--- title: "This Is Not a Donk" date: "2024-11-09" modified: "2024-11-09" authors: - name: "Kyle Cheromcha" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-is-not-a-donk" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "People" tags: - "YouTube" --- # This Is Not a Donk ![]() *Screenshot* How can you tell? Step 1: Watch this video. No, I'm kidding. Though you definitely *should* watch [this week's YouTube video]() above, where owner Jordan Hill walks us through his special 1987 [Chevy]() Caprice Classic Brougham LS, I'm still gonna take care of you. And the reason why I'm leading in with this in the first place is because if you're gonna get one thing out of the latest episode of [Carisma](), Jordan wants it to be that. There are a number of different names for this style—an old American coupe, convertible, or sedan riding on massive wheels with beautiful paint and other mods—and they were all invented by African-Americans across the south and popularized in the rest of the country through southern hip-hop in the 1990s and 2000s. Most people just know them as donks, but technically, [a donk can only be a 1971-1976 Chevy Caprice or Impala](). That's it. Anything else that looks like this but isn't one of those models from those years has a different name. Like Jordan's Caprice. This is a Box Chevy, which in addition to being the general term for the 80s generation of the Caprice, is also the name for one given the hi-riser treatment. Growing up in New York City, Jordan only saw cars like these in music videos. But his automotive life changed forever one day when he saw a YouTube giveaway for the Caprice and threw a thousand dollars at entries. He won, and ditched work the next day to fly to Texas to pick it up. Since bringing it back up to New York, he's spent two years building it into the perfect cruiser. An LS2 swap gives it plenty of punch and a beautiful rumble, the 26-inch Forgiato wheels look sharp, the soft suspension soaks up the road despite the rubber band tires, and the original red velour interior is supremely comfortable. "Sometimes I just ride⁣ for hours with no music. I just listen to the engine,⁣ sunroof down, all the windows down, and just ride. It's just so relaxing," he says. "⁣People think you're trying to be seen, like, going around. It's like nah, I'm not trying to be seen. I'm actually trying to be by myself." *Want to be featured on YouTube, or know someone who does? Hit us up: youtube@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()