Inside my 1959 Impala

[@nancypetro6774]

Beautiful!! I am an 81yr. old lady that has always appreciated these gorgeous cars of that era. Still do! Thank you for sharing.

[@georgehilton4063]

Amazing! I took my drivers test in a 59 4 door V8 3 speed manual. It was my Moms car. This was in 1976! It had 83,000 on the odometer then. She traded it in on a 1976 MonteCarlo. I begged her not too! Her car was a daily driver and in very good condition! Never wrecked, immaculate interior! It was white with black and white interior or red and white. She had the Monte Carlo til she passed in 2003. Before the 59 she had a 1937 Chevrolet. It was my Grandfathers. Your. Car is amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@51pogo]

Smiled when I read your post, as I too, passed my drivers test driving my mom’s ‘59 Impala Sport Sedan. It had the beautiful multi-shade blue interior just like this one, but only the 235 six, three on the tree and without power steering and power brakes. The officer complemented me at the end, noting that “You really know how to handle this car!” Hats off to the guy who has done a great job on preserving this one!

[@jeffwier696]

I enjoy how concise and complete that the narrator describes his interior. Nice work and a beautiful interior!

[@zacariasblanco9738]

the interiors of that era are so alive the colors the design the fine detail even the steering wheels match nice to see when they're saved and given a second chance awesome car man

[@juliusluismachadocardoso2515]

Beautiful car, congratulations!

[@garymoore7201]

Gorgeous 59 !!! Would love to see the 58 pictured in your garage as well !!!!

[@danielsanchez9119]

That is one beautiful 59 impala with all the accessories

[@gmpny3945]

Amazing car!! I grew up in Brooklyn in the 60s and every block had at least one 59 Chevy parked on it. I also remember the 59s being used as police cars and cabs. It was an iconic year for GM. The year of the fins. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinbertke5757]

Very nice! I really like the spot lights and gear placement light.

[@jh5881]

wow!!! impeccably beautiful....well done Sir.

[@alanblanes2876]

What an amazing car - it's great to see such care and sensible upgrades during its life.

[@jamesfox2579]

I would proudly own AND drive this Car over ANY Car built today!!💕💕💕

[@markanthony5312]

Bring back a lot of memories , I had a 1960 Impala with the antenna on the back 283 slushbox my first car , it never let me down the same color as yours, I had it doing 75 m hr in low.

[@bblaylk]

Very fine machine, all factory and gorgeous in a great set of colors! Those spotlights are entirely too cool...Congratulations!!

[@teresa67factoid95]

Incredible. 6 million thumbs up.

[@itsruf1]

Thanks. We are in the middle of an original 59 delivery wagon (no windows) I'm the interior and stereo guy. And lots of shop helper related . It will be very retro modded.

[@rumbleseat1]

Just beautiful!

[@mrwalle4u]

Very beautiful 👍🏼

[@blue32nu]

From one Karl to another. 👏👏👏 beautiful car

[@WINGGULLSEAGULL]

