This car reminds me of the cars that were used on the tv show called "Highway Patrol." This show ran from 1955 to 1959. The star of this show was actor Broderick Crawford, who played Can Mathews, the head of the Highway Patrol. I still watch Highway Patrol, as most of the episodes are on RUclips.
I love these old beauties much more than today's cars. Most of today's cars have no character at all, you don't even have to drive them, computers and other electronic stuff do everything for you. Great vid, keep on the good work, Kyle!
I agree 1,000%. All the new cars are beginning to look alike and it's only going to get worse as aerodynamics become a bigger factor in the designs. I would give up a little mileage in a heartbeat to bring some fun & style back to cars.
shananagans5 Oh Yeah! I HATE the new cars with their complete lack of styling and now they are almost all that UGLY gray "color"! No color, no style. Why do people buy them?????
I hate fu&ing friggin c&@£ new cars. They suck balls, have no style. Nowadays they just care about crappy "performance". How gay. I'd rather a slow arse car rather than some ugly ass lump.
My father drove a 6-cylinder version of the 1959 Biscayne. It was part of the State of Nebraska motor pool for the State Department of Roads. At one time these Biscaynes were as common as dirt.
My Dad had a '58 Ford Fairlane. When he brought it home from the Ford place (used car lot), he was so excited to get it, he didn't even look at the engine. When this shiny "new" Ford showed up, I was around 12 years, a total car nut, the first thing I wanted him to do was pop the hood. As the massive hood came up (from the front of the car as was the thing in the early 50's), Dad's also popped as the 312 Thunderbird Police Interceptor engine came into view. The air cleaner was massive, giving the engine a sense of size it didn't really have! As *I* jumped up and down with glee, Pop exclaimed, "OH MY GOSH, WHAT HAVE I GOT HERE!??". Turns out the car WAS supposed to be a police car. but was sold on the civilian market!
Pretty sweet ride. Always really liked the 1959 GM lineup...especially the Pontiac's. 59 was the first year of both the 389 engine and Wide Track styling. Pontiac was dominating basically every type of racing at that time. But this is a sinister looking 59 Biscayne. And she sounds awesome
Fantastic....about 20 years ago, a friend of mine had a chance to buy an ex cop 59 Chev from Arizona....complete but rough...std trans, with the tri power 348...all original...he backed down due to the supposed rust issues....what an idiot...now, so much of the tin is available. The guy wanted 1500 bucks.... Hope the right guy picked it up!!
Love these classic American cars more than any other on the road(especially that sound of an old muscle car). It just gives me goose bumps and joy when I see it/hear it in person, even though I am from Europe. Sometimes I wish those kind of cars were made here as well. Anyway, great review as always Kayle, I really do mean it and I support everything you do whatever that is, because I know you are an honest and good person like you are. Wish you all the best!
Man I'm exited. My Grandaddy has one (but it's and impala black convertible with red leather) and it's going to be my first car. Finding every thing I can on it and love that noise. Like if you love the amazingly amazing noise ;) :)
Take of it dude please your lucky as hell i'm only 18 almost 19 ( my bday is in march) and would do nearly anything to even take any of this classic cars for a quick ride.
Back in 1998 my uncle let me drive his 1960 Biscayne for a week while the radiator on my car was being fixed. He bought it from the original owner who he had known since he was little. it had an automatic transmission but manual steering and manual brakes, and it had a VERY powerful V8 engine in it. it attracted quite a bit of attention in the parking lot at the factory where I worked at the time. To date it is the oldest car I have ever driven.
With the old cars you don't have to push in the clutch to start them!! Also, the hazards usually flash the blinkers, were as this example has auxiliary lamps behind the grill! Is that because it was law enforcement?
Of all your videos Kyle, and i've watched nearly all of them. I can't stop coming back to this one for some reason. But keep up the great work man, it's been a great ride so far. - A fellow North Carolinian.
Back in the 60s my father built a drag car from a 59 Biscayne with the 348 cid engine. Raced throughout the Mid Atlantic...Delmar, Richmond, York, Capital, Cecil County, etc. Dominated his class
..."with relatively light weight"... now that is an assertion which is prone to be discussed. ;) I love this make. Thank you for showing us this informative piece of art.
