terryMc wrote:
I liked the '58 Chev, and to a lesser degree the Pontiacs; but the Buicks and Oldsmobiles were chrome-laden and hideous, with seemingly no rhyme or reason to the styling. I like the lines and the flow of the Impala, especially the roofline of the two door hardtop and the rear deck. '58 was the introduction of the triple taillights for the Impalas and became a design staple for many years after that. Stylewise, the '58 was kind of an orphan, since it was a departure from the more boxy Tri-Five designs, and then gave way in '59 to the huge fins and bubble tops era. Virgil Exner's "Forward Look" Chrysler designs dominated in those days...
I liked the '58 Chev, and to a lesser degree the P... (
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That might be the best part of a 58 Impala.