1959 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPORT COUPE 348 V8 3 SPEED OD MUSEUM CAR 59 SPORT COUPE GM

1959 Chevrolet Impala 2 DOOR HARDTOP Description

1959 CHEVROLET IMPALA SPORT COUPE

FROM MONTY HOLLERTZ'S CHEVROLET COLLECTION AT:

"CHEVYLAND U.S.A. MUSEUM"

2 DOOR HARDTOP 348 V8- A MUSEUM FIND!

HELLO 1959 RARE RARE RARE CHEVROLET IMPALA LOVERS,

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A CLASSIC ICON AND A VERY ULTRA RARE 1959 CHEVROLET!

PLEASE HAVE FUNDS IN ORDER BEFORE BIDDING!!!

BARN FIND?, GARAGE FIND?, A MUSEUM FIND! A ORIGINAL '59 CHEVY SURVIVOR!!!

FROM THE MONTY HOLLERTZ - CHEVYLAND U.S.A. MUSEUM COLLECTION !

(HEY LAMBRECHT AUCTION PEOPLE!)

THIS 1959 CHEVROLET SPORT COUPE 2 DOOR HARDTOP HAS BEEN INSIDE AT THE CHEVYLAND U.S.A. MUSEUM SINCE 1974 WHEN IT WAS LAST PURCHASED BY THE OWNER OF THE MUSEUM!, MR. MONTY HOLLERTZ. THIS '59 IMPALA IS ONE OF THE RAREST "FOR SURE" LEFT ON THE PLANET! LOOK AT THIS, WITH THESE OVERALL KIND OF DETAILS.

THIS IS A COMBINATION OF A ORIGINAL UNRESTORED CAR AND A FRAME OFF RESTORED CAR WITH SOME NEW AND MOST ALL ORIGINAL PARTS FROM THE FACTORY. NOT CLAIMING THIS IS 100% ALL ORIGINAL BUT IT IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET TO A UNMOLESTED ORIGINAL 59 BODY AND METAL AND PAINT. THIS '59 IS A MATCHING NUMBERS "TRIM TAG" CAR. IT IS CODE 973D FOR THE ORIGINAL ROMAN RED /SNOWCREST WHITELACQUER PAINT, AND THE INTERIOR IS THECODE 809 TRI-SILVER COLORS. VIN NUMBER IS CORRECT FOR A V8 CAR "F" CODE, 59S, 1959 ST LOUIS, MO.PRODUCTION PLANT AND TRIM TAG "SL" BODYCODE, ST LOUIS, MO.PLANT. THE CARIS EQUIPPED WITHA 348 BIG BLOCK V8 FOUR BARREL WITH A THREE SPEED ON THE COLUMN, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH OVER DRIVE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETLY AND THOROUGHLY GONE THREW IN 7-2017. FROM THE FRONT END, TO SHOCKS, TOBEARINGS, BUSHINGS, SEALS, FRAME MOUNTS, NUTS & BOLTS ALL WITH DETAIL TO ORIGINAL. ENGINE INTERNALS NOW OK FOR NORMAL NEW GASOLINE. ORIGINAL GM 4 BARREL CARB. THE 348 V8 ENGINE HAS DETAILS WITH PAINT MATCH TO A 409 LOOK DETAIL. RARE 409 DUAL PORT AIR CLEANER INTAKE!ORIGINAL AC FUEL PUMP. NEW POLISHED WATER PUMP. STRONG SMOOTH TIGHT MOTOR DONE RIGHT. MOTOR & DRIVETRAIN HAS ONLY 250 MILES AND HAS JUST BEEN BROKEN IN. TRANNY ALL REBUILT AND TIGHT. BRAKES ALL DONE, DRIVE SHAFT AND JOINTS ALL DONE, REAR END ALL DONE, SEALS ALL DONE, RADIATOR NEW ALL DONE & CLEAN.

