tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post5275405719619529931..comments2024-03-27T03:50:47.233-07:00Comments on OLD PARKED CARS.: 1973 Chevrolet Impala.Tony Piffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13118128463425138509noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-35615134203779121412014-09-26T15:45:56.090-07:002014-09-26T15:45:56.090-07:00Had one of these in olive green with a black vinyl...Had one of these in olive green with a black vinyl top. Huge, powerful, and comfortable. They REALLY don't make them like this any more. Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-59584815707005096122014-09-03T18:55:27.712-07:002014-09-03T18:55:27.712-07:00Agreed on the bumpers and quarter windows, the ...Agreed on the bumpers and quarter windows, the '73 had it all over the '74! Although the nice hardtop roofline was still available thru '75 in the "Impala Sport Coupe" model. Amazingly, this cost less than the one with the big ugly opera window.<br /><br />Best thing about this particular car, though- the innocuous chrome emblem just about the front marker light: "4-5-4". She's a big block!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-90506655235284743282014-08-29T14:42:55.419-07:002014-08-29T14:42:55.419-07:00Ooo.... I want. This is a good looking car. I also...Ooo.... I want. This is a good looking car. I also nominate for best of.Grumpy Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-47449242488914482262014-08-27T00:25:31.268-07:002014-08-27T00:25:31.268-07:001st year of the battering-ram front bumper, but st...1st year of the battering-ram front bumper, but still with the tasteful rear quarter windows on coupes. I prefer the '71-72 models , but this '73 is nice. 1974-76 models turned bombastic with opera windows, giant bumpers front & rear, and wide vinyl side moldings. Yuch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-70299033779213674152014-08-26T16:38:41.493-07:002014-08-26T16:38:41.493-07:00Agreed, that C-pillar makes the car's lines re...Agreed, that C-pillar makes the car's lines really stand out, along with those hubcaps.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-59099952126452859782014-08-23T17:57:12.508-07:002014-08-23T17:57:12.508-07:00Always loved that C-pillar that was unique to Chev...Always loved that C-pillar that was unique to Chevrolet's full sizer's of that era.AllAboutTheMusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407054087341960073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-69814050327137939712014-08-23T01:17:06.108-07:002014-08-23T01:17:06.108-07:00amazingly unremarkable in the most important, prof...amazingly unremarkable in the most important, profound way.<br /><br />thanks for snapping this.Tony Piffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118128463425138509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-2564032857019486872014-08-22T21:08:45.172-07:002014-08-22T21:08:45.172-07:00My first car.... A 73 Chevy Impala custom coupe. M...My first car.... A 73 Chevy Impala custom coupe. Mine was white with a black vinyl top. It was a sharp looking car I bought it in 1987. The problem was it needed a valve job. It always gave me a hard time. Hindsight if I knew these cars would have been big down south, states like GA,SC, & wherever else I would have been happily to have given it away. Instead I donated to my local fire dept in 1988. Nobody was interested in a 15 year old Chevrolet in 1988. I tried to sell it in the Want Ad Press ( at the time a well known NJ classified newspaper) . Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443104037912502662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112355325821745788.post-46908637064749336232014-08-22T19:49:27.486-07:002014-08-22T19:49:27.486-07:00Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Th...Now that's what I'm talkin' about! These cars were awesome! My Dad <br />bought one just after I graduated from<br />highschool. Ours was Gold in color<br />with a slightly different roof line. It ran <br />a 350 V-8 with a 3-speed stick w/OD.<br />Our car was one of a few thousand <br />built with a manual transmission. '73<br />was the last year you could order a <br />stickshift in a full-size Chevy car. It <br />got between 25-28 MPG on a trip we <br />made to Texas to see my sisters over<br />the Christmas holidays in '74. Not bad<br />for a large car. Dad just kicked in the<br />OD and we seemed to float down the <br />road. I'd say that it performed on or<br />close to the same level as my '50 <br />Packard Limo that I used to carry the<br />members of my band to local gigs <br />within our state. Dad drove the car for <br />two years before trading it in on a new<br />Chevy LUV pickup truck. Don, this <br />should bring back memories for you too<br />as I used to see many of these cars in<br />movies and TV shows that were shot in <br />New York City. Thanks guys for all these great posts. They really make my<br />day!captaingizmo54https://www.blogger.com/profile/14246340344036444593noreply@blogger.com