Chevrolet Caprice
The Chevrolet Caprice 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. The Caprice was the most expensive model of the Chevrolet full-size car range which at times included the Del Ray (1958 only), Bel Air (1952-1976), Biscayne and Impala (1958-1985, 1992-1996, 2000 to present). Holden of Australia has also named their in-house-developed full-size car as the Caprice and exports them to the Middle East where they are sold as Chevrolet Caprices.
Many of the Caprice models were based on the Impala, with additional trim and features. The 1976 model weighed approximately 5800 pounds and was about 19½ ft long?longer even than many modern full-size pickup trucks. Thankfully, the 1977s were downsized, two years before Ford could respond with its smaller LTD. It was this platform that was retained till the Caprice ceased production.
The Caprice was twice honored with the Motor Trend Car of the Year award, in 1977 and 1991.
