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The Chevrolet Caprice (later called Caprice Classic) was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, in the United States from the 1965 through 1996 model years. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 456 pixelsFull resolution (1043 × 595 pixel, file size: 126 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ...
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Throughout its life, the Caprice designated the most-expensive (and most luxurious) model of the Chevrolet full-size car range, which during its lifetime also included the Biscayne, Bel Air and Impala. Its exit without replacement would leave the Ford Crown Victoria as the last traditional full-size American sedan. 2001 BMW 750iL A full-size car is a term used in North America for an automobile larger than a mid-size car, usually having a wheelbase greater than 2. ...
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1965-68 The Caprice began life in mid-1965 as a luxury trim package for the Impala four-door hardtop sedan, in response to the successful Ford LTD series. This included a stiffer suspension, higher-grade cloth and vinyl seat and door trim (as well as thicker, higher-grade carpeting), walnut trim on the dashboard and door panels, pull straps on the doors, extra convenience lights, special full wheel covers and an optional vinyl top. The name for the Chevrolet Caprice was coined by Bob Lund (Chevrolet's General Sales Manager) after a classy restaurant he frequented in New York City. Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ...
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// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
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Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
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// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
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The Caprice was very well received during its abbreviated first year in 1965. For 1966, the Caprice was expanded into a full top-line series to also include a two-door hardtop with a squared-off formal roofline (in contrast to the Impala/SS coupe's fastback roof) and a station wagon with simulated wood exterior trim - the first Chevy "woody" wagon since 1954. A V8 engine was installed in every Caprice. While features such as an automatic transmission, power steering, white sidewall tires, and vinyl top were extra-cost options, virtually every Caprice was sold with them. It is interesting to note, however, that a few Caprices were ordered with the optional 4-speed manual transmission, few or no power accessories, and the 425 horsepower 427 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8. However most customers frequently ordered more civilized, but still powerful V8 engines such as the 325 horsepower 396 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8 to handle multitudes of luxury options such as air conditioning, power windows, Cruise-Master speed control, power seats and stereo radios; several automotive history books noted that a fully-optioned Caprice rivaled the appearance, comfort and convenience of the Cadillac DeVille (which ironically was based on the Caprice and other B-body GM cars, but on a larger and more expensive C-body). The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration, although modern automotive versions use a 90 degree block angle. ...
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The 1966 Caprice received only minor detail changes from its 1965 predecessor that included a revised grille and new rectangular tailights which replaced the Chevrolet-traditional triple round tailights used in full-sized cars each year since 1958 with the exception of the bat-winged '59 model. New options for 1966 included the automatic "Comfortron" air conditioning system on which the driver could set a constant year-round temperature reading and a "Tilt and Telescopic" steering wheel that could be adjusted vertically in six positions as well as be telescoped further out from the steering column for improved driver comfort.
The Caprice sedan and coupe came standard with a luxurious cloth and vinyl bench seats with a folding center armrest in the rear seat. Optional on both models was a Strato bench seat which combined bucket-style seatbacks and center armrest with a bench cushion for six-passenger seating. Coupes could also be ordered with an all-vinyl interior featuring Strato bucket seats and center console with floor shifter, storage compartment, courtesy lighting and full instrumentation at the front end of the console that was integrated with the lower instrument panel - in essence a more luxurious Impala SS in a formal-roofed bodyshell. Station wagons featured an all-vinyl bench seat interior.
The 1967 Caprice received a heavier restyling with more rounded bodylines along with revised grilles and taillights and a revised instrument panel with round instruments along with a new steering wheel. Engines and transmissions were carried over from 1966 and a new dual-master brake cylinder was introduced along with optional front disc brakes. Another new option was a stereo 8-track tape player. The same seating selections continued as before with revisions to trim patterns. Engines/transmission offerings were a carryover from 1966 except that the 425-horsepower 427 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8 was no longer listed on the option list, leaving the 385-horsepower 427 as the top power offering. Also the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic transmission previously only offered with the 396 and 427 cubic-inch V8s was now available with the 275-horsepower 327 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8.