I am restoring an original 1967 Ford Custom police car right now would love more information on where to find equipment I want to turn it into a memorial car for fallen officers in Nashville Tennessee
***** the 348 W motor was a big block motor listed as a 5.7 but the domed shaped combustion chambers & stroke made it a big block very different from todays SBC 5.7, 1st introduced in 58 it was commonly called a truck motor, but not so, the 348 was offered with Carter 4brl, a tri-power intake option (3x2's) or fuel injection also the big block 348 would accept 409 & 427 heads making it super nasty in the 6000 rpm & up range
Such a well-done tour of this classic Biscayne! I think this video should be the template for most vintage car tours. HM, long time car commercial film crew worker & founder of Highway Cinema
I owned one for three years. I bought it from a guy in Bremerton, Washington that had just picked it up at an Oregon State vehicle auction in 1962. I knew it was a ex-cop car, but I didn't know at the time what had been done to it. All I knew was that it would out perform anything until the 409's and 426's came along. I paid $1200 for it and sold it for $1500 and thought I had cut a fat hog. I would give my 80 year old left nut to have it back today. It surprised so many "muscle cars" of the day, including a new Dodge 383 Washington State Patrol vehicle that didn't have a chance after about 125 mph. The Biscayne would top 135. If I had it today, I would probably still be getting into trouble with it. I never could keep my foot out of it.
It is not a CB radio. CB means Citizens Band. That would be a Motorola Police Band radio in this car. The 2 way radio and whip antenna would have been installed after the police took delivery of the vehicle and not done at the factory. Also the flasher lights activated by the lighted pull switch would have also been installed after delivery of the police vehicle and would be used to activate the police emergency lights.
One of the best 59 Chevy's I've ever seen. But I'd think with the amount of impeccable detail and effort placed into it, that the Motorola 2-way radio (not a CB radio) would only be a prop and not a complete unit. There are no power/data cables coming out of the rear of the control head under the dash, they whip antenna is connected to nothing, and there is no trunk mounted transceiver.If you are looking for points on the fact this is a former patrol car, then finish the job :). I'll assume there is a siren and red bubble light somewhere?
The exterior design of the 1959 Chevrolets was extreme and ridiculous, which is what makes it perhaps the coolest American car ever! Sometimes the cheap stripped down models of cars with radical design like this actually show off the design the best.
You do a great job on these videos. Thank you! I can easily imagine Broderick Crawford driving one of these in the old 'Highway Patrol' TV show...or chasing a moonshiner in one!
Very nicely restored with one exception. The rear seat. The material is very wrinkled. I'm no expert having installed upholstery material on one car, my 1965 Mustang but it came out much better. Just a couple small puckers above the drive shaft tunnel.
All true. That 348 was the first Chevy big block. Dubuted in PU trucks and bigger trucks and some few cars In '58. Herkey big piece of cast iron. Truck engine? Yep! Low Rpm, High torque.....Later became 409, 396, 427, in the same block. Meanwhile, chevy smallblocks were Kicking ass! Started in '55 with the 265. 283 in '57, 327 in 58 or 59 but didn't get the press of the 409. Pretty much run rings around same big block car. Chevy smallblocks are still HOT now. Now we get over the yrs, 265, 283, 327, 305, 307, 350, 400 in many versions. Every one nasty in it's own way. 327 maybe the best, but a 4 bolt mainbearing 350 from the early 70's gets my vote. No muscle car for me, Got me a PU truck. Truck style, One bench seat cab, 8 foot cargo bed, first disc brakes in front, 7 leaf springs in the back. Walk away at 10,000 lb gvw. and tow 8,000 off a simple bumper hitch. Wasn't a slow PU off the showroom but over the yrs I kinda improved that thing a little. Cam, lifters, HD rockers, double spring Valves on the stock 194 heads, Street performer intake under a Carter 800 CFM Thermoquad carb. OK, Daily driver, around town stoplight to stoplight, 35 mph........9 mpg. On the highway at 70 mph loaded to 9,000 lb plus and or towing an 8,000 lb 35 ft 2 axle RV trailer.....13-17 mpg. Sounds crummy right?, Consider, Yer wimpy Prius gets say 40MPG. All U can make it weigh Is less than the dry weight of that PU. It can tow or haul about 7 of yer Hybrid cars and be more efficient. Miles per pound. Not to say everybody should drive a HD, fast car. No, there be a place for U and yer bitty tuna can car. If U buy a car for mileage first, I pity you. I keep cars long years. I buy what works, Usefullness trumps fuel cost every time. Ya, I got a "mileage car" It's a rotten little 70's import hatchback. Thinks it's a sportscar and it's not far wrong, 96 HP, 5 speed manual shift... Froggy little tuna can car. FUN to drive! Half an engine, 4 cyl, 27 MPG with my foot in the gas tank. Drove it 20 yrs. Ya, I'm old, drove the hot Chevy PU 20 yrs also. Miles and performance matter. The hatchback wouldn't do close to what the PU would. I have since bought something in between. Got me a "Wuss Wagon" in my old age. It's Red inside and out, SUV, Called midsise but larger than some. Red wagon, Not an any kind of a racecar. 1990 Toyota, 4 Runner. Equipped to be a "real" 4WD" with underbody skid plates and all that offroad crap. But it got the Pwr locks and windows and rear view mirros, All the candy that no true 4WD needs. A roiling contradiction. But it's comfortable with it's AC and the rest. Bought it cheap and gonna run the wheels offa it!
