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31/01/2026 12:00 am
....it's a nice model and a great picture, but I adjusted the whitewalls, track, and stance, while adding a few details to mine. After two decades, I still like it very much! It's good, solid Ertl tooling - with an opening trunk! 😀 😀
This post was modified 4 months ago by Christopher Moroni
31/01/2026 2:35 am
I have the same Ertl in yellow with a white roof 1/18 model. My Dad had a real 1:1 1958 Chevrolet. Exceptionally good-looking automobile in real or scale model form.
31/01/2026 6:28 am
I've never been a fan of the 58, well, anything! Just don't care so much about the 58 Impala. But I do like the shot Galen and do like the car's color, stance and fidelity to 1:1.
Love the color of Chris's too, AND the lack of connie kit and poodle skirts.
31/01/2026 7:24 am
"I've never been a fan of the 58..."
I always was, but for many decades the '58 was ignored and subsequently could be had for little money. That ALL changed in the 1990's. High-end examples today often fetch more money than the tri-fives.
Tony Perrone reacted
31/01/2026 7:30 am
"I've never been a fan of the 58..."
I always was, but for many decades the '58 was ignored and subsequently could be had for little money. That ALL changed in the 1990's. High-end examples today often fetch more money than the tri-fives.
Yes sir, and I'd like to have one. Folks realized that it was a 'one year' car; much like the Vette but even more so.
In 58 Corvette changed the 57 over from single headlights to quads, a washboard hood and twin chrome spears on the trunk. Not carried over to 59, it became a one year Vette and collectible. Somewhere along the line, and I believe you're absolutely right with 1990's they realized how different the 58 Impala was from the 57 Bel Air and 59 Impala and dubbed it a one year car too. But SO much more was changed body style-wise, than the Vette!
Christopher Moroni reacted
31/01/2026 11:38 am
I sold my 58 Impala in 1993 due to having too many cars and not enough garage space. When the 58 Impala came out the reaction was love it or hate it Most of those opinions were focused on the popularity of the 57s and the completely unexpected look of the 58s. Couple that with 1958 being a recession year made sales difficult not only for Chevrolet but all manufacturers. From the first time I saw a 58 Impala hardtop I loved the look and still do today. I told several friends back in the day that I believed that one day the 58 would one day bring bigger prices than the 57 and in many cases that has happened. My 58 had the 348 four barrel motor with Power Glide power steering, factory continental kit, skirts, dual antennas, tinted windshield, padded dash, AM radio and spinner wheel covers and I sold it for $23,000. What would it bring today?
31/01/2026 11:51 am
@perrone1 Thanks for ruining my day Tony. At least I've kept my record in tact of buying high and selling low. Maybe I can make up for it by increasing the volume.
31/01/2026 12:52 pm
"At least I've kept my record intact of buying high and selling low."
It's cool that you once owned a '58, I never did.....but don't feel bad, at the time it was the right thing to do - I've been there too. I do NOT have a 50-car garage.
Your comment cracked me up. Once, I did just that; I took a beating on a classic car. I lost many thousands.... 😔 😔 😔
But then, years later the Profit Gods smiled down on me. In a none-car deal, I made up for almost everything I lost years earlier. So, it all kind of worked out. I WAS VERY, VERY LUCKY! 😉 😀 🧐
31/01/2026 2:19 pm
@perrone1 Thanks for ruining my day Tony. At least I've kept my record in tact of buying high and selling low. Maybe I can make up for it by increasing the volume.
I've done the same thing. You think you are doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons. OK, so you may not have been right and lost some money but you did what you thought was the right thing to do at the time - don't look back. We overlook the times we did good and lament the times we didn't - that's how we're made I guess. 10 people tell us we're nice people and one says we suck eggs - it's the last guy we believe. HA!