Absolutely. In the 60's Bill Mitchell managed to wean the public away from that box-on-a-box look that was so typical of many cars then and more toward a one-piece, smooth look like the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. When my uncle got his '65 Impala (SS 327) it was like nothing else I'd seen!
Starting in 1959, Mitchell’s Chevy design team punched the wheelbase out to 119 inches and designed the big Impalas, each unique up until the mid-70’s, with near-perfect power trains for their size, comfortable interiors, and each one seemingly more stylish and advanced than the previous one. These are American classics. I’m looking at ‘61 bubble tops for purchase at the moment.
Bill Mitchell styled some of the best looking cars ever, even in the heart of the smog era he was styling bangers like the '73 Monte Carlo or the clamshell wagons.
I had a 1965 Impala when I was 17. Traded it off, regretted it for years. For my 25 wedding anniversary my wife surprised me with a 1965 Impala SS. They are both KEEPERS. LOL
My dad traded in his 1963 square back Galaxie Custom R-Code 427 dual quad, 4- speed, 4:11 rear gear, black with red interior for a 4-door 62 Pontiac and twin boys in August 1964. My dad was my hero and always will be. His family was more important. Of all the 1963 / 1963-1/2 Galaxie's built with 427 dual quad engines, his Custom trim level was the lowest production number built with that option. Would have been worth over $150,000 grand. Miss you dad.
Today is June 23, 2024, I'm an old guy now...but I'm blessed, I've been with my Beautiful Wife for 40 years and have 3 Chevys, 2009 C6, '04 Silverado and a 1968 C10...I have health issues now but maybe things will get better...Don't tell anybody, a did shed a tear.
Agreed to that brother. Don't matter what you grew up on it's what connected with your family the most. I grew up Chevrolet and it hit hard with my family with great memories and for the rest of my life it's all I can own towards respect to GM for giving me, my dad, and my grandfather great memories. I'm not a ford guy nor dodge but out of respect towards anyones upbringings, It's good to see a family and person stay loyal to a brand that took care of them. Long live American trucks, they all mean something to us deep down. Respect brother
I drive a 1996 Chevy Caprice. She is my Baby Girl. I will love her until I die. The cars of old have a spirit. You feel it everytime you get in. Love this story.
The reaction he has. "That's my Chevy" that's what's car companies are missing today. A car isn't just wheels and an engine to get you around. It's something that it represents. The fun the excitement the thrill and family that you build in that car. This what we need to go back to. Building something that transcends the years and takes you back to a moment of happiness
Yes. You are so correct! A car IS more than just wheels (and onboard computers these days). I drive a 2010 Chevy van. I like it and it serves me well. But I also drive a 2004 Suzuki Jimny. It’s a little 4x4. Just driving it to the grocery store puts a GIANT smile on my face! Just looking at it reminds you of all the “stuff” my wife and I have done in it (get your minds out of the gutter. The Jimny is too small for that if your 60+). It’s also easy to service for a DIY guy. I wish cars could be like this again. Chevy is coming up with great commercials. Now they need to build a product that matches the marketing.
I have seen this numerous times, but I still sometimes have tears rolling down my cheeks when I watch it. This represents much more than just the car. It represents family, love , caring and of course that 65 Chevy. Bravo
As a Chevy guy now, my brother and I have been on a search our Dad’s old 71 Mopar. We grew up hearing stories of that car, but despite the old mans best efforts, we became Bow tie guys. But for his 60th birthday, I’d give anything if I could find, buy, and give my old man his old Charger back as a thank you for being such a great dad, and for making me a car guy. Chevy does run deep, and being a car guy runs even deeper. I cry every time I watch this.
I cry watching this. Cars are so much more than just transportation and metal. I was blessed to have my 2009 Mustang reappear in my life after 11 years. It’s not going anywhere this time.
I have seen some comments where other people have posted this video saying it’s just a commercial. I’m don’t care. This is my FAVORITE YOU TUBE VIDEO EVER. I couldn’t even tell you how many times I have watched it. The way the dad reacts.....if that doesn’t get to ya, friend, you have no soul. I needed a pick me up this morning, my favorite cousin is dying from COVID. His dad and my dad were twins. I just needed something for my heart this morning and this was it.