Very impressive & with all the rare options I grew up in the 1960's when '59 Chevy's were literally everywhere & back then it was a free car show I 'd look at dozens & dozens of '59 Impala's at parking lots & driveways. In 1977 my first car was a '59 2 dr Impala in mint condition with the 283 powerglide with power steering & brakes & factory 6 way power front seat. 74,000 original miles . I got into a terrible horrible accident in 1977 the car was a present from my mother for $1,600 & not worth fixing for $2000 back then. Cheaper to buy a better one. I gave it away for a 100 bucks. I was driving my '59 Impala when I heard the news of Elvis' death. Then the '59 Chevy's always reminded me of Elvis dying. I bought a 2nd '59 2 dr Impala in mint condition for $1375 in 1979 it had the 348 turboglide 62,000 original miles no power options. My 2nd '59 was not as exciting to me like my first one & a year later I gave it away for $600. I came close to buying another '59 2 dr Impala in mint condition for $1,200 in 1980 but I passed & walked away. It was getting old buying the same car & I took the '59 Chevy's for granted & I could buy one cheap anytime. In the meantime I had lots of other classics '56 & '57 Chevy's, 55 Olds, & '56 Buick Conv. & '59 Cadillac & '59 Ford Skyliner. I had 2 '60 Impala convertibles in 1983 & 2014, the one in '83 had a six cylinder not too desirable for an Impala. i gave it away for $800. 'I changed cars like I changed my socks looking for that initial thrill & buzz I got from my first '59. The 2nd "60 Impala Convert had a 348 turboglide & power steering & brakes very desirable for an Impala paid $38,000 & sold it for $41,600 in 2015 Finally I was ready for another '59 2 dr Impala in mint condition in 1998 I had to finance it for $11,500 much to my surprise after all these years the '59 Chevy's were finally desirable cash cows. I was a teenage kid in the 1970's & I didn't buy '59 Chevy's for an investment I just liked the body style & cheap & affordable. I want another '59 Impala before I die I want it to be my first & last car. I'll even settle for a 4 door. In 1977 before I wrecked my first '59 Impala if I wasn't driving it I used to stare at it for hours & hours from every angle inside & out. My favorite thing was at night looking at the tail lights turned on it was an eerie sight. I'm so obsessed with '59 Chevy's they make my heart race & gives me goosebumps. The '59 Chevy's are my "CHRISTINE".. "You don't know what you got until it's gone ". "You don't miss your water until the well is dry ". So true I take things for granted too much even the '59 Chevrolet's I appreciate them more than ever. If I get another 'one I'm keeping it. In 1977 I was 17 & a young man in his 20's saw my '59 impala & was impressed by it & advised me & said "You don't see too many '59 Chevy's anymore & I think you should hang onto this car it'll be a collectors item someday it''ll go up in value". Guess what.. he was right.

[@oldiesgeek454]

Just curious, why didn't you keep the one you bought in 1998?😊

[@gregatkinson7276]

What a beauty! Love the color too! I noticed a hot wagon next to it that I would like to see more of. I will go to try and find it...

[@scottguthrie8074]

Yes, love the color, love the car and the attention to exact detail and accuracy!

[@jamesmcritchie8310]

Dollars to donuts that 59 impala never came with that stuff nobody but police had spot lights they never drove impalas ac and cruise were in caddy’s and top olds and top Buick not impala impala was not something rich drove it was working mans car family mans car not a show car like they’ve turned out to be but that’s because they were built for common use.

[@jmfleureau8662]

Cette voiture est une œuvre d’art.

[@joyceleadbetter2600]

Like the power windows you added. Makes it a better car.

[@johnknodel5466]

hi thank you for sharing your 59 chevy amlpala tow door hard top l got a 58 Chevy amlpala tow door hard top it is pink in color it came with skirts and a white contaionla kit to

[@lonestarlows]

Love it

[@bobleroy1924]

Incredible with options and color too. Must be very rare. 1st I have ever seen

[@mistervacation23]

Makes me want to cry its so nice.

[@jimmycline4778]

Go to a cry closet and do it!

[@davekana8388]

Beautiful, love the color!

[@papolaboy]

What a beauty....great job. Love it

[@abhicars6781]

Best of the world ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@OldCarAlley]

What a beauty.... I have only seen one other 59 with factory cruise.... it was on a Nomad. Thats awesome you have owned it since you were 17. I bought my 59 Bel Air.... my first car, when I was 17, in 1978 for $75. I still own it, and drive it.... check my videos out. I like the wagon you have too.

[@bennyc6694]

Man those seemed to be the good times, id like to find a 59 impala this year or next to restore but they're hard to find within a reasonable price range for a shell

[@OldCarAlley]

@@bennyc6694 I'm blown away with what they sell for today.... been trying to buy a 59 Parkwood wagon.... ten grand gets you a car that needs total restoration.....

[@bennyc6694]

@@OldCarAlley me too! It's getting insane! parkwood, that would be a great project to have! It's crazy that less than 5-6 years ago people were getting rid of them for next to nothing, same with old C10's. Ill just have to wait for now until the prices go down a bit

[@artgonzalez8822]

Nice accessories!

[@fabiolas4]

Absolutely stunning, technically fully loaded..........................!

[@johnwatz4955]

Beautiful!!!!

[@vassa1972]

Awesome

[@johnbolt665]

I so miss the headlight dimmer button on the floor and my 59 Buick had an identical button next to the dimmer that changed radio stations

[@chrisjeffries2322]

Sweet ride all the way.

