1958 Chevrolet Impala - Much More Than A Placeholder 

I can't believe that they only made this model for one year!! I think it's the most elegant and classy car Chevy ever made!! It was much nicer looking than the 58 Ford Galaxy, and the Mercury from that year. I was only 10 years old, but if I could go back in time, I would definitely get one of these!! The only problem I would have is choosing a color. They all looked great!!

My dad's grandfather bought a brand new shrimp pink 1958 Impala when it first arrived in his local dealer. I never got to meet my great grandfather, but he never got rid of the beauty. As my great grandmother stayed alive living in the same exact house, my dad would occasionally take the car out for a spin and keep good care of it in the garage. When I was a kid, I always loved going for a ride in it with my dad. It was such a beautiful car with a comfy interior and smooth ride. We even took it on a weekend stay to Lime Rock Park CT while there was a special classic car only event going on. Once my great grandmother passed away in 2002 at 101, "the old Chevy" was part of the estate and it was time to say goodbye once there was a buyer. I still have a picture of me kneeling down next to the passenger's side door on a cold spring day. It was a pink on pink hardtop with the automatic. No idea which engine was in it. It had a sporty appearance with the perfect touch of chrome and no vinyl roof or rear fender skirts. I can still remember on weekends during summer vacation, I'd say to my dad in the morning, "can we go for a drive with the old Chevy?".

When I was a kid, our neighbor had a 58 Impala, which I thought was the most beautiful car I had ever seen. I’ve always admired them, and thought they were much better looking than the 57.

The '58 Impala is my favorite Chevy. We loved the 348s back then it was like a luxury hot rod. I remember seeing a lot of manuals.

The 1958 has always been one of my favorites. I liked it even more after seeing the one in American Graffiti.

I owned a '58 Impala 'Super-stock' 348 with 3 two barrel carbs. It was a 'sleeper' for street racing. Thankfully gas was cheap back then cuz it only got an average of 7 miles per gallon... but it sure was fast!

Ahhhh! Memories of my first ride. But, mine wasn't the Impala. Mine was the 1958 Chevy "Delray" model. It was the very basic trim model that lacked many of the chrome outer trim features. With the 235 cu. in. flat six, standard 3-speed transmission, combination vinyl and cloth interior, two tone paint (seafoam blue & white) and a fitted rubber floor mat (carpet was an option). It was a beast, but at age 16 it was heaven.

I'm a Ford guy........but the 58 Impala is a GORGEOUS car from ANY angle!!!!!

My dad had a 58 Impala coupe that he restored. The car was fathom blue with blue interior, 348 3 duice 2 speed powerglide, great running and diving car

The 58 just happens to be one of my dream cars, and I've got a Rochester carb off of one of the tri-power 348s.

My first car was a 1958 Impala convertible. I was in high school and it was 1968. Wish I had that car today.

My parents had a 1958 Impala Convertible with the 348 single 4 barrel Carburetor and Turbo Glide. I was 18 years old and the car was fantastic for me to use. My sister and I dragged a friend who had the same car with Powerglide. We raced him twice and beat him both times. It was a beautiful and powerful car to drive.

Ironically enough, the '58 is actually my favorite 50s Chevy. It and the '59, and the '56 round out my top three...but to be honest, there was no bad looking Chevrolet in the 1950s! I'm glad the '58s are starting to get some love, even if they never reach the pure iconic status of the '57.

When I was in high school, 62 thru 66, the 58 chevy was the car to own, not the 57. The rise of the 57 came several years later. Me? I could not afford a $200 scooter!

I used to own a 1958 Chevrolet Del Rey Yeoman station wagon with a 235 stovebolt six, and a 3 on the tree, combined with the 4:11.1 gears in the rearend it would scoot along quite nicely. Not fast by any stretch of the imagination, but it always turned heads, even in gray primer. ... and it was a lot of fun to cruise around in. I was made a offer that I couldn't refuse, and I let it go. Now, almost 20 years later.....I still regret that decision, unless I hit the lottery, it was most likely my only shot at owning a 50's Chevy that was up, running and driving. Oh well.....you live and you learn. But I still miss that oddball wagon. Great video, brought back some cool memories. As always, Peace and love from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A!