That is why a lot of people around the world ( especially here in Brazil ) love The Big Tree automakers.....cars that mean love, passion, family and a lot of good feelings. Long life to The Big Tree 🙏
This is so awesome! My dad had a beautiful maroon 65 Impala convertible. I got my license with it. I've been a Chevy guy ever since, including 3 Camaro SSs. Oh the memories!
Love these commercials, including the new one with the 1966 Impala SS! Back in the late 70s my father and I began a Chevrolet odyssey by cutting our restoration teeth on a 1954 Chevy Bel-Air. Problem was, it wouldn't start easily after it warmed up! I told Dad I couldn't rely on that car for my day-to-day needs. He tracked down a car for me within our extended family...a 1965 Impala convertible! Loved that car! Unfortunately it was stolen just before my senior year at LSU. When I retired in 2019, I found a '65 SS Impala here in Cheyenne. It's sitting in my garage now. Godspeed all!
Chevy runs deep, it is the only car I have ever owned or driven that always felt like an extension of me, and no other car can get my heart pounding and bring a smile to my face. Just like the commercial, you never forget your first or your last Chevy !
A couple days ago I just bought a 92 blazer and all the memories just flooded me when I got in it. My older half brothers’ step dad had a 93 gmc RCSB they drove. It was a 5 speed and 4x4. Just sitting behind the wheel of my blazer I instantly go back to my childhood. You just don’t get the same connection with newer cars. I never want anything new. I traded it for a 2010 escape with way less problems than this blazer and I still don’t regret it one bit.
Awesome commercial. And I always find it funny with people who instantly put their hands over their chest like they're having a heart attack, when they feel absolutely nothing. It's just a reaction we've come to embrace. Hooray for Dad! Glad you got your ride back. It's NOT "just a car".
When we were kids my dad had an impala too! I remember those tailights and remembered how big the car was! Geez.. this bought back memories (and some tears too). ❤️💯
My dad had an old truck that he loved and owned since new, he passed away in 2012 and my step mom sold the truck. I've been looking for that truck since he passed. I want that truck, me and my dad rode all over the place in that truck. I love that truck, it's one of the last things I can have to remember my dad other than memories. I hope I can get it before it gets too far from my reach.
Amazing!! Loved it, so cool! So many times I've wondered and tried to get my first new factory hot rod back and time is running out. So beautiful to see this family's success. Loved it.
Great story! My father bought a 1966 Impala SS brand new just months before I was born. The story goes that my mother was not happy that he did that. I never thought too much about that car until I was older and realized the significance of it. I haven't searched it out and purchased it back but your story is inspiring......maybe someday.
Great story. Impossible to truly appreciate this story unless you've owned and lost a Classic car. Part of your heart leaves when the car is gone. I cannot imagine a greater gift to give your Dad. My Father finally replaced a 1951 Mercury that had been totaled in an accident 40 years prior. He would just beam every time he got around that car. I guess it was his own little time machine..
I understand this all too well. I just handed over my title to my 2007 Porsche Cayman. Mr. Frank, I know the young lady will take care of it as I have. It's about passing the love for your ride on to the right person at the right time as well.
“It’s what non-car people don’t get. They see all cars as just a ton and a half, two tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber, and that’s all they see. People like you or I know we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities… You can develop a relationship with a car and that’s what non-car people don’t get… When something has foibles and won’t handle properly, that gives it a particularly human quality because it makes mistakes, and that’s how you can build a relationship with a car that other people won’t get.” ~ Jeremy Clarkson Car are more than machines. They carry emotions and memories, that can last a lifetime. That’s what people don’t get and what makes cars more than just a hobby.
This video has inspired me to begin looking for my dad’s ‘66 Caprice. It is the exact color of this Impala, which brought tears to my eyes when it rolled up to the house. Sadly, he passed away when I was young, but it would mean so much to my mom to drive it again. She had to sell it because she couldn’t afford to keep 2 cars.