A minor facelift was made on the 1968 Caprice that included a new grille with optional concealed headlights and taillights mounted in the bumper, along with ventless front windows on coupes. Also, a new 307 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 rated at 200 horsepower replaced the 195-horsepower 283 small block as the standard engine. Inside, the instrument panel was revised with a return to the horizontal sweep speedometer and a revised three-spoke steering wheel.
1969-70 The 1969 Caprice and other full-sized Chevrolets were restyled with crisper bodylines and front bumpers that wrapped around the grille (again with optional concealed headlights, for which headlight washers could be added as a new "one year only" option) along with ventless front windows on all models. The 119-inch wheelbase, inner bodyshell and framework were carried over from the 1965 model - along with the rooflines of pillared four-door sedans (which were offered in lesser Impala, Bel Air and Biscayne series, but not on Caprices, which continued only in two- and four-door hardtop choices only). The station wagon was renamed the Kingswood Estate, but continued to use exterior woodgrain trim along with exterior and interior trim shared with Caprice sedans and coupes. Inside, front seat headrests were now standard equipment due to a federal safety mandate and the ignition switch moved from the dashboard to the steering column and doubled as a lock for the steering wheel when the key was removed, a Federal mandate that took effect with the 1970 models but introduced a year earlier on all General Motors cars.
The 1969 Caprice also offered a new GM-designed variable-ratio power steering unit as optional equipment along with a seldom-ordered "Liquid Tire Chain" option. The standard engine was enlarged to a 235-horsepower 327 cubic-inch V8 with optional engine choices including a new 350 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 rated at 255 and 300 horsepower, a 265-horsepower 396 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8, and 427 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8s rated at 335 and 390 horsepower. All V8 engines were now available with the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic transmission for the first time though the two-speed Powerglide was still offered with the 327 and 350 V8s. Turbo-Hydramatic is the registered tradename of an automatic transmission developed and produced by General Motors. ...
The 1970 Caprice got a minor facelift featuring a more conventional under the grille bumper replacing the wrap-around unit used in 1969 along with new triple vertical tailights in the rear bumper. Power front disc brakes and fiberglass-belted tires on 15-inch wheels were made standard equipment along with a larger 250-horsepower 350 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8. Optional V8s included a 300-horsepower 350 and a new 265-horsepower 400 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8. At the top of the engine roster, the big block 427 was replaced by a new (and bored out) 454 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8 offered in horsepower ratings of 345 and 390. Both the 250- and 265-horsepower Turbo Fire engines were designed to use regular gasoline while the 300-horsepower 350 Turbo Fire and both 454 Turbo Jet engines required premium fuel.
A three-speed manual transmission with column shift was standard equipment as in previous years but the floor-mounted four-speed manual with Hurst shifter was dropped from the option list for 1970 as were the Strato bucket seats and center console previously offered on coupes. Automatic transmission options included the two-speed Powerglide on 350 V8s and Turbo Hydramatic with all engines.
1971-76
 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic sedan The 1971 Caprice was completely restyled on a longer 121.5-inch wheelbase and featured more rounded fuselage styling similar to that pioneered by Chrysler Corporation on its 1969 full-sized cars, along with new flush "pull-up" exterior door handles and double-shell roofs - both features first appearing on the 1970 1/2 Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. The basic "Full-Perimeter" frame and all-coil suspension were refined for improvements in ride and noise reduction. The new styling was highlighted by a Cadillac-like eggcrate grille with a "Caprice" emblem in the center and brushed metal trim surrounding the tailights on the rear deck. 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Classic. ...
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// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
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Power front disc brakes were standard equipment, along with a larger 255-gross horsepower (170 net) 400 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8. This engine, along with all optional powerplants, were designed to run on regular leaded, low-lead or unleaded gasoline of 91 research octane or higher thanks to a General Motors edict that took effect for 1971 due to increasing stringent emission regulations that would culminate with the introduct of catalytic converters in 1975, which would mandate the use of unleaded fuel. Also designed to use the low-octane fuels were the optional 300-horsepower (260 net) 400 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8 (not to be confused with the two-barrel 400 small block) and 365-gross horsepower (325 net) 454 Turbo Jet V8. At mid-year, the Turbo Hydramatic transmission and variable-ratio power steering became standard equipment on all Caprice (and Impala) models.
