19 Oct Against The Grain
Sometimes, cars roll through the shop that go against the grain of what we normally work on here. But since we love all things automotive, it deserves its time in the sun.
Besides, we think everybody could use a few sunny shots today to chase away these crap-weather doldrums we’re experiencing. It’s definitely not warm, and definitely not sunny in the Chicagoland area today. But this Impala just oozes summer — it’s old, it’s clean, it’s big, and it looks like it’s ready for a cruise through the streets of downtown Naperville on a warm Friday night.
When we said this car is clean, we meant it. The paint’s minty fresh, with nary a scratch or scuff to be seen. The chrome is as shiny as the day it landed on the showroom floor, too. It looks like it’s never seen a minute of bad weather. And for that, we’re pretty jealous of it.
Even the wheels, though not our signature style, are super clean and ready to blind whomever looks at them from the wrong angle.
In your humble narrator’s opinion, the Impala lucked out with some of the most beautiful taillights of the mid-20th century. Nowadays, LEDs are the standard, but even today there is still a good amount of thought given to the design of the lights out back. But nothing beats what America was coming up with during the heyday of rock-n-roll.
And if you thought the niceness ended with the outside, you guessed incorrectly. The interior is virtually mint, as well, sporting some color-matched seats and the original AM radio, complemented by the new FM head unit hanging out underneath. Even if you wanted to feel like you were living in the 60’s, nobody should be forced to listen to AM radio constantly. That’s just mean.
Even the floor mats look as close to brand new as possible.
When parked against our E90 M3, you can definitely see some subtle differences in styling. But we’re Fluid MotorUnion, not Fluid OnlyMotorsWeLikeBecauseWe’reDicks. We celebrate all things automotive here, from rat rods to a Black Series. If you’re serious about cars, you’re in the right place.
heavystarch
Posted at 16:37h, 19 OctoberATA representing to the fullest.
BIG D
Posted at 18:47h, 30 OctoberYes, that car would leave other’s to be jealous, in a way. But not me, that Impala belongs to my best buddy whom i’ve known for over 35 years. I can truly say, all the mentions put forth bode true. The paint , the interior and the stereo are head turners. It rides like a machine and has the duel exhaust to back it up, when people hear them roar they can’t help but to take notice. It’s like being that kid born in ’64’, only now experiencing the likes and memories of those who drove the cars back then, what GOOD times they must have had. The wheels always get a positive nod from the old timers, for not being greatly oversized. That car could bring sunshine to any city in the state of Illinois.