#Chevrolet history

1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS — trunk lid emblem close-up
History & Heritage

Why the SS Badge Disappeared After 1973

Dan Reeves · · 5 min
Red and white 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air on open highway at golden hour
Car Features

Why 1955 Started the Tri-Five Legend

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
Row of 1955 Chevrolet Bel Airs, three-quarter front view
Car Features

1955 Bel Air Production Numbers

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 Sport Coupe - car show field
History & Heritage

1968: The SS396's Last Year as Its Own Series

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Tri-Five, three-quarter front view
Car Features

The 1955 Bel Air: The Hot One

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Chrome-laden 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, Chevrolet's flagship, three-quarter front view, cinematic editorial hero photo
Car Features

How the Bel Air Became Chevrolet's Flagship

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1963 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 sedan parked on a tree-lined suburban street
Car Features

First-Gen Chevy II Production Numbers

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna — urethane nose studio close-up
History & Heritage

The Soft-Nose Laguna: A Styling Story

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1966 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 - two-lane road late afternoon
History & Heritage

1966: The SS396 Debut

Mike Sullivan · · 6 min
1975 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic — driveway golden hour
History & Heritage

Malibu Classic: The Chevelle Goes Personal-Luxury

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
A 1956 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1963 C2 Sting Ray coupe at a GM design facility, representing the evolution Zora Arkus-Duntov drove over his 22 years shaping the car
History & Heritage

Zora Arkus-Duntov biography: the engineer who made the Corvette matter

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
Chevrolet Chevelle SS badge - fender stripe close-up detail
History & Heritage

What "SS" Actually Meant on a Chevelle

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
A 1960s GM engineer's desk with technical drawings and papers about the Corvette's chassis and engine, evoking the memo that convinced Chevrolet to hire Zora Arkus-Duntov
History & Heritage

The letter that hired Zora Duntov: how one memo changed the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 LS4 — big-block engine bay detail
History & Heritage

The 454 Big Block in the Colonnade Era

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Black and silver 1978 Corvette pace car leading the Indianapolis 500 field into turn one with packed grandstands and American flags waving
History & Heritage

Corvette Indy 500 pace car history

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1962 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova 400 sedan parked outside an early-1960s Chevrolet dealership showroom
Car Features

First-Generation Chevy II (1962-1965): Where It Began

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
Unsold 1954 Corvettes in Polo White lined up on a 1950s Chevrolet dealership lot with dust on windshields and faded showroom bunting
History & Heritage

The year the Corvette almost didn't survive

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1953 GM Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria — white Corvette EX-122 concept on rotating display in Art Deco ballroom
History & Heritage

Corvette Motorama 1953: the show car that became a production order

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min