you prolly dont give a shit but if you are stoned like me during the covid times you can stream pretty much all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been binge watching with my brother for the last couple of months =)
What a beauty! When I was little my grandparents had a 1960 Impala. I remember thinking it looked old-fashioned inside and out compared to our 1963 Catalina station wagon. Cars changed so much and so quickly back then!
Thank you for this walk down memory lane. We had one in white that was passed down to me but unfortunately city officials forced me to remove it from my home because it did not run due to lack of funds to repair it. Miss that baby.
The 1960 Impala is a classic. I know I had one. A white and black convertible with a 283 v8. I really miss it, considering what there Worth now. Looking at this 60 Chevy Impala 4 door sport coupe brings back memories. All good.🥰...
What a beautiful survivor. Looks like the big brother to my ‘61 Corvair survivor, same color-scheme. I try to daily mine, I’m in Park Ridge on the Northwest side. Some of the best years for GM products.
My Dad's 59 didn't have AC. We lived outside Sacramento. Very hot summers. Those front and rear windows were like a magnifying glass. Great looking cars though. Cars had more personality then.
Beautiful car. I used to own when I was younger a 59, 60 and a 61 bubble top. The 61 was my favorite, it was white on white the interior white and red Tweed or herringbone if I'm correct and it even had skirts. The 60 was just like this one with the exception of color it was a teal color with the teal color interior it was the first one I had out of the trio, and the 59 was a 2 door and it was Blue on Blue and I put cragars on it, it was more sporty than the 59. Love those years to death, boy if I would have kept them what it would be like today. Thanks for this post brought back some memories of my 60 4 door flat top.. Later I would own a 1964 SS metallic blue on metallic blue with a 427.. Keep On Keepin On...
The year I was born also. My parents had a two-door turquoise with a white top. First car I remember. Don’t know what size engine, but knowing my mom and dad, I’m sure it was the thrift six. lol
Very nice. My Dad had a 59 4dr hrd top. 283 with powerslip (Power Glide). Traded it for a new 65 Impala then to 67 SS Camero...Dad was cool. 59 was before under the hood got to ridiculous with smog gadgets and plumbing that didn't work and made the car run crappy. Your 60 looks restored, nice. Brings back memories. Thanks
Wow my friend. Yes that sure is one handsome motor car you have there. Clad in its wide band white side-walls too. A must for that period look. Panoramic windshields, such a widely used arrangement by so many models in those days. Yeah that wild space-ship styling, if no safety features for 1960, Not just yet. She is so stock and original. Beautiful detailing there too. Great car.
My mom had one of these in avocado green and lime green two tone. It truly is a beautiful car. Wish I had one now. I have a 65 Cadillac DeVille conv. that attracts a lot of attention. Love those old cars.
When I was a kid back in the early 60’s these were absolutely everywhere. Unfortunately here in Wisconsin they rusted out badly. It’s a real event when I see a nice one today.
Black paint & red interior were my favorite color combo for the '59 & '60 Impala's. My 2 favorite years of the full size big long & low Chevy's. My dads sister bought one of these new only it was a 2 door Impala with the optional 348 tri-power factory 4 on the floor tranny she ordered it this way for drag racing. I first saw the car in 1962 & I was so impressed with the car. It overshadowed my dad's new '57 Chevy Bel Air. She sold the Impala in 1964 for $500 I missed that car & I was there !
The 59 and 60 4dr hard tops are my personal fave 'cept for the El Caminos. The front grilles look like they are pissed off at you, haha!!!! So very nice styling, sound engineering, and old skool beauty
Sweet. I've always preferred the 1960 over the 1959. I love the look of the "broken" flat top tailfins. Don't get me wrong, the '59 is great too and it's a close contest in my opinion. Enjoyed the video a lot.
Awesome Car Doug. I agree with your thoughts on all the nostalgia this car stands for. I too love the cars and everything else of the by gone times.Times we never had the privilege of living. Travis Kolb CO.
