rare...58 GM glass is one year only - along with most other stuff...we had a convert at the bottom of a stack of three...been there for a time...someone paid big bucks for it even smashed down...
I live in Georgia... If that doesn't sell on ebay, I'll give you $500 immediately for it and will haul it up here. I need a rear seat and the rear package tray for my '54 Buick project, and I'd like the roof scoop too. The guy behind me buys every '58 Impala he can find. And Georgia didn't issue titles until the late '60s; new cars left the dealer with a Bill of Sale. -Brad
Hell, a little bondo and por 15 paint and it'll buff out! Get her runnin and drive it up to Georgia or ALabama and get it registered. Seriously, its really pitiful I hope the frame doesn't come apart when you move it.But for 3 bills, you got a good deal.
Fix it? Are you guys serious? Sorry, I see know way it's a viable option on this poor old girl unless your willing to donate many hours into a car that you'll never recover financelly. On the other hand 58 Impala parts are tough to find, this one needs to be sacraficed to help complete nice ones being built but missing key trim pieces, ect. At $300, I see a nice profit in selling the parts. Fix it = money pit, part it = cash cow. We can't scrap car here either without a title unless it's cut up into pieces. Not a big deal, couple hours with a torch and it's not a car anymore, it's a pile of scrap metal.
58 Impalas routinely sell for $50-60K. If someone was able to do the majority of the metal and body work themselves, it is more than feasible that the restored finished product could yield a handsome profit, let alone break even. This is not a 51 Plymouth
I believe that the "F11278" on the front pad means F= Flint 11=November 27=27th day of month 8=1958 That is the day the motor was assembled in Flint Michigan. On the rear of the block, drivers side, is a GM part number for the block and a code for the casting date from the Saginaw Foundry. Whatever you do, don't part is out, it is a keeper!!!
Work a deal with this HAMBer: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470705&highlight=worth
the hell with all the restore and part out suggestions. Backyard mudslinger with a shelf full of HF tools, two gallons of resale red paint and you have the makings of a TV auction car. Under the right lights and right day, 58 to 62,000. Let the bidding begin
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