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![(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 5 1965-1969)")
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 […] -
![(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 3 1955-1959)")
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 […] -
![(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 "Automotive History: Indianapolis 500 Pace Cars (Part I, 1946-49)")
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: […] -
![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 "Curbside Recycling: 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS – Cut Short In Its…Prime?")
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? […] -
![(first posted 5/1/2017) Can a guy who hates holds a healthy dislike for early ’60s Chevrolets as much as I do give one a fair shake here on CC? Well, I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1961ChevroletImpala02-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Wherein The Author Meets His Nemesis And Finds Love")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – Wherein The Author Meets His Nemesis And Finds Love
Posted on May 1, 2023 | 95 Comments(first posted 5/1/2017) Can a guy who hates holds a healthy dislike for early ’60s Chevrolets as much as I do give one a fair shake here on CC? Well, I […] -
![(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1976ChevroletLagunaS303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Chevrolet Laguna S-3 – A Beach Too Far
Posted on April 23, 2023 | 132 Comments(first posted 1/29/2013) In their respective heydays, Chevrolet and California were made for each other. California was the land of milk and honey, with a fabulous climate, gorgeous coastal areas, […] -
![I had moved back to Puerto Rico with Mom and my little brother in late 1987. Once again in US territory, it didn’t take long for a “classic car show” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_20221211_135814932_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon – Mid-Century Splendor")
Curbside Classic: 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon – Mid-Century Splendor
Posted on December 19, 2022 | 15 CommentsI had moved back to Puerto Rico with Mom and my little brother in late 1987. Once again in US territory, it didn’t take long for a “classic car show” […] -
![(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1967ChevyCaprceEstate01-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough")
Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Nice, But Not Nice Enough
Posted on October 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 7/23/2012) I have always been fascinated by the Chevrolet-Ford rivalry. As Henry Ford’s bare-bones Model T hit its stride, the Ford Motor Company had a kind of market […] -
![The quintessential ’70s Chevrolet gets the Car And Driver treatment with a glowing review and not many snarky comments, with those appearing mostly directed elsewhere. Meanwhile, DeLorean gets kudos and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Monte-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1973 Monte Carlo – First Test Of The Radical “New Generation Chevy”")
Vintage Car and Driver Review: 1973 Monte Carlo – First Test Of The Radical “New Generation Chevy”
Posted on September 12, 2022 | 73 CommentsThe quintessential ’70s Chevrolet gets the Car And Driver treatment with a glowing review and not many snarky comments, with those appearing mostly directed elsewhere. Meanwhile, DeLorean gets kudos and […] -
![(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aa-5-31-2012-006-800x577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park")
Curbside Classic – 1978 Chevrolet Caprice Classic – GM Knocks One Out Of The Park
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 99 Comments(first posted 5/6/2013) This is it: The 1978 Caprice Classic. The remarkably right-for-the-times full-sizer that proved GM could still do a car right, when they weren’t preoccupied with badge engineering […] -
![(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1988IsuzuIMark06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Isuzu I-Mark: Just Another Household Appliance
Posted on August 3, 2022 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/7/2013) My mother-in-law, Helen, passed away a few weeks ago. She was not what we would call a “car person”. Mrs. JPC had mentioned to her a time […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2015) After Ford spent the 1950s trying (and mostly failing) to be a better Chevrolet, the following decade would see the reverse, and the 1962 Chevy II was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chevy-II-1963-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 – It’s Exciting!")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 – It’s Exciting!
Posted on September 28, 2021 | 90 Comments(first posted 9/28/2015) After Ford spent the 1950s trying (and mostly failing) to be a better Chevrolet, the following decade would see the reverse, and the 1962 Chevy II was […] -
![The other day in the local parking lot that keeps on giving I stumbled upon this interestingly patinated 1970 El Camino. My initial thought that was wow, it’s a year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_2800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Introspection: 1970 Chevrolet El Camino – Caution, Deeply Reflective Surface!")
Curbside Introspection: 1970 Chevrolet El Camino – Caution, Deeply Reflective Surface!
Posted on July 11, 2021 | 18 CommentsThe other day in the local parking lot that keeps on giving I stumbled upon this interestingly patinated 1970 El Camino. My initial thought that was wow, it’s a year […] -
![While some think Corvairs are all collectible, the truth is that they aren’t all that rare to come across in the junkyard, and I certainly stumble upon them from time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CorvairComboImage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: Corvair Summer Quartet – Could You Frankenstein One Runner From These Parts?")
Curbside Recycling: Corvair Summer Quartet – Could You Frankenstein One Runner From These Parts?
Posted on July 1, 2021 | 34 CommentsWhile some think Corvairs are all collectible, the truth is that they aren’t all that rare to come across in the junkyard, and I certainly stumble upon them from time […] -
![(first posted 5/29/2015) Back in October of 2013, I posted “The El Caminos of Los Angeles.” That article included 20 different El Caminos photographed over a two week span, demonstrating that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/59-Elky-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevy El Camino- Unrestrained Exuberance")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chevy El Camino- Unrestrained Exuberance
Posted on May 29, 2021 | 63 Comments(first posted 5/29/2015) Back in October of 2013, I posted “The El Caminos of Los Angeles.” That article included 20 different El Caminos photographed over a two week span, demonstrating that the […]
