58 had a lot of firsts, some people made fun of the “balloon fenders” too but I thought it was a good looking car. That guy’s Impala is a beautiful car & you can tell he put a lot of love into it.
@ceedell10 ай бұрын
Very cool to see his passion is still the same for this car.
@glennspreeman163410 ай бұрын
Definitely made it his own, that's what customized really means! Congratulations!!!
@Jamestfarrell10 ай бұрын
1958 was also the first year for the triple tail ight configuration on each side of the top-of-the-line model-the Impala. The 1959 was the only year that strayed from that design until the 1966. In 1967 that configuration returned in 1967.
@robertqueberg46129 ай бұрын
Sir, You have a sweet lady. A neighbor up the road from us bought a ‘58 ragtop, with the continental kit. I used to drool when he went by the house, touching the high spots in the road. Again, that is a great car.
@catfish249 ай бұрын
Man that's a beautiful car.
@craighanks4299 ай бұрын
He also mentioned in engine work how he put 409 heads & cam in the 348 block which an older friend of mine did to his 61 Impala bubble top engine. His 348 also had the 3 deuces set up. Unfortunately later he installed a two 4 barrel set up on it plus he had a 4:11 posi rear end. He was going to race it at local drag strip but he took it out to test run it & blew up the engine (powdered #1 piston, bent the rod into a pretzel) and locked it up. Sad.
@brianbloom17999 ай бұрын
This is 1 Beautiful Car, I love the 348-409 Motors, He takes Pride in his Car just by looking at it.
@larrycresse7539 ай бұрын
I love this car. Thank you
@matrox10 ай бұрын
In 1979 I still had my 69' Ply. Roadrunner and 67 Ford F100 short bed stepside PU truck.
@richcoleman4699 ай бұрын
Beautiful Impala. I settled for a Delray project
@matrox10 ай бұрын
I;m so glad I got to see to the late 50s and 60s growing up as a kid. We had great music and bad ass cars and America was still sane and fairly free. Today is a massive sh!thole compared to then.
@anthonynapier466810 ай бұрын
Sharp 58 impala ,,loved the story with it 👍 👍
@buff66379 ай бұрын
God Bless Him! That is Old School Cool! Beautiful 58!
@billkrause458510 ай бұрын
Nice 58' Impala you have there, nice color too, Impressive! Yes, the 348 cubic inch engine I'm very familiar. Those cars back in the day played a big part of my life. When I was 16 yo, I drive a my 1959 Chevy Impala to and from High School. Boy I love those seats when at the drive-in with my girlfriend. For me to get into a vehicle these days is like playing the game twister... We're not little people from Asia. Don't forget the 327 engines.
@sergeantmasson36699 ай бұрын
@billkrause4585, 327 engine didn't come out until 1962.
@stevemyers209210 ай бұрын
beautiful design top 10. i was 6 when that hit the road.
@eldorado18309 ай бұрын
Ha, I was just born. Very nice car.
@josephackeret791110 ай бұрын
Beautiful unique automobile 👍 packers fan too.
@jeffmill668310 ай бұрын
I always wanted a 58 impala just because it's my birth year car.
@eldorado18309 ай бұрын
Mine too .
@THROTTLEPOWER10 ай бұрын
Nice!!! 🤜🤛
@coinslotsandjoysticks257210 ай бұрын
I had a black 58 two door with white interior and it was beautiful ❤️, if we could post pictures here I would show you, the engine was getting tired and my brother had wrecked his Buick and I put the 455 in the 58, and did it right and even had the ac hooked up and working great, that car would smoke the tires as long as you would hold the pedal down, i think the 58 was much nicer looking than the 57 , i drove it for years and finally a old guy offered me way more than it was worth and I sold it but it still looked like new except the driver side of the seat was worn a little bit, i kept it spotless and it never came out from thanksgiving until the first day of spring, ever, i drove it to my family's for Thanksgiving and she went in the garage till spring, i didn't even get it out if it was raining
@survivormotorsports6410 ай бұрын
That’s pretty cool man, if we could go back and get some of the vehicles we sold…. But at least you got to enjoy it!
@jamesmatheson51159 ай бұрын
Because my dad owned one back in the 60's I then saw the 2 door in American Graffiti, I remembered dad's, so the 58 to 62 model cars have remained my preferred models.
@shaunwright74429 ай бұрын
I love the 58 sucha a Beautiful car American muscle 💪🇺🇲💪
@jeffmill668310 ай бұрын
My dad had a 59 ex RCMP hwy patrol car. It had a cam in it and I believe a 348 cu in. All I remember was if dad hit the gas a little hard he would be spinning the rear tires.
