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chevrolet Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Nova 4-Door – 6 Cyl. Pride
Posted on October 5, 2023 | 24 CommentsHere’s ‘just a car.’ Never did I imagine I would ever stop to take photos of a ’68-’72 Chevy Nova. So familiar a shape throughout my whole life, that to […] -
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle
Posted on September 28, 2023 | 64 CommentsWhat is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […] -
Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV
Posted on September 26, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics […] -
Portlandia Outtake: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Rare Two-Headlight Not-Quite-Deadly Sin Version
Posted on September 25, 2023 | 72 Comments(first posted 9/26/2017) I found myself the other day in Curbsidelandia Ultimate Edition, otherwise known as Portland. It was a short trip, and I only managed to squeeze […] -
Curbside Forbidden Fruit Stand: 2020 Chevrolet Tornado RS – Why Does GM Hate The USA?
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 42 CommentsVirtually every red-blooded male American retiree or retiree-to-be either vocally or secretly has a deep-held desire for a genuinely small pickup truck to either potter around town with, use to […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro – Learning To Love The Camaro
Posted on August 21, 2023 | 12 CommentsI believe most families have minor friendly ongoing spats. Someone may prefer to watch CSI over Law & Order. Others may prefer Tony Bennet over Sinatra, and so on. You […] -
Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 28 CommentsThe new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […] -
CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 47 CommentsA reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […] -
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 Classic: 1968 Chevrolet Nova 4-Door – 6 Cyl. Pride Here’s ‘just a car.’ Never did I imagine I would ever stop to take photos of a ’68-’72 Chevy Nova. So familiar a shape throughout my whole life, that to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_20230917_161552482_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life (first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/72MarkIV.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – There’s Something About A Chevelle What is it about a Chevelle? It’s a fair assumption that an average red-blooded car-loving American will likely refer to some Chevelle in the 1968-1972 range of model years as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230917_152457080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1966 Chevrolet Suburban – Finding The “Sport” In SUV (first posted 5/12/2013) Suburbans are jacks of all trades, capable of playing so many varied roles. One like this taught me the valuable lessons of the limits of vehicle dynamics […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-43-022-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Portlandia Outtake: 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon – The Rare Two-Headlight Not-Quite-Deadly Sin Version (first posted 9/26/2017) I found myself the other day in Curbsidelandia Ultimate Edition, otherwise known as Portland. It was a short trip, and I only managed to squeeze […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CC-338-008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Forbidden Fruit Stand: 2020 Chevrolet Tornado RS – Why Does GM Hate The USA? Virtually every red-blooded male American retiree or retiree-to-be either vocally or secretly has a deep-held desire for a genuinely small pickup truck to either potter around town with, use to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2684.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro – Learning To Love The Camaro I believe most families have minor friendly ongoing spats. Someone may prefer to watch CSI over Law & Order. Others may prefer Tony Bennet over Sinatra, and so on. You […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WP_20190626_16_04_14_Pro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Motor Trend Tests the 1965 Corvair Corsa – Superb Handling, Comfort, And Performance The new Corvair came to meet the press and the public for ’65, much revised, and improving on every area of the original. For their January of ’65 issue, MT […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1965-01-MT-Chevy-Corvair-Corsa-Test-1-6-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip Diary: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van; Or, Sharing A Slice Of Rural America A reluctant admission: This is my third article in a row to document various travels. Such wasn’t the intent. Where the prior two articles outlined adventures in new places, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_1069.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![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)


