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It goes without saying that when the new 1991 Caprice Classic debuted in the fall of 1990 it was considered, well, controversial. It was really a love it or hate it look that many decried, saying of the sedan in particular, “Is it coming or going?” From the C-pillar forward I found it attractive, and used it as a template for many of the cars I started drawing and designing as a teen.
It still sat on the 1977 vintage B platform, and came with the 305 standard. Caprices finally received a driver’s side airbag too. The Brougham-tastic Caprice Classic Brougham and Brougham LS were gone, with the sporty LTZ becoming the new top of the line.
As for the wagon, something about it evokes the 1971 vintage B’s, though I can’t quite put my finger on why. As usual, you could get your Caprice wagon in tony wood-sided Estate Wagon form, or plain-sided, which our featured car sports.
It’s too bad that the Chevy didn’t get the Vista roof like the Olds and Buick versions. Without it and the Buick’s slightly fancier C-pillar, it came across as a bit more, well, tubular.
Luckily because of the stout underpinnings of these, they are still very popular today, even sixteen years after the last one rolled off the the line in Arlington in favor of Tahoes.
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http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-capsule/cc-capsule-1991-chevrolet-caprice-wagon-its-totally-tubular/
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. There are offically ten provinces and three territories in Canada, which is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area.While politically and legally an independant nation, the titular head of state for Canada is still Queen Elizabeth.On the east end of Canada, you have Montreal as the bastion of activity. Montreal is famous for two things, VICE magazine and the Montreal Jazz Festival. One is the bible of hipster life (disposable, of course) and the other is a world-famous event that draws more than two million people every summer. Quebec is a French speaking province that has almost seceded from Canada on several occasions, by the way..When you think of Canada, you think of . . . snow, right?But not on the West Coast. In Vancouver, it rains. And you'll find more of the population speaking Mandarin than French (but also Punjabi, Tagalog, Korean, Farsi, German, and much more).Like the other big cities in Canada, Vancouver is vividly multicultural and Vancouverites are very, very serious about their coffee.Your standard Vancouverite can be found attired head-to-toe in Lululemon gear, mainlining Cafe Artigiano Americanos (spot the irony for ten points).But here's a Vancouver secret only the coolest kids know: the best sandwiches in the city aren't found downtown. Actually, they're hidden in Edgemont Village at the foot of Grouse Mountain on the North Shore."It's actually worth coming to Canada for these sandwiches alone." -- Michelle Superle, VancouverText by Steve Smith.
