60Impala4Dad
Well Known Member
Some of you know the story of Dad's Chevy. I'll boldly share some of it again now only because I am excited about showing it to my dad for the first time. I have the whole story posted under my profile, but in a nutshell he had a 60 Impala convertible before he married my mom and he had to sell it when they got married. He has talked about that car my whole life and without pictures I know exactly what it looked like and what options it had. Well, I found the exact twin to his car right down to the paint and options and brought it home from California to the east coast for a full restoration. As it sits now, if you took a finished show car and pulled the body off that is what I have, but I took it a step or two further and the blasted, primed, and repaneled body tub is off of the rotisseri and back on the chassis. I test ran the 348 for break-in and it runs perfectly in my opinion, and the clutch linkage, steering column, emergency brake, and front seat are all installed so that the car can be moved around when I transport it. I am moving back home to PA from NJ to be closer to family this summer and from here on out my dad (he doesn't know it yet) will help me to finish the car in my new shop in PA. He hasn't seen the car yet and knows nothing about what I have done. The "unveiling" will be the first weekend in May when he comes out from PA to visit and this time I will NOT be hiding the car from him. I wish that I could have had the time to finish it first and surprise him with the car in his garage, but actually finishing the car with my dad will be even better. I plan to ban him from the shop when the body is blocked and ready for paint, and then only let him see the car again when it is done. Am I nervous? Yes. I have been working on it since June of 07 in between long hours at my regular job and helping some friends with a custom truck project that we finished along the way that won a 3rd place at the Detroit Autorama 2 years in a row. Finishing this car for my dad means more to me than anything, and I can't wait for this month to be over so that he can see it and I can show him all of the before/after progress pics. Even without the final paint I can't belive it is finally happening. Thanks for reading.
Doc
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1960 Impala Convertible, 348-4bbl
Was a PG but now a Muncie 4spd (like he put into his car)
Posi rear, 3.70:1
PB, PS
Wide Whites, Spinner hubcaps
Stainless dual exhaust
White power top
Bumperettes
Upgraded with slotted and cross-drilled front disc brakes
Stainless brake and fuel lines
All new floors, braces, rockers, quarters panels, and misc panel repairs
Everything is new or rebuilt (truely no expense spared)
Doc
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1960 Impala Convertible, 348-4bbl
Was a PG but now a Muncie 4spd (like he put into his car)
Posi rear, 3.70:1
PB, PS
Wide Whites, Spinner hubcaps
Stainless dual exhaust
White power top
Bumperettes
Upgraded with slotted and cross-drilled front disc brakes
Stainless brake and fuel lines
All new floors, braces, rockers, quarters panels, and misc panel repairs
Everything is new or rebuilt (truely no expense spared)
bang. Ken