Boy is that Nice... Prettiest Derriere that has ever existed on an Automobile I think and there have been some very nice ones over the years. Not sure "Massive" is very accurate for a 348 but anyway... So Nice...
In Canada, the Biscayne was also called a Pontiac Strato chief, which had a 261 c.i.d, which was a bored out 235 as well as other Chevy motors, this wasn't a wide tracking Catalina, which had Pontiac Motors.
I have a '59 Biscayne two-door in the same condition except mine has the poor man's 6 cylinder with an automatic two speed power glide transmission. It is a pleasure to drive. Although, It gets a little Floaty when turning and cornering, like a boat on the water. There's about three to four inches of space between the seat and door which makes a great cup holder. I just wedge my Mickey Dee's cup in there and it never moves. In my opinion the '59 Biscayne was Chevrolet's best looking car.
This car looks menacing!! Even meaner with rear wheels hub caps but wider! Same steering wheel but smaller, they make them and they make the wheels too!
I learned something today, my '69 300 hp Nova SS had a 336 differential, maybe my top speed was 135 mph? Those bottom air vents let in a lot of air, plus the quarter vent windows, and 3 on the tree...beautiful.
'Dat sound. Now I want an all beef burger with real cheese and a strawberry milkshake for 25 cents and crank some Elvis tunes.
This car reminds me of the cars that were used on the tv show called "Highway Patrol." This show ran from 1955 to 1959. The star of this show was actor Broderick Crawford, who played Can Mathews, the head of the Highway Patrol.
I still watch Highway Patrol, as most of the episodes are on RUclips.
I love these old beauties much more than today's cars. Most of today's cars have no character at all, you don't even have to drive them, computers and other electronic stuff do everything for you. Great vid, keep on the good work, Kyle!
I agree 1,000%. All the new cars are beginning to look alike and it's only going to get worse as aerodynamics become a bigger factor in the designs. I would give up a little mileage in a heartbeat to bring some fun & style back to cars.
shananagans5 Oh Yeah! I HATE the new cars with their complete lack of styling and now they are almost all that UGLY gray "color"! No color, no style. Why do people buy them?????
+ssan3257 Some cars i wonder why haven't flopped eg: nissan juke.
+IHeartMyLada So true! Cars used to have class and style, now all new cars look like angry jellybeans.
I hate fu&ing friggin c&@£ new cars. They suck balls, have no style. Nowadays they just care about crappy "performance". How gay. I'd rather a slow arse car rather than some ugly ass lump.
This car is awesome all around. The styling is iconic, the engine sounds great. And that classic GM horn at 3:33, so much better than the new ones.
Gotta love 50s horns. Sound so bold and better get out of my way!
i can't help but smile anytime i see classic American Iron
Same!!! 90s Japanese minimalism mobiles and 50s-60s American Steel wheelers are my two equally most favorite categories of automobiles ever...
This is like my dream car lol I can't see how people can't like classics like these. Keep up these classic reviews I love em. Thanks
Really love the style of the 59 Chevys! Very nice video Kyle! Hope to see more old cars in the future!
