1959 chevy Impala

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ImpalaNamed after a show car displayed at the 1955 General Motors Motorama, the Biscayne was the least expensive model in the Chevrolet full-size car range (except in 1958), which included the Delray, Bel Air, and the Impala. The Caprice was not introduced until 1966 and a half. Biscaynes were produced primarily for the fleet market, though they were also available to the general public — particularly to those who wanted low-cost, no-frills transportation with the convenience, room and power of a full-size automobile. While most Biscaynes were sold with a six-cylinder engine through the late 1960s, the V8 engine became the more popular powerplant by the early 1970s.1. Power steering and power brakes were made standard in 1970, while the TurboHydramatic transmission was standard on all cars ordered with a V8 engine starting midway through the 1971 model year. Like the slightly upscale Bel Air, Biscaynes were easily identified by the use of two taillights per side on the rear panels; The only exceptions to this two or three taillamp styling would be in 1959, 1966, and 1968. The taillamps in these years were not round/ the 1959 had a "cat-eye" shaped light, the 1966 had a rectangular lamp that wrapped around to the side of the car EXCEPT on the BIscayne, the lamp was full on the rear of the car only and used an entirely different quarter panel extension to accomplish this. The 1968 models had a long arch shaped lamp. The more expensive Impala (and later Caprice) had three <b>...</b>

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Imapala, chevy, chevrolet, tri-chevy, 1959

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