1976 Chevrolet Impala sedan

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  1. jwdtenn

    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    At first I was going to say that the car would look better with whitewall tires. Then I noticed that those ARE whitewall tires. How about washing the whitewall strip! The car would look 100% better.
     
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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    I think totally differently than Jaunty, I think a base model car looks better with black wall tires, body colored rims and dog dish caps. More in line with the cars minimal chrome and options
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Wasn't the Impala the mid level car at this point? Wedged between the Bel Air and the Caprice?

    My family had a blue Impala identical to this when I was very young, before we bought the Fury from Grandpa. Something about it (probably nostalgia) makes me dig this car.
     
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    No. The last year for the Bel Air was 1975. For '76, the only full-size Chevrolets were the Impala and the Caprice Classic.

    This particular car, though, is the lowest-end full-size Chevy for '76. The Impala came in two four-door versions, sedan (pillared) and hardtop, the latter of which was called the Sport Sedan. It also came as a two-door hardtop called the Custom Coupe.

    I still think these cars look better with whitewall tires and full wheel covers, as these images show.

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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    That was the style back then, even on the intermediate/midsize cars. People didn't do things that made their car look like a cop car unless they were the elderly cheap penny-pinchers.
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Gotcha. I wasn't certain. I think there was a 75 Bel Air on here recently. I assumed (incorrectly) that it carried on until the model change. I knew it didn't make it into the redesign.
     

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