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LS1Hawk
06-27-2007, 10:54 AM
1957: Chevrolet registers the "Impala" name as a trademark.
Savage_Messiah
06-27-2007, 11:48 AM
50th birthday eh?
LS1Hawk
06-27-2007, 11:57 AM
Indeed it is. Which surprises me why Chevy/GM hasn't done anything to commemorate it? You would think an anniversary model or something. Not even a mention in the news about it.
bubba428
06-27-2007, 12:05 PM
because the Impala is but only a shell of its former self.
WildBillyT
06-27-2007, 12:18 PM
because the Impala is but only a shell of its former self.

Exactly.

Not to mention that rap videos promote the Impala better than GM's marketing team.
Knipps
06-27-2007, 12:19 PM
Exactly.

Not to mention that rap videos promote the Impala better than GM's marketing team.

:werd:
Sad but true
V
06-27-2007, 12:23 PM
i have part of a 96 impala... the motor is in my 79 vette, i guess i'll open the trailer and say congrats to it
LS1Hawk
06-27-2007, 01:09 PM
Yeah, I guess you guys are right. It's too bad.
Noodles
06-27-2007, 05:06 PM
they registered the name... but who said they sold it out of production that year?

thats how commemorations work
Knipps
06-27-2007, 05:46 PM
they registered the name... but who said they sold it out of production that year?

thats how commemorations work

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Impala

introduced in 1958 as a trim and became its own model in 1959
ZeroCool8891
06-27-2007, 06:02 PM
yea thats rite my buddy has a 58 impala
ar0ck
06-27-2007, 06:48 PM
Six-Fo' is the only year