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To think this was just "a car" back in 1959 and the early 60s...then as time moved it was forgotten and devalued then "wow, remember those" transitioning to something truly revered and valued at 15 to 20 times what it originally sold for. It's really phenomenal. Wish I has one just to cruise.
That 348 engine is a strong engine too! Back when I was in high school, while I was in motor class, I got to help overhaul one. We put a high lift cam in it. It was in a 60 Chevy. That motor did wonders! The car was awesome too. A lot of fun to work on!
@@dalehall2067 I think 1959 was the first model year for the Impala, unless it was offered as a trim option or something like that on a previous model.
I always remember someone not far from our home in the UK who had one of these in a copper metallic color. Me and my bro were always is awe of it whenever we passed the owner's home, with the car parked on the drive.
Ooo Yeah! "FLAMING TEMPEST" She a Real Honey! As a teen 1959 Biscayne was gifted by Grandpaw. Took me & all my friends to Rodeo's all over Texas & New Mexico. BIG Backseat! And trunk! I don't have any idea what was under the hood... my Sweet, sweet Granpaw worked it... I love her sound, I dig her tuck 'n roll! ❤
WOW! Just beautiful, I have always missed my 59 Impala Sport Coup, and for years I would still have dreams of the one I had. In 1964, I happened to be at an Oldsmobile dealership when a salesman drove by in a 59 Impala and parked it in the back of the used car lot. It was just taken in on a trade and was not prepped yet. I talked to the salesman after he got out of the car, I said I would buy it right then and there. He said I could put $100.00 on it to hold it till it was ready. The Impala was Grecian Gray Metallic with a white side spear and beautiful red and gray interiour. It had the 348 engine, but I did not realise right away that it had the rare, 335 horse engine along with the factory Bog Warner 4-speed. The Impala cost me $ 1,799.00 and that was a lot of money for me at that time. Long story short, the Impala had been raced on the 1/4 mile as I had talked to the original owner about it. He said he ran a best time of 15.3 at 94 mile an hour. I will always love the 59 Chevy's and always regret having to sell mine in 1966, as I had joined the Navy or get drafted. Your Impala is beautiful and wished I had the time to tell some stories about mine. Nothing that is built today excites me like that 59 Impala did back in 1964.
My husband and I bought a brand new 1959 Chevy Biscayne 4 door ( our kids were little then ) with the flat top roof ( not a bubble top ) ...it was our everything car...our only car way back then ...it had the 283 with 3 speed manual column shift with overdrive ...so many cherished memories ....such a good car ...we loved it so.......
My first car was a 59 Bel Aire 235 straight six with a two speed automatic transmission. The car weighed about 4500 pounds it was the most underpowered vehicle I’ve ever seen
That 235-6 with Powerglide was common. It had 135 horsepower, and was put in our 59 Parkwood station wagon, . . . and surely not any less "underpowered" than in a Bel Air. It was adequate to pull the car in a sane manner. The King of the underpowered cars award goes to the 1979 Ford Granada with an inline 200 cubic inch 6 cylinder : EIGHTY-FIVE horse power.
Appreciate the kind words and yeah it was a hot car. Look at all those views, thats crazy. I did this video just to throw on Ebay to help sell it. Thanks for following Samspace81. - SAM
I can remember riding around in the back seat of one just like that in 1959, when I was 12. It had fender skirts and spinner hubcaps on it though, It was a very cool car and a big thrill for a little shit like myself.
HOLY ...... SHIT !!!!!!! this car is in an EXCELLENT CONDITION !!! you dont see any year i left behind since 1959. The design of that car was timeless!!
Beautiful car. The black with red is an awesome combo. My grandparents had one but nowhere near the car that this one is. It was a 4 dr Biscayne, two tone blue with a 6 cyl and 3 on the tree. None the less they were proud of it since it was their first new car. Had the same fins. lol
The one you want and no giant wheels perfect example like no other, Dad had the the '59 Coupe de Ville 2 door hardtop in red and white first car I ever drove a hood like a football field but that being said they were the norm back then and we were clueless about the shortness of the era of the fabulous '50s
The 348 block would soon become the 409! It was a truck engine if I remember right, and they came up with the "porcupine heads" for it. Tough motor to beat. My first car was the 65 GTO tri-power. Bought it used in 67. Had the 4.11 rear end, topped out at 85 mph. Micky Thompson made some valve shims for it to take away some of the valve float at red line. That helped a little. Let me break your hearts a little. The sticker was still in the glove box, $2700! Go ahead and cry.
