1959 Impala What do you think I should do with it?

Kool, I thought pretty hard about buying it myself when I saw it on Kijiji. Looked plenty saveable to me! Have fun!

 

Man I wish I was closer...I've got a crazy idea for this car, or one like it. I remember back in the early sixties in Wichita Kansas, this guy down the street took a 59 and made a one seater out of a two seater. It was the coolest thing you ever saw. It was done right, beautiful Covette red paint job, Chrome 5 spoke Crager SSs, narrow in front/wide in back, complete red and white interior. The car would jerk the front tires off with the badass engine it was packing and 4 speed stick.

I think this was a craze that was the result of the temporary histaria generated by the gasser societies. Anyway, does anyone else remember these types of customs from the time period around late 50s thru mid 60s? It's a wild shot but maybe someone in Wichita remembers this car. The guy lived on the side of town going to Goddard in a small suburb there. Forgive me of my poor geography but it's only been about 40 years, or so, ago. The good old times.

 

You can always give it to me...

 

ok guys so i have the answer!!!

do wat this guy has done, start here

then to this...


but in my honest opinion i think you shoudl do what he is trying to do next, 4 door hard-top! i havnt seen any impalas made to look liek the "6-window" !
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After chopping my '53, welding on a new roof seems like a piece of cake. Love the car, got a sport coupe m'self. DON'T CHOP IT! It would be a logistical nightmare of biblical proportions. The car looks like it was originally copper, a great color to go back to. And lose the red seat covers and carpet. You've got a great car to save. Even though it's a multi-door, the fact that it's an Impala (as opposed to a biscayne) rates high on the "class-o-meter"

 

Cut the roof off of it.....take off the front doors...shorten the whole thing up and make into a one seated roadster!!

 

Fix it and drive the hell out of it!!!!!

 

?? You could buy an Impala 4dr flat top or a 6-window 4dr sedan. I looked at a 6-window about 15 years ago.