1959 Chevrolet Impala 28910 Miles Classic Cream Convertible 348 V8 2 Speed Auto

Description

Introduced as Chevrolet's first foray upmarket the Impala proved GM's volume car juggernaut had the strength to be all things to all people. It was the ride your upper class neighbors enjoyed and like the original Bel Air it wholly embodied the time of its creation. With that in mind this awesome second generation drop-top was immediately snatched up by its first owner in late 1958. That owner Foster Harris of Dayton Ohio purchased the car from Williamstown Kentucky's Piles Chevrolet as a gift ...for his wife. Unfortunately Mr. Harris' wife was more interested in birds than antelopes and after 3K miles of use the Impala was traded on a brand new Thunderbird. That's when the Chevy's second and long-term owner Francis Mendenhall entered the picture. Mr. Mendenhall and his wife fell in love with the car mainly using it as a grand Sunday cruiser that provided their family years of great memories. As those years passed the Mendenhall's daughter Joyce formed quite a bond with the low-mileage Chevy and would eventually use it to complete her driving test. When the time came for Joyce to head to college the Impala returned to its plaster garage where her dad promised to store and maintain it until further notice. After college Joyce married a future GM manager who was a hardcore Chevy fan and long-term Bel Air owner. And in 1984 Joyce's father called to say: "it's time for you to pick up your Impala." Ecstatic she relocated the car to her new home and started hitting the national show circuit where as you might imagine the all-original 21K mile drop-top was a big hit. In 2006 after roughly half a century in the same family Joyce and her husband finally passed the car to its third and present owner. That owner commissioned a heavy engine servicing that included new seals new freeze plugs and fresh block paint. And today the car rolls as a fully documented national award winner that's seen only 28910 miles of road time.