After many hours of work on that pesky drivers side quarter panel, it was FINALLY ready to apply some high-build primer to the rest of the body. High quality Evercoat (Rage Gold and Rage Extreme) fillers have been used for all the filler work and were blocked out with a combination of different Durablocks and… Continue reading Priming the Body!
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New 60impala.com Launched!
After a lot of hard work, the new 60impala.com website has been launched! This blog is a sub-set of the new site, which focuses on all 1960 Chevrolet full size passenger cars. The goal of the new website is to offer as much technical and historical information as is possible to enthusiasts of these cars.… Continue reading New 60impala.com Launched!
1960 Impala Sport Sedan at Barrett-Jackson Auction
The 2009 Scottsdale, AZ Barrett-Jackson auction saw a 1960 Impala Sport Sedan sell for $24,200 after the 10% buyers premium. This very same car was sold by B.J. in 2006 in Palm Beach, FL for $21,600. One of the announcers at the Scottsdale auction said the car was part of the General Motors Heritage Collection,… Continue reading 1960 Impala Sport Sedan at Barrett-Jackson Auction
NOS Parts
Over the past year, I have been buying a few NOS (New Old Stock) parts for this project. I discovered that often, the price of a NOS part on eBay is just about the same, and in some cases even LESS than the price of a reproduction part. To date, I have purchased the following:… Continue reading NOS Parts