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chevrolet Archive
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Vintage Road Test Review: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – What’ll She Do At Trade-In Time?
Posted on January 30, 2025 | 31 CommentsAs CC readers may recall, Road Test magazine, published from 1964 to 1981, positioned itself as a more objective alternative to advertising-supported enthusiast magazines like Motor Trend or Car […] -
Future Classic: 2018 Chevrolet Cavalier – Yes, You Read that Right.
Posted on January 27, 2025 | 16 Comments(first posted 1/27/2019) I think it’s fair to say that GM has historically been…hit and miss with their compact and below cars. The Corvair was […] -
Vintage M/T Review: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible – A Walk On The Mild(er) Side
Posted on January 21, 2025 | 9 CommentsFor 1965, the Corvette Sting Ray finally got disc brakes all around, providing the racy C2 Corvette with stronger, much more consistent stopping power. In April 1965, Motor Trend tested […] -
1949 Chevrolet Fleetline And Styleline – Seize The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolets
Posted on January 17, 2025 | 33 CommentsFor modern enthusiasts and nostalgists, the popularity of postwar Chevrolet cars (and trucks) is so tied up with the SBC V-8 engine that it’s almost hard to believe that for […] -
Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 79 CommentsThe Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […] -
Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 20, 2024 | 35 CommentsCan failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […] -
Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 61 Comments(first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […] -
Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors
Posted on December 14, 2024 | 9 CommentsAlthough the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […] -
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1966 Chevy II Nova SS 327 With Powerglide – Mild-Mannered Commuter Muscle
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 17 CommentsWhen we think of the mid-’60s Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova today, we tend to envision either a mousy schoolteacher’s car or a GTO-eating sleeper armed with the rare, ultra-hot L79 SBC […] -
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
Curbside Classic Commentary / QOTD – What’s a Car You Used to Hate (and How Do You Feel About It Today)?
Posted on November 28, 2024 | 114 CommentsWhen you’re a young auto enthusiast — whether or not you’re yet old enough to drive — you often develop dogmatic attitudes about certain cars or types of cars. […] -
Automotive History and CC Cinema: The Cars of Buford Pusser and the Movie “Walking Tall”
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Every once in a while events collide with personalities, resulting in a legend. This was certainly the case with Sheriff Buford Pusser of McNairy County, Tennessee. -
CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s
Posted on October 25, 2024 | 132 Comments(first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […] -
Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail
Posted on September 16, 2024 | 30 CommentsThere’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]
![Vintage Road Test Review: 1966 Chevrolet Caprice – What’ll She Do At Trade-In Time? As CC readers may recall, Road Test magazine, published from 1964 to 1981, positioned itself as a more objective alternative to advertising-supported enthusiast magazines like Motor Trend or Car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1966_chevrolet_caprice_16286155217dff9f98764da1966_chevrolet_caprice_1628615520fcd20804f60a77-5286-4767-94b3-dfbdf35b4db3-5vPUB2-scaled-1.webp)
![Future Classic: 2018 Chevrolet Cavalier – Yes, You Read that Right. (first posted 1/27/2019) I think it’s fair to say that GM has historically been…hit and miss with their compact and below cars. The Corvair was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EXTERIOR-CHEVROLET-CAVALIER.jpg)
![Vintage M/T Review: 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible – A Walk On The Mild(er) Side For 1965, the Corvette Sting Ray finally got disc brakes all around, providing the racy C2 Corvette with stronger, much more consistent stopping power. In April 1965, Motor Trend tested […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1965-04_MT_Corvette_Sting_Ray_Test_vignette.webp)
![1949 Chevrolet Fleetline And Styleline – Seize The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolets For modern enthusiasts and nostalgists, the popularity of postwar Chevrolet cars (and trucks) is so tied up with the SBC V-8 engine that it’s almost hard to believe that for […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1949-Chevrolet-Styleline-ClassicCars-front-3q.webp)
![Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler The Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241226_091806.jpg)
![Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate Can failing to use good pictures be wrong? Such a failure could be considered a form of wastefulness, which can be wrong – or at least shameful. I must correct […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0764.jpeg)
![Curbside Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Panel Express – A Sedan Delivery For The ’70s (first posted 6/2/2012) Remember the Vega? Of course you do, especially if you owned one. If you have owned one, let me pause for a moment so […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vega-2-e1338664061959.jpg)
![Vintage M/T Review: Fuel-Injected 1964 Corvette Sting Ray – Serious Performance For Weekend Warriors Although the major car magazines mostly lost interest in the Thunderbird once it gained a back seat, the “buff book” love affair with the Corvette only deepened through the run […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sting-Ray-road-test-MT1964-09.jpg)
![An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg)
![Vintage Motor Trend Review: 1966 Chevy II Nova SS 327 With Powerglide – Mild-Mannered Commuter Muscle When we think of the mid-’60s Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova today, we tend to envision either a mousy schoolteacher’s car or a GTO-eating sleeper armed with the rare, ultra-hot L79 SBC […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1966-07_MT_ChevyII-snippet.jpg)
![Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg)

![CC Capsule: 1980 Chevrolet Citation – It’s the First Chevy of the 80s (first posted 10/25/2018) Since I’ve been writing for Curbside Classic I can count on one hand the number of Chevy Citations I’ve seen. This is the first one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/80Citation1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – A Whale Of A Tail There’s a concept in the study of history known as the ‘Short Twentieth Century.’ First coined in 1994 by historian Eric Hobsbawm, it posits that, from a geopolitical standpoint, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240830_231618893.jpg)


