Chevy Blues is the story of a 1959 Chevrolet Bel-Air and how it affects the lives of its guardians. The car was garaged in the home of Lizbeth Meyer and Jack Osgood, both tenured faculty members at the college in Newport, Rhode Island. But Jack dies unexpectedly, and Lizbeth develops a love/hate relationship with Jacks beloved car, and it becomes a target for her fears and anxieties of widowhood. The Chevy will reveal Jacks relationship with Allan Carr, a friend from student days in Europe, and Allan too will soon feel Lizbeths grief.