Today for Flashback Friday, we’re going to check out a vehicle that revolutionized the Chevrolet automobile: The 1955 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe. Debuting more than a decade before the iconic 1967 Chevy Camaro Z28 that would go on to capture the heats and minds of speed fans everywhere, the Bel Air changed the image of the Chevrolet brand from staid dependability to the sleek, and attractive (yet still extremely dependable) vehicles that we know today.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: Chevy Camaro Celebrates 50 Years
Today’s Flashback Friday is going to be something of a celebration of both the past and the present. Here at Craig Dunn Motor City, we believe that anniversaries are worth celebrating. The Chevy Camaro celebrates 50 years of muscle car elegance this year, so we are looking at a few of the incarnations that have made this model stand out over half a century.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: GM Automotive Artistry and Design
Today’s Flashback Friday is something of a combination of a flashback and flash present, because we are going to look the history of GM automotive artistry and design. However, that wouldn’t be worth mentioning unless we also looked at some of the beautiful automotive architecture coming out of the General Motors design team today. If you’ve ever wondered who decides how a car looks, keep reading for a few snippets, and some great historical pictures.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: The History of the Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevy Silverado is an iconic, extremely dependable and capable vehicle in today’s full-size truck market, but it has a long history rooted in the history of Chevy trucks going all the way back to 1918. The Silverado is just the latest incarnation of quality. For today’s Flashback Friday, we’re going to take a look at the history of the Chevrolet Silverado.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: New Chevy Camaro Is the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car
This week for Flashback Friday, we’re not flashing back very far at all. Last weekend was the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500, and Chevy also had a milestone! Once again a Chevrolet vehicle was the official pace car for this historic race, and this year it was none other than the 2017 Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Edition. Keep reading for more about this car and the history of the Indy pace car and the Chevy Camaro.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: Chevy Trucks Today and Yesterday
Chevy Truck History
While the 2016 Chevy Silverado and the 2016 Chevy Colorado may not have a ton in common visually with the original trucks from Chevrolet, the company’s devotion to offering a high-quality hard-working vehicle hasn’t wavered. Since the very first Chevy truck rolled off the production line almost 100 years ago, Chevy truck history has been full of excellent vehicles that go above and beyond in their capability.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: 1964 Chevy Malibu
What was the first midsize car?
And now for something a little different. While no one would deny that the 2016 Chevy Malibu is a sleek and attractive car, it’s neither as iconic as the Chevy Camaro, nor as downright strange and cool as the Chevy El Camino coupe utility truck. But for this Flashback Friday, we thought it would be cool to check out one of the first midsize cars in North America: the 1964 Chevy Malibu.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: 1959 Chevy El Camino
While Chevy trucks today, like the 2016 Chevy Silverado and Colorado, wow us with their sleek, aerodynamic lines, impressive payload options, and top fuel-efficiency, we have to admit that we are kind of jealous of drivers who were able to handle one of these elegant and stylish El Camino coupe utility pickups. You’ve heard of a crossover SUV, that offers SUV height with car-like handling. But what do you think about a coupe with the capability of a truck?Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: 1967 Chevy Camaro Z28
It’s been a while since we had a Flashback Friday, but we found these photos of the 1967 Camaro Z28, and thought we would throw them up with a little history of this race-track optimized package of the very first generation Camaro.Read the rest of this entry
Flashback Friday: Buick Early Racing Heritage
When you think of Buick, maybe the first thing that springs to mind is smooth driving, a spacious interior, and top luxury features like you would see in the upcoming 2016 Buick Envision. But did you know that Buick has a history of taking significant honors on the race track? For this Flashback Friday we’re going to take a look at the impressive Buick early racing heritage and the dedication to top performance that the brand has maintained to this day.Read the rest of this entry
