The 1963 Chevrolet Impala has become a staple of the lowrider community. This classic Chevrolet cruiser, along with the later 1964 model year, are considered the holy grail of lowriders, as they are the preferred vehicle of choice for some of the most talented and well-known builders.
While rendering artist Abimelec Arellano may not know much about building lowriders, he does know a whole lot about creating digital drawings of cars, trucks and SUVs. So when a fan of his reached out and asked him to render a custom lowrider based on a 1963 Chevrolet Impala, he accepted this rather difficult challenge and set to work.
“When @clapdout reached out to order this very particular set of 1963 Chevrolet Impala renderings I really wasn’t sure how the styling was going to work out, but I am very happy to report that I absolutely love the result: a purpose built drag strip machine infused with Low Rider essence,” Arellano said of his custom lowrider. “Gold plated trim, big fat tires, drag wing and Dayton wire wheels skinnies (have you ever seen that before?!) make this Impala a very unique ride and I can’t wait to see the build start!”
As Arellano explains, this is no regular lowrider. Whereas most of these custom cruisers are made for just that, cruising around town at low speeds, this car blends lowrider style with drag racing functionality. The gold plated trim and wire wheels make it look like any other lowrider at a first glance, but the huge rear tires, beadlock wheels and low-drag rear wing make its motorsports pedigree clear. The fan who asked him to render the vehicle has a lot of work ahead of them to mimic this rendering, but we can appreciate the ambition. And just like Arellano, we can’t wait to see the finished product.
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I had a new 1963 Black Impala after my first new Impala a blue 1959. Now own 2020 Impala this by far the best a lot higher prices listed out at $34,000 compared to $3400 or less for the other two. Sad that GM is shutting down their best vehicle.
Awesome
This works and it really is thinking outside the box Cool
Got to love this 63 ! It’s the only model and year that I have ever owned. I bought the personalized license plate ” LOW 63 ” in 1976 when I lived in California. Those were the best Lowrider days !
Damm that is UGLY.
That looks like a copy of my suburban on Daytons
Dam what a waste, who ever owns that Impala should be slapped every which way. That is very ugly, the way you have it.