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Curbside Classics Archives
Powerglide Archive
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![If I say “Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop,” the first image in your mind is probably a Tri-Five Chevy with a V-8 engine and a flashy paint job. However, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1950-Chevrolet-Styleline-DX-Bel-Air-Connors-Motorcar-side-2.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1950 Chevrolet Styleline De Luxe Bel Air – The Belle Of Bel Air")
1950 Chevrolet Styleline De Luxe Bel Air – The Belle Of Bel Air
Posted on February 18, 2025 | 27 CommentsIf I say “Chevrolet Bel Air hardtop,” the first image in your mind is probably a Tri-Five Chevy with a V-8 engine and a flashy paint job. However, the […] -
![While the illustration above might look a lot like Chevrolet’s ubiquitous aluminum Powerglide, it’s actually a completely different transmission: the Buick-built two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission, which went into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Buick-Super-Turbine-300-automatic-transmission-640099-F05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: The Buick Super Turbine 300 Automatic Transmission — Not a Powerglide")
CC Tech: The Buick Super Turbine 300 Automatic Transmission — Not a Powerglide
Posted on December 3, 2024 | 28 CommentsWhile the illustration above might look a lot like Chevrolet’s ubiquitous aluminum Powerglide, it’s actually a completely different transmission: the Buick-built two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission, which went into […] -
![(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&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 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&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 […] -
![(first posted 2/19/2015) While researching last week’s write-up on a 1962 Buick Special, I read Paul’s earlier write-up on a Y-body Pontiac Tempest. In the article, he showed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pontiac-tempest-twin-drive.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What If? The Pontiac Turbo Tempest Twin-Drive")
What If? The Pontiac Turbo Tempest Twin-Drive
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 114 Comments(first posted 2/19/2015) While researching last week’s write-up on a 1962 Buick Special, I read Paul’s earlier write-up on a Y-body Pontiac Tempest. In the article, he showed a […] -
![Recently Paul posted a vintage Road and Track article on the early Corvettes which asked if the Corvette was really a sports car. Much discussion ensued in the commentary about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1957-Corvette-interior.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes")
Automotive History: From Powerglide to 4-speed – The History of Transmissions on Early Corvettes
Posted on March 11, 2020 | 30 CommentsRecently Paul posted a vintage Road and Track article on the early Corvettes which asked if the Corvette was really a sports car. Much discussion ensued in the commentary about […] -
![In a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/upload1-626x382.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?")
QOTD: What Name Do You Want Back?
Posted on February 14, 2015 | 167 CommentsIn a past article, I noted that it was amazing to me that Chrysler was using great names from the past to market their products. The 8-speed automatic gearbox that […] -
![At most car shows, you’re likely to see any number of extensively modified or resto-modded cars alongside more purely stock rides. The latter attract my attention far much more and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-03-12.16.36.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu – Absolute A-Body")
Car Show Classic: 1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu – Absolute A-Body
Posted on June 16, 2014 | 67 CommentsAt most car shows, you’re likely to see any number of extensively modified or resto-modded cars alongside more purely stock rides. The latter attract my attention far much more and […]
