1st Impala...Happy 60th Birthday

Make:	Chevrolet
Model:	Impala
Type:	Coupe
Year:	1958
Mileage:	10,000
Color:	Black
Engine:	350 cu in
Cylinders:	8
Fuel:	Gasoline
Transmission:	Automatic with Overdrive
Drive type:	RWD
Interior color:	teal white black
Drive side:	Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	Lady Lake, Florida, United States

1958 Chevrolet Impala Additional Info:

See Videos on UTube: 1958 Chevy Impala Two Door Hardtop Blk Leesburg HD082915 and: 1958 Chevy Impala, bitchin black & chrome

1958 Chevy Impala - 350 hp - 350 cu. in. new Chevy crate motor, automatictrans. w/overdrive (700R4 w/Lokar shifter). New paint (base coat/clearcoat), new chrome. Vintage Air, AM/FM radio, New Coker Classic wide whitewall tires with Rocket Fuel wheels, front disc brakes. Aluminum Radiator,chrome & polished stainless steel engine compartment,March FrontRunnerSystem,Edelbrock Endurashine Intake Manifold and 600 CFM carb., chrome dualmaster cylinder. Ceramic coated headers. Updated steering box, new rear brakes &wheel cylinders, new bushings, shocks and springs in front and rear. Newbattery, new carpet in car & trunk. New original upholstery. New floorpans, new trunk pan, new gas tank, new exhaust. New side window glass, newweather stripping....doors & trunk, new radio, new dash insert. Have allreceipts and parts descriptions. When we bought it, there were new quarterpanels, rocker panels and new floor pans, and it had a new exhaust system.Our restorer saw the floor pans from the bottom and he said it was a poorjob. He took the seats out and fixed the floor pans and painted the floor andput insulation on it and new carpet. He also replaced the trunk pans(painted and insulated with new carpeting) and replaced the gas tank with a newone. The original hydraulic steering was replaced with modern steering.The front has disk brakes, and the back were completely rebuilt. The driveshaft had to be shortened for the 700R4 transmission and all the bearingswere replaced and it was balanced. There is a new aluminum radiator. Allthe engine fender wells and firewall were painted black and covered withpolished stainless steel sheets. And of course, the engine and components arenew.
In March in Stuart, Florida at the Autogeek Detail Fest we won best engine
with the '58 Impala. Judges were: Barry Meguiar host of Car Crazy andpresident of Meguiar's Car Care Products, Chris Jacobs host of Overhaulin'(Chip Foose is on this show), Bruno Massel two time NHRA World Champion andco-host of Truck U and Garage Squad, Matt Steele co-host of Truck U, CraigBurnett lead chemist for Mother's Car Care Products, Mike PhillipsAutogeek's director of training, Wayne Carini host of Chasing Classic Cars, DennisGage host of My Classic Car. They also autographed the program booklet forus.
This video on U Tube was from the Gator HarleyCar and Bike show in Leesburg, Florida. This show is 4 times a year. Infact at the previous show we won Best Of Show and they put a picture of ourcar on a Dash Plaque that they handed out at the next show and also on acolored sign.
At the Cruisin' Couples Annual Car Show, we won "Outstanding Vehicle".Cruisin' Across Florida we won Best Of Show. We've won People's Choiceawards and many Top 10 or Top 20 awards. Also at John Staluppi's "Cars OfDreams" in North Palm Beach (this is a world famous auto museum that is onlyopen twice a year for charity car shows) we won Best of Show pre 2000.
We purchased the '58 about 4 years agoand it took about 2 yearsto restore. We take the car to car shows all over Florida...from the Keysto Ft. Walton Beach. A nice rider and very reliable. We get just under20 mpg.If any little thing doesn't seem right, we take it into the shop.We actually have 2 show cars, the other is a 1949 (T-Bird) Ford replica.I really don't drive cars any more, only my wife does, so we don't reallyneed 2 show cars. So which ever one we sell first, we will keep the other. These cars were built for ourselves and not to fix and flip.