My dad was a mechanic at Bergl Chevrolet from 1959 until they closed in 1984. It was not Bergl at that point, some time around 1982 it was Bill Haupt Chevrolet, then George Strat. The Cicero public library is what is there now.
Those GM full size "flat tops" were just about the coolest looking four door hardtops. I love to see them saved and restored. I love this year, the '60 Impala; there's also a really cool looking Pontiac Ventura 4 door flat top and several others I have posted on my channel if you care to check it out.
Yes! It was used on the El Camino, to...I wish they had made a 2 door hardtop with that rear window design...BTW, the '56-'57 Bel Air 4 door hardtop was very attractive, also...@@WINGGULLSEAGULL
@@dyer2cycle My aunt bought a '60 Impala 2 dr sport coupe same color black on red new with the 283 with the rare optional 4 on the floor. I was sad when she sold it in 1965 for $500 she should've kept it. My dad bought a 57 Bel Air 4 dr hardtop new he sold it to a kid in 1968 for $250. 10 years later he bought me the same car for a $1000 i later sold it for $1700. Had a hard time selling it not much demand for a 4 door. Looking back I wished I kept every one of the cars I had. They used to be cheap in the '60's & 70's & 80's.
@@dyer2cycle The '56 & '57 4 door hardtops were more interesting than the 2 door hardtops which were all too common & still are. I remember in the 1960's seeing a 210 2 dr & 4 dr hardtops which were rare.
Yes, the '56 and '57 4 door hardtops are a beautiful design for sure...I remember liking them even back in the 1980's when I was young and liked nothing but 2 doors. That is actually what did me in on DD speed shop, is the episode where he took a rough but very restorable '57 Bel Air 4 door hardtop, and cut the roof off it to make a "convertible"..without any roof of any kind, of course...what a hack job. said it was "an ugly 4 door that was roached anyway", or something to that affect...@@winggullseagull1230
My favorite car of all times, I would trade even valuable knowledge for this, just for a little materialistic piece of mind. I think it’s such a life achievement what you have there man. Congratulations, it’s a fantasy even just to look at thank you for such fine preservation and presentation. Take care, peace
My dad had a 60 two door sedan Biscayne, that sort of well known turquoise blue color with a white top. Very basic car he used as a commuter for the next 10 years till he retired. It was 10 years old when he bought it at an auction for $289.00. The interior was a pewter blue gray metallic with silver final accents. It had that 6 cylinder engine. That was a smooth quiet 6 cylinder.
Thank you for your posting. Your Chevy is knock out beautiful! You have just done a spectacular job of restoring and keeping it all original. That engine just purrs like a kitten. Chevrolet made some beautiful cars, even up to the last Caprices. Ah, but i love seeing the "old school" Chevys.
Good day My Grandad had a '60 Bel Air...VERY similar to this. Yes, super easy to repair. Yes those dashes may..MAY rust over time, but as far as Canadian safety standards, steel dashes were frowned on as your face is badly injured in a crash. I liked that styling!
Love that model with the pan roof. I was born in the Roosevelt era, so I have seen the elections of all the presidents since then. Saw the introduction of all the Chevrolets as I worked at a Chevy dealer in high school.
This is exactly like My very first Car that I owned right out of High School in 1968 , except mine had an Automatic Trans and was a 2 door coupe Hardtop .
I cut my mechanical teeth on these monster straight 8s back in the fifties. I had my first paid job at a garage and the owner was very skilled and kind enough to walk me through each repair or adjustment he made. These engines were whisper quiet, had a lot of low and middle rpm torque and did not beat themselves up with high rpm operation. They could cruise all day at 60 mph and got about 16 mpg on low octane regular gas. They were hooked up to the then new fluid drive transmissions in Buick,Cadillac and Pontiac and Oldsmobile. Coupled with a two barrel single carburetor the cars with these engine/transmission setups were painfully sluggish around town and got poor mileage. As used here and in The US and Europe for every day transportation they were very dependable. There were some race teams that installed blowers and other hot rod stuff and were able to develop race cars using this type of engine. Some were so powerful they could lift the left front tire off the ground when they accelerated on a straight away. In the late fifties the engines were 'hopped up' for drag car use and could turn in upper nineties speed in the quarter mile.The real draw back in passenger car use was the sheer weight and size of the engine which didn't lend itself to being put in smaller cars. They became obsolete in the early fifties but served with distinction for many years prior to that time.