Beautiful car, always has been a favorite.

The '58 Chevy has an elegant, luxurious look. Besides being a sort of transition from 1950s to '60s styling, its definitely worthy of admiration in its own right

Car colors of the 50s are the best by far to say nothing of the great style!

Terrific car and the Impalas driving in our neighborhood drew many fans!

I’m not a Chevy guy at all. My heart belongs to Ford and Mercury, but the 1958 Impala is one of the most beautiful cars ever made it my opinion.

I was only in the 2nd grade when the man across the street got a 1956 Ford Fairlane. I used to just sit on my grandma's porch and look at it. Then we moved and the man across the street had a red 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible. I've been in love with cars ever since.

No machine could finish the body around those abbreviated tailfins. All were ground by hand. Doing one white convertible Impala, a GM employee later reported the brass came up to him. “Make sure that one looks real good” they told him “It’s going to be on the Dinah Shore show.”.

Back in the day i loved the 58. Everyone else thought i was crazy, but the 58 to me was cool. I still love them.

I personally thought the 58 was the best looking chevy of the 50s.However I grew up in the muscle car era.

My father had a 57 for many years and I rode in it every day. I never liked the 58 but after watching this....I love it. 👍

We had a 58 six banger and I loved it. Today’s cars all look alike now. A Mercedes and a ford look about the same. If they still made cars like this sales would be better

My Uncle and Aunt got married in 1962 and my Uncle had a red 1958 Impala convertible with a white top and the 348 with 3 2 barrel carburetors and a 3 speed manual transmission. In 1964 he found a wrecked 1962 SS Impala with the 409 with dual fours and a 4 speed and he put that in the 58 with 4.11 gears. He traded it for a new 1966 SS Chevelle with the 375 horsepower 396 and 4 speed. They gave him 500 dollars trade in for the 58 Impala convertible.

Good presentation of an American 1950's iconic classic, produced during what I would personally describe as "The Golden Age of Motoring"

Watching this video leads me to believe that the 58 Impala was a major test bed for GM's newest technology.

I really like the styling of most Impalas and Malibus from start to finish, but the '58 is an all - time favorite. Being a Buick die hard, it's hard to admit that some of those Chevys have 'em beat, at least, as far as looks.

The 58 chevy has always had a special place in my heart,,At about 10 my neighbor had 1,,a deep red color convertible with the twin antannae and skirts at a later date,Loved the way it looked,,,at 16 i bought my first car,,,a 55 belair coupe,,which was my 60`s street rod dam i miss those days

I think the 55 Chev was the sharpest of all full size chevys in the 1950's.....looks WAY better to me than the 57 which always struck me as overdoing it with the rear chrome. 55 looked very clean and "finished".

When I was born, I came home in a 1960 Impala (white with turquoise interior). When I was 6, I got to sit on my dads lap and steer grandpa's 1956 chevy wagon ( turquoise and white) through the California desert for a few minutes.

58 Impala was always my favorite, but I finally ended up with only a 58 Delray. I'm satisfied.

With cars today having so little variation over entire decade its hard to imagine an era where cars had different sheet metal every year.

When I was growing up the 1958 Chevy was my favorite.

Love the throwback. Personally, the '59 was the pinnacle of the Impala line

58 Impala convertible , just loved that car, could not afford one tho. Beautiful

Beautiful examples pictured here. But to me, it's one of those rare cars that look so much better in person than in pictures.

Had a wonderful ride in Cuba 2 years ago...going to a restaurant, it was dark red 1958 Chevrolet 4 door, looked new and was such a beautiful car.

Your doing a great job on these cars and trucks thank you

In the movie "American Graffiti", my favorite car was the 58 Impala.

The automobiles of the 50's, 60's & 70's were real cars. They had class, style, room, comfort and because of the materials used to build them, they offered protection, more than just a seatbelt. We'll never see these kinds of cars again except at maybe some vintage restored car auction

i personally love the 58 chevy !!!!

I like the '58 Chevy better than the more popular '57 Chevy myself. Beautiful car!

I feel what everyone is saying I drive a 2014 impala and I love this car I Remember my grandfather had a 1969 white impala with red leather interior man it was beautiful......

