In January of 2014 I ran across a Craigslist posting for a 1959
Impala 4 door Sport Sedan that looked just like the car my Dad had
purchased new after graduating from college.
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| Dad and his 1959 Impala |
I
had always wanted to find a similar car and here it was. My brother and
I contacted the owner of the car and arranged to purchase it based on
his description and photos he sent. We drove from Spokane, WA to Lincoln
City, OR, rented a trailer and brought our purchase home.
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| Finally home |
Here is a link to our first drive in the car. Once we figured out that the timing was off by a good 30 degrees, we were able to take her for a spin before tearing her apart.
Our first drive
Now,
like they say, things always look better in the pictures and this was
no exception. Prior to picking up the car we knew that the trunk was
rusted out and that the floor had some patch panels installed. When we
got the car home we actually found out the extent of the rust. The trunk and floor pans were patched with a mix of different items. Just screwed in with no
sealing at all. The carpet was soaked from our 8 hour trip home so I
removed the seats and took the carpet out to find this -
Not
only was the floor rotten, so was the tow kick below the firewall and portions of the rockers. In
addition the trunk weatherstrip channel
was toast. Fiberglass mat and resin was the preferred method to repair
the weatherstrip channel and it was a joy to remove.
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| Nothing like fiberglass! |
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| This was under that fiberglass - nothing! |
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| What remained of the trunk floor |
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