@BuzzyFredrick It's a 3 speed only. The shifting is in the form of an "H" pattern. Consider the center of the "H" is neutral and this is how you shift to the different gears: Pulling the shifter toward you and up is reverse, toward you and down is 1st, pushing the shifter away and up is 2nd, away and down is 3rd.
I know I’m coming to the party late I see this video is like six years old, I wasn’t sure so I got one of my Chevy books out just to make sure i didn’t make a mistake, when you spoke about the engine,in 1950 they started to use the 235.5 cu in with cars having the 2speed power glide the standard shift still used the 216 cu in then in 1953 they discontinued the 216, the horse power went from 90 to 135 the book is called 75 years of Chevrolet
An original well preserved survivor numbers car is where it's at, it's only original once. But the 235 6 cylinder was more common in the biscayne series not the impala. But some were ordered & sold that way. In 1983 I had a 60 Impala Convertible with the 235 six.
you haven't made a video on in a long time are you doing okay? Love to see some more on your old cars or the old TVs the old stereo the old 8 tracks anything from you it's been awhile
@tmangos1 Four door cars may have been technically called sedans by some manufacturers when describing a four door model but generally the term hardtop meant no side piller, and sedan meant side pillers.
This is a gorgeous car. I admit this was one of my favorites and I always wanted one when I started driving in 1981. I love the flag on the rear window.
Beautiful American Car!! From the glory days of American industry. Hope to God we can all live to see those days return. Buy the way, I'm not sure why this is called a Sport Sedan as it is a 4 door hard top?
As a non-American guy who happens to love American cars I find quite odd how everybody writes comment full of love and appreciation for these cars but then, are you the same people who let these cars disappear? Pontiac is no more, Oldsmobile is no more. If you liked them so much as you write here why did you abandon them and started buying Hondas and Toyotas?
great video,,,my dad had a 59, black with red interior,,,,you have a beautiful car...one question...i try to pick up all tidbits of old chevy cars, how would i know by looking at the trunk emblem it was a six cylinder? the cross flags always represented v-8s, or later yrs super sports....thanks...
beautiful car its exactly the way i would have ordered it in 1960 i was 21 at that time there are several things i love about thecar the black exterior the red interior the 6 cyl 3 speed the 4 door sport sedan no way i would put a 283 327 348 in it its beautiful just the way it is its a shame what some would do to a beautiful car like this leave like it was in 1960 g m made a beautiful car in 1960 why change it i agree 100 % leave it the way it was when it left the dealership when it was new very rare do you see that combanation in an impala sport sedan i had 1971 impala sport coupe with 350 3 speed manual also a 1966 impala sport coupe with 283 3 speed manual both factory combonation very very rare iam orignally from detroit it hurts me deeply to see the motor city the way it is now i still buy AMERICAN the only way to buy thank you very very for such a beautiful peace of detroit art on you tube p s i love the wide whites and the wheel covers so many are putting narrow whites on their older cars just dont look good at all there is a place in tennesee called coker tire they have any size white wall your older car came with when it was new
Great car, oh my god, just beautifull. Please let me know this, the "panoramic rear windshield", was also called the "texas roof"? I head about this some time ago, and I was told they were disegned like this for texas because they provide more shade to the interior than the regullar roof line. Is this true? Again, beautifull car. When things were made to last and people really cared for what they sold, not like today! Greetings from Uruguay!!!
What an oddball Chevy! That would have been a hard sell new. It’s black with all that glass and they didn’t pay the extra 30.00 for tinted glass! Must be like a greenhouse in the summer. A six with a stick in an Impala? Still I love the 235 sixes. Very nice car, just an odd duck which in my book doesn’t detract too much.