I love it when you do these old cars I've never heard of before. Very educational. Keep up the good work Kyle.
My father drove a 6-cylinder version of the 1959 Biscayne. It was part of the State of Nebraska motor pool for the State Department of Roads. At one time these Biscaynes were as common as dirt.
I owned a 59 with a 6 with manual trans. I drove it for about 6yrs in the late 60's and it was one of the best cars I ever owned.
This was a great video. Solid lifters ticking away up front and a ruppity, ruppity idle gets all my attention. Nicely done, Saabkyle 04!
My Dad had a '58 Ford Fairlane. When he brought it home from the Ford place (used car lot), he was so excited to get it, he didn't even look at the engine. When this shiny "new" Ford showed up, I was around 12 years, a total car nut, the first thing I wanted him to do was pop the hood. As the massive hood came up (from the front of the car as was the thing in the early 50's), Dad's also popped as the 312 Thunderbird Police Interceptor engine came into view. The air cleaner was massive, giving the engine a sense of size it didn't really have! As *I* jumped up and down with glee, Pop exclaimed, "OH MY GOSH, WHAT HAVE I GOT HERE!??". Turns out the car WAS supposed to be a police car. but was sold on the civilian market!
352 police interceptor, 335 horse w/ revised cruisomatic, a fast ride indeed
oscaris1ru12 They offered a 361 in the police package in 58 as well.
That would have been a very cool surprise.
Pretty sweet ride. Always really liked the 1959 GM lineup...especially the Pontiac's. 59 was the first year of both the 389 engine and Wide Track styling. Pontiac was dominating basically every type of racing at that time. But this is a sinister looking 59 Biscayne. And she sounds awesome
True that
My dad had a '59 Chevy station wagon. Probably a Impala. Those fins on the back are unforgettable.
Fantastic styling! Crazy you found one considering how rare they are, Kyle. Well done!
Love the rear-end design.
Wow! Sounds great. Thanks for the video! They are very good! Not annoying and demonstrates everything
Absolutely gorgeous, and so much more interesting than the loaded Impalas usually seen.
I've always preferred base model cars. Less things to go wrong and need repair. :)
god, i just love the first bit of the video where the car comes driving out of the showroom, that sound is just amazing!
They don't make cars like that anymore.
TheUSDollar correct absolutely 100% correct
beautiful car, esp. the colour makes the difference.. the horns really reminds me of the old days.
Fantastic....about 20 years ago, a friend of mine had a chance to buy an ex cop 59 Chev from Arizona....complete but rough...std trans, with the tri power 348...all original...he backed down due to the supposed rust issues....what an idiot...now, so much of the tin is available. The guy wanted 1500 bucks....
Hope the right guy picked it up!!
Such a nice car! I was surprised that it was a 2 door since it's a patrol car. Great review!
Thank you for doing another American classic. I love these cars.
i love that exhaust.
that's my type of car.
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Love these classic American cars more than any other on the road(especially that sound of an old muscle car). It just gives me goose bumps and joy when I see it/hear it in person, even though I am from Europe. Sometimes I wish those kind of cars were made here as well. Anyway, great review as always Kayle, I really do mean it and I support everything you do whatever that is, because I know you are an honest and good person like you are. Wish you all the best!
Hey everybody, how's you goin' ? Nice car and sound! As a german car dealer, I can only say: V8 rules! Thumbs up for your great work!
The 1959-60 was always my favorite, even more than the 57.
I'm surprised it has only 2 doors, for a cop car.
They came as both 2 and 4 door sedans. This is classified as a 2 door sedan with the tall roof and B-pillar :)
***** I gotchya, though I was thinking it was weird it was a 2Dr, just because it was a police car..
Ben's Telephone Collection and Sundry Yeah I know what you mean, kind of like how some departments use mustangs and the like haha
Two doors were very common as Highway Patrol pursuit cars back in the day. Lighter, cheaper and they were rarely used to transport prisoners.
