Vehicle Description
This is an example of what happens when you take a good looking mid
60s car like the Impala, and decide to do a custom update and
upgrade, but do it without losing the character and good looks of
the original car. While this is definitely a show car with only
about 600 miles on the build, it would also be a sweet ride to do
some traveling in. What would your desires be with this car?
The smooth body lines and bulging rear fenders of this car remain
true to the original. They are, however, highlighted and
accentuated by a two-tone Silver and Charcoal basecoat/clearcoat
paint job that divides down the side along the body crease and is
dressed with a delicate red pin-stripe. Up front a smoothed and
tucked front bumper splits a billet grill that is flanked by quad
headlights. The front fenders sweep up and back toward the rear
fenders that bulge both up and out to meet a roofline that slopes
gracefully down to meet them. The trunk of the car flows down and
then over the back edge like a water fall, meeting the triple
rectangular taillights that are a '66 only design, just over
another smoothed and tucked bumper. The car rolls on Rev Classic
dubs tucked nicely up under the fenders.
Open the door and you will find that the customizers took a few
more liberties than the body men when reimagining the original
interior. The door panel is elegantly simple, mirroring the
two-tone paint and the red stripe. Custom bucket seats in dark gray
leather with pleated centers have custom cut panels sewn together
with red stitching and are works of art. A custom steering wheel is
mounted on a tilt column with a Chevy bowtie horn button. There is
a full custom dash of both carbon fiber and stainless steel that
features Dakota gauges and billet vents for the Vintage Air A/C. A
carbon console trimmed in dark gray has a DVD/Nav unit at your
fingertips along with a Lokar shifter for the automatic
transmission and cup holders for both front and back seat
passengers. As would be expected, the nice big trunk is trimmed out
to match the interior with just as much care as the rest of the car
received.
When you pop the hood, you will be treated to some nice mechanical
candy. A 6.2-liter LS3 V8 with some custom touches is nestled down
in an engine bay that has been painted to match the car and
detailed out to impress at a show. A cold air intake feeds the
carbon look intake. Two-tone valve covers have both Impala in
script and an Impala bounding over crossed racing flags on them.
Dynatech headers lead to a Magnaflow exhaust system that give the
car a sweet sound. Braided flexible lines as well as polished hard
lines are used for the A/C system and there is a chromed master
cylinder and brake booster. Power runs back through a 470LE 4-speed
automatic transmission to a 9" Ford rear end. Ridetech suspension
handles getting the power on the ground in the rear as well as the
steering duties in the front, and Wilwood 4-wheel disc brakes make
sure that you can get this car hauled back down from speed if you
decide to let this Impala run.
Come on down and check out this car. You might decide that it is
just the car you need to fulfill your wildest desires.