Cowl Tag Decoding – STYLE
The STYLE part of the cowl tag tells us the year and body style of the car. In the example above, the first two digits, “60” represents 1960, and if it were “63” it would mean 1963. The following 4 … Continue reading →
Category Archives: 1958
Cowl Tag Decoding – 1958 through 1964 Chevrolet
The links below will lead you to the appropriate page to decode each part of your cowl tag. STYLE decoder BODY (assembly plant) decoder TRIM (interior) decoder PAINT decoder ACC (accessories) decoder Date decoder Note: This cowl, or trim tag … Continue reading →
Vintage Scrap Yard
This old ad from Volkswagen shows a pile of classic 1950’s and 1960’s American cars. For fun, see how many of the cars you can identify! I’m sure you’ll spot a few of your favorite classics in the pile.
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Here is the very rare ’58 station wagon brochure. It contains all of the wagon models, Brookwood, Yeoman, Nomad. Starting in 1958, the Nomad wagon was now a 4-door model, not a 2-door like they were from ’55-’57. Many enthusiasts … Continue reading →
GM Press Release Photo – 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible
This cool 8×10 photo was originally given as part of the press-kit that the press received for each new model year. The detail you can see in these fine prints is amazing, obviously printed from professional large format film negatives. … Continue reading →
1958 Impala Convertible sets record price
A beautifully restored 1958 Impala Convertible sold for the record price of $198,000.00 after buyers premium at the 2011 Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale, AZ. It was restored by Patrick’s Classy Cars in Phoenix, AZ. Equipped with a triple … Continue reading →
The REAL “American Graffiti” ’58 Impala
These photos of the actual 1958 Impala Sport Coupe from the George Lucas movie “American Graffiti” show that the car is very much the same as it was back in 1972 when the film was shot. Very little has changed. … Continue reading →
1958 Chevrolet Brochure
This ’58 Chevrolet brochure shows all models, Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne, Delray, Nomad, Brookwood and Yeoman … everything but trucks!
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