*****
***** Like the Orange County Police used 'stangs in the 80's.
Man I'm exited. My Grandaddy has one (but it's and impala black convertible with red leather) and it's going to be my first car. Finding every thing I can on it and love that noise. Like if you love the amazingly amazing noise ;) :)
Duff Green you lucky fucker lol
Take of it dude please your lucky as hell i'm only 18 almost 19 ( my bday is in march) and would do nearly anything to even take any of this classic cars for a quick ride.
Back in 1998 my uncle let me drive his 1960 Biscayne for a week while the radiator on my car was being fixed. He bought it from the original owner who he had known since he was little. it had an automatic transmission but manual steering and manual brakes, and it had a VERY powerful V8 engine in it. it attracted quite a bit of attention in the parking lot at the factory where I worked at the time. To date it is the oldest car I have ever driven.
I call big fat BS
Duff Green men thats awesome i want to have a 1960 impala for my first one
i remember,as a little boy,riding in these old cars,my baseball coach had a '64 chevy,he used as his work car...
Beautiful sounding exhaust and an amazing rear end!
You should start doing 0-60 tests. That would look great!
Soon as I saw those crossed flags on the front of the hood (at 0:10 seconds) I knew what was under the hood, a 348.
Gorgeous '59 Patrol Car ! So cool with the 348 and 3 on the tree...
Words cannot describe how beautiful that car is!!
That engine sound..
With the old cars you don't have to push in the clutch to start them!!
Also, the hazards usually flash the blinkers, were as this example has auxiliary lamps behind the grill! Is that because it was law enforcement?
b00rk IKR
who noticed how beautifully the birds sing?
Of all your videos Kyle, and i've watched nearly all of them. I can't stop coming back to this one for some reason. But keep up the great work man, it's been a great ride so far. - A fellow North Carolinian.
First car was '59 Impala, 283 power pack, three speed ! Strong little small block car, wish I still had it !
Back in the 60s my father built a drag car from a 59 Biscayne with the 348 cid engine. Raced throughout the Mid Atlantic...Delmar, Richmond, York, Capital, Cecil County, etc. Dominated his class
Speechless: a Damn 59 Classic!
I'm still watching this in 2017!
Man my knee hurts just looking at that dogleg!
Sounded like solid lifters with the audio in the engine bay. I tried to research if the 348 had solids or not. No luck.
Thank you for not putting stupid modern wagon wheels on it !
..."with relatively light weight"... now that is an assertion which is prone to be discussed. ;)
I love this make. Thank you for showing us this informative piece of art.
I saw a commercial from when this car came out on RUclips.
Nice One mate!
I am restoring an original 1967 Ford Custom police car right now would love more information on where to find equipment I want to turn it into a memorial car for fallen officers in Nashville Tennessee
Nothing sounds sweeter than a small-block Chevy. Oh the things I would do to own this car!
***** the 348 W motor was a big block motor listed as a 5.7 but the domed shaped combustion chambers & stroke made it a big block very different from todays SBC 5.7, 1st introduced in 58 it was commonly called a truck motor, but not so, the 348 was offered with Carter 4brl, a tri-power intake option (3x2's) or fuel injection also the big block 348 would accept 409 & 427 heads making it super nasty in the 6000 rpm & up range
Not a small block. It's a W block.
Such a well-done tour of this classic Biscayne!
I think this video should be the template for most vintage car tours.
HM, long time car commercial film crew worker & founder of Highway Cinema
Love these classic car vids. Keep them coming!
That's a Beaut!.. Wow... Brings us back...
Good Luck, and God Bless... Love it...
this is one of your best most interesting videos. as always excellent detailed information thank you.
I owned one for three years. I bought it from a guy in Bremerton, Washington that had just picked it up at an Oregon State vehicle auction in 1962. I knew it was a ex-cop car, but I didn't know at the time what had been done to it. All I knew was that it would out perform anything until the 409's and 426's came along. I paid $1200 for it and sold it for $1500 and thought I had cut a fat hog. I would give my 80 year old left nut to have it back today. It surprised so many "muscle cars" of the day, including a new Dodge 383 Washington State Patrol vehicle that didn't have a chance after about 125 mph. The Biscayne would top 135. If I had it today, I would probably still be getting into trouble with it. I never could keep my foot out of it.
1960s: Americans made amazing,super cool cars .
But now,only cheap plastic cars
Some of the classics do look great, but they do not handle as well as the newer cars and offer far less occupant protection in a crash.
