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chevrolet Archive
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Vintage Dealer Postcards: Mostly Chevrolets, With Guest Appearances – Early ’60s
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 17 CommentsEpp’s Chevrolet, Middlesboro, KY. -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – The Ole’ Chevy Wagon
Posted on July 4, 2023 | 30 CommentsWhere did the old wagons go? They apparently dissolved away, lost into ether (rust more precisely), for finding one is awfully hard. Look on the streets, or the Cohort, and […] -
COPAC (Company Owned Pickup of A Career): 2007 Chevrolet Silverado – The Elephant In The Living Room
Posted on June 30, 2023 | 64 Comments(first posted 6/30/2017) Fleet vehicles often have a cursed existence. Born to be subjected to a terribly wide variety of drivers and situations, they experience a long term acid […] -
Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Beretta – A Dash Of Sportiness
Posted on June 25, 2023 | 108 Comments(first posted 8/5/2012) Some cars are invisible. Due to large production numbers and affordable pricing, certain cars are seen all over the place. Slowly and surely though, rust, deferred maintenance […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 106 Comments(first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer – The Anti-Impala
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 134 Comments(first posted 6/23/2017) We live in a day and age of opposites. You may say black while I say white. We have red states and blue states, Fox News […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories
Posted on June 21, 2023 | 58 CommentsGM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms
Posted on June 12, 2023 | 63 CommentsI am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […] -
Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won
Posted on June 3, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […] -
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84)
Posted on May 27, 2023 | 56 Comments(Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […] -
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969)
Posted on May 24, 2023 | 39 Comments(Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […] -
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 3 1955-1959)
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 27 Comments(Originally published May 25, 2012) We are now entering what I consider to be the golden era of Indy Pace Cars. Although the power and performance of the American automobile […] -
Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49)
Posted on May 20, 2023 | 30 Comments(first posted May 15, 2012) The month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS – Cut Short In Its…Prime?
Posted on May 19, 2023 | 75 CommentsAh, the Cavalier. Or Cadavalier. Or Crapalier. Or “Cockroach of the Road”. What other denigrating terms are/were there for these? Dozens I’m sure. But did they really suck so bad? […] -
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Chevrolet Edition
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 110 Comments(first posted 5/16/2017) Welcome to a new series about routine production cars that realized relatively scant production volumes. For this inaugural journey, we start with Chevrolet, examining the time […]

![Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – The Ole’ Chevy Wagon Where did the old wagons go? They apparently dissolved away, lost into ether (rust more precisely), for finding one is awfully hard. Look on the streets, or the Cohort, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9547216288_a96c1b91cf_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COPAC (Company Owned Pickup of A Career): 2007 Chevrolet Silverado – The Elephant In The Living Room (first posted 6/30/2017) Fleet vehicles often have a cursed existence. Born to be subjected to a terribly wide variety of drivers and situations, they experience a long term acid […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_2889.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1996 Chevrolet Beretta – A Dash Of Sportiness (first posted 8/5/2012) Some cars are invisible. Due to large production numbers and affordable pricing, certain cars are seen all over the place. Slowly and surely though, rust, deferred maintenance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/100_7656-e1344805192506.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time (first posted 8/17/2011) There have been very, very few vehicles produced in post WWII America that can be accurately described as unique. Not “sort of” unique, but unique in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1961ChevroletCorvairRampside06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer – The Anti-Impala (first posted 6/23/2017) We live in a day and age of opposites. You may say black while I say white. We have red states and blue states, Fox News […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/TwilightZone.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1973 Chevrolet Vega Kammback – Oy Vega! 50+ Years Of Long(roof) Memories GM might as well be the abbreviation for Genius Marketers instead of General Motors. How else to explain over TWO MILLION suckers that purchased a Vega? And it’s not like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7470.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Corvette – A Car And An Author Come To Terms I am a contrarian. This is, of course, well known hereabouts. Many things that are popular bore me. I, instead, seek out things that are unusual. When I was in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1973-Chevrolet-Corvette-07.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Chevrolet Lumina LS – I Fought The Taurus, And The Taurus Won (first posted 7/12/2012) General Motors, as has been documented time and time again, was slow to respond to foreign competition. For years they seemed to think that if they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5-28-2012-001-800x529-e1340471389594.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 8, 1980-84) (Originally published May 24, 2013) As we accelerate into “Turn One” of Race Weekend, we continue our look back at previous Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars. We have reached a point […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1980TransAmPaceCar02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 5 1965-1969) (Originally published May 3, 2013) It is May in Indianapolis (again). Last year, we featured a retrospective look at some of the Official Pace Cars used at the annual Indianapolis […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1969CamaroPaceCar06-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part 3 1955-1959) (Originally published May 25, 2012) We are now entering what I consider to be the golden era of Indy Pace Cars. Although the power and performance of the American automobile […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1955ChevyPaceCar04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49) (first posted May 15, 2012) The month of May means many things to many people. But if you are anywhere around Indianapolis, the month of May means only one thing: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1946LincolnPaceCar03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS – Cut Short In Its…Prime? Ah, the Cavalier. Or Cadavalier. Or Crapalier. Or “Cockroach of the Road”. What other denigrating terms are/were there for these? Dozens I’m sure. But did they really suck so bad? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5314.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Chevrolet Edition (first posted 5/16/2017) Welcome to a new series about routine production cars that realized relatively scant production volumes. For this inaugural journey, we start with Chevrolet, examining the time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1946-Chevrolet-Full-Line-06-07-Version-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