Like the AMC Pacers from the 1970s . They were like a fishbowl with all the glass they had. To think that a lot of things that you had to pay extra for back then are now standard equipment.
Are the cross flags on the side trim correct on the 6cyl models? I thought those emblems were only on V8's. I don't remember my Aunt's '60 Impala having them.
my Dad was a Chevy guy, but not those flashy Impalas, no always a Belair with that 6 and an automatic...Mom insisted on the auto but otherwise all manual, it was called frugal then
I try too to always buy American. My vehicles are as follows 1981 Pontiac Bonneville. Very good condition. 1985 Chevrolet Caprice. Excellent condition. 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The winter car so the others dont have to be subjected to the rust of winter. What do you drive in the winter?
Hello, thank you for taking the time to post these videos. I have a question for you. I am interested in buying one very similar to yours and I was wondering what kind of gas milage did you get with the straight 6? thanks again
@llanamejia People who say they liked these cars are sincere. If you've noticed, the Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Plymouths, etc. that are no longer being made looked nothing like these classics when they stop making them. To ask why Americans stop loving these brand names is not really fair. The cars changed, the times changed, and gas prices changed, etc. Nothing remains the same. Honda and Toyota make good cars, but they have never made anything like our 50s and 60s classics...and never will.
My father once stupidly bought a 1959 in the same color with the pitiful 6 cylinder. SLOW!!!! A kid on a bicycle could beat it in a street race. My nickname for it....."The Black Death".
Beautiful looking car. I've always liked the 1959 and 1960 Chevy Impala.
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@Aaron Bobby definitely, I have been using InstaFlixxer for years myself :)
What a beauty! When I was little my grandparents had a 1960 Impala. I remember thinking it looked old-fashioned inside and out compared to our 1963 Catalina station wagon. Cars changed so much and so quickly back then!
Thank you for this walk down memory lane. We had one in white that was passed down to me but unfortunately city officials forced me to remove it from my home because it did not run due to lack of funds to repair it. Miss that baby.
The 1960 Impala is a classic. I know I had one. A white and black convertible with a 283 v8. I really miss it, considering what there Worth now. Looking at this 60 Chevy Impala 4 door sport coupe brings back memories. All good.🥰...
The man who owns this car and narrates this video is an absolute genius. Respect!
What a beautiful survivor. Looks like the big brother to my ‘61 Corvair survivor, same color-scheme. I try to daily mine, I’m in Park Ridge on the Northwest side. Some of the best years for GM products.
Love these years. The glass makes these cars look so cool, I bet it would cost a fortune to replace that back window.
It would be terribly difficult to find a replacement rear window IMO. Love that Nixon sticker!
My Dad's 59 didn't have AC. We lived outside Sacramento. Very hot summers. Those front and rear windows were like a magnifying glass. Great looking cars though. Cars had more personality then.
Beautiful car. I used to own when I was younger a 59, 60 and a 61 bubble top. The 61 was my favorite, it was white on white the interior white and red Tweed or herringbone if I'm correct and it even had skirts. The 60 was just like this one with the exception of color it was a teal color with the teal color interior it was the first one I had out of the trio, and the 59 was a 2 door and it was Blue on Blue and I put cragars on it, it was more sporty than the 59. Love those years to death, boy if I would have kept them what it would be like today. Thanks for this post brought back some memories of my 60 4 door flat top.. Later I would own a 1964 SS metallic blue on metallic blue with a 427.. Keep On Keepin On...
Everybody loves Impalas! That is on my bucket list.
The year I was born. I want one... real beauty
Me as well I want one to I was born that year also my parents had the same car only green with a 348
I have one for sell
The year I was born also. My parents had a two-door turquoise with a white top. First car I remember. Don’t know what size engine, but knowing my mom and dad, I’m sure it was the thrift six. lol
When I was growing up my Mom’ brother had a 60 Impala in white with red trim, nice car! Yours is beautiful!👍
Hi from the UK , I love the 50`s and 60`s cars from the USA that is a great car!!
