Goldvarg '61 Impala SS

Thanks for the video. I have the green Impala and really like it. The 1961 Impala is one of my favorite Chevy designs.

I also love the '61 Chevy Impala however I do not like the bumper guards and the skirts so I will not be getting this model. 😔

Ditto about this Impala being one of my favorite Chevrolet designs. As I previously posted, I am not a fan of skirts on this car and deleted them. Also would have preferred it without the bumper guards

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Yep, I'd have to remove the skirts too AND as much as I love red interiors... I'd go with aqua-green here.  All that's needed now is a 1/43 Dina Shore.  😀  

Like others I also do not favor the skirts and bumper guards on any model of a 60s car.  I did get this white one though because otherwise it is so well done and I thought a mate for the HT would display well.

@chris Yes, Dina Shore!

"Really Swinging" a couple years before!

Ads like that sure bring back memories of watching TV as a kid.

When you consider Chevrolet alone had 30%-plus US market share in the late 1950's & early '60's, it makes one kind of sad knowing that ALL of GM experiences only about half that today (...but that's another subject for another time ).

IMO, the "See the USA in a Chevrolet"  campaign was one of the most successful advertising strategies ever crafted.  This iconic & sentimental jingle can almost bring you to tears, reflecting on how it all once was....

@chris It really is almost unfathomable how out of touch with reality the U.S. car companies were in the 70s to let their QC and development stagnate so badly.  How they missed seeing the quality cars the Japanese were starting to send over for sale in the late 60s certainly should have caused some concern and their inability or lack of motivation to respond was mind boggling.  I recally vividly how the motoring public began to wake up to the quality/dependability of the Datsuns, Toyotas and Mazdas in particular in western Canada.  A couple of friends bought '71 and '72 Corolla coupes and I was blown away by the quality, looks, cost efficiency and performance.  I bought a '71 Toyota Hilux pickup and was very impressed.  I have had very many Japanese cars since and have never been disappointed.  Our domestic producers lost this battle many years ago....what a disaster.....so very sad.

@jack-dodds Trust me, I could write a comprehensive book covering the subject.  I've never owned a foreign car; I just can't do it.  I purchase only American cars and have had them all (purchased new )....from the bottom to the tip-top. They have made tremendous gains in QC, however, when compared to foreign brands....they are still years behind!  I have the receipts to prove it.

The Domestics (with their collectively low US market share ) have ONLY themselves to blame, don't get me started!

Jack and Chris I totally agree with both of your remarks sadly. A friend bought a Suburban for his wife four years ago. They have engine trouble and have been told that it is going to cost thousands of dollars to fix. How can a company that has made millions of V8 engines screw them up? We are on our third Nissan Murano, a 2006, a 2013 and a 2021, without so much as a hiccup in any of them. The first two we drove well over 150,000 miles each while the 2021 only has 37,000 miles so far. No one has ever been a buy American more than me but when it comes to my dollars I have to go where the quality is.

@jack-dodds, I have one word for you, W. Edwards Deming.

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@chris It really is almost unfathomable how out of touch with reality the U.S. car companies were in the 70s to let their QC and development stagnate so badly.  How they missed seeing the quality cars the Japanese were starting to send over for sale in the late 60s certainly should have caused some concern and their inability or lack of motivation to respond was mind boggling.  I recally vividly how the motoring public began to wake up to the quality/dependability of the Datsuns, Toyotas and Mazdas in particular in western Canada.  A couple of friends bought '71 and '72 Corolla coupes and I was blown away by the quality, looks, cost efficiency and performance.  I bought a '71 Toyota Hilux pickup and was very impressed.  I have had very many Japanese cars since and have never been disappointed.  Our domestic producers lost this battle many years ago....what a disaster.....so very sad.

I had an '86 & '88 Nissan Maxima. The 4DSC...4DoorSportsCar. I couldn't find an American make that offered what the Maxima did...AND with a MT !!!  I loved the way they drove and their reliability 

Steve