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1960 Chevrolet Impala
The 1960 Chevrolet Impala shifted direction a little, creating a more conservative look than was seen on the redesigned 1959 model.
Looking back from today's vantage point, the '59 Chevrolets don't look nearly as outrageous as they did at the time.
In the eyes of today's collectors and enthusiasts, those scoffed-at tailfins are a major part of the car's appeal -- the bigger the better.
Stylists and marketers back then, on the other hand, realized that the fin-and-chrome fashion had about run its course.
They needed to shift direction a little, creating a more conservative face-lift.
Those sweeping horizontal fins didn't disappear, of course. Not yet.
For 1960 they were simply toned down a bit, giving Chevrolets a more tasteful and temperate back end -- an angular, tapered shape that integrated neatly into the quarter panels.
The effect was helped by installation of three modestly sized round taillights on each side of the top-of-the-line Impala.
Up front, those ferocious snorting-nostril air intakes above the headlights were deleted completely.
By the standards of the Fifties, at least, the '60 redesign ranked as downright restrained, promoted for "Space -- Spirit -- Splendor."
More abundantly chromed than Bel Airs or Biscaynes, Impalas found buyers more easily, with better than 490,000 built.
Impalas displayed such doodads as nonfunctional air-intake scoops, plus a white band running along the rear fender.
Four body styles vied for customers:
Hardtop Sport Sedan (with a panoramic back window within slim rear pillars),
Sport Coupe, convertible, and four-door sedan. Impala hosted Chevy's only full-size convertible, leading the line at $2,847 ($2,954 with V-8).
Drivetrain choices diminished a bit, but no one could say they were deprived -- with seven V-8 engine ratings to choose from, in 283- or 348-cubic-inch size.
Top choice was the 348-cubic-inch Super Turbo-Thrust Special, breathing through triple two-barrel carburetors and using 11.25:1 compression and dual exhausts to eke out 335 horsepower.
More modest variants of the 348 yielded 250 to 320 horses.
The carbureted Turbo-Fire 283-cubic-inch V-8 could have either 170 or 230 horsepower, but fuel injection no longer was an option under full-size Chevrolet hoods.
Source
auto.howstuffworks.com/chevrolet-impala3.htm
1960 Chevrolet Impala Part II
With the introduction of “The Hot One,” the spirited new small block V8 for 1955, sales leader Chevrolet also became the performance leader in the low-priced field.
Successive upgrades in 1956 and 1957 retained this edge, the latter boasting fuel injection and achieving the magic one-bhp-per-cubic-inch for its 283 cubic inch engine.
A complete redesign heralded 1958, the flagship of which was a new Impala subseries in the Bel Air line, appearing in two body styles only, a convertible and an attractive “Sport Coupe” two-door hardtop. Impalas took Chevrolet’s styling cues to new heights, with uniquely-contoured rear fenders and extra taillights.
A new engine, originally designed for truck use, joined the small block V8. Displacing 348 cubic inches, it was available in three stages of tune, producing 250, 280 or 315 bhp.
All General Motors cars were redesigned for 1959, a reaction to Chrysler Corporation’s dramatic finned 1957s.
Chevrolet featured a gull-wing rear fender adornment and long horizontal “eyebrows” in the leading edge of the hood.
The top series was now called “Impala” across the board, and offered a four-door sedan, two- and four-door hardtops, a convertible and a four-door Nomad station wagon.
For 1960, all the styling cues were toned down somewhat, while the basic mechanical specification continued unchanged.
250 bhp, 348 cu. in. overhead valve V8 engine, Turboglide automatic transmission, independent coil spring front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 119".
Source
www.boldride.com/ride/1960/chevrolet-impala
1960 Chevrolet Impala Further images...
These images below are 3D designs of the 1960 Cevrolet Impala...
Quite detailed...
The 1960 Chevrolet Impala in red...
Dealer Catalog images of the 1960 Chevrolet Impala...
1960 Chevrolet Impala Diecast
Various die-cast companies have made this model in a larger scale than 1:64.
These are quite detailed...
This is a beauty in red...
Now that is something in a brown tone...
Jada Toys also offers a 1960 Chevy Impala in 1:24 scale...
Hot Wheels hasn't made the 1960 version however they have produced the 1961 Chevrolet Impala as shown below...
Franklin Mint has created a larger scale die-cast version of this model as well...
Quite stunning too...
Deviant Art has created this beautiful image of the 1960 Impala...
The timeless 1960 Impala...
