chevrolet MW: Little Big Block (Updated 12/12/2025) My second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6683.1.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 2001-08 Chevrolet Cruze – In For A Bruisin’ (Update 12/9/2025) In a follow-up to Jim Klein’s post on the JDM-only Chevrolet MW, another Suzuki-based car with a bowtie stuck in its grille, I present […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191208_152012-copy.jpg)
![Curbside Find: Chevrolet Opala – Body by Opel; Engine by Chevrolet (Updated 12/8/2025) Rivera Notario spotted this elderly Chevrolet Opala in Santiago, Chile, and posted it at the Cohort. The Opala was an important step in GM’s Brazilian ops to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Chevrolet-Opala.jpg)
![1960 Chevrolet Apache 10: A Santa Fe Landlord Also Still Uses His Old Pickup For Work I stumbled into this fine vintage ’60 Chevy pickup in the Old Town section of Santa Fe. On older guy about my age walked out to it with an armful […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_4481-115x115.jpeg)
![My 1985 Chevrolet Nova: Trading A Celica For A Toyonova Those who follow this series know that by the 1980s, I had plenty of experience owning Moparbishis: captive imports from Mitsubishi, sold by Chrysler divisions. As the 1980s advanced, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nova-saloon.jpg)
![1963 Chevrolet Impala V8 4-Door Hardtop With 3-Speed Manual And A/C – Freedom Of Choice Back when this fine ’63 Impala was built, some buyers had a clear idea of what they wanted, or didn’t: No automatic for me, but I’ll take the air conditioning […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_4542-115x115.jpeg)
![CC Tech: Inside The 1962 Chevy II/Nova: More Like A Ford Falcon Than A Camaro Many auto enthusiasts are very familiar with the 1968 and later Chevrolet Nova, which was essentially a sedan version of the Chevrolet Camaro. In structure and engineering, the early Chevy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-Nova-400-convert-Roman-Red-Mecum-Auctions-T117-front-3q-right-115x115.webp)
![My 1982 Chevrolet Celebrity: A Car To Start My Own Family After I wrecked the 1981 Plymouth Champ, I started looking for a new two-door car. It would end up being the bowtie version of the new-for-1982 A-body FWD platform: the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1982-Chevrolet-Celebrity-06-07-115x115.jpg)
![Curbside Find: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova: The Junior Faculty Special (Updated 11/18/2025) Imagine, if you will, it’s September 1966. You’ve accomplished what no one in your family had done before. Just a few short months ago, you earned […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Nova-1.jpg)
![Rare Survivor: 1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Turbo V6 – Forgotten Chevy Still In Great Shape Here is a car to relive the 1980s, or more precisely, an alternative side of that era. A 1980s Chevy, carrying the bowtie’s PLC mantle into that decade, but powered […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1981-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-turbo-Dk-Blue-LtBlue-Bring-a-Trailer-6-front-3q-left-115x115.webp)
![1967 Chevrolet Caprice: A California Survivor In Albuquerque, NM (Updated 11/9/2025) Last week, the road from Dallas delivered more than pavement. On my return trip along I-40, I found this 1967 Caprice hardtop in a McDonald’s parking […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/67-Caprice-Front-3-quarter.1.jpg)
![1967 Camaro Rally Sport With 250 Six And 3-Speed Manual: It Was Quicker Than A Lot Of V8s And Handled Better Too It’s easy to characterize a six cylinder Camaro as a slug and a painful reminder that not all classic Camaros came with hot V8s. But it misses a couple of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1967-Chevrolet-Camaro-RS-Ermine-White-Bring-a-Trailer-369-front-115x115.webp)
![1962 Chevy II vs. Corvair: Why Chevrolet Thought These Similarly Priced Compacts Could Coexist In fall 1961, only two years after the introduction of the radical air-cooled, rear-engine Corvair, Chevrolet rolled out a second compact model, the conventionally engineered water-cooled, front-engine Chevy II. How […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1962-Chevrolet-Chevy-II-100-and-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convertible-115x115.webp)
![1972 Chevrolet C-10 Pickup: The Justified and Ancient Highwayman (Updated 11/2/2025) My previous cheeky essay comparing a newer GMC crew cab pickup, along with a fairly recent Dodge Ram, to an early ’90s Dodge was quite intentional. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P5080322.jpg)
![1949 Studebaker 2R-5 Pickup: Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last) How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here at CC (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10.jpg)


