Chevys : Impala History

   Since when it was first introduced in 1958, the Impala has become more than just a car... its unique combination of style, performance and value made it go off-the-charts as a favorite for millions of Americans. In fact, with sales in excess of 12 million from 1958 to 2002, more American households chose Impala as their car than any other full-size car in the history of the automobile. The Chevrolet Impala is often credited with starting the muscle car era. Born as Chevrolet's top of the line model, the Impala quickly became the symbol for performance in the early sixties and introduced Chevrolet's signature "SS" brand of performance. The Impala SS was available only from 1961-1969 and from 1995-1996. Although smaller, lighter automobiles would later eclipse it, the Impala still remains the performance car of choice for those that like big cars.