Car of the Week: 1958 Chevrolet Impala custom

i'm not sure how i feel about this one. it looks very nice from the outside (except maybe for the rims), but then there's all the modernization. i don't know.

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Ron Kiblinger had multiple muscle cars and antiques that had gone unnoticed at car shows — mostly because they were in a line of cars that were the same or similar to his. His passion was to build a unique show car using a 1958 Chevrolet Impala.

He turned to John Matlack, who worked previously into the limousine-building industry, to handle the job. The car they used had been sitting in a field in Colorado for 17 years. The goal was to build the car with classic taste without taking anything away from the original style and appeal, utilizing the factory parts and improving on their looks. The job involved a 5-year rotisserie restoration.

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While I usually like full restorations more, they did an excellent job with the modifications on this. Nothing too over the top or crazy out of place.
 
I really like a good resto-mod. My uncle has a 1970 GTX with a 360 crate, 5 spd, independent suspension and killer modern brakes...that thing is a hoot!

Love the Impala, btw.
 
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