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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.