1958 Chevrolet Impala
Feb 8, 2024 06:16:08 #
Thanks to you . . . again . . . for another great start to my day!!! This car came out when I was in the 9th grade and I thought it was the best thing that Detroit ever made. And to me that is still true. I was the only employee of Bob and Alice Robertson's little grocery on the south side of Fort Worth and they traded their gray '53 Ford for one of these babies in blue. I got to ride in it every week. And look at it every day. Thanks for bringing back those memories and giving an 80-year-old guy a kick-start on a day full of blessings.
Feb 8, 2024 07:12:28 #
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Feb 8, 2024 08:21:31 #
I always have thought the '58 is a monstrosity.
Nice photo of it, though.
Nice photo of it, though.
Feb 8, 2024 10:01:09 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Toment wrote:
I was 13 and could not believe the change from the ā57š
I think ā57 was the first year Ford outsold Chevy. Maybe Chevy thought it better make a drastic change.
The latter years of Chevy cars were pretty radically styled and visually heavy looking creations, IMO. Quite a contrast from the preceding 50s designs.
Stan
Feb 8, 2024 10:09:12 #
My pic is from 1969/1970. The 58 chevy in the background was the car my dad bought repo'd from the bank. He paid $200 for a mothers day gift. I am in the blue coat and it became my first car when I turned 16. If you go 70 on a dirt road you can get them on two wheels.
Feb 8, 2024 10:09:19 #
Rick from NY
Loc: Sarasota FL
Curmudgeon wrote:
They were big and heavy and underpowered even with the 348 ci engine, BUT I would have killed to have one when I was 16 
Iād kill to have one today!
Feb 8, 2024 10:10:09 #
Feb 8, 2024 11:50:47 #
My first car was a 58 Chevy Delray, two door. By the time I got it it had seen better days. Went a year with my left foot out the door as reverse.
Feb 8, 2024 12:09:22 #
KTJohnson wrote:
1958 Chevrolet Impala. When this came out I was 7 years old and I thought it was an extremely ugly design after the 57'. However, the look has grown on me over the years.
Kim, I think many others shared your opinion of the design for this model year and sales figures dropped. However, attitudes have changed recently and the '58 Chevy's are now sought after and prices have soared! Much the same can be said for the 1958 Corvette that was once a scorned model due to it's fake hood louvers , and excessive use of chrome, including the "tusks" on the trunk lid.
Feb 8, 2024 12:50:12 #
Beautiful shot of a beautiful car.
I had a school friend who had the '58 Brookwood Station Wagon variation of this.
I had a school friend who had the '58 Brookwood Station Wagon variation of this.
Feb 8, 2024 12:58:38 #
I had a '57 Belair 2dr. HT -----the '58 never grew on me tho ....8-(
In '58 GM's designers were on drugs ! ??
In '58 GM's designers were on drugs ! ??
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compilot
Loc: ARIZONA
My first car was a 58 Belaire, 4 door, 232 zero power straight 6. Many memories in a solid driver. Thanks for posting. Cheers -- Dan.
Feb 8, 2024 13:40:04 #
Caribou
Loc: St. Louis, MO
I had a '57 convertible and, of course, that model year is the iconic Chevy but I've always thought the '58 Impala was a more attractive car.
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