Del Rey, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed July 2017
Chevrolet
1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
Culver City, CA
Photographed February 2011
1978 Chevrolet LUV
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed June 2015
1938 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
Happy new year from Roadside Rambler!
Culver City, CA
Photographed January 2019
1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
The license-plate frame on this Corvette says it’s a ’74 model, and I’m inclined to believe it, but the rear bumper is definitely from a ’75 [EDIT: it’s actually a ’76-’77 bumper, as pointed out by a helpful commenter] Corvette. 1974 Corvettes were the first year of the urethane-molded rear bumper assembly, but the first year had a split bumper with a visible seam running down the middle (which isn’t visible on this car’s bumper). The presence of rear bumper guards also pegs this as a later model. But the front bumper is definitely from a ’74: otherwise it would have bumper guards of its own. So my best guess is that this is indeed a ’74 Corvette, but one that got rear-ended at some point and reassembled by a less-than-fastidious repairer.
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed June 2015
1957 Chevrolet 3100
Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed December 2012
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle
Santa Monica, CA
Photographed February 2013
1984 Chevrolet Suburban
Spotted in the town of Kasaan, AK: population 49 at the 2010 census. Kasaan is a historic village of the indigenous Haida people – of whom the island archipelago of Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) is named after.
Kasaan, AK
Photographed August 2012
1956 Chevrolet Bel Air
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed May 2011
2003 Chevrolet SSR
The SSR was introduced for the 2003 model year as a retro-style pickup harkening back to the days of the Advance Design pickup of the early 1950s. It featured a retractable hardtop and a 300 HP, 5.3L V8. Despite this powerful engine, the SSR was not very fast, in part due to its lumbering 4,700 pound curb weight. Around 24,000 SSRs were sold in 4 years of production before GM pulled the plug in 2006.
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed June 2015
1974 Chevrolet Nova
Changes for the 1974 Nova included a new bowtie emblem and larger parking lights. Nova sales increased to almost 400,000, perhaps in response to the oil crisis in the Middle East.
El Segundo, CA
Photographed November 2014
1951 Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe Convertible
Steve McQueen owned one of these, and drove it in the final movie of his career–The Hunter (1980). His sold for $84,000 in 2013. With a standard 3-speed manual and an optional 2-speed Powerglide automatic, nearly 50% of the Stylelines sold were with the Powerglide, like the example pictured here.
This one was spotted at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.
Elysian Park, Los Angeles, CA
Photographed May 2013