Very nice. My Dad had a 59 4dr hrd top. 283 with powerslip (Power Glide). Traded it for a new 65 Impala then to 67 SS Camero...Dad was cool. 59 was before under the hood got to ridiculous with smog gadgets and plumbing that didn't work and made the car run crappy. Your 60 looks restored, nice. Brings back memories. Thanks
Wow my friend. Yes that sure is one handsome motor car you have there.
Clad in its wide band white side-walls too. A must for that period look. Panoramic windshields, such a widely used arrangement by so many models in those days.
Yeah that wild space-ship styling, if no safety features for 1960, Not just yet.
She is so stock and original. Beautiful detailing there too. Great car.
MungoidHen I agree
It damages poorly
I love the fact that it is all original, down to the radio. beautiful car
Thanks for the awesome videos! That I'd
Say that you like your whole car original because, in the 1950's and 1960's I really agree, with you!
Awesome ride! My grandfather had a 60 Imapala, and I still have the license plate that was on it :) …and my last name is Cicero!
My mom had one of these in avocado green and lime green two tone. It truly is a beautiful car. Wish I had one now. I have a 65 Cadillac DeVille conv. that attracts a lot of attention. Love those old cars.
American cars, in my mind were rolling "pieces of art" from about 1955-73.
When I was a kid back in the early 60’s these were absolutely everywhere. Unfortunately here in Wisconsin they rusted out badly. It’s a real event when I see a nice one today.
I've only seen pictures of the back of this car until now. What a fantastic Impala!
This is what I had as a dinky toy.... When America was really GREAT :-)
58, 59 and 60 are my favorite Impalas.
Nice e to see an all original,car without being messed with, loved the 60s flatops,my dad and uncle had flatops,(oldsmobiles)
Black paint & red interior were my favorite color combo for the '59 & '60 Impala's. My 2 favorite years of the full size big long & low Chevy's. My dads sister bought one of these new only it was a 2 door Impala with the optional 348 tri-power factory 4 on the floor tranny she ordered it this way for drag racing. I first saw the car in 1962 & I was so impressed with the car. It overshadowed my dad's new '57 Chevy Bel Air. She sold the Impala in 1964 for $500 I missed that car & I was there !
What a fine example. I love that six cylinder engine. Such a familiar sound.
The 59 and 60 4dr hard tops are my personal fave 'cept for the El Caminos. The front grilles look like they are pissed off at you, haha!!!! So very nice styling, sound engineering, and old skool beauty
Sweet. I've always preferred the 1960 over the 1959. I love the look of the "broken" flat top tailfins. Don't get me wrong, the '59 is great too and it's a close contest in my opinion. Enjoyed the video a lot.
I adore the car and i love your attitude !! BEST video I have seen for these models
I just dropped tears man. I'm kinda tough, but these babies get me... Congratulations for the beast
Awesome Car Doug.
I agree with your thoughts on all the nostalgia this car stands for.
I too love the cars and everything else of the by gone times.Times we never had the privilege of living.
Travis
Kolb CO.
My dad was a mechanic at Bergl Chevrolet from 1959 until they closed in 1984. It was not Bergl at that point, some time around 1982 it was Bill Haupt Chevrolet, then George Strat. The Cicero public library is what is there now.
Nice car! NIce to see a six preserved!
Those GM full size "flat tops" were just about the coolest looking four door hardtops. I love to see them saved and restored. I love this year, the '60 Impala; there's also a really cool looking Pontiac Ventura 4 door flat top and several others I have posted on my channel if you care to check it out.
Flat top overhang design was cool !
