The '70s; riots, strikes, the Morris Marina. But thankfully also this, the Chevy SS
Chevrolet is finally rediscovering its lost mojo, and cars such as this are where it needs to return. Rick S is the builder of this awesome Chevelle SS, complete with stripes and that huge 454 V8.
As different from GM's European 'Nova' as it's possible to get. If you're American and reading this - Google it!
On a recent visit to Flickr one of our Elves found this: Made by Lego911, it ’s a custom 1968 Chevrolet Nova. If only we got this in Europe rather than the granny box that wears the same badge.
Bounce bounce bounce bounce
Orion Pax is back! This is his latest creation, a Chevrolet Impala Low Rider. A cool enough creation based upon looks alone, Orion goes one further, because this car really works. The suspension is controlled by Lego’s Power Functions motors, so it can bounce, scrape, buck and do other Low-Ridery type things. Check it out at Orion’s blog, or view the video on Flickr.
Rock & Roll
This modified Chevrolet Coupe is the work of lego911 on Flickr. Underneath that killer paint-job is a V8, opening doors and boot, and front and rear suspension. View it and lego911′s other cars in his Flickr photostream.
Insert Prince for twice the awesome
One of our previous ‘Featured TFOLs‘ has returned with this, a little red Corvette in Model Team style. You can see the full gallery for this American legend at Cars Lover‘s MOCpage.
V8 Diner and V8 Car
This beautiful scene comes courtesy of ER0L on Flickr, where he’s parked his gorgeous mini-fig scale Chevrolet Impala outside a rockin’ classic American diner. To see more of ER0L’s creations, visit his Flickr photostream here.
Camaro, ’70s style
American Muscle + LEGO = Epic. Who doesn’t like the Chevrolet Camaro? It’s been around for ages, with a recently updated model in showrooms this year. This one is a classic Camaro Z28, and it’s been built by Senator Chinchilla on MOCpages. It was suggested to us by one of our readers via the Feedback page – keep your suggestions coming!
We’re not big fans of LDD here at The Lego Car Blog (Elves are relentlessly analogue…), but when something is this exceptional, we make an exception. The Chevy Suburban might not be the greatest car ever, but this model just might be. Phil Flipson is the creator; it’s there to be appreciated on MOCpages.
This wonderful American classic was found on Flickr today. Infraredbrick‘s beautiful 1967 Chevy Nova features a detailed engine and interior, plus opening doors, hood and trunk. See more at the link.
Here at The Lego Car Blog we are not fans of 1970s Americana. We grew up on a diet of small, nimble, efficient cars that could go around corners and that didn’t break down unless they were French. 1970s American barges therefore are definitely not our bag, being precisely the opposite of all of the above.
However, even in America’s automotive wilderness years there were a handful of oases. This is one such vehicle, the utterly gorgeous Chevrolet Corvette C3.
This beautiful Lego Technic example of Chevrolet’s icon is the work of Eurobricks resident (and Technic genius) Madoca. Underneath the wonderfully curvaceous bodywork sits a fully functioning remote control chassis, complete with independent suspension all round, working lights (including pop-up function), opening doors, trunk and hood plus a removable targa roof panel, and of course RC drive and steering.
To see more of Madoca’s exceptional build head over to the Eurobricks discussion via the link above, but first make sure you check out the Corvette in action via the video below.
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We round off a busy day here at TLCB with a car so achingly beautiful it made us all wish it were real. Bing-Bong Brother’s Stingray Speedster is a work of Lego art. There’s only one image, but it’s definitely worth looking at. Click here to see the Stingray on Flickr.
The Lego Car Blog Elves are hungry today, as it’s you our readers who’ve earned a meal token and blue Smartie!* Suggested to us by several of you, this lovely Chevrolet Corvette is the work of MOCpages newcomer Dave Slater.
Dave’s late ’60s Model Team Corvette looks the business and earned a few extra TLCB points for its superbly detailed engine and interior, pop-up lights, opening doors and removable T-Top roof. You can see all the photos of Dave’s classic Corvette on MOCpages at the link above.
*Which we’ve nobly eaten on your behalf.
Explosions. Megan Fox. Product Placement. Explosions. More Megan Fox. And Explosions. That summarises the first instalment of the Transformers movie franchise, and it also explains why our workforce of horrible little Elves love the films so much.
As you’d expect the Elves are delighted with today’s Transformers find. Ralph Savelsberg is the builder, and you can see more of his brilliant transforming Bumblebee Camaro on Flickr.