THE EXTERIOR PAINT IS STILL IN THE ORIGINAL ROMAN RED CODE 973D LACQUER GM PAINT WITH SOME RE-SPRAYS AND "LACQUER OVERMELT - INS" OVER THE YEARS. NO OVERSPRAY DETECTED ON ANY CHROME OR JAMS. JAMS ARE ALL ORIGINAL PAINT DETECTED. HAS BEAUTIFUL PATINA WITH NICKS, SCRATCHES, AND BODY ROAD RASH PATINA, ALL ARE ORIGINAL - ONLY ONCE!

THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS REMOVED AND THE BODY REMOVED FROM THE FRAME FOR A COMPLETE "FRAME OFF" UNDERCARRIAGE DETAILED RESTORTION. FLOORS AND BRACES AND ALL FRAME AND PIECES ALL DISASSEMBLED AND ALL RESTORED & PAINTED IN CORRECT DETAILS TO FACTORY SPECTS UNDERSIDE. BEAUTIFUL FLOORS, BRACES, ROCKERS, MAIN FLOORS, TRUNK PAN, FIREWALL, ALL DETAILED AS A FACTORY PERFECT NEW CAR WOULD HAVE COME. CANT SAY ENOUGH HOW NICE THE OVERALL GM METAL IS ON THIS CAR. HE COULD HAVE REPAINTED THE CAR, BUT THE ORIGINALITY IS "PRESERVED" AS BEST AS POSSIBLE WITH THIS ONE. DOORS SHUT LIKE NEW, ALL WINDOWS OPERATE FINE.

POT METAL ON THE CAR IS LIKE NEW AROUND THE WINDOWS! ALL THE WINDOWS ARE CLEAN & CLEAR WITH NO FOG OR CRACKS, EZ-EYE TINTED GLASS, EVEN A ORIGINAL FRONT WINDSHIELD WITH NO BAD CHIPS AT ALL, UNBELIEVABLE CONDITION FOR A FRONT WINDOW!!!

THE INTERIOR IS 100% ALL ORIGINAL, HEADLINER, CARPET, SEATS, DOOR PANELS. THE DOOR PANELS ARE THE WEAKEST PART OF THE CAR, AS THEY HAVE CURLED BOTTOMS BUT CAN BE ADDRESSED WITH CLEAR COVERS. THE SEATS ARE ORIGINAL MATERIAL COVERED WITH SEAT COVERS AND THEN COVERED WITH CLEAR SEAT COVERS! KINDA MILKY CLEAR COVERS, BUT ORIGINAL, CANT TOUCH THAT! DASH IS CLEAN AND ALL ORIGINAL. RADIO WORKS FAN WORKS ALL AIR LEVERS WORK WITH EASE LIKE NEW. HEATER BOX IS BY-PASSED DUE TO SITTING IN STORAGE FOR YEARS, ALL MUSEUM CARS HAVE THIS DONE FOR STORAGE.A EASY HOOK UP IF NEEDED, HOSES ARE ALL THERE AND GOOD.

OVERALL THE CAR IS A FANTASTIC RARE CAR TO HAVE, AS JUST A RARE INVESTMENT, BUT HEY- DRIVE IT AND ADD TO THE PATINA AND HAVE SOME 50'S FUN!

THE GM FACTORY OPTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• FENDER SKIRTS
• FULL WHEEL COVER WITH NEW SPINNERS
• DOOR HANDLE SHIELDS
• DUAL REAR ANTENNAS
• DUAL EXTERIOR BOW-TIE REAR VIEW MIRRORS
• FRONT GRILL GUARD
• TWO-TONE PAINT
• TISSUE DISPENSER
• ROCKER STAINLESS PANNELS
• DASH CLOCK
• AM GM RAIDIO
  

THESE59'S ARE GETTING VERY RARE AND IN THIS SHAPE VERY HARD TO FIND. PLEASE ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING AND WE CAN ASSIST YOU IN LOADING HERE. PLEASE ALSO SEE OUR OTHER QUALITY UNITS UP FOR SALE RIGHT NOW. ALL PRICED VERY FAIR IN THE CURRENT CLASSIC CAR MARKET!

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