Yes! It was used on the El Camino, to...I wish they had made a 2 door hardtop with that rear window design...BTW, the '56-'57 Bel Air 4 door hardtop was very attractive, also...@@WINGGULLSEAGULL
@@dyer2cycle My aunt bought a '60 Impala 2 dr sport coupe same color black on red new with the 283 with the rare optional 4 on the floor. I was sad when she sold it in 1965 for $500 she should've kept it. My dad bought a 57 Bel Air 4 dr hardtop new he sold it to a kid in 1968 for $250. 10 years later he bought me the same car for a $1000 i later sold it for $1700. Had a hard time selling it not much demand for a 4 door. Looking back I wished I kept every one of the cars I had. They used to be cheap in the '60's & 70's & 80's.
@@dyer2cycle The '56 & '57 4 door hardtops were more interesting than the 2 door hardtops which were all too common & still are. I remember in the 1960's seeing a 210 2 dr & 4 dr hardtops which were rare.
Yes, the '56 and '57 4 door hardtops are a beautiful design for sure...I remember liking them even back in the 1980's when I was young and liked nothing but 2 doors. That is actually what did me in on DD speed shop, is the episode where he took a rough but very restorable '57 Bel Air 4 door hardtop, and cut the roof off it to make a "convertible"..without any roof of any kind, of course...what a hack job. said it was "an ugly 4 door that was roached anyway", or something to that affect...@@winggullseagull1230
My favorite car of all times, I would trade even valuable knowledge for this, just for a little materialistic piece of mind. I think it’s such a life achievement what you have there man. Congratulations, it’s a fantasy even just to look at thank you for such fine preservation and presentation. Take care, peace
My dad had a 60 two door sedan Biscayne, that sort of well known turquoise blue color with a white top. Very basic car he used as a commuter for the next 10 years till he retired. It was 10 years old when he bought it at an auction for $289.00. The interior was a pewter blue gray metallic with silver final accents. It had that 6 cylinder engine. That was a smooth quiet 6 cylinder.
You do the greatest restoration work! Keep up the good work and only drive this nice car on sunny days!
Thank you for your posting. Your Chevy is knock out beautiful! You have just done a spectacular job of restoring and keeping it all original. That engine just purrs like a kitten.
Chevrolet made some beautiful cars, even up to the last Caprices.
Ah, but i love seeing the "old school" Chevys.
My '54 Chev wagon had a blue flame six 235. It was still living and breathing in 1991, but was having a tough time.
Good day
My Grandad had a '60 Bel Air...VERY similar to this. Yes, super easy to repair. Yes those dashes may..MAY rust over time, but as far as Canadian safety standards, steel dashes were frowned on as your face is badly injured in a crash.
I liked that styling!
WOW! You are very lucky to have such a great example.
Love that model with the pan roof. I was born in the Roosevelt era, so I have seen the elections of all the presidents since then. Saw the introduction of all the Chevrolets as I worked at a Chevy dealer in high school.
This is exactly like My very first Car that I owned right out of High School in 1968 , except mine had an Automatic Trans and was a 2 door coupe Hardtop .
I dont ever remember any cars not being rusted away when I was a kid in the 60s in Chicago .
If I woke up every day to that car I'd be the happiest person in the world
I cut my mechanical teeth on these monster straight 8s back in the fifties. I had my first paid job at a garage and the owner was very skilled and kind enough to walk me through each repair or adjustment he made. These engines were whisper quiet, had a lot of low and middle rpm torque and did not beat themselves up with high rpm operation. They could cruise all day at 60 mph and got about 16 mpg on low octane regular gas. They were hooked up to the then new fluid drive transmissions in Buick,Cadillac and Pontiac and Oldsmobile. Coupled with a two barrel single carburetor the cars with these engine/transmission setups were painfully sluggish around town and got poor mileage. As used here and in The US and Europe for every day transportation they were very dependable. There were some race teams that installed blowers and other hot rod stuff and were able to develop race cars using this type of engine. Some were so powerful they could lift the left front tire off the ground when they accelerated on a straight away. In the late fifties the engines were 'hopped up' for drag car use and could turn in upper nineties speed in the quarter mile.The real draw back in passenger car use was the sheer weight and size of the engine which didn't lend itself to being put in smaller cars. They became obsolete in the early fifties but served with distinction for many years prior to that time.
