1959 chevy Impala

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 taillights. However, the Biscayne model was largely devoid of exterior chrome trim and were fitted with small hubcaps; several exterior trim pieces and upgraded wheel covers were available at extra cost. Interior trim was spartan, with lower-grade cloth and vinyl or all-vinyl upholstery trim, a standard steering wheel with center horn button, and rubber floor mats. Slight upgrades were made throughout the life of the series — for instance, the 1964 models came standard with deluxe steering wheel with horn ring, deep-twist carpeting and foam-cushiond front seats.
Many of the luxury convenience options available on the more expensive full-sized Chevrolet models, such as power windows, were not available on the Biscayne. However, customers could purchase a Biscayne with any of Chevrolet's high-output big-block V8 engines and performance-oriented transmissions, including the floor-mounted 4-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter and low-ratio final drive. Original production numbers of cars built this way were very low, and examples of these high-performance cars are highly sought after by collectors today. Notably, Baldwin Chevrolet of Long Island, New York, became famous for offering the "Street Racer Special," a 1968 Biscayne coupe with dealer-fitted high-performance 427 cubic-inch V8, and heavy-duty suspension components, turning the Biscayne into a serious drag car.
However, the absence of most exterior and fancy interior trimmings remained through the life of the series, as the slightly costlier Chevrolet Bel Air offered a lot more interior and exterior trimmings at a pricetag still significantly lower than the mid-line Chevrolet Impala.

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