Vehicle Description
1970 Chevrolet Impala Custom for Sale. Beautiful Southern car that
has spent it's life in the Tampa Bay Area and delivered NEW from
Russ Chevrolet in St Petersburg, Florida. 350 cubic inch V8 engine,
Edelbrock 4 barrel carburetor and intake, HEI electronic ignition,
headers, dual exhaust, 2 speed automatic transmission, power
steering, front power disc brakes, 15" Rally wheels with radial
tires, high quality Lime Pearl metallic exterior, accented white
painted roof, dual chrome sport mirrors, black bench seat interior,
JVC AM/FM/CD radio, build sheet, upholstered trunk. This '70 Impala
provides a luxury feel and classic styling that will impress it's
new owner! Automotive History: The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size
car built by Chevrolet for model years 1958-85, 1994-96 and since
2000 on wards. The Impala name was first used for the full-sized
1956 General Motors Motorama show car that bore Corvette-like
design cues, especially the grille. Painted emerald green metallic,
with a white interior, the Impala concept car featured hardtop
styling. Clare MacKichan's design team, along with designers from
Pontiac, started to establish basic packaging and dimensions for
their shared 1958 General Motors "A" body in June. The first
styling sketch that would directly influence the finished Chevrolet
automobile was seen by General Motors Styling vice president Harley
Earl in October. Seven months later, the basic design was
developed. The Impala has played an important role in Chevrolet's
success,' said Robert Lund, then-Chevrolet's general sales manager,
'by pioneering and consistently leading the industry trend to high
styling and greater luxury in popular priced cars.' The 1965-1970
GM B platform is the fourth best selling automobile platform in
history after the Volkswagen Beetle, Ford Model T and the Lada
Riva. In 1970 the Impala received the usual facelift which resulted
in minor changes to the front, rear and sides. The front bumper was
replaced with a split grille theme. The leading edge of the front
fenders was squared off so they no longer played a dominant role in
the front end design. The three distinctive taillights were on each
side and once again recessed within the bumper. If you ordered the
Impala custom coupe, it was outfitted with front disc brakes, but
other Impalas received drum brakes on all four wheels. Prices
ranged from $3,021-$3,377. Weights were approximately 3,641-3,871
lbs.