Chevrolet specifications included both "gross" and "net" horsepower figures in 1971, which was a year of transition industrywide as a result of yet another federal regulation. The "gross" horsepower figures were based on the power rating of an engine as measured on a dynameter with no accessories or emissions gear installed, while the "net" figures were measured "as installed" in a vehicle with accessories and smog gear installed, leading to lower "advertised" horsepower ratings but considered to be more realistic than the "gross" measurements. Beginning in 1972, automakers would only include the "net" horsepower ratings in their engine specifications.
The 1972 Caprice received a revised grille that was lower in height than '71 but still in an eggcrate pattern flanked by a new 5 MPH front bumper one year ahead of the Federal mandate for such bumpers that took effect in 1973 (followed by similar mandated for the rear in 1974) with triple tailights now mounted in the rear bumper. Engine offerings were carried over from 1971 with the switch to "net" horsepower ratings including 170 for the standard two-barrel 400 Turbo Fire V8, 215 for the four-barrel Turbo Jet 400 big-block V8 and 270 for the four-barrel 454 Turbo Jet V8. Turbo Hydramatic transmission, variable-ratio power steering and power front disc brakes continued as standard equipment. New to the Caprice lineup was a pillared four-door sedan.
The Caprice was renamed the Caprice Classic for 1973, a year highlighted by a new cross-hatch grille over the new 5 MPH front bumper and revised square tailights, again mounted in the bumper. Increasingly stringent emission standards lowered net horsepower ratings to 150 for the standard Turbo Fire 400 two-barrel and a mere 245 horses for the big-block Turbo Jet 454 V8. A convertible, brought over from the lesser Impala series, was moved to the Caprice lineup for the first time in 1973 and the woodgrained-trim station wagon known as the Kingswood Estate since 1969 was renamed the Caprice Estate. A new option on Caprice Classic sedans and coupes was a 50/50 bench seat with recliner on the passenger side. Saab 900 Convertible 1962 Rambler American Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka soft top or top in USA, hood in UK). ...
A new grille and tailights moved above the new 5-mph rear bumper highlighted the changes for the 1974 Caprice Classic along with new thick "B" pillars and fixed rear quarter opera windows on two-door coupes, which essentially eliminated pillarless hardtop design much like the GM intermediates did the previous year. Other bodystyles including the four-door pillared and hardtop sedans, convertible and Estate Wagon were carried over with only minor changes from 1973. New to the engine roster was a four-barrel version of the small block 400 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 rated at 180 horsepower (which was the standard engine on wagons and all cars sold in California, optional on other models in 49 states). All other engines were carried over from 1973. Also new for 1974 were integrated lab and shoulder seat belts and the unpopular "interlock" system that required the driver and front seat passengers to fasten seat belts in order to start the vehicle. The interlock mandate received so much public outcry that Congress rescinded it shortly after the introduction of the 1975 models.
For 1975, the Caprice Classic and Estate Wagon received revised grille and tailight trim along with six-window styling on four-door models with the third window on the four-door hardtop essentially an opera window. The Caprice convertible would be discontinued after the 1975 model year along with its full-size B-body ragtop counterparts including the Oldsmobile Delta 88, Buick LeSabre and Pontiac Grand Ville. A 1950s Olds Rocket 88, still running in 2003 The Oldsmobile 88 was a fullsize car from General Motors produced from 1949 until 1999. ...
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 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau — during the 1975-76 model years, the Caprice reached its greatest overall length. As fuel economy became a bigger priority among Americans following the Arab Oil Embargo of late 1973 and early 1974, Chevy made the smaller 145-horsepower 350 cubic-inch small block V8 with two-barrel carburetor standard on all Caprice models except wagons for 1975, except in California, where a four-barrel 155-horsepower 350 V8 was the base engine. Optional engines included the 180-horsepower 400 small block V8 (standard on wagons) and 215-horsepower 454 big block, the latter not available in California. The catalytic converter was introduced this year along with a standard GM "High Energy" electronic ignition and radial tires that were advertised as part of "Chevrolet's New Efficiency System." 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau. ...
1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau. ...
