Survivor

[Heo]

Was to a friend today that i not See so much nowadays
He had bought a really cool car .even though it was a Chevy
A 58 Impala  somebody transplanted the drivetrain from
a Chevelle 396 SS in the early 70s. A 402/ fourspeed
positraction rear no P/B no P/S
straight pipes out in front of the rear wheels
Hurst shifter, American racing torquetrust wheels,
Edelbrock Tarantula intake , big Holley DP ,fenderwell
headers Air shocks, the SS396 emblem on the glovebox 
No option this or option that with NOS air in the tires
Repainted in the 70s in stock colour untouched since
except for a new stock  interior a few years ago
Just like i remember the BIG BOYS cars from the 70s
I left with a big smile on my face

[427Fastback]

One of my long time friends (40 years)has a 58 Impala that he bought the same year I bought my 68 (1977)He immediately put a BBC in it and it currently has a EFI aluminum headed 427 in it...All original body and never been hit...
I built the chassis for it and it has a 9" in the back...I am not a Impala guy but I really like the 58's and have logged hundreds of miles in the pass seat...
Currently trying to get the EFI sorted out....His daily driver....a 55 Nomad with a TPI 350,5spd and a disc brake 9"..
Don't care if they are Chevrolets....They are cool and significant cars..

[cjshaker]

What? No pictures?

I've always liked the '58s as well, although usually as cruisers. First time I saw one was as a kid when a friend of my Dads stopped over in his, tuck and roll interior, frenched, lowered, shaved/smoothed and black. Looked cool as heck. Then there was the one in American Graffiti which I thought was pretty cool. A really overlooked car considering the '55-'57s get all the publicity. After '58...phht, no.

[Heo]

I had not expected there was anything to take pics of at his place so no camera
What you got there ?  A 327 with six strombergs   Gee is it you Toad in that beautiful car
what a waste of machinery  I liked that one too.

I'm no ford fanatic And I always liked the 58 impala  58 Impala, 55 nomad, 37 Coupe and convertible
Is in my opinion the most beautiful Chevy's ever
Was so nice to see this one a little battered paint job, untouched since it was built
had manage to escape a matching number rebuild with probably a 283, pg,skirts,
and a loaded with a combination of options that no one would have ordered in 58
I gave him two 10x15 torque trusts with Chevy boltpattern about 20 years ago
so he said he was going to buy tires for them an mount them now

[Heo]

What? No pictures?

I've always liked the '58s as well, although usually as cruisers. First time I saw one was as a kid when a friend of my Dads stopped over in his, tuck and roll interior, frenched, lowered, shaved/smoothed and black. Looked cool as heck. Then there was the one in American Graffiti which I thought was pretty cool. A really overlooked car considering the '55-'57s get all the publicity. After '58...phht, no.

Here you go Dough







He made a grenade out of the Saginaw after a couple of weeks, so he swaped to a M22, but he said that was hard to find
one today

[cjshaker]

What a car. What a bitchin' car 

I love survivors from the older days. I just love old school, period. That's a cool car, Heo.

[Rory428]

The 58 Chevy was kinda a strange deal, body was a 1 year only deal, and the first of the X framed Chevys that continued thru 1964. For many years I thought the 58s were really ugly, these days I can appreciate them much more, although I really prefer the "bat wing" 59 cars myself. But then, I`m building a 59 Ford 2 door sedan, and race a Fairmont, so my taste in cars may be considered a bit strange anyhow!!

[Heo]

And now when he have the 15x10 tq thrust i gave him
and found 2 15x6 so he can swap out those modern fake
wheels , Blow up the air shocks , and row that hurst shifter
 
We said we have to send the wifes on vacation and go out
and pick up girls again like the old days

[Heo]

Rory The 58 chevy has always been liked in Sweden
even in the 70s when they were treated like the red
head stepchild in USA.
And 64 Galaxie that was considered ugly In US was
popular here   
I once considered 57 Ford But uggly, but now i realy
like them i guess your taste mature as time go by

[rcodecj]

I like them. The coolest part is the back end.   

[BruceS]

Gotta like that '58, especially the Impala.  The SS drivetrain swap to BBC was a good idea back in the day, but how about a 348 or 409?  Near my home there is one of those used car consignment lots; they had a driver-quality '58 Biscayne that sat there for the better part of a year, no interest apparently, and gone now.  The '58s just aren't as loved, mainly what you see are the over-restored Impalas with skirts, continental kits and too many gadgets.

[Heo]

Bruce, this Impala owner Is building a -28 Roadster that i built the chassie for.
With a Dual quad 425 hp 409, Super T10, 57 T-bird 9 inch, Buick brakes etc,etc,

[TomP]

....His daily driver....a 55 Nomad with a TPI 350,5spd and a disc brake 9"..
Don't care if they are Chevrolets....They are cool and significant cars..

I've seen that Nomad on weekdays in the winter in the snow headed up Oak Street towards downtown. Sometimes when people call a car a "daily driver" it is far from it, that Nomad truly is.

[427Fastback]

The Nomad is currently up in Kamloops getting repaired.It was rear ended by a F-250 and the driver tried to disappear and not report it .Much to the Nomad owners surprise the guys at ICBC said they were familiar with the Nomad and saw it on the road all the time.They told him to take it anywhere he likes and to make sure it is repaired properly.They will cover the cost....