Declasse Impaler: The Vehicles of GTAO

In the decade when psychedelics were "required reading" for rock albums, and people actually cared about space exploration; the Impaler was the official car of the nuclear family. Post-war suburbia was a collage of white picket fences, ruler-regulated lawns, and Declasse sedans.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - Design of the Time
1:59 - Lights and Features
2:28 - Engine/Performance
3:19 - Epilogue

[@Rage_Spammer]

Every mention of Arena War being a failed series just brings a smile to my face.

[@J.PC.Designs]

More like a cult classic. Unpopular yet still has some zealous fans.

[@Clit_Yeastwood]

"CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SOOOOONNN!!..."

[@DanDaFreakinMan]

A few suped up ones made appearances on the Arena War TV show too. Some looked like they were already scrapped, while one particular model looks quite futuristic. Anyway, only the rusty one survived to today I believe.

[@captainass.5749]

This has got to be my favourite car in gtav, I've got a white one with 2 yellow pinstripes on it.

[@klein2042]

You should do the Stallion. I think that could have a bit of lore to it since in GTA 4 it was Classique but in GTA 5 it’s Declasse. That could be explained that towards the end of their life in the early 60s, Classique began production of the Stallion, but were later bought out by Declasse in the mid 60s and they continued producing the car

[@Keyon1ofakind]

I have a light blue one with blue Jean interior

[@GreenSigmaTH]

Have to wonder if we will see an updated version of this after the Impaler SZ comes out, cuz I sure as hell wouldn't mind XD

[@sonicdbzfan94]

Yet another banger episode. I love these classic muscle sedans. Great work once again with the historical accuracy and the tongue-in-cheek jabs at the vehicle's modern relevance. Looking forward to your next entry. (fingers crossed for the Z-Type)

[@chevymontmarlo]

Love the impaler. I made mine based on my grandpa's 67 impala he has

[@IanRB26]

This is top tier GTA car content. You sir have earned a sub.

[@scoobydew2216]

A classic car that can absolutely chew up asphault in a straight line. Just watch out for the potholes, especially the big ones in Blaine County.

[@pablovini98]

This video needs an update with the two new Impaler versions

[@StevieWunderKid]

Every video your script-writing and cinematography get better and better man, keep it up!

[@DLGaming2002]

3:47, Sad shame that the Arena Wars TV show has been failing for years, but they still have episodes every now and then. It could be because the critics find the show very controversial with the violent nature considering the contestants do risk their lives, but somehow survive, or the viewers kept expecting something exciting but were constantly disappointed. I myself enjoy watching it from time to time.

[@nabootheenigma451]

Sadly the Impaler didn’t have a fair chance to live as Déclassé was undertaking a radical business model which saw them release a new model of car almost yearly in the 70s, and it doesn’t help it never got a redesign for the 8 years it was alive nor a performance variant outside the ‘72 M-100 package(which infamously set the quarter mile record for an production vehicle, but 2 months later was shattered by the Tulip M-100) it died with a whimper, but seeing how Déclassé is bringing back old models to the modern era, the Impaler should be an answer to the Buffalo Hellfire

[@RyuGaGotokuDiscoQueen]

Just discovered this through reccomendations, already sold.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

These car reviews are brilliant please do more other brands and models.

[@xxeliteblitzxx1984]

I'm loving your content man keep doing what you do!

[@bigmamajuju2254]

I love these videos, genuinely my favorite gta online channel

[@jkeen6622]

Just in time, I needed a push back into a gta binge ❤

[@Sonic57053]

Remember, the Impaler would evolve into the Merit years later

[@devancedaboss3498]

Wow this was dope asf

[@audiencesmember]

Oh this is nice!

[@truckertae9725]

Like how to said the impaler was a trim for the tornado 58 Bel Air Impala reference than in it was it's own car

[@chevychevelle8685]

This was cool

[@itsyaboi525]

The impaler has to be one of the best classic cars in gta 5

[@ABluePhoenix]

You should remake this with the new Impaler LX and SZ models!

[@thecrazyone1384]

❤

[@famous1803]

Amazing content! Do you take car requests or is it just random?

[@virtualcarchive]

I take requests... I'm just so far behind in them that it seems random lol

[@elmochomo8218]

You should do vigero or dominator next

[@Yurrboycaden]

You should do a video on the avenger

[@kattemester9549]

Is the Eudora a hint for the next video? 👀

[@Grime-sk8sj]

Comment.

[@dunc_n_fr]

I know the list of vehicles for this series is probably long, but could you do the Pinnacle soon? #bigpinnacleenergy

[@virtualcarchive]

Oh trust, it's coming. Just have a few others first

[@dunc_n_fr]

@@virtualcarchive Glad to hear that. Thanks for all the quality content

[@stitchface4494]

What car is used at 1:06 ?

[@mr.razington7881]

The Imponte Arbiter GT

[@Dead_Skeletor]

Next episode Sentinel maybe?

[@virtualcarchive]

I've been holding out on some requests from months ago so I've got a few to get through first. But the Sentinel lineage is something I'd like to work on in the near future too!

[@Dead_Skeletor]

@@virtualcarchive very cool waiting to see whats next

[@josephinksstudionstuff3415]

Don't get me wrong it's a beautiful car but I never really liked the way it handled

[@dwagox1517]

i wuv you carchive