Reading the comment below, one thing rings true. The older these cars get the better they look! They are aging well!

One of my earliest memories is of my grandfather's 1958 Chevrolet Impala. It was painted in Sierra Gold with a white top. His next car was a tan 1964 Buick Special sedan!

Ironically GM's Cadillac took fins to the max in '59 and it would be several years to see them vanish. Chrysler Corp stayed with fins a few more years. I recall being a confused kid regarding the Chevys. '57 had high, sharp fins, '58 had them smoothed away, and '59 had them reappear headed for orbit.

The first car I had was a 58 Chevy Del Rey I bought running in good condition for $35 in 1971. They had weird yoke set up on the differential that kept ripping loose, and it only had a six.

I always liked the look of the '58 GM cars reversed C pillar and wrap around rear window combination.

I have to say that the '58 Chevy lineup was a good looking bunch that was very sleek, as well as very upscale with the new Impala leading the way. If I won the lottery I would definitely want to own a '58 Impala because it does look like a baby Cadillac. In fact if you look at the '58 Pontiacs they almost look identical to the Chevy because the Bonneville & the Impala shared the same body shell but only that year. The Impala did inspire the long low sporty look that ended in '69 with the seldom seen 425hp 427 that nobody knew existed but that would be a car to have as well

One of my favorites of that era in cars. I also liked the 55

The 58 Chevys to me were always the best looking of the 1950's models. 1958 was a unique year for every GM brand. That was because as they were coming out so were the forward look Mopar (ever seen the movie Christine?..That car was one) brand cars. Forward look Mopar styling leapfrogged Mopar styling from being badly behind trend setting GM to being substantially ahead of GM. GM was used to being at the forefront of styling and panicked at losing that advantage. The result: their styling and mechanical heart skipped a beat. Normally GM would scratch build their car line every 2 years doing minor cosmetic adjustments between years. The 1958 was all new body and frame and the 59s should have been a slight tweak of that, but instead GM completely redid the body and frame for 59 to try and beat the forward look...This is what resulted in many notable somewhat over the top styling cues like the giant fins (with rocket flame tail lamps) of the 59' Caddilac and the quad tail fins on the 1959 Pontiac. 1958 models are not just rare from their 1 year only chassis design, but also did not sell well due to an economic recession that year that hurt the entire auto industry (IIRC it was based on bad auto loan practices catching up with the industry). Any telling of the history of 1958 and 1959 GM that fails to mention the effect forward look had on GMs design and planning is remiss in its efforts to provide historical context.

always LOVED 58 Impalas !!! ...

The Impala was one of the "it" cars of the 60's. My first memory is of my mother's '63 Impala convertible. Pity that sedans are going extinct. But good time to get one if you want to save some money.

What was missing in this report on the 1958 Impala was the myriad of luxury options that a customer could order.

What a beautiful car! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Love all of your video's,mainly because of your voice as well as how knowledgeable you are.keep them coming!

When I was growing up in small-town Texas, a young man had a shiny black 58 Chevy with a Continental kit, and a white rolled leather interior. It was a daily driver and part show car. It was called The Black Widow and had spider webs painted on the hub caps. Beautiful car!

I drove a '58 Biscayne 2-door when I was a Junior and Senior in college 1968-70. It had a 235 straight 6 and a 2 speed auto trans. It was originally white but had been painted beige at one of those cheapo paint shops that then charged $29.95 total. It wasn't long before it started to peel in patches that looked like automotive leprosy. The best part was that it never let me down - even in frigid northern Illinois winters, it always started.

The '58 is THE STUFF!

Such a badass rear look in black w/ whitewalls! 7:45

I didn't know you could get a three-speed automatic in '58. That is why I love this channel. Keep up the good work!

They were very Beautiful and good cars! My favorites were in the 1950, Chevy's were the 1952 Chevy Belairs, the 1955 Belair's had both and the 1958 Chevy Impala.

I had one in 1969. Paid a hundred bucks for it. It was fun to drive. I was in Highschool. Thanks good breakdown

To me the 57 Bel Air and 58 Impala are the most beautiful cars ever designed. The peak of automotive design in America.

Bought my 57 Chevy, 2 door, Belair sport coupe in 1972 for $700. Still have it.