My dad's dream was an Olds Rocket Motor powered car - he achieved THAT just before he passed away (at 31). My uncles were a BIG influence growing up (they owned a Carpet Installation Business during *probably* the best times for that business). Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge is credited with starting the "Van Craze" - my Uncle's did ALL the work for *THAT*. They were both heavy Mopar enthusiasts: Uncle Ronnie bought a '70 Challenger RT/SE 426 Hemi (for his wife to drive) - yeah, right. Uncle Paul had a '69 Super Bee with the 440 6-pack, then traded that in for the '72 Demon GSS (340 ci Paxton Super Charged) monster (Norm warned him that they wanted to only do automatics, but my uncle insisted on having a 4 speed). I've listened to when my uncles and their friends would get together, and eventually, it'd get around to cars that they'd wished they'd kept. I listened - never get rid of a car you have an emotional attachment to. I still have my '65 GTO Convertible from High School - my 1st Love.
One of my Uncles on my dad's side (he married one of my Dad's sisters), sold insurance in the small town they grew up in, always had cars that I was impressed with (even as a youngster). Uncle Ed (because of the 6 or so kids he had), bought Station Wagons - with the BIGEST MOTORS OFFERED - 427, then 455 (I don't think my cousins realized it until I pointed it out.
What a beautiful gift for a great father from his son's!👍 This is a dream I would love make come true for my father with his black 1981 GMC Sierra Classic 3500 single cab dually. The truck has only been in our family since new and will always be. It took me years to convince him to sale it to me and he finally did last year. The truck is all original and has never been in an accident but worked hard as his welding truck and took many family road trips all over the US and Mexico for almost 30 years and is aged. Well I can keep going on but my plan is to fully restore it soon and give him the surprise of having his truck like the day he picked it up at the GMC Truck dealer here in San Antonio, Tx. Congratulations to your father for his beautiful gift and I enjoy your video everytime I watch it.👍
Beautiful story. What a happy moment in his life to see his Chevy again. My dad had the very same make and model, and year. It was midnight blue with white leather interior. Back in those days there was a sense of pride in ownership. Cars back then had their own identity. So different from each other. They had character. You could identify each make and model as they rolled down the street. Not so anymore. They all look like they come off the same assembly line. Hard to identify until you see the badge. Shame. Love the video. Brought back memories of my own. At least I had a chance to drive dad's car when I got my license. Oh, the rumble! Now kids put on those fart mufflers. 🙄😂
My dad owned a SS with a 327 CID, I was 17 years old and my dad was cool enough to let me take it out alone. The owners manual listed other engine options, 396, and 409! I rewarded my father's kindness by blowing up the engine burning rubber leaving the drive in theater "THE DENT DRIVE IN" Cincinnati Ohio.
My first car was a 65 impala. I was 17 It was a for door hard top! After I wore that one out I had a 65 impala ss small block for 10 years then a 65 396 for 25 years It was yellow with black interior! Sold it to my stepson who kept it for a few years then sold it. Always loved that body style. It's all good as i still own a 66 chevelle, 55 belair wagon and a 72 C-10 I've owned for 28 years
I'm driving a perfect 23 year old Chevy truck that I wouldn't trade for a new one. My wife has a 25 year old short bed single cab lightning that she dearly loves.. we get it.
I get goosebumps every time I watch this. Only a true lover of cars would understand.
I know this is 10 years old and probably nobody even read this comment but it's a great literally brought tears to my eyes
Few people know how much of a styling genius GM Design Chief Bill Mitchell was. These were gems!
Absolutely. In the 60's Bill Mitchell managed to wean the public away from that box-on-a-box look that was so typical of many cars then and more toward a one-piece, smooth look like the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. When my uncle got his '65 Impala (SS 327) it was like nothing else I'd seen!
Starting in 1959, Mitchell’s Chevy design team punched the wheelbase out to 119 inches and designed the big Impalas, each unique up until the mid-70’s, with near-perfect power trains for their size, comfortable interiors, and each one seemingly more stylish and advanced than the previous one. These are American classics. I’m looking at ‘61 bubble tops for purchase at the moment.
Bill Mitchell styled some of the best looking cars ever, even in the heart of the smog era he was styling bangers like the '73 Monte Carlo or the clamshell wagons.
I had a 1965 Impala when I was 17. Traded it off, regretted it for years. For my 25 wedding anniversary my wife surprised me with a 1965 Impala SS. They are both KEEPERS. LOL
Getting your exact car back was a miracle.
No miracles and this sure wasn’t one.
My dad traded in his 1963 square back Galaxie Custom R-Code 427 dual quad, 4- speed, 4:11 rear gear, black with red interior for a 4-door 62 Pontiac and twin boys in August 1964.
