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Chevrolet Impala

Harley Earl team · 1959

The 1958 Chevrolet Impala is a full-size car, launched as a top-tier Bel Air variant without Bel Air badging, distinguished by symmetrical triple taillights, named after the African antelope, and developed from a 1956 GM Motorama concept car. It rides on GM’s shared 'A' body platform. Harley Earl personally reviewed the foundational styling sketch. Production spanned discontinuous periods: 1958–1985, 1994–1996, and 2000–2020.