1976 was the final model year of the full-size Chevrolet B-bodies before the big downsizing. The Bel Air nameplate had finally gone away after 1975, leaving a stripped down version of the Impala with less chrome trim, less noise insulation, and less cushy seats, called the Impala S, as Chevy's lowest-priced full size car. Above that was the regular Impala, and the pinnacle of the full-size Chevrolet lineup was the Caprice Classic.
Available in Landau Coupe, Coupe, pillared Sedan, and hardtop Sport Sedan forms, all Caprices came with woodgrain vinyl interior trim, plusher nylon pile carpet, and a light in the trunk as standard, to go with the power front discs and automatic transmission.
The standard motor in the Caprice Classic was a two-barrel 350 cubic inch V-8 rated at 145 SAE net horsepower. Optional motors were a four-barrel 165 horsepower 350 V-8, a 400 cubic inch small block V-8 making 180 horses, and the final year of the 454 cube big block, with a four-barrel carb, dual exhausts, and 225 horsepower.
The 1976 Caprice Classic represented an apogee, size-wise, for Chevy sedans, casting a 222.9" long shadow and weighing over 4,300 pounds. The '77 downsizing would slash nearly a foot of length and over a quarter ton of weight from the new Caprice Classic.
The Cream sedan with Dark Mahogany interior was photographed with a Canon EOS-1D Mark III and a EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens in August of 2022.
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