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- Chevrolet Impala Scale Model, 1958-1959 - New-car dealers sometimes gave away promotional scale models of their latest cars. This model represents a 1959 Chevrolet Impala four-door hardtop sedan. Impala was Chevy's top-of-the-line series that year. These deluxe cars featured additional trim and badging, and they came standard with electric clocks and dual sliding sun visors. The four-door Impala hardtop with a V-8 started at $2,782.
- 1958-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Chevrolet Impala Scale Model, 1958-1959
New-car dealers sometimes gave away promotional scale models of their latest cars. This model represents a 1959 Chevrolet Impala four-door hardtop sedan. Impala was Chevy's top-of-the-line series that year. These deluxe cars featured additional trim and badging, and they came standard with electric clocks and dual sliding sun visors. The four-door Impala hardtop with a V-8 started at $2,782.
- Dancin' 1964 Chevy Impala Model, circa 1999 - The 1964 Chevrolet Impala is an icon among hip hop fans and lowrider builders. This remote-controlled model is based on a '64 Impala lowrider -- lowered to the ground and equipped with a height-adjustable suspension that makes the car appear to "dance" up and down as it travels.
- circa 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Dancin' 1964 Chevy Impala Model, circa 1999
The 1964 Chevrolet Impala is an icon among hip hop fans and lowrider builders. This remote-controlled model is based on a '64 Impala lowrider -- lowered to the ground and equipped with a height-adjustable suspension that makes the car appear to "dance" up and down as it travels.
- Chevrolet Impala Front Exhaust Pipe, 1958 - Internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases -- including unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides -- that must be vented from the engine. Gases generally are routed through a manifold or header, then through an exhaust pipe that ends at a port at the car's rear. A muffler near the end of the pipe reduces noise.
- 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Chevrolet Impala Front Exhaust Pipe, 1958
Internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases -- including unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides -- that must be vented from the engine. Gases generally are routed through a manifold or header, then through an exhaust pipe that ends at a port at the car's rear. A muffler near the end of the pipe reduces noise.
- Chevrolet Impala SS Hubcap, 1965-1967 - Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- 1965-1967
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Chevrolet Impala SS Hubcap, 1965-1967
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.