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American cars of the Sixties have been among us for more than half a century, and by now even the generations that were born after their arrival have learned to recognize them in an instant. No matter the model we’re talking about, a American car from that era has something about it that speaks volumes to the onlooker.
The potent appearance of these machines, especially those considered muscle cars, is one of their main attributes, and because of that often times they can be considered anything but elegant. Yet there is one 1960s car that looks like it has a business suit on at all times. That one is the Impala.
Once among the most popular cars in the United States, the Impala was born in 1958, and was kept in production for several decades, before being discontinued and later revived not once, but twice. However, the more recent incarnations of the Impala cannot match the appeal of the original one.
In the SS configuration, the Impala is considered to be one of the first examples of the muscle car breed. It was also the first Chevy to sport the two letters side by side, an acronym for Super Sport that has been later been used on most high-performance cars developed by Chevrolet.
Because of the large production numbers, and the owners' inclination toward taking very good care of them, there are plenty of early Impalas still around, either in SS guise or less so, and a great deal of them look even more stunning than they once were.
So is the case with the 1966 model year Impala in the gallery above, selling on a specialized website for a tad under $30k. Cleanly restored, it shows the usual elegance of the range, wrapped in a blue color, but most importantly it packs a numbers-matching powertrain.
The car has the original 396ci (6.5-liter) V8, not the largest available back then, but punchy enough to give the owner the performance thrills to match the visual ones.
Once among the most popular cars in the United States, the Impala was born in 1958, and was kept in production for several decades, before being discontinued and later revived not once, but twice. However, the more recent incarnations of the Impala cannot match the appeal of the original one.
In the SS configuration, the Impala is considered to be one of the first examples of the muscle car breed. It was also the first Chevy to sport the two letters side by side, an acronym for Super Sport that has been later been used on most high-performance cars developed by Chevrolet.
Because of the large production numbers, and the owners' inclination toward taking very good care of them, there are plenty of early Impalas still around, either in SS guise or less so, and a great deal of them look even more stunning than they once were.
So is the case with the 1966 model year Impala in the gallery above, selling on a specialized website for a tad under $30k. Cleanly restored, it shows the usual elegance of the range, wrapped in a blue color, but most importantly it packs a numbers-matching powertrain.
The car has the original 396ci (6.5-liter) V8, not the largest available back then, but punchy enough to give the owner the performance thrills to match the visual ones.
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