The Corvair was a highly controversial product, but there’s no dispute about this: With a few straightforward changes, the ’65 edition was a car transformed. Continue reading
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Video: Meet the ’73 Chevy Vega, the Very Happy Car
For 1973, Chevrolet marketed its Vega subcompact as “the very happy car.” But in the end, hundreds of thousands of Vega owners weren’t very happy at all. Continue reading
Video: See the USA in your 1972 Chevelle
Let’s meet a typical American family on vacation with their 1972 Chevelle Malibu. Continue reading
Video: Chevrolet’s 1961 Magic Ride Campaign
Now here’s a wild idea: an automobile ad that barely shows the car. Because it’s invisible. Check out the 1961 Chevrolet Magic Ride campaign. Continue reading
The Last Word: A 1949 Chevrolet Film
See four decades of engineering history and the latest in automotive design in a cleverly done Chevrolet film from 1949. Continue reading
Muscle Memory: Chevy’s 1994-96 Impala SS
Chevrolet made a brief return to the ’60s muscle car mileau with the 1994-96 Impala SS, offering a respectable performance package in a roomy four-door platform. Continue reading
Don’t Try This at Home: A 1973 Chevy Truck Commercial
Here’s one of the great TV commercial stunts of all time: a Chevy pickup pulling seven trailers loaded with 178 tons of logs. Watch this. Continue reading