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![(Updated 10/27/2025) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may have been the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/80ChevyCamaro1jg.jpg "1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS: The Object Of High-School Dreams")
1980 Chevrolet Camaro and Camaro RS: The Object Of High-School Dreams
Posted on October 27, 2025 | 48 Comments(Updated 10/27/2025) Here it is, the car to which most of my male peers aspired during my 1980s teenagerhood: the second-generation Camaro. The Colonnade Cutlass Supreme may have been the […] -
![This picture was recently posted on the Facebook group “Cape Rewound” and it’s too good to not pass along. Presented as being from the June 14, 1959 issue of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1959-Chevrolets-on-Barge-115x115.jpeg "Vintage Photo: A Floating Fleet Of Fins – 1959 Chevrolets On the Mississippi River")
Vintage Photo: A Floating Fleet Of Fins – 1959 Chevrolets On the Mississippi River
Posted on October 22, 2025 | 30 CommentsThis picture was recently posted on the Facebook group “Cape Rewound” and it’s too good to not pass along. Presented as being from the June 14, 1959 issue of the […] -
![(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1991-Toyota-Previa-03-Small.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)")
Curbside Classic: 1991-97 Toyota Previa – How Hard Can It Be To Make A Minivan? (Part 6)
Posted on October 20, 2025 | 78 Comments(Updated 10/20/2025) After too long of a respite, let us resume our examination of the curious development of the American minivan. Yes, I know it has been […] -
![(Updated 10/17/2025) I generally welcome the recent embrace of patina in the old car world. Not every worthwhile classic should be restored to better than new. On the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Truck-2.jpg "Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet Pickup – Perfect Patina?")
Curbside Find: 1951 Chevrolet Pickup – Perfect Patina?
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 31 Comments(Updated 10/17/2025) I generally welcome the recent embrace of patina in the old car world. Not every worthwhile classic should be restored to better than new. On the […] -
![Some of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars. The establishment where I found this thing at had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5913.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s")
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 12 CommentsSome of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars. The establishment where I found this thing at had […] -
![A year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1963-Chevrolet-Corvair-Monza-Spyder-convert-Ember-Red-Mecum-Auctions-W93-front-3q-right-MT-vignette-115x115.webp "Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”")
Vintage M/T Road Test: 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible – “A Real Enthusiast’s Machine”
Posted on October 16, 2025 | 11 CommentsA year after their disappointing initial test of the new turbocharged Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder, Motor Trend tried a convertible version and came away impressed. Not only was it significantly […] -
![Until the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1955-GM-V-8-engines-115x115.webp "Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines")
Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 41 CommentsUntil the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […] -
![Text by Patrick Bell. Chevrolet’s were hard to beat in the 60’s. They capitalized on their success from the ’50s and offered the same style and quality with increasing model […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tumblr_pv2h32DWGn1qcdxvpo1_1280-115x115.jpg "When Chevrolets Ruled The Road – Vintage 1960s Photos")
When Chevrolets Ruled The Road – Vintage 1960s Photos
Posted on October 3, 2025 | 20 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Chevrolet’s were hard to beat in the 60’s. They capitalized on their success from the ’50s and offered the same style and quality with increasing model […] -
![I was inspired to write after finding this dilapidated 1958 Chevrolet Delray for sale on eBay. I then searched the web for more surviving ’58 Delray 4-doors. Not too many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-20-at-19-49-36-s-l1600.jpg-JPEG-Image-1024-×-768-pixels-—-Scaled-93-115x115.png "1958 Chevrolet Delray 4-Door Sedan: Once So Common; Now So Rare")
1958 Chevrolet Delray 4-Door Sedan: Once So Common; Now So Rare
Posted on September 26, 2025 | 26 CommentsI was inspired to write after finding this dilapidated 1958 Chevrolet Delray for sale on eBay. I then searched the web for more surviving ’58 Delray 4-doors. Not too many […] -
![Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker-115x115.webp "Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors")
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
![The 1979 Chevrolet Camaro was an incredibly popular car — model-year production topped 282,000 units, the Camaro’s all-time peak — and it still looks pretty good in its swaggering disco-era […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1979-Chevrolet-Camaro-Med-Beige-Bring-a-Trailer-3-composite-115x115.webp "1979 Chevrolet Camaro: The Best-Selling Camaro In Its Second-Worst Color")
1979 Chevrolet Camaro: The Best-Selling Camaro In Its Second-Worst Color
Posted on September 4, 2025 | 62 CommentsThe 1979 Chevrolet Camaro was an incredibly popular car — model-year production topped 282,000 units, the Camaro’s all-time peak — and it still looks pretty good in its swaggering disco-era […] -
![(Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2265.jpeg "CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground")
CC Roadtrip Documentary: Fresh Harvests On Familiar Ground
Posted on August 29, 2025 | 27 Comments(Author’s note: This piece has topics ranging from road construction to tourist destinations to Dodge Monacos to shopping baskets. In turn, there are approximately 65 pictures. Please note some of […] -
![I’m not sure why, I guess I don’t recall things as I used to, but I’ve never submitted a post on my El Camino. So I better do so now, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EC1-e1753997084934.jpg "My 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Meet Elky")
My 1974 Chevrolet El Camino – Meet Elky
Posted on August 1, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’m not sure why, I guess I don’t recall things as I used to, but I’ve never submitted a post on my El Camino. So I better do so now, […] -
![Engineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1951-Ford-Consul-blue-Car-and-Classic-front-3q-right.webp "The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension")
The Origins Of The MacPherson Strut Suspension
Posted on June 26, 2025 | 24 CommentsEngineer Earle MacPherson devised an early version of his now-famous strut suspension for an abortive GM small car project, the Chevrolet Cadet, but it wasn’t until he went to […] -
![Between 1945 and 1947, Chevrolet developed an advanced postwar compact called the Cadet. Originally intended as a “light car” that would sell for less than $1,000, it quickly evolved into […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SIA20-The-Truth-About-Chevys-Cashiered-Cadet-Jan.-Feb.-1974_16a.webp "1947 Chevrolet Cadet: The Revolutionary Postwar “Light Car” Chevrolet Never Actually Built")
1947 Chevrolet Cadet: The Revolutionary Postwar “Light Car” Chevrolet Never Actually Built
Posted on June 21, 2025 | 34 CommentsBetween 1945 and 1947, Chevrolet developed an advanced postwar compact called the Cadet. Originally intended as a “light car” that would sell for less than $1,000, it quickly evolved into […]