They were not Built to Handle great or anything! Those Cars are great Drivers and they were Built for cruising!
this is a 59' probably built and sold in 58'
Somthing that could easily be changed
John E yeah because upgrading suspension totally isnt a thing -_-
They need to make cars like this again:(
Smooth styling
I soooo agree with you
Powerglide? Also known as the slushbox. lol
Thanks for the memories. Love that 348!
And what a nice-looking 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne!
It is not a CB radio. CB means Citizens Band. That would be a Motorola Police Band radio in this car. The 2 way radio and whip antenna would have been installed after the police took delivery of the vehicle and not done at the factory. Also the flasher lights activated by the lighted pull switch would have also been installed after delivery of the police vehicle and would be used to activate the police emergency lights.
The police radio head located below the dash is missing it’s speaker as well as the primary unit which was usually located in the trunk.
I want one of these so badly. Red body, white roof, matching interior and decent chrome wheels
This has to be the best sounding 1950s engine
this is AWESOME!!!!!!
One of the best 59 Chevy's I've ever seen. But I'd think with the amount of impeccable detail and effort placed into it, that the Motorola 2-way radio (not a CB radio) would only be a prop and not a complete unit. There are no power/data cables coming out of the rear of the control head under the dash, they whip antenna is connected to nothing, and there is no trunk mounted transceiver.If you are looking for points on the fact this is a former patrol car, then finish the job :). I'll assume there is a siren and red bubble light somewhere?
Do you think a real patrol car would be painted in metallic? LOL
That's a beauty. I'd be very tempted to put in a modern power plant, brakes, A/C, etc. Excellent review Kyle.
No. Keep the 348. Just put a 454.crank in. Give the try 5 boys fits.
I’m building one right now, perfect design.
This car brings back memories of my dad's 1959 Biscayne, although his car had only the six cylinder engine.
This is the type of V8's i love! The sound is amazing!
Beautiful Biscayne! Love the sound. Very addictive! Mirrored paint!
I miss the accelerator pedal being attached to the floor. My 1970 BelAir had that too.
More relaxing on the foot on long drives.
The exterior design of the 1959 Chevrolets was extreme and ridiculous, which is what makes it perhaps the coolest American car ever! Sometimes the cheap stripped down models of cars with radical design like this actually show off the design the best.
You do a great job on these videos. Thank you! I can easily imagine Broderick Crawford driving one of these in the old 'Highway Patrol' TV show...or chasing a moonshiner in one!
OMG what a sound. I love that thing.
Very nicely restored with one exception. The rear seat. The material is very wrinkled. I'm no expert having installed upholstery material on one car, my 1965 Mustang but it came out much better. Just a couple small puckers above the drive shaft tunnel.
Hello Kyle, great reviews as always!!! Can you do a 63 Biscayne? Cheers!
I love those old police cars.
very important to do detailed and in depth view because either detailed or in depth alone would just not be enough!
All true. That 348 was the first Chevy big block. Dubuted in PU trucks and bigger trucks and some few cars In '58. Herkey big piece of cast iron. Truck engine? Yep! Low Rpm, High torque.....Later became 409, 396, 427, in the same block. Meanwhile, chevy smallblocks were Kicking ass! Started in '55 with the 265. 283 in '57, 327 in 58 or 59 but didn't get the press of the 409. Pretty much run rings around same big block car. Chevy smallblocks are still HOT now. Now we get over the yrs, 265, 283, 327, 305, 307, 350, 400 in many versions. Every one nasty in it's own way. 327 maybe the best, but a 4 bolt mainbearing 350 from the early 70's gets my vote. No muscle car for me, Got me a PU truck. Truck style, One bench seat cab, 8 foot cargo bed, first disc brakes in front, 7 leaf springs in the back. Walk away at 10,000 lb gvw. and tow 8,000 off a simple bumper hitch. Wasn't a slow PU off the showroom but over the yrs I kinda improved that thing a little. Cam, lifters, HD rockers, double spring Valves on the stock 194 heads, Street performer intake under a Carter 800 CFM Thermoquad carb. OK, Daily driver, around town stoplight to stoplight, 35 mph........9 mpg. On the highway at 70 mph loaded to 9,000 lb plus and or towing an 8,000 lb 35 ft 2 axle RV trailer.....13-17 mpg. Sounds crummy right?, Consider, Yer wimpy Prius gets say 40MPG. All U can make it weigh Is less than the dry weight of that PU. It can tow or haul about 7 of yer Hybrid cars and be more efficient. Miles per pound. Not to say everybody should drive a HD, fast car. No, there be a place for U and yer bitty tuna can car. If U buy a car for mileage first, I pity you.