348, the first chevy big block. Designed as a truck engine for 1958. You could order a '58 Impala with a Muncie 4 speed and Dual 4 bbl carbs on top. Pretty mean in the day. Progressed to be the 409 a few yrs later.
Alright, thank you for that, will try to keep entertaining. Posted a couple of cool videos tonight, footage from nighttime cruise way up in Lake George, New York during a great show
The solid building quality of this 59' Impala is off the scale, compared to today's cars that are build. The '59 Impala is all metal build. Nowadays cars are about 80% made out of plastic.
That is 1 grate peace of art work of a '59 impala w/ a 348. I am know you are proud of it. I would be to. I had a '63 ss convert w/ a 4 spd. Form maniacal s10. Please check it out thanks.
My dad had one exact same color black exterior with the red interior I rode in that beautiful car back in the 60's, the fins were wild! my mom had a bel air the coupe I think 53 or 54? Not sure the year though as I was little born in 61, It was a dark Green coupe with the white top, big ole thing, a tank. Those were the first to cars I rode in in the 60's.
Power steering, manual brakes, stick shift, black with a red interior, single 4-BBL carburetor, full wheelcovers and whitewalls: Just how I would have ordered it had I been able to buy one of these new. Does it have backup lights? I can't tell from the video. I notice it doesn't have an outside mirror, either. That was another option. I like the single radio antenna, too. My cousin did buy a new 59 Chevy, but it was a 6/stick, Biscayne 2-door sedan, completely stripped. It didn't even have arm rests or a second sun visor on the passenger side! I still loved it and wouldn't mind having one just like it today. It's astonishing what you got for your money back then.
-Just thinking that once cars like these were everywhere makes me realize that today, even with now technology, that today we're still somehow, deprived.
Absolutely stunning, this isn't a car, its a work of art. Thank you for showing us it.
Glad you enjoyed it
One of America's most beautiful cars
An old school car. A great car from a great era. Nothing today compares.
I agree
I'll second that sir!🤗👍
Just a gorgeous machine. Chevy was making magic in the late 50s and 60s.
Couldn't agree more!
To think this was just "a car" back in 1959 and the early 60s...then as time moved it was forgotten and devalued then "wow, remember those" transitioning to something truly revered and valued at 15 to 20 times what it originally sold for.
It's really phenomenal. Wish I has one just to cruise.
I feel the same way Mark, really appreciate that sentiment and your viewership
My father rest his soul, had one. White on red. With fenderskirts! It was beautiful. I love you and miss you Dad. ❤
Thanks so much for sharing that memory of your dad
THIS IS NOT CAR
THIS IS ART PIECE
And a tad death trappy too
Couldn't agree more with ART. Thanks for your comment & subscription to the Samspace81 classic car channel
@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 If you can't drive.
@@Aman-fv5if No
@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 Yes.
That 348 engine is a strong engine too! Back when I was in high school, while I was in motor class, I got to help overhaul one. We put a high lift cam in it. It was in a 60 Chevy. That motor did wonders! The car was awesome too. A lot of fun to work on!
The first time I ever saw one of those classics was when I was in high school back in ’79. Always wanted one ever since. Never got one though.
Great looking cars, they appreciate yearly
IMO, the 1959 Impalas were some of the most beautiful cars of their era. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it
beats the 57 and 58. improved in 60’,61,62. not so 63~ too boxy
@@dalehall2067 I think 1959 was the first model year for the Impala, unless it was offered as a trim option or something like that on a previous model.
@@hotwax9376 my brother in law had white 58 red interior
WOW NICE!!!!.....my dad had a 1959 348 Impala when I was Very Young, remember STANDING on the seats when riding to the stores back then.
Erona Calloway I think we all have those memories we’ll always have of our fathers cars. Time goes to fast
Sure appreciate ya'll watching. Thats my favorite part of doing this, reading these kinds of comments.
Slades VW Beetle as a kid born in this generation I don’t sadly
What a beautiful piece of history you hit the nail with this one to Thank Yoi Den
That was a client I use to sell his cars and do these short videos many years ago
I was so excited I missed spelled some words , so very sorry
@@samspace81 great job I bet you enjoyed your years of doing it to
So beautiful car. Thanks for sharing
Have a great time
Thanks for visiting
Beautiful 59 and sounds awesome. I also have such a car in England, same colour (white stripe) but with tripower and four speed. It's part of me now!
Ford Stepside Pickup Trucks 1957
Good for you! must be a show stopper there
I just love the 1959 model. My favorite U S car of all time. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
If I had a car like that, I'd never let it go! Nice vid!👍😎❤️🇺🇸⚓
You and me both!
