1958 IMPALA CONVERTIBLE, FACTORY ROCHESTER MECHANICAL RAM-JET FUEL INJECTION, ONYX BLACK EXTERIOR, TURQUOISE, GRAY AND BLACK INTERIOR WITH A BLACK POWER CONVERTIBLE TOP. NUMBERS CORRECT 283 CU.IN. 250HP V8 ENGINE, TURBOGLIDE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE; POWER STEERING, POWER WINDOWS, POWER SEAT, WONDERBAR RADIO, DUAL ANTENNAS, FACTORY CLOCK, FLIPPER WHEEL COVERS AND WIDE WHITE WALL TIRES.
THE CHEVROLET IMPALA ORIGINATED AS A SPORT COUPE AND MADE ITS DEBUT AT THE 1956 GENERAL MOTORS MOTORAMA. THE CONCEPT BECAME A REALITY WITH
CHEVROLET LAUNCHING THE IMPALA IN 1958. THE CHEVROLET IMPALA WAS LAUNCHED AS A SPORT COUPE AND CONVERTIBLE VARIANT OF THE 1956 BEL-AIR LINE. AND NAMED FOR AN AFRICIAN ANTELOPE. THE 1958 IMPALA WORE A SENSATIONAL HARLEY EARL ERA DESIGN, WITH AMPLE CHROME DECORATION OVER DEEPLY SCULPTED FENDERS, CHEVY'S FIRST DUAL HEADLAMPS AND TRIPPLE TAIL LAMPS. THE MAJOR CHASSIS ADVANCEMENT WAS TO MOVE FROM SEMI-ELLIPTIC LEAF SPRINGS TO COILS AT THE REAR. ODOMETER SHOWS 2,662 MILES SINCE RESTORATION.