[@deanwhite4190]

I wonder why there were spotlights in civilian cars in the 1950's, maybe early 60's. I understand the reason for the lights being on law enforcement vehicles but why they were installed on regular cars. Did regular drivers want them or have a good reason for installing spotlights on their cars? Somebody please explain this to me because I'm puzzled about the spotlights.

[@choward5430]

Very nice! My first car was also turquoise - '56 BelAir 2 door hardtop $200 when I was 16.

[@franknew9001]

I hope that you still have the '56 Chevy BelAir. My first car was a green 1957 Chevy BelAir two door sedan that I bought in 1972 for $250. 😊😊Unfortunately I sold it in 1994. 😢😢

[@choward5430]

@@franknew9001 Long gone!

[@Jasona1976]

Impressive and a beautiful car....amazing accessories you have added....some I did not know even existed then. I too dislike the spotlights....gag.

[@Mascotal]

Outstanding. One small thing, you forgot to show case the ash trays in the back seat. When I was a kid the rear seat speaker was high tech cool, but the ash trays really made the grade.

[@dannycardenas3203]

Nice ...i went all digital dash on my 59, i like the stock better

[@garyjones2582]

Very cool accessories.. My mom had a 57 Mercury that had twin spot lights.. As a kid I thought it Very cool to light up things at night.. Never knew they came on a 59 Chevy.. Did u install those seat belts, or were they factory? Overall you have a very special car..

[@Aleksander651]

Очень красивый автомобиль.Сьемка не может передать ощущения от увиденного в живую. У нас таких машин единицы.Я был потрясен стоя рядом с импалой.Это мало похоже на авто, скорее сухопутная яхта! Удачи вам!

[@edmundedwards1962]

I don't know how much he can sale the 59 Chevy impala for... but it's a pretty good penny.

[@chuckscheeringa6094]

Don't ever get rid of it, Pass it on to ur grandkids

[@garysoderlund2513]

FRECKING AMAZING

[@eolafan100]

Very pretty car…my parents had a 1959 Kingswood wagon (replaced a 1955 Chevy wagon) when I was ten years old then traded that for a turquoise 1965 BelAir.🎉

[@wacobob56dad]

Metal dashboard. Found out the hardway as a kid.

[@robertpace901]

Why were spotlights an accessory for part of the 50s? What was the inspiration for them? Seems only police cars usually had them. Was this a fad from some popular tv show of that era or some movie? Also, power window controls were usually on the wrap around dash near the door seam on the 57-60 GM models. I always wondered why they placed them there for those years and not the traditional position on the door from years prior and after.

[@peterjeffery8495]

A thing of beauty

[@user-rh8hc9gy7d]

"All l'am love, was born in '59"!

[@joejoelowrider]

love your unity spotlight mounting brackets how do you install it do you have to make a giant hole in fender

[@ruva24]

Do you have any links or information on the select o light? I've never seen that accessory before.

[@luizoliveira4694]

Sensacional

[@tomsmock7674]

Wow....

[@1962rag]

I think you posted a video on cruiser skirts… question.. since I couldn’t comment on that video.. how you get passenger side to nicely mount even with the body on the rear with the spare tire wheel well in the way of the cruiser skirt rear mounting bracket??

[@guillermogonzalez8532]

Beautiful, You have this Car for Sale ??

[@aarronmacias9856]

I'm in the process of purchasing a 1960 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop white with green interior and I wanted to look at getting some accessories like these. Do you have a lead on where I can buy spotlights, pass tray? Power seats, and air conditioning factory as well as power front seat assembly

[@craigjorgensen4637]

A couple of those accessories are super rare! Didn’t know a speed minder was an option or cruise control! I don’t care for the spotlights!

[@jacielzunigasantiago6762]

Xxrexr

[@fmradio42]

Cool, though not one shot of the outside?!

[@Icodehotgarbage]

wow...

[@54cocacola]

where's that junkyard located that has the ac chevys in it?

[@datsun210]

Karl, the comments are turned off on your newer vids. We cannot comment on them, like the Chevy Stationwagon and Ultimate 1959-1960 Chevrolet Collection. Hope you will turn them on for us.