The 1976 Caprice Classic marked the sixth and final year of a body style introduced in 1971—the '76 Caprice weighed approximately 4800 pounds (2180 kg) and was about 19½ ft (5.9 m) long—longer even than many modern full-size pickup trucks. Only minor changes were made for '76 including an eggcrate grille flanked by new rectangular headlights, along with revised exterior and interior trimmings. It was also the final year for the big block 454 V8 to be offered, along with hardtop body styles and the clamshell-tailgate design for the station wagon. Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ...
1977-1990 The 1977 models were downsized, with General Motors leading the a wave of re-introducing a smaller vehicle with the same nameplate and similar styling, and similar interior space as the previous larger car. GM would later follow with a smaller Malibu and replace the Nova with the renamed Citation. Chrysler and Ford would also respond with creative badge-engineering by applying full size nameplates such as Fury and LTD and even LTD II to what were once classified as intermediate or compact cars. American Motors dropped out of large cars in 1978, and Chrysler's effort at a downsized full size car would also soon falter, leaving only Ford and GM in this market segment. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 430 pixelsFull resolution (2160 × 1160 pixel, file size: 221 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
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An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ...
An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ...
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The 1977 Caprice Classic was not only smaller in overall dimensions, but also in engine size and power than previous models. For the first time since the Caprice was introduced in 1965, a V8 engine was no longer standard equipment in sedans and coupes. The base engine in those bodystyles was Chevy's long-running 250 cubic-inch six-cylinder powerplant which was last offered on lower-line full-sized Chevrolets in the early 1970s rated at 110 horsepower. Standard on station wagons and optional on other Caprice models was a 140-horsepower 305 cubic-inch version of the Chevy's small-block V8 introduced the previous year in compact- and mid-sized cars. A 170-horsepower 350 cubic-inch V8 with four-barrel carburetion was now the top engine offering as the larger 400 and 454 V8s were discontinued. The Chevrolet inline 6 of the 1930s through 1970s was the base engine in many popular cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro. ...
The 305 V8 would be offered in Caprices through the entire 1977-90 run for this bodyshell while the 350 was discontinued from civilian use after 1979 and became exclusively available for police vehicles. The 250 six, a descendant of Chevy's original Stovebolt six, was replaced by a new 229 cubic-inch V6 in 1980. Added to the option list in 1980 were a short-lived Chevrolet 267 cubic-inch V8 and an Oldsmobile-built 350 cubic-inch Diesel V8 that was offered through 1984.
This platform that was retained (with a major body restyling for 1991) until 1996, nearly two decades, compared to restyles and redesigns every few years in the 1960s. This new body style was so popular that there were 1,000,000 Caprices/Impalas sold in the first two years. This far overshadowed the next-most-popular GM offerings, which were the Oldsmobile with 400,000 Delta 88s/Ninety-Eights and about 100,000 Pontiac Bonneville/Catalinas sold offering the same body style. These sales figures led to the demise of the Pontiac Catalina after 1981 and re-configuration of the Bonneville into a mid-size sedan based on the Malibu platform. The full-size Pontiac sedan was resurrected as a Pontiac Parisienne (which was essentially a Caprice with a Grand Prix gate-style grill and horizontal bar taillights and higher level Oldsmobile Delta 88 interior and carpet). These cars were so similar that they shared they same dashboard, although steering wheels were different. This car was offered initially only in Canada and sent southwards when Pontiac dealers complained of a lack of a full-size car for their traditional sedan buyer. Most all station wagons and certain sedans—mostly those wearing other-than-Chevrolet badging—used the Oldsmobile 307 in³ (5.0L) engine, while Chevrolet sedans used the Chevrolet 305 in³ (5.0L) or 350 in³ (5.7L) V8. Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. ...
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During the 1977-1990 era, major styling changes were made in 1980 and 1986. The 1986 refresh brought a new grille and taillamps, with composite headlamps added the following year. Model offerings included a four-door sedan, two-door pillared coupe and 2 and 3-seat station wagons. The wagon re-introduced a fairly conventional 3-way tailgate, rear facing 3rd row seat, and boxy styling instead of the unusual slide-into-the-roof rear window and clamshell tailgate used previously. In 1985, the woodgrain dashboard trim was replaced with a fake metal dashboard trim. The lower-line Impala was dropped after 1985, replaced by a re-badged base Caprice for 1986, the same year that a new Caprice Classic Brougham was introduced with a more luxurious interior than the regular Caprice Classic with pillowed velor 55/45 bench seats. In 1987, an "LS" option package was made available on the Caprice Classic Brougham that included an exclusive Landau vinyl roof trim and an even more luxurious interior available in cloth or optional leather upholstery—the first full-size Chevy with real "hide" seats since the 1952 Bel Air. A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ...
