Think of a time when things were going so well for the American car manufacturers that one of them could produce a new model based on what many might view as a practical joke. 
And then imagine that the version that resulted from that joke–the Chevrolet Nomad–would go on to be acclaimed by legions of fans around the globe as the ultimate station wagon, a car that turned the station wagon stereotype on its ear because it was so utterly cool. Read more . . .
According to Chevrolet, three words characterize the all-new, sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette–power, precision and passion. 
Certainly, previous editions of the legendary Corvette offered all three, but in this newest version of Chevrolet’s 50-year-old icon, its engineers and designers have aimed to give the model serious enhancement in each of these key categories. Thus, the new car is gifted with a heavily revised small-block V-8 engine offering a potent combination of 400 pound-feet of torque and 400 horsepower, more elegantly expressive styling and a closer attention to fit-and-finish details that are designed in. Read more . . .
With Harley Earl at the controls of General Motors design staff, auto show “dream cars” came fast and furious during the late Forties and early Fifties. 
Though indications of these dream machines would often turn up on the production cars that followed, none of Earl’s creations had made the direct leap from auto show to production-until the Corvette. Read more . . .
When fantasy collides head-on with reality something’s got to give, and, unfortunately, reality usually wins out. 
So it was with the famous Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454. In this case, the fantasy was having a National Hot Rod Association Pro Stocker virtually straight out of the box from your local Chevy dealer. The reality was consumer concern for fuel economy, tightening exhaust emission controls, and the costliness of small production runs. In the end, reality overwhelmed the SS 454, but for several shining moments the car showed how hot a factory-built hot rod could be. Read more . . .
These days, with General Motors being kicked around by Ford Motor Company and the Japanese brands like Toyota and Honda, it is hard to remember 
a time when GM’s share of the total U.S. automotive market stood at a whopping 60 percent. Now, some 40 years have passed since those halcyon days for the biggest automobile maker on the globe–the go-go Sixties, rock music, the decade of youth, and the Vietnam War. To quote some unknown author, who is possibly quite tired of being so quoted except for the fact he’s dead, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Read more . . .