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This issue aims to change that. These are popular Chev- VP GENERAL MANAGER rolets, and rightfully so. I’ve been fortunate to experience examples COLLECTIBLES Corinne Zielke S PRESIDENT HOME GROUP Peter H. Miller of each so I know these are “great size” Chevys, but we didn’t encounter the perfect examples for Old Cars until recently. Each of the examples in this issue was submitted by Old Cars readers and we’re thrilled to feature these cars in SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE this Chevrolet issue. 877-300-0243 (U.S. & Canada) In working on this issue, I found myself looking back with regret on some 386-246-3431 (International) of the Chevys I sold. A few of them still appear in my dreams, leaving me with P.O. Box 421751 Palm Coast, FL 32142-1751 hope when I awake that they are still in the garage. Alas, they are long gone. (Note: Some issues may include a special, combined or expanded Among the Chevys whose memories still haunt me: issue that may count as two issues toward your subscription.) 2000 Silverado two-wheel drive: Bought PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD as a daily driver and parts hauler, and like a www.oldcarsweekly.com good friend, it never let me down. The 5.3-li- ADVERTISING ter V-8 was bullet-proof and powerful, and the ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE long bed comfortably fi t a pair of 1955 Cadil- Michelle Kraemer - 715-318-0946 lac fenders. It was either fi x the rust or sell it, ([email protected]) and it was cheaper to sell. ADVERTISING SALES ASSISTANT Kathy Shanklin - 715-350-7090 2011 Camaro LT: It was just a six-cylin- ([email protected]) der, but it was a six-speed. With the windows SALES DIRECTOR down and classic rock on the radio, I could Heather Glynn Gniazdowski trick myself into feeling like I was back in ([email protected]) the ’70s. When we found out we were hav- ing twins, my wife cried, “We’re not selling the house and we’re not selling the Camaro.” We kept only one of those things and you can guess which one went away. 1985 Caprice Classic Landau: Exactly President & CEO, Andrew W. Clurman Senior VP, CFO, COO, & Treasurer, Brian Sellstrom how you want to fi nd a car — with dry desert CTO, Nelson Saenz, Executive Vice President (EVP) and metal, but always parked in the shade. How- Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Patricia B. Fox Director of Production, Phil Graham ever, this babied Scottsdale, Ariz., car had one VP, People & Places, JoAnn Thomas VP, Digital Products & Platforms, Katie Herrell too many options for my taste: a half-vinyl AIM BoardChair, Efrem Zimbalist III Landau top. I had this car for 20 years, and even though it was replaced with a nearly NEWSSTAND SALES: identical car without the vinyl top, it still feels NPS Media Group strange that it’s gone. 1981 Impala Sport Coupe: A beautiful EDITORIAL/ADVERTISING OFFICE 5225 Joerns Drive, Suite 2, Stevens Point, WI 54481 low-mileage car with a crummy little V-6 en- 715-445-2214 Fax: 715-997-8883 gine that couldn’t pass a Pinto. This car was www.oldcarsweekly.com a museum knickknack and I don’t own a mu- www.oldcarsreport.com seum. I sure do miss looking at it, though. [email protected] 1978 Malibu Classic coupe: A car my mom bought slightly used and eventually passed on to me more than a decade later. This Due to COVID-19, Old Cars (ISSN: 0048-1637) will be published twice in is the car I credit for my being mostly a “Chevy May and June 2020, both being double issues. Otherwise it is published three times every month, except Five times in April and four times in July guy” and a car I truly hope to replace some (39 issues per year).