Nice ride,my brother had a '59 with the same motor.
Smooth. Real smooth! Paint looks close to flawless. You can have restored, but original wins hands down every time. Nixon would be proud!
The Chevrolet Impala was one of the most beautiful built
@BuzzyFredrick
It's a 3 speed only.
The shifting is in the form of an "H" pattern. Consider the center of the "H" is neutral and this is how you shift to the different gears: Pulling the shifter toward you and up is reverse, toward you and down is 1st, pushing the shifter away and up is 2nd, away and down is 3rd.
Best looking car ever built
Great Impala Doug! My dad has a 2008 Impala. They definately don't make them like they used to!
Great car !!! Great video !!!
This is the way to show a car !!!
Congratulations !!
I've always loved original unrestored survivors.
A beautiful car, thanks for your description, and your posting it! Got that rocket look!!
Beautiful car my parents had one exactly like this one only it was green with a 348 under the hood
I know I’m coming to the party late I see this video is like six years old, I wasn’t sure so I got one of my Chevy books out just to make sure i didn’t make a mistake, when you spoke about the engine,in 1950 they started to use the 235.5 cu in with cars having the 2speed power glide the standard shift still used the 216 cu in then in 1953 they discontinued the 216, the horse power went from 90 to 135 the book is called 75 years of Chevrolet
An original well preserved survivor numbers car is where it's at, it's only original once. But the 235 6 cylinder was more common in the biscayne series not the impala. But some were ordered & sold that way. In 1983 I had a 60 Impala Convertible with the 235 six.
Beautiful car, straight & simple engineering
My grandfather had a 59 impala when he was younger he said that the rear fins made the back of the car lift up when he drove at high speeds.
I personally liked cars with fins and think modern cars should have them today.
Nice wheels!
Keep the shiny part up...
We Are In Riverside And We Had the same car but cream colored same six cyl. Automatic trans no power always started but was rusted out by 72
beautiful car. love the 235. Ive got the blue flame in the 56
Chevrolet Impala 1960 de 4 puertas así era el carro que tenía tío Jhonny, además ese es el carro que me gusta
you haven't made a video on in a long time are you doing okay? Love to see some more on your old cars or the old TVs the old stereo the old 8 tracks anything from you it's been awhile
Crazy, did not know they used Sprague Orange Drop caps in car radios too, I only know of those from rebuilding vintage/vintage-style electric guitars.
1960 Impala 4 door coup looks brand new. Rite off the show room floor.
In 1968 I had a 1960 Chevy Impala 4 dr HT Identical only mine was whites, 348 P glide.
Absolutely beautiful car! Thanks for the video.
Right around the mid 50s until early 60s was when the tailfin craze was at it's height with Caddiliac beating out the rest of the competition.
@tmangos1 Four door cars may have been technically called sedans by some manufacturers when describing a four door model but generally the term hardtop meant no side piller, and sedan meant side pillers.
This is a gorgeous car. I admit this was one of my favorites and I always wanted one when I started driving in 1981. I love the flag on the rear window.
I will give anything to have this car.,even give my soul to satin.
:-)
You where driving and wanting this car before I was born in 1987 and this is my all time favorite car
Any chance you remember who worked on your radio. I have the same exact radio that needs fixing
That was a good 6 i had one in my 61
Beautiful American Car!! From the glory days of American industry. Hope to God we can all live to see those days return. Buy the way, I'm not sure why this is called a Sport Sedan as it is a 4 door hard top?
Dream Car! You should have turned on the radio too!
So good all that cars...
As a non-American guy who happens to love American cars I find quite odd how everybody writes comment full of love and appreciation for these cars but then, are you the same people who let these cars disappear? Pontiac is no more, Oldsmobile is no more. If you liked them so much as you write here why did you abandon them and started buying Hondas and Toyotas?
beautiful car, nice job
great video,,,my dad had a 59, black with red interior,,,,you have a beautiful car...one question...i try to pick up all tidbits of old chevy cars, how would i know by looking at the trunk emblem it was a six cylinder? the cross flags always represented v-8s, or later yrs super sports....thanks...
