#factory documentation

Pristine orange 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS454 in a polished collector garage
Car Features

Notable Surviving 1970 Monte Carlos and Their Stories

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Close up of a chrome El Camino SS badge on black fender under warm sunset light
Car Features

The Evolution of the El Camino SS Badge

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1970 Chevelle SS454 and Buick GSX — dealership lot comparison
Car Features

SS vs Buick GS/GSX: The Forgotten A-Body Rival

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Interior dashboard and bench seat of a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Car Features

The 1969 Road Runner Interior

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Engine bay of a 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 showing the LT5 dual-overhead-cam 32-valve V8 with ZR1 badging under dramatic overhead lighting
Car Features

Corvette ZR1: what the designation means and where it came from

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
1968 Chevelle SS396 engine bay — Turbo-Jet air cleaner
History & Heritage

SS and Turbo-Jet: The Marketing Lore

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Tan 1970s Chevrolet Nova parked quietly on a residential street at midday
Car Features

The Nova's Quiet 1970s Success

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Close-up of a 1960s Chevrolet Corvette tank sticker and RPO build sheet showing factory option codes stamped on metal inside the engine bay
Car Features

Corvette RPO codes and build sheet: how to read factory documentation

Tom Ramirez · · 9 min
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Turbo-Jet 454 - dealership showroom scene
Car Features

Turbo-Jet 454: How Chevrolet Marketed a Legend

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Chevrolet Chevelle SS badge - fender stripe close-up detail
History & Heritage

What "SS" Actually Meant on a Chevelle

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
1995 Chevrolet Corvette pace car replica in dark purple metallic over Arctic white displayed at a classic car show under spotlights
Car Features

Corvette Special Editions & RPO Codes

Wayne Coburn · · 12 min
Close-up detail of the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray front fender badge showing the single-word chrome Stingray emblem with dramatic side lighting
History & Heritage

1969 Corvette Stingray: why the name became one word

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min
1965 Chevelle Z16 — museum chassis authentication check
Market & Values

The 1965 Chevelle Z16: A 200-Car Grail

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Engine bay detail of a 1969 Corvette L88 427 big block V8 showing the massive Holley carburetor and chrome valve covers in dramatic workshop lighting
Car Features

Corvette big block 427 and 454: the factory record on America's most documented V8s

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Maroon 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Colonnade coupe in a suburban driveway on an autumn morning
Car Features

The Rocket 350 Colonnade

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Brand new 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S under showroom spotlights
Car Features

The 1965 Formula S Debut

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Plymouth Barracuda Formula S with racing stripe on a coastal overlook road
Car Features

The Story of the Barracuda Formula S

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
White 1962 Impala SS with chrome trim parked outside a dealership at dusk
Car Features

The 1962 Impala SS

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min