The third generation of the Chevrolet Caprice is probably the best known, partly due to its wide use as a taxi and police vehicle. Usually we see the car as a four-door sedan, but today we have a graceful coupé in front of the lens.
The third Chevrolet Caprice was slightly smaller than its predecessor at its appearance in 1977, as we concluded earlier. At the same time, it is a very typical American in everything, which disproportionately distributes a still considerable size over a gigantic front and rear deck and a relatively small cabin. This applies to the sedan, but of course the money even more for the coupe variant.
The police and taxi use mentioned in the intro comes with a small disclaimer, because initially it was mainly the less chic brother of this Caprice, the Impala, who took on the heavy tasks. Around 1980 both variants were modernized and the name Impala disappeared.
The Caprice coupe version appeared a year after the four-door, making 1977 the first model year for the hefty two-door. The most striking design feature was without a doubt the rear window, which was divided into three parts by means of a special folding technique. The window disappeared during the major renovation of 1980, when the coupes changed to a much more mundane construction with an almost flat rear window.
The fact that the photographed green car dates from 1978 and therefore has the glass pane makes it extra special. The roof in contrast color, the abundance of chrome and white-wall tires are also good in our opinion. The car came to the Netherlands in 2006 and has changed ownership several times since, but looks beautiful despite the drizzly weather and the uninspiring background.