Ultimate Hot Wheels Cars|Channel C00236562
1960 Chevrolet Impala
The 1960 Chevrolet Impala shifted direction a little, creating a more conservative look than was seen on the redesigned 1959 model.
Looking back from today's vantage point, the '59 Chevrolets don't look nearly as outrageous as they did at the time.
In the eyes of today's collectors and enthusiasts, those scoffed-at tailfins are a major part of the car's appeal -- the bigger the better.
Stylists and marketers back then, on the other hand, realized that the fin-and-chrome fashion had about run its course.
They needed to shift direction a little, creating a more conservative face-lift.
Those sweeping horizontal fins didn't disappear, of course. Not yet.
For 1960 they were simply toned down a bit, giving Chevrolets a more tasteful and temperate back end -- an angular, tapered shape that integrated neatly into the quarter panels.
The effect was helped by installation of three modestly sized round taillights on each side of the top-of-the-line Impala.
Up front, those ferocious snorting-nostril air intakes above the headlights were deleted completely.
By the standards of the Fifties, at least, the '60 redesign ranked as downright restrained, promoted for "Space -- Spirit -- Splendor."
More abundantly chromed than Bel Airs or Biscaynes, Impalas found buyers more easily, with better than 490,000 built.
Impalas displayed such doodads as nonfunctional air-intake scoops, plus a white band running along the rear fender.
Four body styles vied for customers:
Hardtop Sport Sedan (with a panoramic back window within slim rear pillars),
Sport Coupe, convertible, and four-door sedan. Impala hosted Chevy's only full-size convertible, leading the line at $2,847 ($2,954 with V-8).
Drivetrain choices diminished a bit, but no one could say they were deprived -- with seven V-8 engine ratings to choose from, in 283- or 348-cubic-inch size.
Top choice was the 348-cubic-inch Super Turbo-Thrust Special, breathing through triple two-barrel carburetors and using 11.25:1 compression and dual exhausts to eke out 335 horsepower.
More modest variants of the 348 yielded 250 to 320 horses.
The carbureted Turbo-Fire 283-cubic-inch V-8 could have either 170 or 230 horsepower, but fuel injection no longer was an option under full-size Chevrolet hoods.
Source
auto.howstuffworks.com/chevrolet-impala3.htm
1960 Chevrolet Impala Part II
With the introduction of “The Hot One,” the spirited new small block V8 for 1955, sales leader Chevrolet also became the performance leader in the low-priced field.
Successive upgrades in 1956 and 1957 retained this edge, the latter boasting fuel injection and achieving the magic one-bhp-per-cubic-inch for its 283 cubic inch engine.
A complete redesign heralded 1958, the flagship of which was a new Impala subseries in the Bel Air line, appearing in two body styles only, a convertible and an attractive “Sport Coupe” two-door hardtop. Impalas took Chevrolet’s styling cues to new heights, with uniquely-contoured rear fenders and extra taillights.
A new engine, originally designed for truck use, joined the small block V8. Displacing 348 cubic inches, it was available in three stages of tune, producing 250, 280 or 315 bhp.
All General Motors cars were redesigned for 1959, a reaction to Chrysler Corporation’s dramatic finned 1957s.
Chevrolet featured a gull-wing rear fender adornment and long horizontal “eyebrows” in the leading edge of the hood.
The top series was now called “Impala” across the board, and offered a four-door sedan, two- and four-door hardtops, a convertible and a four-door Nomad station wagon.
For 1960, all the styling cues were toned down somewhat, while the basic mechanical specification continued unchanged.
250 bhp, 348 cu. in. overhead valve V8 engine, Turboglide automatic transmission, independent coil spring front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 119".
Source
www.boldride.com/ride/1960/chevrolet-impala
1960 Chevrolet Impala Further images...
These images below are 3D designs of the 1960 Cevrolet Impala...
Quite detailed...
The 1960 Chevrolet Impala in red...
Dealer Catalog images of the 1960 Chevrolet Impala...
1960 Chevrolet Impala Diecast
Various die-cast companies have made this model in a larger scale than 1:64.
These are quite detailed...
This is a beauty in red...
Now that is something in a brown tone...
Jada Toys also offers a 1960 Chevy Impala in 1:24 scale...
Hot Wheels hasn't made the 1960 version however they have produced the 1961 Chevrolet Impala as shown below...
Franklin Mint has created a larger scale die-cast version of this model as well...
Quite stunning too...
Deviant Art has created this beautiful image of the 1960 Impala...
The timeless 1960 Impala...
Ultimate Hot Wheels Cars|Channel C00236562