Drove my Chevy to the levee...

[Richard A Thackeray]

This is a Chevy:

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A '56, the least seen/admired of the 'tri-fives'

I'm still enamoured by the black '55, driven by Harrison Ford (as Bob Falfa), in 'American Grafitti'
The same car, in grey-primer was used in 'Two Lane Blacktop'

Seen at the end of the trailer

 

[Mrs M]

OMG, I shared the same thought as @Accy cyclist!

Do I have to move to Accrington now? I'm not really good at cleaning windows (or anything else).

 

[craigwend]

I had a chevrolet matiz ,
well inherited it,
well was executor of parents will & ended being legal keeper ...
not sure I ever drove it or to a levee ...

sister in law won the battle to keep it -actually very reliable ....

 

[MarkF]

I drove a Chevrolet Corsica around the US in 1989, what a drab disappointment, it was no more exciting than an Austin Montego.

 

[tony111]

If you like your Chevvy rough and ready...
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I think it was a chevvy...the taxi driver told me he (the owner in the photo) was remarkably proud of it...shame it had broken down.

 

[ayceejay]

I live close to America and have been witness to some weird (maybe alcohol fuelled) talks/explanation/rants - what is the word? regarding whether you were a Ford or a GM man and as you know you only have two choices with these guys. I had a Ford and a local guy told me that he only works on GM so I should go elsewhere. I think this says a lot about a truck that was assembled in Mexico with an engine made in Japan . And then I had a Chevrolet that was assembled in Canada with a Korean engine but it didn't stop the Ford vs Chevrolet BS.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Can anyone remember when some Chevette owners would refer to their mighty steeds as Chevy's?

My first car was a Chevette hatch, EJX 675Y, painted in that gold/brown combination

Although the 2300HS, would probably have beaten most US cars of the same ere

Chevrolet actually made a Chevette, as famously wrote about by Bill Bryson, in one of his travelogues (a tour of America)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevette

 

[Drago]

Great wee thing..

What, Mrs Mohr?

I have a rule with cars - don't buy a car light enough that I could lift it onto its side.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Riding behind one today and I suddenly thought who the hell do they think they're impressing, rebadging a mediocre little Daewoo a Chevrolet? This isn't a Chevy..

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This is a Chevy:

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*sigh*

I'm getting too old for this world.

But does the latter clock 60 mpg ?
Ah see,there you go

 

[Bobby Mhor]

What, Mrs Mohr?

I have a rule with cars - don't buy a car light enough that I could lift it onto its side.

Aye, her too...