This Beautifully Restored 1958 Chevy Impala Is On Sale For Over $100K
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In 1958, General Motors celebrated its 50th anniversary by introducing special editions of some Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac models. The Chevy version was a derivative of the Bel Air designed by Joseph R. Schemansky and given the now-legendary name of Impala. Up until that time, the Impala name was used on a concept car displayed at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, but this was its debut on an actual production model. And now, an exquisitely-restored 1958 Chevy Impala coupe is being offered for sale by RK Motors in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This very special 1958 Chevy Impala has just undergone a complete body-off, nut-and-bolt restoration after being stored for approximately 35 years. Despite being stationary for such a long period, the body required only its floor to be replaced, with all other sheet metal remaining original.
The ’58 Impala has correct two-stage Onyx Black paint and equally correct vinyl and cloth interior trim in gray, black and turquoise. Under the bonnet sits a 348 cubic inch Big Block professionally rebuilt by Clemmons Speed Shop of Winston-Salem. Power from the V8 is sent to the road through GM’s Turbo-Hydramatic 350 three-speed automatic transmission and a posi-traction differential.
The suspension has been fully rebuilt, and the Impala sits on 14-inch painted steel wheels, complete with spinner hub caps and American Classic whitewall tires. Also included in the deal are forward-mount accessory mirrors, and optional dual antennas and fender skirts.
RK Motors, which says that this beautiful example of an early Chevy Impala “might be the ultimate American cruiser,” is offering the car for $117,900 outright, or for a 20 percent deposit followed by 120 monthly payments of $1,060 for a total cost of $150,780, not including the buyer’s state tax or a dealer administration fee of $299.
These figures include a comprehensive multi-point inspection and both photos and receipts from the restoration. What’s more, RK Motors can arrange shipment of the car anywhere in the world.
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My homeroom teacher in high school (7th grade) had one in light blue.
Turbo 350 isn’t stock. The 348 came with manual shift, PowerGlide, or, heaven help you, TurboGlide
. And, what is this “bonnet” terminology? It’s “hood”. Stop being cute. You aren’t Road & Track.
And yet you still understood that bonnet = hood.
Crisis averted!
They’re just trying to be British, Griz.
It’s pretentious.
Not nearly as annoyingly egregious as “longroof”. It’s a damned station wagon, okay hipster geekboys? For the love of God, leave it at that – “estate car” if you’re British…
Oh get over yourself griz.
At least three countries (UK, Australia and New Zealand) across two distinct continents call the part of the car that covers its engine “bonnet”. They’ve been doing this longer than you have been alive. I have no knowledge of this, but have you given any thought to the possibility that the author of this story is perhaps not American?
Also, the language you speak is called English. Have you given any thought to the possibility that it’s you who sounds pretentious (or maybe just downright dumb) by calling it “hood”? I’m American but I sure as f#ck know that the language I speak is called English, and that people from other parts of the world call things differently from the way I do in the USA.
Also, thank you ALEX for your awesome reply above. I’ve always appreciated your ability to show backbone, stand up for your work and the work of the site as a whole. You don’t see that these days from journos. Keep it up!
I had a 58 Impala back in 85 with the 348, PG, air, Cont. kit. Was a cool cruiser but not worth too much back then, I gave 1800 for it. I also had 2 sedan deliveries. The 58 is my favorite big body GM.
Back in the mid 60’s my brother Tom had this same car. It was a tank, was like drive a locomotive. he was driving to fast and the great drum break system over heated and failed. he went off the road a drove into the side of a house. good thing the house was one of the old style were the front porch was like five feet tall. Lucky thing he was in that tank of a car. only slight damage to the house wiped out the front passenger side of the Chevy, my brother walked away.
I like the style of the 58 Chevy would be a good Sunday Driver, but just be cool driving it.
My housemate in college in 1958 had a black Impala like this one, but it was lowered (in the rear) and had a continental kit. I always thought that was one cool car!
My grandma had a 58 Bel Air 4-door. 283 and PowerGlide. Silver with blue interior. That was a nice car. Not an Impala, but nice nonetheless.
It’s NOT restored; it’s “modded”, thereby losing it’s “original” value. Very overpriced for what it is!
The ’58 Chevy can be the most beautiful car, as this one is, or the ugliest thing that ever rolled along the road. (Thinking pea green four door base model) Neighbors son had one with continental kit, convertible, also black. Thought it was the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen. And was at the time. I was about ten years old and just starting to notice the automotive world.
Amazing how Chevy (and GM) cars changed from ’57, ’58 and ’59. Unlike today.
It was the height of planned obsolescence, when it was cheaper to trade in a one-to-three-year-old car than the keep it. Well, no, it was still cheaper to keep a car for 5-10 years, if you could.
It was the peak of high style; each model year brought fresh anticipation and excitement. Yearly new car introductions were fêted events because the designers put their hearts and souls into their work and they dreamt big. That is why these old cars are so desirable and valuable today and reasonably taken care of, they were far from disposable.
Today’s cars are a better example of planned obsolescence. Too complicated to maintain over the long haul; few of them inspiring enough to support an aftermarket parts industry or even to be remembered. Mostly anodyne jellybeans to be recycled into the next generation of innocuous lozenges. Is it a Toyota or a Chevy? Who the heck knows and who cares – we’re living in a vacuum of creativity in an era of lemming-like conformity.
I buy some of that. It does show how much money Detroit used to spend on style. Annual model year changes were like a religion that started to end in the 1970s. Now the bean counters find excuses not to change anything.
Then again, it does point out how little used to change beyond the appearance of cars. The Chevy Express and GMC Savana have been largely unchanged for twenty years. GM saved a ton of money not rejiggering the grilles and emblems.