Now that is a real beauty. What a great looking car!
Great
Fake
I always remember someone not far from our home in the UK who had one of these in a copper metallic color.
Me and my bro were always is awe of it whenever we passed the owner's home, with the car parked on the drive.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing that story
Thank God and Chevrolet that I was there to ride in one of the most beautiful cars ever made. They ran like a scalded dog too.
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Ooo Yeah! "FLAMING TEMPEST"
She a Real Honey! As a teen 1959 Biscayne was gifted by Grandpaw. Took me & all my friends to Rodeo's all over Texas & New Mexico. BIG Backseat! And trunk! I don't have any idea what was under the hood... my Sweet, sweet Granpaw worked it... I love her sound, I dig her tuck 'n roll! ❤
Thanks for sharing & watching
Back when cars were real cars....what a beauty
For sure, thanks for watching & commenting David
WOW! Just beautiful, I have always missed my 59 Impala Sport Coup, and for years I would still have dreams of the one I had. In 1964, I happened to be at an Oldsmobile dealership when a salesman drove by in a 59 Impala and parked it in the back of the used car lot. It was just taken in on a trade and was not prepped yet. I talked to the salesman after he got out of the car, I said I would buy it right then and there. He said I could put $100.00 on it to hold it till it was ready. The Impala was Grecian Gray Metallic with a white side spear and beautiful red and gray interiour. It had the 348 engine, but I did not realise right away that it had the rare, 335 horse engine along with the factory Bog Warner 4-speed. The Impala cost me $ 1,799.00 and that was a lot of money for me at that time. Long story short, the Impala had been raced on the 1/4 mile as I had talked to the original owner about it. He said he ran a best time of 15.3 at 94 mile an hour. I will always love the 59 Chevy's and always regret having to sell mine in 1966, as I had joined the Navy or get drafted. Your Impala is beautiful and wished I had the time to tell some stories about mine. Nothing that is built today excites me like that 59 Impala did back in 1964.
Appreciate you sharing
Those bubbletop GM's from 59 to 62 are my favorite hardtops! Sweet ride!👍😎
Right on! Check out my latest video and a few before it Mark, lots of bubbletops. - SAM
@@samspace81 I will, thanks!😎
There,s a major problem with this car. It aint mine
You and me both.
LoL 😂 so sad 😞
Very beautiful amazing looking car beautiful colours amazing look thanks friend have a very nice day
Thank you! You too Keith! Glad you enjoyed it
59 Impala❤️ one of Harley Earl's greatest designs‼️‼️
Beautiful
+blu68caddy I absolutely agree. Thanks for the comment and again enjoy the channel! We're car people.
Bucket list
Except that after Harley Earls' awful 58s Bill Mitchell took over as chief of styling and created the 59s while Earl was away lol
Wow I’m speechless. GM always had great cars
My dad had a 59 Impala when I was just a baby. I have a picture of me sitting on the trunk between the wings 😊❤
My husband and I bought a brand new 1959 Chevy Biscayne 4 door ( our kids were little then ) with the flat top roof ( not a bubble top ) ...it was our everything car...our only car way back then ...it had the 283 with 3 speed manual column shift with overdrive ...so many cherished memories ....such a good car ...we loved it so.......
Appreciate you Walter
Thank you so much for watching
Love the 59 Impala...even though it was it was looked past in the day for being different. Your car is a great example!
My first car was a 1959 black Chevy Impala with a red interiour. This brings back memories.
That makes me happy to hear, appreciate you watching, Alfred
I was born in 1959 thanks for showing.
My pleasure, really appreciate your comment. Please follow the channel, I only do old car stuff - SAM
Now THIS is the way a restored '59 should be! DAMN!
Really dug this 59 too. Thanks for watching 👀
sweet ride! Working on a 1960. Need motivation... thank you for posting! I have been posting steps with mine but so far to go! Thank you again!
+Amy E Very nice, post up a video walkaround of your project car, I'll share it. Thanks again
Holy Moly what a beautiful car.
Right?!
That is a stunning car! love the '59 and the color combo is perfect.
Old Classic Empala is a great design and beautiful Car
Yes indeed!
My first car was a 59 Bel Aire 235 straight six with a two speed automatic transmission. The car weighed about 4500 pounds it was the most underpowered vehicle I’ve ever seen
Nah they are about 3500 lbs at most
I’m sure you’re right it was just so heavy and slow. It was all steel - even the dashboard was bare steel!