Looks Good In Black
Solid for about 3 to 4 yrs.
beautiful car its exactly the way i would have ordered it in 1960 i was 21 at that time there are several things i love about thecar the black exterior the red interior the 6 cyl 3 speed the 4 door sport sedan no way i would put a 283 327 348 in it its beautiful just the way it is its a shame what some would do to a beautiful car like this leave like it was in 1960 g m made a beautiful car in 1960 why change it i agree 100 % leave it the way it was when it left the dealership when it was new very rare do you see that combanation in an impala sport sedan i had 1971 impala sport coupe with 350 3 speed manual also a 1966 impala sport coupe with 283 3 speed manual both factory combonation very very rare iam orignally from detroit it hurts me deeply to see the motor city the way it is now i still buy AMERICAN the only way to buy thank you very very for such a beautiful peace of detroit art on you tube p s i love the wide whites and the wheel covers so many are putting narrow whites on their older cars just dont look good at all there is a place in tennesee called coker tire they have any size white wall your older car came with when it was new
Evergreen Impala cars of 1959 to 1963. Palace on wheels..............thanx U.S.A.
Some people, me included, called that roof style a "glass house."
Great car, oh my god, just beautifull.
Please let me know this, the "panoramic rear windshield", was also called the "texas roof"? I head about this some time ago, and I was told they were disegned like this for texas because they provide more shade to the interior than the regullar roof line.
Is this true?
Again, beautifull car. When things were made to last and people really cared for what they sold, not like today!
Greetings from Uruguay!!!
Amazing design
What an oddball Chevy! That would have been a hard sell new. It’s black with all that glass and they didn’t pay the extra 30.00
for tinted glass! Must be like a greenhouse in the summer. A six with a stick in an Impala? Still I love the 235 sixes. Very nice car, just an odd duck which in my book doesn’t detract too much.
Like the AMC Pacers from the 1970s . They were like a fishbowl with all the glass they had. To think that a lot of things that you had to pay extra for back then are now standard equipment.
Are the cross flags on the side trim correct on the 6cyl models? I thought those emblems were only on V8's.
I don't remember my Aunt's '60 Impala having them.
One word: Wow! :) JC
my Dad was a Chevy guy, but not those flashy Impalas, no always a Belair with that 6 and an automatic...Mom insisted on the auto but otherwise all manual, it was called frugal then
Beautiful......
Vista roof. 3-4.5 K rear window, if one can be found.
I try too to always buy American. My vehicles are as follows
1981 Pontiac Bonneville. Very good condition.
1985 Chevrolet Caprice. Excellent condition.
2008 Chevrolet Impala. The winter car so the others dont have to be subjected to the rust of winter.
What do you drive in the winter?
Hello, thank you for taking the time to post these videos. I have a question for you. I am interested in buying one very similar to yours and I was wondering what kind of gas milage did you get with the straight 6? thanks again
Beautiful 1960 example! what do you feel is the current value of the car and do you still own it? are you selling? thank you beautiful original car.
@llanamejia People who say they liked these cars are sincere. If you've noticed, the Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Plymouths, etc. that are no longer being made looked nothing like these classics when they stop making them. To ask why Americans stop loving these brand names is not really fair. The cars changed, the times changed, and gas prices changed, etc. Nothing remains the same. Honda and Toyota make good cars, but they have never made anything like our 50s and 60s classics...and never will.
My dad had one with the 348 cid engine
I’d rather have a 1961 Chevy. That was the first year they no longer had the “dog leg” front doors and the fins. They went back to looking like a car!
Awesome car. Amazing how original the car is. Does this use leaded gas?
My father once stupidly bought a 1959 in the same color with the pitiful 6 cylinder. SLOW!!!! A kid on a bicycle could beat it in a street race. My nickname for it....."The Black Death".