@Rieju-Sherco10 ай бұрын
"BEST" Impala's were the 1958 and 1961
@wymple099 ай бұрын
The only thing that was ever wrong with the 700 R4 was people who did not know how to properly set pressure control cable. They are tremendous transmissions.
@carlcleary54810 ай бұрын
I had a 1958Chevy back in 1962 it was a convertible
@gayden466910 ай бұрын
its crazy to me that this car was regular traffic in the 50s - 60s I wish I could see the day where the roads were packed with these beauty's
@survivormotorsports6410 ай бұрын
I hear ya, feel like I was born in the wrong era.
@roberthepburn-gr4fq10 ай бұрын
58 was the only year for that body and the convertible was beautiful a real shame it was a one year only but back then the body styles changed every year not like today where the last 20yrs worth of body styles are the same they all look alike
@user-wm1js2no9x10 ай бұрын
The only thing I didn't like about this car is, It's not mine. Beautiful car sweet.😁
@thomasmadden225810 ай бұрын
Sharp vehicle
@matrox10 ай бұрын
When I was a kid these cars were daily drivers. In 58' I was a tyke our family car was a 55' Rocket 88 Olds, 2 door H/T.
@matrox10 ай бұрын
My uncles first car was a 57 Chevy he bought brand new.
@falconinflight623510 ай бұрын
I enjoyed your video
@survivormotorsports6410 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. Appreciate it
@GailUrge-vq6qn10 ай бұрын
Nice "American Graffiti" type movie car.
@gabrielvalentino62829 ай бұрын
I love the front end so much and the side styling is next to none. I think the rear end bubble fins are weird looking but when i get one ill probably fab some little round verticle fins to fill out that weird rear end, lol.
@bobcollins758110 ай бұрын
Dad bought a new 58 was a Delray it only had good heater..I think it was only year for Delray
@jamesmooney89339 ай бұрын
Chevy only had the roof in '58, but that roof line was on the '57 & '58 Cadillac. I liked it better then the bubble top that replaced it. Although the fake convertible top was the best.
@carlosdad220410 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure that GM started the X-frame in 1957.
@chrisjeffries23229 ай бұрын
The X-Freme was used from 58 thru 1964.
@carlosdad22049 ай бұрын
@@chrisjeffries2322 please check the 57 Caddy.
@sergeantmasson36699 ай бұрын
Trico made electric wipers for Chevy dealer installed option beginning in 1955. Offered at Ford dealers 57-'59.
@jimclarke110810 ай бұрын
Superb colour oi oi oi
@ervinthompson659810 ай бұрын
Imagine this thing with a 435 horse tripower 427 - enough gears out back to get it moving ....... a 12 second car, maybe ??🤔
@pb68slab1810 ай бұрын
Naw, one of those 572 crate motors like Jay Leno put in his '58(?) Buick Roadmaster!
@stevenfan121810 ай бұрын
I've allways thought the 58 was sharper than the 57...looked better to me..loved the 409 in my buddys.
@sergeantmasson36699 ай бұрын
@stevenfan1218, no 409 in '58. 409 didn't come out until 1961.
@amoruzz9 ай бұрын
👍👍
@tallspaniard110 ай бұрын
He was was thinking of a 325 differential when he said 425 … Beautiful car … oh yeah that J-set up carbs came out in 56 or 57 Olds Rocket 88 had them …. Better than Pontiac . Too bad that GM is run by Girly Men now …. If it was run by Real men , you could special order anything on the Engine !!
@reality-winner57599 ай бұрын
What color is the paint?
@survivormotorsports649 ай бұрын
It’s a custom color, kind of a burgundy, brandy wine. Looks great in the sunshine.
@sergeantmasson36699 ай бұрын
One year only car. Not one left the factory with straight quarter panels. All were a bit wavy.
@JohnMcNabb-wg4ff9 ай бұрын
1958 was also the first year of the worst transmission chevy ever made. the turbo glide.
@buff66379 ай бұрын
My Father called them Terrible Glides and Power Slides
@glennspreeman163410 ай бұрын
a Caddilac of a Chevy
@sergeantmasson36699 ай бұрын
First Chevy A/C was 1955.
@chrisjeffries23229 ай бұрын
I hope you have Disc brakes up front, she needs good brakes.
@sergeantmasson36699 ай бұрын
427 "W" engines were garbage and race only engines.