That 6 sure didn't help ha! Really appreciate your comments sir
That 235-6 with Powerglide was common. It had 135 horsepower, and was put in our 59 Parkwood station wagon, . . . and surely not any less "underpowered" than in a Bel Air. It was adequate to pull the car in a sane manner.
The King of the underpowered cars award goes to the 1979 Ford Granada with an inline 200 cubic inch 6 cylinder : EIGHTY-FIVE horse power.
THAT, is a BEAUTIFUL car!!
Really was a doll, thanks
@@samspace81 You're welcome.
The designers got off, in this period, and the client too! It's wildly imaginative, luxurious and ... beautiful!
I agree, spot on!
Younger people will freak out seeing this, but i think this car is beautiful! Mr. Jetsons would love to get his hands on this!
appreciate you watching Samspace81 & taking the time to comment. I just love classic cars :)
So nice and cool car
Muy bonito coche y unico
Appreciate you watching
The 1959 and 1960 Impalas had the most beautiful interiors!
Man they sure did. I never get tired of filming them. Appreciate you watching - SAM
Don't forget the 58' Impala
Little brothers got one.
Survivor, unrestored all original!
Thats awesome. Thanks for sharing Javier. I appreciate you watching the Samspace81 channel.
Nice and straight looking car. The mouldings are well lined up too. Real nice car, Sir.
Appreciate the kind words and yeah it was a hot car. Look at all those views, thats crazy. I did this video just to throw on Ebay to help sell it. Thanks for following Samspace81. - SAM
Very nice and clean, sounds good too.👍😁😎
I can remember riding around in the back seat of one just like that in 1959, when I was 12. It had fender skirts and spinner hubcaps on it though, It was a very cool car and a big thrill for a little shit like myself.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing, Mark
Quanto luxo, quanto capricho,os carros eram verdadeiras obras primas,hoje é só plástico e motor fraco e reciclável, abraço de um brasileiro
Thank you so much David, much love from Texas. I love Impalas, nothing like them today. Appreciate your comment & viewership - SAM
HOLY ...... SHIT !!!!!!! this car is in an EXCELLENT CONDITION !!! you dont see any year i left behind since 1959. The design of that car was timeless!!
The 1959 Chevy Coupe, just like the one in the Video was my car once upon a time when I was much younger
Very fantastic and wonderful model...
Thanks and best health to you. Appreciate your viewership
I love that old school impala
Beautiful car. The black with red is an awesome combo. My grandparents had one but nowhere near the car that this one is. It was a 4 dr Biscayne, two tone blue with a 6 cyl and 3 on the tree. None the less they were proud of it since it was their first new car. Had the same fins. lol
Awesome thanks for sharing that about your grandparents. Love hearing the memories and enjoy the Samspace81 channel
Beautiful example, immaculate condition. My first car was a 59 Impala 4 door sedan with a 283 four barrel and dual exhaust.
Fun 59 Chevy
The 59 impala and the 59 deville are really the most beautiful cars ever made.
Whoa. That’s a heirloom if it hasn’t been restored. 👌
By the engine paint it looked to me like it had been restored.
Okay....but you gotta love the generator
It’s crazy how much room there is under the hood, today everything is just stuffed in there so tightly like a can of sardines
So true, appreciate you
Good that it has the 348. I once drove a 1959 6 cylinder Impala. A cinderblock compared to the 348.
Very cool, I love em all. The big 348 to the 6
If the Chevy '59 Impala was the only car America ever produced America would be truly great. This thing is AWESOME!!!
Observer haha yeah it is a year that stands alone! Thanks for the comment. - Sam
The one you want and no giant wheels perfect example like no other, Dad had the the '59 Coupe de Ville 2 door hardtop in red and white first car I ever drove a hood like a football field but that being said they were the norm back then and we were clueless about the shortness of the era of the fabulous '50s
Yes indeed, good memories Donald too. Thanks for sharing
Those Commies never had a chance!
That's real beauty...
Thank you
Love these Classic Cars.
I appreciate your continued viewership of the Samspace81 classic car channel.
Me encanta 💖 saludos desde Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 👏 👍 Excelente video
Thanks my friend
The 348 block would soon become the 409! It was a truck engine if I remember right, and they came up with the "porcupine heads" for it. Tough motor to beat. My first car was the 65 GTO tri-power. Bought it used in 67. Had the 4.11 rear end, topped out at 85 mph. Micky Thompson made some valve shims for it to take away some of the valve float at red line. That helped a little. Let me break your hearts a little. The sticker was still in the glove box, $2700! Go ahead and cry.
She's real fine my 409. giddy up giddy up 409, nothin can catch her nothin can touch her, my 409
Yeah I know about the price.
