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This car was built by friends of mine in their shop Specialty Cars .  the finished pics do not do the car justice,,,, it is finished in bare metal with a clear over it to protect it. The metal work is perfect , nothing hiding the workmanship !

The summer it was finished , he drove it to Sturgis SD, all over Alberta, the next summer  went to Alaska and parts in between.

It gets 27 MPG , and cruise all day long with aftermarket AC coolin your heals....

here are the pics of some of the build !

1- 60 impala 045.jpg

2-60 impala 46.jpg

3- 60 impala 047.jpg

4-60 impala 48.jpg

5-60 impala 49.jpg

6- 60 impala 50.jpg

7-60 impala 51.jpg

8-60 impala 52.jpg

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10-60 impala 54.jpg



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11- 60 impala 55.jpg

12-60 impala 56.jpg

13- 60 impala 57.jpg

14-60 impala 60.jpg

15-60 impala 61.jpg

16-60 impala 062.jpg

17-60 impala 063.jpg

18- 60 impala 20.jpg

19- 60 impala 21.jpg

20-60 impala 22.jpg

 



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21- 60 impala 25.jpg

22- 60 impala 26.jpg

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24- 60 impala 28.jpg

25-60 impala 33.jpg

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27-60 impala 35.jpg

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28-60 impala 36.jpg29-60 impala 38.jpg

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31-60 impala 41.jpg32- 60 impala 43.jpg

33-60 impala 58.jpg34-60 impala 59.jpg

35-60 impala 66.jpg36-60 impala 67.jpg

37-60 impala 65.jpg38-60 impala 64.jpg

39-60 impala 19.jpg40-60 impala 89.jpg



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that car looks great with the clear over bare metal huge build hours very unique

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41-60 impala 91.jpg42-60 impala 02.jpg

43-60 impala 04.jpg44-60 impala 07.jpg

45-60 impala 08.jpg46-60 impala 12.jpg

47-60 impala 14.jpg48-60 impala 16.jpg

49-60 impala 17.jpg



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50-60 impala 88.jpg51-60 impala 101.jpg

52-60 impala 102.jpg53-60 impala 93.jpg

54-60 impala 95.jpg55-60 impala 96.jpg

55-60 impala 28.jpg56-60 implala 30.jpg



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the wheels were my contribution to the car,, I had 2 sets of these vintage wheels tucked away

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Very cool stuff Roger! I eventually want to fix some rough spots on my car and just put a clear coat over my "time-worn" paint.



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Hmmm those wheels are an awesome touch there Rabbit

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very impressive, wish i had the skill or money to put the 59 on a chassis like that, that would be a comfy ride!!

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Wow, I dream of an LT1 drivetrain in my '63.  Just add the 9C1 suspension and you've got handling dialed in as well!



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Nailhead wrote:

those are nice wheels rabbit64cs. I seen it just before they cleared it is first time. Dean was lucky he had Aurel there to wire it up. But yeah, can't say there is filler on that car !! He has built a few one of a kind cars. I think the 64 pontiac with the hydraulics is still parked back there too. Thanks 4 the pics.

 The 64 on hydraulics was sold years ago,, it shows up stateside forsale now and again..

Aurel left Specialty at the start of this one,  my buddy Steve started working there when they built the Impala. He finished all the wiring, Aurel hadn't done much with it at that point.

they had to reclear it , it was flash rusting under the clear.  They resprayed with ??bond, then recleared it ,,it still looks killer ! 



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That is some amazing work there.....very talented!

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Nailhead wrote:

.I didn't know the 64 was gone. I remember Steve telling me about the rust after the first clear and it had to be all redone. I thought Aurel told me he did the wiring in that one, I'll have to ask him again !!!! maybe it was Arnie's old rat rod he did ?

 yeah,  pretty sure Aurel did the wiring on Arnies ol rat rod,  he may have started on the Impala,  but I know Steve finished....



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unclebernie wrote:

That is some amazing work there.....very talented!

         x2    very very well done



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Nailhead wrote:

.I didn't know the 64 was gone.

 Is that the heavy metal-flake black car with gold wire wheels for sale down in the States now? The seller says it's 1 of 2 cars! disbelief biggrin



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Nailhead wrote:

.I didn't know the 64 was gone.

 Is that the heavy metal-flake black car with gold wire wheels for sale down in the States now? The seller says it's 1 of 2 cars! disbelief biggrin

 YES, that is the one we are referring to ...do you have a current link  to it?



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Pontiacanada wrote:
Nailhead wrote:

.I didn't know the 64 was gone.

 Is that the heavy metal-flake black car with gold wire wheels for sale down in the States now? The seller says it's 1 of 2 cars! disbelief biggrin

 YES, that is the one we are referring to ...do you have a current link  to it?

 Yep, it's in Michigan, and had a price drop.

http://www.vehiclesurf.com/Vehicle/6683/1964-Pontiac-Parisienne.html



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Great work on the Chevy. Putting a more modern frame on the vintage body takes lots of planning. I got my grandfathers 55 Buick in 1968 and we used it as fun original car till 1991 when I replaced the frame with a 1981 full size one. Put in a 445 Olds out of a Toronado and a 350 auto. This gave me modern suspension, disk brakes and power steering. The car looked stock, but drove like a new car. The amount of planning was worth the result.
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That work spreading the frame ... I wouldn't want to have to take that through inspection. I'm sure it's strong, but ... damn, that's an ugly way to do it.

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Woweeee what a major league effort there. That is so impressive, that kind of work and effort on that sweet 60 Impala. Congrats on the finished effort and continued good luck with that sweet machine. Cheers. George



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Any updates on the 60 Impala conversion. 



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This was the finished product.. Bare metal with clear .. Car was traded to Saskatoon.. Then sold again, haven't seen it since summer of 2014. 
The shop that built this is doing a 49 merc lead sled.. Tons of mods.. That's all I'm going to say. 

55-60 impala 28.jpg56-60 implala 30.jpg

 



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Are those wheels E-T IIIs? I haven't seen those since the very early 70s.

I don't know how I missed this thread back in 2011.



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