Mr. Regular of Regular Car Reviews likes his cars…well, regular. Nothing fancy, nothing showy, nothing high-end really. This is a guy who gets hot and bothered over a low-mileage Plymouth Horizon four door in Tapioca Beige, for Pete’s sake. Which means two things: One, he officially has stranger tastes in cars than I EVER will, and two, the Chevy II is right up his alley. Why the Chevy II? Because it wasn’t the fire-breather that 95% of the running examples have been converted into. When these cars came out, they were the answer to two of GM’s problems: the Ford Falcon and the Corvair. The Falcon had debuted in 1960 and had knocked the small-car idea out of the park. The Corvair…well, let’s be nice and say that it was very advanced for it’s time and turned off traditional buyers who wanted anvil-like durability, simplicity of mechanics, and enough room to fit a family inside without turning the family budget into dust. There, the Chevy II succeeded, even if it did ape the Falcon’s schtick just a little bit.

Most of these little machines have 350s under the hoods now, but that wouldn’t do for our picky Pennsylvania-based YouTube friend. Finding a completely, 100% stock example that isn’t restored to perfection is a chore, but here’s a close runner up: a six-cylinder, Powerglide equipped, radio-delete four-door that’s aged very well over the years. Disregard the Torque-Thrust wheels and listen as he explains his appreciation for the little Chevy that did very well for itself:T