[@karlferazzi7471]

Thank you for letting me know. I turned the comments on.

[@dansmusic5749]

Rarest of the rare! I do have a question: Could you get the radio, air and cruise on the El Camino?

[@karlferazzi7471]

Yes all of these options were available on the El Camino.

[@dansmusic5749]

@@karlferazzi7471 Thanks. My dad had one. I loved that car.

[@el59james]

i have a 59 elcamino and i was wondering where you got the one piece floor mat from because idk if it would be the right size in the elcamino but would be real nice

[@karlferazzi7471]

I found it in a collection of parts in Oklahoma. Yes it would fit in an El Camino. Good luck on your search for one.

[@el59james]

@@karlferazzi7471 thanks i hope i can, is it from chevy or whats the brand on it

[@RS-yu4lb]

Factory Air !

[@chevynovawagon2595]

What does the eye do?

[@accmagazine5050]

Good grief, this is a perfect car! Where can I find a Select-a-Light for my 1960 Bel air? Thanks!

[@karlferazzi7471]

I found my select a lite on eBay. They are a rare option but they do pop up every once in a while.

[@panhead55]

@@karlferazzi7471 Thanks Karl! Please keep an eye out for me as well.

[@sheshachalamsriram3545]

👍..............👌

[@dflf]

Was the Itronic Eye an Impala option?

[@karlferazzi7471]

Yes it was a 1959 Chevrolet option

[@ronniebuchanan6575]

Is the steering wheel 59 or 60? My dad had a 59 chevy for years when growing up. I was thinking the steering wheel on his was different. My oldest sister had a White 59 when she got married.

[@karlferazzi7471]

The steering wheel on the 59 and 60 Chevy Impala is the same. He may have had a different model if the steering wheel was different. This is Impala only. Bel Air and Biscayne body trim cars and wagons had a different steering wheel.

[@chrisjeffries2322]

1958 Impala had the same steering wheel but with different horn ring.@@karlferazzi7471

[@tonykool5347]

Factory cruise control, now we are talking. No power seat?

[@karlferazzi7471]

Yes I have a power seat. Check out my other video on power seats.

[@bebomarin]

Why not upgrade to a Turboglide?

[@danieldz7906]

What function this optronic eye has?

[@franknew9001]

At night, if you have the highbeam headlights on, the Autronic Eye will detect oncoming headlights, and will automatically lower your headlights from highbeams to lowbeams.

[@danieldz7906]

@@franknew9001 thx

[@tec_tattz]

is ur dash painted

[@karlferazzi7471]

Yes it is a painted dash

[@garyandrews3925]

My dad had a white withe red interior. It got demolished when he hit a deer.

[@dfygoh3215]

why all the close ups, dying to see a panoramic shot

[@claudiohernanpalmarojas6575]

W

[@paulsawczyc5019]

I like the spotlights, but weren't they for police cars?

[@karlferazzi7471]

No the spotlights were offered for all passenger cars. Not just on police cars.

[@waltertomashefsky2682]

Yeah, but where are the cup holders? Two spotlights but no cup holders!!

[@6010rod]

shifter dialer is 1960

[@karlferazzi7471]

What is a shifter dialer?

[@6010rod]

@@karlferazzi7471 on the steering column next to the accessory light

[@6010rod]

that one came with the light inside 59 didn't

[@karlferazzi7471]

@@6010rod that’s a select-a-lite which was a 59 accessory. It was an aftermarket accessory not offered by Chevrolet. The 59 didn’t come with a steering column light so that was the solution.

[@6010rod]

@@karlferazzi7471 yes you are correct but the transmission indicator is 60

[@chuckscheeringa6094]

The Impalas are sought out by car inthusiates every where 1958-95

[@dalehall2067]

Must have rich parents you’re on the phone he was 17

[@karlferazzi7471]

Not at all. Raised by a single mom and I started working at 15. Why do you think I was raised by rich parents. I worked for everything I have.

[@maurocanizalez1537]

Seatbelts aren't correct for the period. Also antenna only on right side is correct. Left side is a dummy. Looks cheesy. Rest of the car is great.

[@mgn5667]

huh......

[@maurocanizalez1537]

😊

[@painisreal4299]

Nah