Chevrolet Impala 1998 the Impala Was Chevrolet's Popular Flagship Passenger Car and Was Among the Better Selling American-Made Automobiles in the United States
Chevrolet impala 1998 The Impala was Chevrolet's popular flagship passenger car and was among the better selling American-made automobiles in the United States. For its debut in , the Impala was distinguished from other models by its symmetrical triple taillights. The Chevrolet Caprice was introduced as a top-line Impala Sport Sedan for model year , later becoming a separate series positioned above the Impala in , which, in turn, remained above the Chevrolet Bel Air and the Chevrolet Biscayne. The Impala continued as Chevrolet's most popular full-size model through the mids. Between and , the Impala was revised as a 5. In , the Impala was re-introduced again as a mainstream front-wheel drive car. During that time both versions were sold in the United States and Canada. The Impala name was first used for the full-sized General Motors Motorama show car that bore Corvette -like design cues, especially the grille. It was named Impala after the graceful African antelope, and this animal became the car's logo. Painted emerald green metallic, with a white interior, the Impala concept car featured hardtop styling. Clare MacKichan 's design team, along with designers from Pontiac , started to establish basic packaging and dimensions for their shared General Motors "A" body in June. The first styling sketch that would directly influence the finished Chevrolet automobile was seen by General Motors Styling vice president Harley Earl in October. Seven months later, the basic design was developed. For , GM was promoting their fiftieth year of production, and introduced anniversary models for each brand; Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Chevrolet.
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