Based on LEGO’s own Miniland 1957 Chevrolet, Nate Andrews makes his TLCB debut with his brilliantly reworked Nomad version of the American classic. An unusual car in 1950s America, the Nomad offered Chevrolet bling in a practical wagon/estate/tourer package. We love cars like this here at TLCB, and Nate’s is well worth a look. You can check it out at both MOCpages and Flickr.
From the A-Team to Only Fools and Horses, 1980s television created some utterly brilliant cult shows. ‘Play Your Cards Right’ was not one of them – a game show in which contestants play a simple card guessing game in order to win mediocre prizes is not a recipe for televisual excitement. Today though, we’ve found two creations that make the ‘higher or lower’ game much more fun.
First up, and ‘higher’ is Tim Inman‘s 1959 Chevrolet Impala gasser van. ‘Altitude’ is fitted with a ridiculous V8, some ace sign-writing, and of course the all important gasser raised suspension. The ‘lower’ Impala to Tim’s gasser is fulfilled by fellow Flickr car builder Lino Martins, and his beautiful 1959 Impala low-rider ‘Low Life’. Both Tim and Lino’s complimenting ’59 Impalas can be found on Flickr – click the links in the text to see more.
This particular TLCB writer is too young to remember the 1980s, and quite thankful for it he is too. But a gentle mockery of some of TLCB’s more mature staff is not to be missed, and thus today we find ourselves looking at an example of a modified Chevrolet S-10, one of the ‘mini-trucks’ that were all the rage in 1980s America.
Flickr’s Lino M has added some giant Alpine speakers to the deck (for what we don’t know – this abomination?), scissor doors, and that… er, ‘tasteful’ pink pinstriped paint job as dictated by the time. Accompanying the Chevy are two unmistakably ’80s characters showing us why it’s never good to follow fashion trends too closely – you’ll only regret it later.
You can see more of Lino’s Chevrolet S-10 mini-truck on Flickr, click the link above to see more. No not that one – oh, too late!
It’s that time of year again! Yes Christmassy snow might be falling here at TLCB* but the big news is that the amazing Henrik Hoexbroe has released his annual ‘Mega MOC’ for 2014!
Henrik’s past works have included a brilliant 1950s Town scene and an astonishing Citroen 2CV factory. This time though, he’s gone racing! (Making 2014 our favourite Mega MOC so far.)
Featuring 15 liveried racing cars, another 10 assorted racetrack vehicles and 100 mini-figures, Henrik has recreated the world famous Le Mans 24 Hour race in beautiful detail. He’s timed it well too, as Toyota have just wrapped up the 2014 World Endurance Championship (of which Le Mans is the star event).
Henrik’s pit-straight scene leaves out the championship winning Toyota TS040 and its mighty fellow LMP1 prototype racers in lieu of the more recognisable stuff that makes up the bulk of the Le Mans field; the GT Pro and GT Am classes, including cars from Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Chevrolet.
What we like best is that – whilst we do admire creations of incredible intricacy and fragile realism – Henrik’s scene is constructed in a robust mini-figure friendly way, and looks like it could happily survive a child’s hands without too much damage. And that, surely, is what LEGO is all about.
You can see more of Henrik’s fantastic Le Mans scene, including close ups of all the racing cars and other vehicles, on both MOCpages and Flickr. It’s well worth your click.
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After a few days of small posts we’re back to blogging the big stuff. And if you’re going to build big you might as well build shiny too!
This stunning 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible is the work of newcomer and TLCB debutant gertman 2000, and was suggested to us via the Feedback page. Mr. 2000’s favourite car is the ’57 Chevy, so he decided to recreate his dream car in Lego form, using an LDD design by another builder as a starting point.
A lot of chroming later and the results are as spectacular as you see here – but there’s much more to see. Visit the link above to visit the Bel Air’s MOCpage – it’s worth your click.
Flickr’s piratecox can sure put a LEGO brick to strange use! His latest creation, this enchantingly weird Chevrolet flat-bed transporter and hot rod combo, even features mini-figure arms, rubber bands, and ice-axes in its construction. Click the link above to see more!
If there’s a car that sums up everything that was wrong with the American auto industry in the 1990s and 2000s, it’s probably this; the Chevrolet Suburban. Or the Cadillac Escalade. Or the Hummer H2. Or this. OK, there were a few, but the Chevy makes a strong case for itself. This Suburban is the work of TLCB regular Ralph Savelsberg and it’s considerably nicer than the real thing. Click the link above to see more.
