Its gross sales success prompted Chevrolet to make the V-8-solely Caprice a full sequence for ’66. Impala remained the family favorite, but the posher Caprice became a separate collection on account of the nameplate’s 1965 success — when marketed as an possibility. And, as historian George Dammann has identified, a Caprice or Impala optioned to […]

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Caprices also had carpeted lower door panels, simulated woodgrain accents, and additional sound insulation. Caprices had nothing lower than a Turbo-Fireplace four hundred V-8, with variable-ratio power steering and Turbo Hydra-Matic. Clearly, patrons wished V-eight energy to match the line’s Cadillac appears to be like, a resemblance that was particularly pronounced on the Caprice. More […]

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