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Car Of The Day: October 15, 2010; Revell '63 Chevrolet Impala
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Topic Started: Oct 15 2010, 01:35 AM (425 Views)
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Swifty
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Oct 15 2010, 01:35 AM
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Today's car of the day is Revell's 1963 Chevrolet Impala lowrider.

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The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best selling automobile in the United States, competing against the Ford Galaxie 500 and the Plymouth Fury when full-size models dominated the market. The Impala was distinguished for many years by its symmetrical triple taillights. The Caprice was introduced as a top-line Impala Sport Sedan for the 1965 model year becoming a separate series positioned above the Impala in 1966, which itself remained above the Bel Air and Biscayne. The Impala continued as Chevrolet's most popular full-size model through the mid-eighties. Reintroduced for the 1994 model year, the Impala SS was produced through 1996 based on the Caprice Classic sedan. The SS featured a 5.7-liter (350 cu in) small-block V8. The current Impala model range produced since 2000 is built on a front wheel drive (FWD) mid-size platform.

For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Chevrolet Impala

The Revell lowriders are often derided for their rather lame tampos, but the castings themselves are quite attractive. The hip-hopping hydraulics add to the fun factor as well. Some of these castings were eventually offered in stock colors as well.

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The Impala name was first used for the full-sized 1956 General Motors Motorama show car that bore Corvette-esque design cues, especially the grille. Painted emerald green metallic, with a white interior, the Impala featured hardtop styling. It is not known to have survived.Ed Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the Impala as a "prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen." Clare MacKichan's design team, along with designers from Pontiac, started to establish basic packaging and dimensions for their shared 1958 General Motors A body in June; the first styling sketch that would directly influence the finished Chevrolet product caught the eye of General Motors Styling vice president Harley Earl in October. Seven months later, the basic design was worked.
From 1958 through 1996, Impala sales were in excess of 13 million, more than any other full-size car in the history of the automobile. The 1964 model year sales of 1,074,925 units (Impala & Impala SS) in the U.S. still stands as a record. 1965 wasn't far behind with 1,046,500 units. In 2008, Impala was the 6th best selling car in the United States and had the distinction of being the top selling American nameplate sedan, according to Reuters Top 20 Best-selling Vehicles Scorecard.

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The Impala was restyled on the existing GM B platform for 1961. The new body styling was more trim and boxy than the 1958–60 models. Sport Coupe models featured a "bubbleback" roof line style for '61, and a unique model, the 2-door pillared sedan, was available for 1961 only. It was rarely ordered and a scarce collectible today. The rare Super Sport (SS) option debuted for 1961. This was also the last year the top station wagon model would bear the Nomad name.
The 1962 model featured new "C" pillar styling for all models except the 4-door hardtop "Sport Sedan." Sport Coupe models now featured the "convertible roof" styling, shared with other GM "B" full-size hardtop coupes. This style proved extremely popular, and contributed to the desirability of the '62–'64 Impalas as collectibles. The "overhang" roof style of the sedans was replaced with a more attractive, wider "C" pillar with wraparound rear window. Engine choices for '62 settled down, the 348-cubic-inch (5.7 L) V8 discontinued and replaced by the 340 brake horsepower (250 kW) 409-cubic-inch (6.7 L), which could be ordered with any transmission. The small-block 283 was enlarged to 327 cubic inches (5.4 L), which added more engine choices for small-block fans. The Beach Boys produced a hit single, "409," referring to the Chevy, which became an iconic song for these cars. Impalas again featured premium interior appointments, plusher seats, and more chrome trim outside, including a full-width aluminum-and-chrome panel to house the triple-unit taillight assembly. Super Sport (SS) models featured that panel in a special engine-turned aluminum, which was also used to fill the side moldings, making the SS more distinctive in appearance. Impala also gains the top station wagon after the Chevrolet Nomad is gone. Due to reliability problems, the optional Turboglide automatic transmission was discontinued, leaving Powerglide the only automatic transmission available until 1965.
Among collectors, the 1963 Impala is the most popular for its body style, though it was almost mechanically identical to the 1962 model. The 1963 Impala's distinctive body style has crisp lines with pointed front and rear fenders which emphasize the long, low style of car design popular in the early 1960s. The rear taillight panel was aluminum, and was surrounded by a chrome border with the engine-turned surface on SS models. Engine choice was similar to '62, with the small-block 283-cubic-inch (4.6 L) and 327-cubic-inch (5.4 L) V8s the most popular choices. The Sport Sedan featured a new, creased roof line that proved popular. A new "coved" instrument panel was good-looking, but replaced the temperature gauge with "idiot lights" for hot and cold engine conditions. An optional factory tachometer was built into the dash, just above the steering wheel. It was rarely ordered, but gave the Super Sport models an extra feel of sportiness.
For 1964, the Impala was slightly restyled, reverting to a more rounded, softer look. The signature taillight assembly had an "upside-down U" shaped aluminum trim strip above the taillights, but the lights themselves were surrounded by a body-colored panel. The 409-cubic-inch (6.7 L) returned as the big-block option, as well as the 4X2 carburetor setup for the 400 and 425 horsepower motors. SS models continued to feature the engine-turned aluminum trim. Rooflines were carried over from '63 unchanged. The 1964 model has been praised by West Coast rap groups since the early 1990s, with endorsers such as Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Skee-Lo and The Game among many others.
Right hand drive cars were made at GM's Oshawa plant in Canada and often shipped overseas in kit form for assembly in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The RHD cars – Chevy or equivalent Pontiac (built on Chevrolet frames and using Chevy engines in Canada)– all used a RHD version of the LHD 1961 Pontiac dashboard.
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bangerkid45
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Oct 15 2010, 06:28 AM
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Ive always liked those revell lowriders, im just looking for my holy Grail, the caddilac one, hopefully it will turn up soon, but I really like this impala aswell!
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Sak
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Oct 15 2010, 07:00 AM
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It's a '63, Sean. I have plenty of coffee here, if you like...
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Oct 15 2010, 08:12 AM
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- Sak
- Oct 15 2010, 07:00 AM
It's a '63, Sean. I have plenty of coffee here, if you like... I was thinking that myself, And I some what like teh door tampo's, It kinda like what the 'hood would do to one of these.
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ivantt
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Oct 17 2010, 12:54 AM
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Even the CHICKS at the lowrider shows know the difference between a '63 and '64. Tsk, tsk, Sean, too much Air Supply...
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Pegers
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Oct 17 2010, 10:11 AM
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if i am recalling correctly from my youth.on the 63 the middle taillight should have been white.on the real car they served as the back up lights.
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Sak
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Oct 17 2010, 02:50 PM
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Ezekiel 25:17
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- ivantt
- Oct 17 2010, 12:54 AM
Even the CHICKS at the lowrider shows know the difference between a '63 and '64. Tsk, tsk, Sean, too much Air Supply... He's all out of tampo. He's so lost without it...
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Oct 17 2010, 07:18 PM
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Am I not even allowed typos periodically? Or shall make an insult about Impalas being Bowties and pretend not to care? 
Thanks to the moderator/admin who fixed the error, regardless!
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Swifty
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Oct 17 2010, 07:21 PM
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- Pegers
- Oct 17 2010, 10:11 AM
if i am recalling correctly from my youth.on the 63 the middle taillight should have been white.on the real car they served as the back up lights. Looks like you're right:
http://americandreamcars.com/1963impala020808.jpg
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