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Chemical structure of the vinyl functional group. ...
1956 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door sedan The Chevrolet Bel Air was an automobile series produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1953–75. ...
With the introduction of the downsized 1977 models, Chevrolet took a larger portion of the law enforcement market with their 9C1 after Chrysler (who had dominated the law enforcement/emergency vehicle market) phased out their big-block engines in 1979. The Chevrolet division held 60 percent of the police market (with the major competition coming from the Dodge Diplomat/Plymouth Gran Fury) in the late 1980s and about 80 percent by the early 1990s (when the Dodge/Plymouth sedans were canceled in the 1989 model year). The Caprice and Impala were also the preferred choice for cab companies during this time. They began to cede their market share on fleet vehicles when the Ford Crown Victoria was redesigned in 1992. 9C1 is Chevrolets Special Equipment Options (SEO) code for a police vehicle. ...
For other uses, including the Chrysler Brand, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ...
The Dodge Diplomat was a mid-size car and it was manufactured from 1977 to 1989 by the Chrysler Corporations Dodge brand and practically identical to the Chrysler LeBaron of 1977, the Plymouth Caravelle sold in Canada, and the Plymouth Gran Fury from 1982. ...
The Plymouth Gran Fury was an automobile manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation from 1975 to 1977, and again from 1982 to 1989. ...
For the Police Interceptor version used by law enforcement, see Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. ...
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Amber is an orange-yellow color that got its name for the material known as an amber. ...
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1991-1996 The 1991 model had a substantial restyle, replacing the 1977-based rectilinear design with more aerodynamic sheetmetal, although the chassis frame and many other mechanicals were carried over from the previous model. A major influence in the 1991 restyle was the success of the Ford Taurus with its ovoid body styling. While the Caprice was a larger car, General Motors hoped to join the trend towards aerodynamic styling and regain the top spot as America's favorite automobile. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ...
A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ...
Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...
The second-generation Chevrolet Small-Block engine, which uses the LT prefix, was introduced in 1992. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the system of gears and/or the hydraulic system (called variously hydrodynamic, fluid or automatic transmission) that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover—such as an engine or electric motor—to a typically rotary output device at a lower angular momentum but...
An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ...
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The Roadmaster was an automobile built by the Buick division of General Motors. ...
The Fleetwood name was used on the top of the Cadillac line since 1927. ...
Oldsmobile used the Custom Cruiser name on their large rear-wheel drive station wagons from 1971 to 1992. ...
The Ford Taurus is a mid-size, front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ...
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or GMC is the worlds 2nd largest auto company by sales revenue as of the first sales quarter of 2007 (behind Toyota); but remains the largest in total number of vehicles sold. ...
The car's styling was not well received (some of the press calling it a 'beached whale' and 'an upside-down bathtub') and for 1993 there were some styling revisions, the most obvious being the removal of the skirted rear wheel wells in favor of more conventional, open wheel wells. This applied only to the sedan model; station wagons retained the skirted wheel wells until the end of production. The Caprice also received minor modifications to its C-pillars in 1995. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 419 pixelsFull resolution (2452 × 1284 pixel, file size: 371 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ...
 1994-1996 Chevrolet Impala SS In 1994, Chevrolet revived the Impala SS name by upgrading a Caprice 9C1 with a special grille, spoiler, C-pillar trim, special interior treatment and 17" alloy rims made by ROH on BF Goodrich 255/50/17 tires. In addition, the Caprice got a detuned version of the Corvette's LT1 350 in³ (5.7 L) engine that put out 260 hp (194 kW) and 330 ft·lbf (447 N·m) of torque. In 1996, the Impala SS was freshened by moving the shifter to the floor and analog gauges were in the dash as opposed to digital gauges in the standard Caprice (except the 9C1). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1338x765, 110 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Caprice Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...
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The Chevrolet Impala is an automobile built for the Chevrolet division by General Motors. ...
The Chevrolet Corvette is the sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. ...
