OOO \__v__/ OOO Let's see those 58 Impalas/Bel Air/Biscaynes

I was wondering how long it would be before Rikster got on here!! Next should be Archangle!!!!

 

Doug Thompson built this beauty...








Barris...



(Photo by Dick Fuzzy Fuerholzer)

 

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Rikster, do you know when the Doss car was first done?

 

Late 50's according to the R&C Watson article. My guess is the car was nearly new when Watson went to work on it most likely in late 1958. The second paint job (with the faded panels) was in on the cover of the June 1960 Custom Cars Magazine and in the the 1961 Custom Cars Annual.

 

That's what I was thinking, and it's close enough. I figured it was 58-60. I like that car (obviously) and came really close to using those Pontiac taillights. The Bellflowers with the lakes doesn't really do it for me, but the fade panels are wild !

 

Buzz- A feature on that blue car appeared in R&C, Dec '02 . Belongs to Gary Wakehouse of Council Bluffs, IA. I don't have any more pics of it on the hard drive, you're going to have to paw through your library..

That Doss car is teats!

 

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I'll try to take some interior shots this weekend. I need some different pics of the car, anyhow.

Can a four door look good? Sure. I've always had a thing for four door hardtops. Would I like it better if it was a 2 door? Heck Yeah. Would my wife like it better if it was a 2 door? Probably not. She doesn't care what the naysayers and critics think. She just drives it and enjoys it. Hopefully, ya'll end up with a car that your wife feels the same way about.

Don't get too bound by the 2 door/ 4 door thing. If she likes it, build it. The '58 lends itself to simple enhancements because the lines of the car are already there. Just a few tweaks here and there to make it a little nicer.

 

My dad's '58 Nomad we bought in '76. It had been parked since
'64 with 45k miles on it, when we bought it. 283-Power-Pack, 4bbl, dual exhaust. 24 miles per gallon. Killer thing is, he put a crate motor in last year, and I got the 283 for my pickup................
And his '58 DelRay. Big 350 (383cu in.) crate motor, hot 400 Turbo, runs 13's..............

 

I found some film in the drawer..

More pics.

 

Had this since 81

 

shortbus: that car is so dreamy.

buzzard: I am really diggin your car. I would like a 4 door my self for family cruisin. I would paint it a metal flake color with some sor tof cool striping and just drop in a 327, dress it up with some Cal Custom parts and be done with it.

 

Thanks Shortbus. You take real purty pictures and that car is really clean.

 

Wife's car. And that's the thing about '58's. They're almost too easy. The grille is the only thing that I think really needs to change. The stock grilles are really plain and boring. But even the stock taillights are pretty cool. Shave, lower, and change the grille is all they need. Fancy paint is just a plus.

 

Found this yesterday while googling... Thought it looked so cool, nice & subtle. The story makes it even better, check it out!

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...m=10&um=1&hl=sv&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006-02,GGLG:en

 

one from the Indy Good Guys show. photo by Mongo...

 

Shortbus your photos are some of the best I've ever seen. I love that blue impala, I guess I will be shavin the Delray this winter.

 

Thanks for all the pics guys. The 58 is definitely something I want.

 

I'm really tempted to post a pic of my 58 Bonneville.

These Chevys are beautiful. Here's a few.

 

Post it up. Those are also some good lookers.

 

Nice pics! I would post one of mine but since I was laid off in April I havent been able to work on it(trying to make money). And she has stuff piled on her

 

OMG...I've lost sleep over this car as a kid and one of the reason why i feel forthem so hard... I've always wanted to clone that car and have been gathering the right pieces over the years to do so right down to those old school truespokes w/the og premium sportways 5:20's...Now all i need is a body..Anybody have one??...lolol

 

Here's mine

 

Very similar in shape, esp the front end, a 58 Pontiac



And a Larry Watson painted 58 Pontiac.


That's enough hi-jacking of the thread for me. Now back to scheduled pictures...

 

Well it is my Nomad, not a "car", but it is a 58!

 

One from GM Photo Store

 

Seon,
Yours is the way it should be....I would expect Ozzie and Harriet to come out of the Airstream any minute.....Nice one

 

I would love to see that Dirty.
please don't include the mural on the trunk,too funky. but please do the "drops" on the sides!