I keep cars long years. I buy what works, Usefullness trumps fuel cost every time. Ya, I got a "mileage car" It's a rotten little 70's import hatchback. Thinks it's a sportscar and it's not far wrong, 96 HP, 5 speed manual shift... Froggy little tuna can car. FUN to drive! Half an engine, 4 cyl, 27 MPG with my foot in the gas tank. Drove it 20 yrs. Ya, I'm old, drove the hot Chevy PU 20 yrs also. Miles and performance matter. The hatchback wouldn't do close to what the PU would. I have since bought something in between. Got me a "Wuss Wagon" in my old age. It's Red inside and out, SUV, Called midsise but larger than some. Red wagon, Not an any kind of a racecar. 1990 Toyota, 4 Runner. Equipped to be a "real" 4WD" with underbody skid plates and all that offroad crap. But it got the Pwr locks and windows and rear view mirros, All the candy that no true 4WD needs. A roiling contradiction. But it's comfortable with it's AC and the rest. Bought it cheap and gonna run the wheels offa it!
The first 327 was 62
brdwonder 396 is a Mk IV, not a W, or Mk I . Chevrolet has a lot of really confusing engine history, including 5 different 427s.
Not the same blocks as 409 do some research,you cannot take a 348 and turn it into a 409 !!!!!!!!!!
Buddy after reading all of your comment you don't know much about Chevy cars do you?
@@johnnyhawkins43 I think you would be wrong. Both are W blocks. My father did it to the 348 in his 58 Impala back in the day.
there's just something about the 59 Chevy's I just love
Beautiful car! Brings back some childhood memories, my dad had one of these cars.
Masterpiece. Absolutely amazing.
Boy is that Nice... Prettiest Derriere that has ever existed on an Automobile I think and there have been some very nice ones over the years. Not sure "Massive" is very accurate for a 348 but anyway... So Nice...
In Canada, the Biscayne was also called a Pontiac Strato chief, which had a 261 c.i.d, which was a bored out 235 as well as other Chevy motors, this wasn't a wide tracking Catalina, which had Pontiac Motors.
My dream car is a 59 or 60 full size Chevy with a W engine
I love that car. That v8 sounds very nice.
What a gorgeous machine. Coupe police car? Must've been a detective's rig.
I have a '59 Biscayne two-door in the same condition except mine has the poor man's 6 cylinder with an automatic two speed power glide transmission. It is a pleasure to drive. Although, It gets a little Floaty when turning and cornering, like a boat on the water. There's about three to four inches of space between the seat and door which makes a great cup holder. I just wedge my Mickey Dee's cup in there and it never moves. In my opinion the '59 Biscayne was Chevrolet's best looking car.
Nice - gotta love the sound of solids- would still need to see it do 135
Broderick Crawford should have been driving one of those
This car looks menacing!! Even meaner with rear wheels hub caps but wider! Same steering wheel but smaller, they make them and they make the wheels too!
One of the coolest rides I've seen, and I am a Ford guy.
I learned something today, my '69 300 hp Nova SS had a 336 differential, maybe my top speed was 135 mph? Those bottom air vents let in a lot of air, plus the quarter vent windows, and 3 on the tree...beautiful.
Could you do more reviews of cars like this? I love the shape of the body so much.
She's real great my 348!
Even the birds sing when you open the door on this one :-)
Notice what a nice sound door makes, unlike later models from 70s/80s.
Too cool we should have cars like that now but it would put mechanics out of business
my favourite years of cars.
1950s 60s 70s 80s and 90s
This is my favourite car OF ALL TIME ! I need one soo hard :D
Sounds absolutely amazing.
If you look under hood at firewall it's missing brake booster. It made brakes soft as butter. This model brakes are hard as brick.
Yeah, he said it had power brakes but it clearly didn't.