At :24, my very first car. 57 convertible, same color, 283, automatic with a 2 barrel carb. Bought it in 62 for 600 dollars. I didn't know at the time it was stolen in 60 and stripped. The car had a new engine, trans and interior. In those days insurance companies rarely totaled cars. It was heavy, slow, but the girls loved it. Drove it for 4 years and never had a problem. There is a reason it was so cheap, but that is a long story. I bought it from Riley's Auto on Western Ave and it was legal. I sold it in 66 for $300. That car today would sell for probably around 100K. My cars kinda went downhill after that.

In the 1963 film "The Thrill Of It All" James Garner drives a '58 black Impala convert into a swimming pool -

My Grandpa had one. Sweet Ride. Caddy feeling with Speed.

Great video thanks! 61-63 were my favorite Impalas ..

The 58 is by far the most controversial clasdic car, in my own mind... I remember seeing a pic. of my uncle's 58 Impala when I was probably 7 or 8yrs old (mid 1980s) and I thought it was the ugliest car I'd ever seen. I saw a few over the next 10yrs and still found them to be not so pretty. About the time I was 16 I saw a 59 In person for the first time, that I ever remembered and I thought it was the coolest looking car I'd ever seen. Shortly after I found my absolute favorite, the 59 El Camino, which I ended up buying. I probably went 15more yrs til I saw another 58 in person and I dunno, but something just clicked and all I saw was the most beautiful car I had ever seen from that era. It still boggles me how I can have such a drastic change of view, but it's still in my top 5 of all cars ever made.

Favorite feature of 58’s was that roof line.

Best RU-vid channel ever !!

These cars are works of art on wheels.

57's are still plentiful since collectors started saving them early on. 58's are pretty rare but the 59's are really rare air now and prices for mint examples are insane. I've always like the 58 but am leaning more towards the 59 now because of the iconic rear lights. If you ever see the brake lights on a 59 at night you know what I mean. It takes it to another level.

I always thought the 1958 was a great looking car.

The '58 to '65 full sized Chevies used a similar chassis - they all look differently. All had the W-series big block motor as an option. GM stylists were cranking them out!

The 58 Chevy was treated as an orphan for many years. Nobody wanted them, and so many of them went to the crusher. I wanted one in the late 1970s...Dad said they were not desirable, so, I finally found a 1970 Chevelle in the early 80s. I wish I had bought that 58...it barely had any rust. I had a 72 400 SB that would have fit nicely.

OUTSTANDING VIDEO !!! Thank you sir, once again, for the lesson and the video.

I thought that the '58 Impala was much better looking than the '59, 60', '61.

I have a Delray 4 dr that I hope to get on the road eventually. Had it since 1995. Still original paint, like to try save it. Unfortunatly I got no one who's knowledgeable to help with it so it sits until I do something, at least it's inside.

The 58 was a beautiful car, radical departure from the taxi cab fifties.

Thank you answering my prayer request!!

Fell to love with the look of this car the moment I

Another great video, love this channel! THANKS

Man! We really built some beautiful iron in the iconic history of the automobile and Detroit. It's such a shame that this is all gone now. What it must have been like to be a man in your youth in these days. I say those old timers should consider sends lucky to have been there to see it all

Love those beautiful Impalas

That blue convertible with the blue top was stunning. Too bad no 4 speed but the 3 speed with O/D and tri-power would be just fine by me.

59 Impala if my first love and 96 SS Impala is my third 😍

1955, 1957, 1958, 1959 Chevys were beautiful! 1961 Chevy was the last sharp-looking Chevy made.

Disneyland in Anaheim CA had a miniature track mock-up of a freeway system with small replicas of the 1959 Chevrolet Impala, notably with the the futuristic, exotic horizontal tear drop tail lights. They were fast and fun to drive for a little kid. Outside of vehicles from Italy and the US, no other country has introduced such original and timeless car models.

Beautiful cars!!!!

The 58 is a beautiful ride! My favorite impala year would be the 63.

My gramps had a 57 bel air. Baby blue and off white. From the pics it was a beauty

Love your channel, please keep up he good work!

Very nice 😀

I mean, it's just beautiful

I also like the 58 & 59 pickups👍🏻