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| The Impalas seem to be glued to the showroom floors these days. | |
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| And, I'm not kidding, it looked like an overgrown Hyundai! | |
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| ...And it always Rode like a "Reliable Tank." Those cars had much more STYLE-instead of this "Wind Tunnel" effeciency nonsense-which is making all cars LOOK far too ALIKE, nowadays! I have an 81 Dodge Mirada-about 80,000 ORIGINAL(REALLY!! No, REALLY!!) Miles on it, with the slant 6, gold interior and exterior-it's a GOOD, reliable car-with DODGE's BEST engine-ever made, (looks about like the 80-83 Dodge Magnum-only NOT a V-8, and it hasn't had the &$*! run out of it by a fast young guy!)...it's GOT so much more STYLE and "personality" than any car made today, that I can think of-UNLESS we're talking Bentley-Turbo-Rolls Royce, etc. THIS "2000 Impala" has the right color, which is a start, but it still looks to be, and appears to handle like a "Pontiac Grand Am for The New Millineum," but NOT with the original CHEVY-Hot-Rod style of the 60's Impalas-It's STILL a great-looking car-the 65, better than anything today, BUT how the ____ do you get parts for it?, and Do you need to be a millionaire to keep it in good running/cosmetic condition? | |
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| Actually, there are all kinds of places that offer parts for mid 60's Chevy's. I recently replaced a clock in a 66 Impala with a NOS one fresh from the blue and white GM box. | |
| We bought a '64 in '71, when my husband was at Ft.Bragg, NC, from one of his sargents. In driving to Indiana to visit family, the coil went out, about 200 miles from our home and 500 miles from where we were headed. It was a experience, getting enough speed up going downhill through the Smoky Mts in order to get UP the next. We got it fixed, and it ran like a charm for years after. It was black with black interior. Nice car. | |
| The Impala SS is rumored to be returning for next year with a V-8, but with FWD. This should be OK, because the Cadillacs and Olds Aurora both have V-8s, with FWD. A couple of posts in the SEDANS conference (2000 Impala topic) say that Chevy is presently testing an Impala, with a V-8 engine, at their Arizona proving grounds. Hope it happens. | |
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| It won't be the same! | |
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| It won't be the same! | |
| I agree with you. The older Impalas are certainly eye catching and beautiful. The classic big-block V8 engines (409 and 427) will probably never be replaced. Even the '94-'96 SS is a great looking car. I too love nostalgia, but we have to be realistic, and move on to the next millenium. Hopefully, Chevy will make some big improvements in the designs of any future Impalas. I hope so. | |
| Glad to find this page, I'm old enough to have had a 64 Impala new, was white over blue, with the flame throwing one barrel six, stick on the tree. Car did what they are trying to do today, went 90,000 miles without a tune up, never failed me, only problem car ever had was the linkage for the stick shift would get stuck. Take any car bracket, style, comfort etc. that car was tops. I know we need to move on, but, if I could make a reproduction of any car the 64 Impala would be my choice, I love those cars. Thanks for the posting whoever started this one. Pomy11 | |
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