The Caprice's interior had a redesign to level with the Impala's reintroduction, which featured a Camaro steering wheel, digital speedometer and a new console. The rear quarter windows were redesigned to the Impala style in 1995, and new wing mirrors were fitted. The Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. ...
During the Impala SS's production run, the Caprice 9C1 was also fitted with the LT1 engine, and it became one of the fastest and most popular modern day police vehicles. This vehicle established such strong devotion by many police departments that a cottage industry thrived in refurbishing Caprices for continued police service after GM discontinued production of the car. The use of the term has expanded, and is used to refer to any event which allows a large number of people to lalalawork part time. ...
The Caprice was not well received by critics, and eventually the car's production was stopped in 1996. Speculation includes sales pressure from the smaller Chevrolet Lumina growing in size, financial troubles at General Motors, or to free up a factory to produce increasingly popular SUVs. In 1997, the Lumina LTZ was introduced to take the Caprice's place as Chevrolet's premium passenger car. It was a corporate decision that more money could be made offering sport utility vehicles than full size family sedans. The assembly plant that had built the cars in Arlington, Texas was converted to SUV production. This specific plant built the Cadillac Fleetwood, the Caprice sedan and wagon, Buick Roadmaster sedan and wagon, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser wagon. The new product line was to be the GMC Denali and Yukon, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and more profitably the Cadillac Escalade and Escalade EXT. See Chevrolet Lumina (Australia) for the Australian built vehicle of the same name. ...
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or GMC is the worlds 2nd largest auto company by sales revenue as of the first sales quarter of 2007 (behind Toyota); but remains the largest in total number of vehicles sold. ...
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. ...
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The Fleetwood name was used on the top of the Cadillac line since 1927. ...
The Roadmaster was an automobile built by the Buick division of General Motors. ...
Oldsmobile used the Custom Cruiser name on their large rear-wheel drive station wagons from 1971 to 1992. ...
2005 GMC Yukon Denali The Denali Nameplate is used by General Motors light truck division, GMC, on its top-of-the-line luxury models. ...
The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. ...
The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. ...
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With the exit of the Caprice, the Ford Crown Victoria, whose aerodynamic redesign was better accepted, continued as the sole traditional rear-drive body-on-frame V8 powered American sedan. It would soon dominate fleet sales to police departments and taxi fleets. The Chevrolet Impala has since moved upmarket to the position as Chevrolet's large family sedan. In its latest revision, it also offers a powerful V8, though in a front wheel drive configuration. The Impala has not been widely accepted as a police or taxi fleet vehicle. General Motors is planning on bringing back large rear-wheel drive cars in the near future, possibly based on Australian designs.[verification needed] For the Police Interceptor version used by law enforcement, see Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. ...
The Chevrolet Impala is an automobile built for the Chevrolet division by General Motors. ...
Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
Awards The Caprice was twice honored with the Motor Trend Car of the Year award, in 1977 and 1991. The Caprice Classic was also on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1983. Motor Trend is one of the oldest automotive magazines still publishing. ...
Motor Trend magazine was the first to give a Car of the Year award, doing so to a Chrysler in 1949. ...
Cover of Car and Driver from age of psychedelic lettering Car and Driver is an American automotive enthusiast magazine. ...
Car and Driver magazine nominates an annual list of Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks. ...
In 2006, the Caprice, based on the WM Holden Statesmen, was awarded by Autocar Middle East as the Best Luxury Car for 2006 in the Middle East.
Engines for United States models // Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
Big block is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Chevrolet inline 6 of the 1930s through 1970s was the base engine in many popular cars, including the Chevrolet Camaro. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The Buick V6 engine family, sometimes called the Fireball, is a large V6 engine used by General Motors. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The 1967 Toronados 425 V8, the first front-wheel drive V8 application. ...
Diesel or diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The 1967 Toronados 425 V8, the first front-wheel drive V8 application. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
// Chevrolets small-block V8 is a famous automobile engine. ...
The second-generation Chevrolet Small-Block engine, which uses the LT prefix, was introduced in 1992. ...
The second-generation Chevrolet Small-Block engine, which uses the LT prefix, was introduced in 1992. ...
The second-generation Chevrolet Small-Block engine, which uses the LT prefix, was introduced in 1992. ...
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