Photo: eBay seller revolucion-mexicana13
Chevrolet Impala was born in 1958 out of GM's ambitious to regain the number one spot in the United States after years of total Ford domination.
The Impala revamped Chevy's full-size sales, joining the battle as the top-of-the-line Bel Air and being offered as hardtop and convertible.
It didn’t take long for the American carmaker to understand the potential of its new superstar. The Impala gained series status in 1959, embracing a different path from the Bel Air. It's how the short-lived second-generation Impala was born.
The 1960 model year brought a similar engine lineup as on the previous year, minus the Ramjet fuel-injected small-block configuration.
The base unit was the 235 six-cylinder with 135 horsepower, while the base V8 was the 283 with a two-barrel carburetor and 170 horsepower. Chevrolet also offered a four-barrel unit with 230 horsepower, while the top choice was the 348, offered on this model year in five versions. The most powerful configuration developed 335 horsepower.
The 1960 Impala in these photos landed on eBay earlier this week with the original 283 4-barrel unit under the hood. The car still runs and drives but needs distributor fixes. eBay seller revolucion-mexicana13 doesn’t share many specifics about the car, though it's fairly clear from the shared photos that the Impala spent many recent years sitting.
As a result, it's not a surprise that it also flexes the typical rust issues. We have the usual suspects, including the floors. However, the trunk turns the vehicle into a mystery box, as the owner says they don't have the key. While I expect the trunk pan to come with similar rust problems, it also hides the missing door panel that you don’t see in the photos. Hopefully, you'll find more goodies in the trunk when you break it open, but it's something you'll have to discover after buying the car.
The Impala looks fairly complete, and the interior sports a better shape than on many 1960 examples I've seen lately. However, the listing doesn’t answer the most important questions, so it's hard to tell how original the car continues to be. The owner didn't say anything about a previous restoration, but I don’t believe the car has ever been overhauled.
The Impala qualifies for an easy project if you're interested in a daily driver, as bringing it back to the road doesn’t require too much work. However, depending on the answers to the questions I mentioned earlier, it could also become an all-original beauty whose place should rather be in someone's collection.
The owner listed the car online without a reserve, so it's a matter of time until it finds a new home. The top offer today is a little over $1,000, but considering the auction ends in six days, I expect the digital fight to get much fiercer as more people come across the listing.
It didn’t take long for the American carmaker to understand the potential of its new superstar. The Impala gained series status in 1959, embracing a different path from the Bel Air. It's how the short-lived second-generation Impala was born.
The 1960 model year brought a similar engine lineup as on the previous year, minus the Ramjet fuel-injected small-block configuration.
The base unit was the 235 six-cylinder with 135 horsepower, while the base V8 was the 283 with a two-barrel carburetor and 170 horsepower. Chevrolet also offered a four-barrel unit with 230 horsepower, while the top choice was the 348, offered on this model year in five versions. The most powerful configuration developed 335 horsepower.
The 1960 Impala in these photos landed on eBay earlier this week with the original 283 4-barrel unit under the hood. The car still runs and drives but needs distributor fixes. eBay seller revolucion-mexicana13 doesn’t share many specifics about the car, though it's fairly clear from the shared photos that the Impala spent many recent years sitting.
As a result, it's not a surprise that it also flexes the typical rust issues. We have the usual suspects, including the floors. However, the trunk turns the vehicle into a mystery box, as the owner says they don't have the key. While I expect the trunk pan to come with similar rust problems, it also hides the missing door panel that you don’t see in the photos. Hopefully, you'll find more goodies in the trunk when you break it open, but it's something you'll have to discover after buying the car.
The Impala looks fairly complete, and the interior sports a better shape than on many 1960 examples I've seen lately. However, the listing doesn’t answer the most important questions, so it's hard to tell how original the car continues to be. The owner didn't say anything about a previous restoration, but I don’t believe the car has ever been overhauled.
The Impala qualifies for an easy project if you're interested in a daily driver, as bringing it back to the road doesn’t require too much work. However, depending on the answers to the questions I mentioned earlier, it could also become an all-original beauty whose place should rather be in someone's collection.
The owner listed the car online without a reserve, so it's a matter of time until it finds a new home. The top offer today is a little over $1,000, but considering the auction ends in six days, I expect the digital fight to get much fiercer as more people come across the listing.
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