1960 Chevy Impala convertible

A beautiful, flawless example! Bright red paint...and the houndstooth interior sparkles! 283 c.i. engine with two barrel carb and 2 speed Powerglide transmission. What everyone dreams of as a classic example of American, top down fun!

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• antique
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• 1960
• Chevy
• Impala
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[starladear002]

Chevy kept the Powerglide way too long, even in the Corvette. While the industry had pretty much moved to three speed autos by this time, GM kept the Powerglide into the 1970's. It blunted performance. By 50mph or so, it would no longer kick down, so you were stuck in top gear when you needed power to pass.

[raconter1]

@starladear002 Interesting point! Chevy got their hands burned when they brought out Turboglide...transmission failures because some wanted to peel out in Gr, which was really not meant for that...it was for braking going down major hills. No question that multiple gears made the transmission more flexible. I think perhaps smoothness may have been an overriding goal in the 50's..Powerglide and 2 speed Dynaflow were smooth..Hydramatic relatively harsh, depending on adjustment. Thanks! :)Jack

[TheHager1]

Sorry I had my vol. down so I couldn't hear

[raconter1]

@TheHager1 No problem...I had a comment that my volume wasn't loud enough, so I'm turning up mine in future vids! Thanks! :) Jack

[TheHager1]

what is he sayin

[raconter1]

@TheHager1  To whom are you referring?

[raconter1]

@ccolimon Motorama was really a great effort at GM...back in the day they could not only show their new cars, but their dream cars too! GM was flush with money in those days!  I used to go to GM's exhibit at the front of Steel Pier, Atlantic City, every time I was there! Thanks! :) Jack

[ccolimon]

I remember seeing this at Motorama. That was a fun show !!!

[raconter1]

@mercmarc I think they are so busy copying each other in many cases, I have difficulty telling them apart! Sad that everything has to look like a Toyota! Thanks for the comment! :) Jack

[mercmarc]

Wow theres more style in one inner door panel of that car than any new car today. Its beautiful and built like a sherman tank as well. Too bad automakers dont have any pride these days.