You've probably heard of the Biscayne... but it's a car that Chevrolet maybe wasn't very proud of....

its last appearance was in the 1969 Chevrolet brochure 

it wasn’t even listed or shown in the 1970 or 1971 Chevrolet brochure

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1971-chevrolet-biscayne-with-250-six-and-pg-frugal-and-dont-look-for-it-in-the-brochure/

not often I see a Biscayne (where did they get that name I wonder) and a Spartan trailer?

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-snapshots-and-photography/vintage-snapshots-cars-trailer-parks-trailer-homes-1950s-1960s/

Where did Biscayne get its name? Biscayne Bay? It in turn was named for either the Bay of Biscay, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean north of Spain, or an early explorer called El Biscaino, who came from the Spanish province of Biscaya.

there was so little that I saw on yesterday's walk I didn't bother posting yesterday, instead, I include the 2 cars in this post of what I saw on today's walk

because in the above photo the passenger side is missing the trim piece, it's easy to see that it looks better to you with, or, without that piece, compared to the drivers side

 

and the above is on the same street, but a couple blocks away, from the below

I am real surprised to see this Belvedere in a driveway, looking like a new car

we're having cool and windy weather, so today's stalker cat was trying to keep as warm as possible on the welcome mat.

those 70s vans are still around. This has been parked in the same place since before 2007

it's been a couple years since I've seen a Biscayne

I don't remember if I've ever posted a photo of a bumper jack in use, but this is also a fenderwell header equipped Biscayne at the dragstrip

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-1099#post-13983480

Puerto Rico 1959, a Biscayne

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by-part-2.1154030/page-855#post-13832852

Dyno Don, 1961 Super Stock Impala

Of the 491,000 Chevy Impalas built for 1961, only 142 were fitted with the 409 cubic inch engine.

 These engines were rated at 360 HP and had a single four-barrel carburetor. Some racers purchased the engines seperately and installed them in 2-door Biscayne sedans. (when's the last time you heard of a Biscayne?)

 This was permitted in 1961, factory installations were not required.

 Two racers that went to this trouble in 1961 were established drag racers Frank Saunders out of Phoenix, Arizona and Dave Strickler from York, PA.

 Frank Saunders won the S/S class at the 1961 NHRA Winternationals while Don Nicholson took the win in the Stock Eliminator category at the same event.

http://georgeklass.net/ss.html

1966 396 3spd Biscayne has been sitting since 1982, finally getting attention during quarantine (how long has it been since you heard of, 1) a Biscayne 2) anyone getting that car running that's been sitting on their property for 38 years? )

https://www.facebook.com/groups/798838050138540/permalink/3088126984542957/

According to his facebook, he's got a speedshop, a lot of race cars, and a great musclecar collection

Claudia Schiffer on a Biscayne

That's right, you don't know what the hell I'm posting next... snow storm or supermodel!

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a20159172/ellen-von-unwerth-interview/

So, what's a Biscayne? Where did Chevy get that name?

I thought the Biscayne was easily identified by the 2 taillight per side design... But maybe this has an Impala trunk lid.

According to Wikipedia, the name Biscayne isn't very common, and is some place in Belize  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Biscayne

And yes, I know there is a Biscayne Bay in Florida... but you see that they didn't call the car a ******** Bay? Or a ******** Beach? So, I see that they named the car one word, and that seems to be a Biscayne, same as the place in Belize. When you figure out what the hell a Camaro and a Chevelle are, then tell you can tell me all about the Biscayne Bay. Cool?

FWIW, several of you were helpful and told me about the Biscayne Bay in southern Florida, south of Miami. And Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County, is where they got the name for the Del Ray.

Well, Chevelle isn't even in Websters... and doesn't seem to have any other reference online except the car name... but it too sounds Spanish (seville - Chevelle)

Nothing shows us on Google Maps as a town or city named Chevelle. So maybe Chevrolet invented the word

The Biscayne and the Del Ray were the cheapest cars Chevy made... intended as taxi, fleet, or simply cheap transportation. Baldwin got ahold of some, and tossed in 427s and 4 speeds, and called them BisQuick

Concept and prototype cars

1941 Chrysler Newport Dual Cowl Phaeton

1941 Thunderbolt
Credit for the design goes to Alex Tremulis

1951 Buick the XP 300

1955 Chevrolet Biscayne

1954 Packard Panther Daytona

1954 Pontiac Bonneville

1956 Chevrolet Impala

I think the above is a Gaylord

 above,
http://lost-show-cars.blogspot.com http://www.carstyling.ru/en/cars.1954_Oldsmobile_Cutlass.html http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/1954_Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Concept

 1954 Mercury Monterey XM 800

Above, Chrysler Ghia Diablo

above, a 1956 410 SuperAmerica by Ghia that Storm Bringer knew
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4566/Ferrari-410-SuperAmerica-Ghia-Coupe.html http://www.carstyling.ru/ru/car/1956_ferrari_410_superamerica/

1954 DeSoto Adventurer

Diamond T Doodlebug, one of my favorite trucks

All from among the huge variety of cool cars and pre-1980's American culture on http://fifties50s.blogspot.com