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06-27-2007, 10:54 AM
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This day in automotive history...
1957: Chevrolet registers the "Impala" name as a trademark.
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06-27-2007, 11:48 AM
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50th birthday eh?
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06-27-2007, 11:57 AM
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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.
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06-27-2007, 12:05 PM
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because the Impala is but only a shell of its former self.
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06-27-2007, 12:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bubba428
because the Impala is but only a shell of its former self.
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Exactly.
Not to mention that rap videos promote the Impala better than GM's marketing team.
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06-27-2007, 12:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Exactly.
Not to mention that rap videos promote the Impala better than GM's marketing team.
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Sad but true
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dumbass.
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06-27-2007, 12:23 PM
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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
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06-27-2007, 01:09 PM
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Yeah, I guess you guys are right. It's too bad.
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06-27-2007, 05:06 PM
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they registered the name... but who said they sold it out of production that year?
thats how commemorations work
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06-27-2007, 05:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Noodles
they registered the name... but who said they sold it out of production that year?
thats how commemorations work
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Impala
introduced in 1958 as a trim and became its own model in 1959
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dumbass.
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06-27-2007, 06:02 PM
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yea thats rite my buddy has a 58 impala
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06-27-2007, 06:48 PM
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Six-Fo' is the only year
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