1963 Chevy Impala Previously Owned By Kobe Bryant Headed To Auction
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A 1963 Chevy Impala that was gifted to the late Kobe Bryant by his wife Vanessa is currently being auctioned off by Goldin Auctions at its ongoing Kobe Bryant Hall of Fame Announcement online sale.
Vanessa Bryant gave this heavily customized Impala to the basketball icon as a Christmas gift back in 2006, enlisting the help of famed Los Angeles shop West Coast Customs to transform it from a run-of-the-mill Chevy into a one-of-a-kind lowrider.
West Coast Customs, which is perhaps best known for its association with the MTV show Pimp My Ride, stripped the rust-free Impala body down and sandblasted it to the bare metal before covering it in a shiny paint mixture of purple and royal blue. The shop also refinished the chrome exterior trim at this time and installed new glass, moldings and weather stripping.
This is a true lowrider, so naturally, it features a “comprehensive hydraulic system,” with Pro Hopper pumps, front and rear hydraulic cylinders, eight solenoids and eight batteries, among other related equipment. It of course has the quintessential lowrider wheel setup, as well: 13-inch Dayton wire wheels with 155/80R13 Reliant Super Ride whitewall tires.
West Coast Customs also gave the interior a complete overhaul, installing all-new white leather upholstery with embedded genuine Swarovski crystals and royal blue piping and new thick pile carpets. In addition to basketball, Kobe Bryant was also a big music enthusiast, so Vanessa also had the shop install a trunk-mounted stereo system with a pair of trunk-rattling subwoofers and a Sony amplifier.
The original 327 cubic-inch V8 engine remains in Bryant’s 1963 Impala, but has been completely rebuilt and now features Edelbrock headers and various other billet accessories. The front brakes were also converted to a power disc setup, while a tachometer and power tilt steering wheel were added for improved driver confidence and comfort.
As of this writing, this Kobe Bryant-owned 1963 Chevy Impala has attracted a high bid of $160,000 after a total of seven bids. There’s still over four days left to bid, as well, so we expect the price to keep on climbing before the gavel falls later this week.
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Nice car – but the owner had a questionable moral character.
No he didn’t, shut up! That hoe lied about how it went down & you already know this. That’s F’n Kobe! Your mom & sisters would stand in line to f*ck him! Who the f*ck would he have to rape?? NOBODY!!
If you believe the media on everything they put out that might be the case, I’m sure if you knew him personally you would have a more definitive way of assessing his moral character.
That’s in unnecessary low blow. Im not a fan of kobe. People are so miserable and GD mean. I’m sure he supports the right. I’m GLAD I’m not like those people
is your son Jared Allen or your brother.
Wonder how many got rides to a hotel.
And the news shushed that he paid out but never made jail.
have you listen to the song don’t tread on me by Earl dibbles junior.
Mckeith, you really need to do your research and dig deeper into subject matters you choose to speak about. But I guess people like you find it easy to ignore the facts and mislead the weaker minded and racist people of this country. Wow, that sounds eerily familiar.
Mr. Patrick – We must be reading different facts. Raping a 19 year old girl and then using your money and influence to beat the charges is despicable. This has nothing to do with Mr. Bryant’s race.
She was never paid any money from Bryant she recanted her testimony
DNA tests proved that she’d had sex with someone else after the “alleged” rape and again the day of the exam. Bryant did admit having sex with her but she went to his room consensually. You don’t like jl him, that’s cool but this article was about his car, not his case. Why’d you even bring that up? Becuz if we’re gonna dig up old rape cases, we go back to 1492 and go forward
Let’s make this about the car. Hopefully someone has the sense to restore such a beautiful car back to original.
The car is exactly how it should be
Exactly what I meant when I said “dig deeper” GMAC. Thanks for giving us the details. But like someone said earlier, let’s not let that other person get us off the topic of this article which is the Beautiful car that has been put up for sale. We’ve had enough distractions lately.
This is why the world needs a reset button. Someone calling to question the moral character of a man they likely never met. I hate humans. Bunch of spineless cucks spilling hatred from the safety of their computer. Kobe died richer than you’ll be in 3 generations. Now question that.
Amen
Perhaps you should review the “Off The Court” section of Mr. Bryant’s Wikipedia page.
Wow! God Bless his soul and his Family. We all need to look in the mirror and make sure we are forgiven for OUR past discretion! So quick to cast judgment but lives in a glass house.
Lol the Trump Capital Troopers talks about moral character…..
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