2700 used.
Not new window sticker...even if it was a strippo.
Thanks
Os carros da década de 50, eram verdadeiras obra de arte.
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Oh my aren't we pretty. Now that car has Style. Everything on it is made to actually look unique.
Yes! I agree, style unlike many cars today and comfort. Thanks for following Samspace81, Michael
A very beautiful '59 Chevy.
Yes indeed!
My dream car !!!! I want one like this !!!!
You wouldn't be sorry
348, the first chevy big block. Designed as a truck engine for 1958. You could order a '58 Impala with a Muncie 4 speed and Dual 4 bbl carbs on top. Pretty mean in the day. Progressed to be the 409 a few yrs later.
truck 348 they called "taskmaster"
simply an amazing vehicle Chevrolet nailed it in the late 50s to late 60s.
Appreciate your comments & viewership very much, love Impalas - SAM
Black and red, my favourite colour combination. This is beautiful!!!
Timeless combo, appreciate you watching, Sam F
what a beauty!
Massey Harris Ferguson
The most beautiful car I’ve ever seen
Thanks for watching Samspace81, Will! I love 59s for sure, this was a memorable example.
Samspace81 you have earned yourself a subscriber
Alright, thank you for that, will try to keep entertaining. Posted a couple of cool videos tonight, footage from nighttime cruise way up in Lake George, New York during a great show
Ok thanks
A piece of art very beautiful car
Thanks for watching, Adolfo! I love a '58 and '59 Chevy!
love the back wings beautiful car
The solid building quality of this 59' Impala is off the scale, compared to today's cars that are build.
The '59 Impala is all metal build.
Nowadays cars are about 80% made out of plastic.
Truth
That is 1 grate peace of art work of a '59 impala w/ a 348. I am know you are proud of it. I would be to. I had a '63 ss convert w/ a 4 spd. Form maniacal s10. Please check it out thanks.
Sweet appreciate you watching 👀
Those ‘59 impala gull wings are so cool and unique
Absolutely. Appreciate you watching, Ramon
Even After 1000 years this car will be masterpiece , american icon at its finest
Well said, Dmytro! Thanks for watching Samspace81
My dad had one exact same color black exterior with the red interior I rode in that beautiful car back in the 60's, the fins were wild! my mom had a bel air the coupe I think 53 or 54? Not sure the year though as I was little born in 61, It was a dark Green coupe with the white top, big ole thing, a tank. Those were the first to cars I rode in in the 60's.
I love a '59! Great memory, appreciate you sharing. Enjoy the channel!
Such a cool looking car.
59 is king nowadays! Thanks for watching, Mike
Perfect restoration , the interior is mint !
Absolutely, appreciate you watching & commenting, Joseph
Too bad they don't make them that great looking today. Beautiful car. God bless.
God Bless you too Debbile, they sure dont! I really appreciate you watching Samspace81!
Gorgeous, just simply Gorgeous. 👍🏻
thanks so much for watching & commenting Ivan.
My dream car !!!!!!!
So sweet right
Amazingly car... Nothing comes close to classic American cars 👍
I know thats right Jacob, appreciate you watching Samspace81
Power steering, manual brakes, stick shift, black with a red interior, single 4-BBL carburetor, full wheelcovers and whitewalls: Just how I would have ordered it had I been able to buy one of these new. Does it have backup lights? I can't tell from the video. I notice it doesn't have an outside mirror, either. That was another option. I like the single radio antenna, too. My cousin did buy a new 59 Chevy, but it was a 6/stick, Biscayne 2-door sedan, completely stripped. It didn't even have arm rests or a second sun visor on the passenger side! I still loved it and wouldn't mind having one just like it today. It's astonishing what you got for your money back then.
What a beauty!
Красота !!!
So beautiful car
Thank u love 59s
fantastic
Thank you so much 😀
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Wowww! Incredible!
Thanks so much for watching
Gorgeous!
Thank you! 😊
That's a beautiful ride right there.
-Just thinking that once cars like these were everywhere makes me realize that today, even with now technology, that today we're still somehow, deprived.
Not on this channel :)
All the cars look the same , with no style , and plastic.
@@josephmclennan1229 all cars look the same when compared to other cars of the same period
This is back when cars were "real."
Wow I want a 59 like that one day
That was a memorable car
Oh por Dios que hermosura es arte y diseño 🚗🚗🚗
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Magnifique 💖
WOW! That`s a beautiful car.
It really was, appreciate you watching the Samspace81 classic car channel Eddy
A '59 that's mighty fine and I wish it could be mine!
You'd look good in it. Thanks for watching