My dad was my hero and always will be.
His family was more important.
Of all the 1963 / 1963-1/2 Galaxie's built with 427 dual quad engines, his Custom trim level was the lowest production number built with that option.
Would have been worth over $150,000 grand.
Miss you dad.
Today is June 23, 2024, I'm an old guy now...but I'm blessed, I've been with my Beautiful Wife for 40 years and have 3 Chevys, 2009 C6, '04 Silverado and a 1968 C10...I have health issues now but maybe things will get better...Don't tell anybody, a did shed a tear.
When it comes to old American Muscle..wither your a Ford, Chevy or Dodge guy no matter who you are we all would drive any of them over new vehicles
My Damn Channel this is so true. I just bought my first classic! 1969 Lincoln Mark-III and I gotta say, it's amazing!!
My Damn Channel. Amen to that.... I am 71 and I wish that I held onto the classic muscle cars I owned during the 1960's.
Except for a Yugo... never a Yugo
Agreed to that brother. Don't matter what you grew up on it's what connected with your family the most. I grew up Chevrolet and it hit hard with my family with great memories and for the rest of my life it's all I can own towards respect to GM for giving me, my dad, and my grandfather great memories. I'm not a ford guy nor dodge but out of respect towards anyones upbringings, It's good to see a family and person stay loyal to a brand that took care of them. Long live American trucks, they all mean something to us deep down. Respect brother
But never a Yugo
Brings back old memories my dad had a 65 ss white with black roof and red interior my favorite car
family is a blessing... respect ur elders.. love your youngers... that is all life is about...
I drive a 1996 Chevy Caprice. She is my Baby Girl. I will love her until I die. The cars of old have a spirit. You feel it everytime you get in. Love this story.
More than a car, it brings back memories and feeling , so very true. Chevy runs deep.
These boys were brought up well. ♥
Actually made me cry a little! Chevy does run deep!
All the down to my great grandfather we’ve always had chevy trucks and that’s a special thing. If that ain’t true American than idk what is
@@user-xg3oc2uu4g I'm a f150 man always have been to each as own
Wow...that brough back a flood of Memories with tears...
This video made me cry. And I’m a Grown man, love the sons passion for his dad old passion
What a great story! My first car was a 65 impala that my dad bought new. Danube blue. Loved that car....
The reaction he has. "That's my Chevy" that's what's car companies are missing today. A car isn't just wheels and an engine to get you around. It's something that it represents. The fun the excitement the thrill and family that you build in that car. This what we need to go back to. Building something that transcends the years and takes you back to a moment of happiness
True. Stuff built today looks like everything else - like it's punched out of a cookie cutter.
You couldn’t have said it better! Cars used to have individual personalities.
Yes. You are so correct! A car IS more than just wheels (and onboard computers these days). I drive a 2010 Chevy van. I like it and it serves me well. But I also drive a 2004 Suzuki Jimny. It’s a little 4x4. Just driving it to the grocery store puts a GIANT smile on my face! Just looking at it reminds you of all the “stuff” my wife and I have done in it (get your minds out of the gutter. The Jimny is too small for that if your 60+). It’s also easy to service for a DIY guy. I wish cars could be like this again. Chevy is coming up with great commercials. Now they need to build a product that matches the marketing.
Agreed, these new things all look the same.
I fall in love with the 65 Impala EVERY time I watch this. Born Chevy, live Chevy die Chevy!!!
Old GM / Fisher / Delco / Rochester through and through !
DIEHARDCHEVY
Hell yeah
I have seen this numerous times, but I still sometimes have tears rolling down my cheeks when I watch it. This represents much more than just the car. It represents family, love , caring and of course that 65 Chevy. Bravo
Same, it is an advert that does what many adverts should do. More than just an advert, it is an emotional story.
Wow, one of, if not the best car commercial I've ever seen. It's definitely a tearjerker! Merry Christmas everyone! ✝️😌♥️🎄
I am so blessed , i found this on Christmas day!
As a Chevy guy now, my brother and I have been on a search our Dad’s old 71 Mopar. We grew up hearing stories of that car, but despite the old mans best efforts, we became Bow tie guys. But for his 60th birthday, I’d give anything if I could find, buy, and give my old man his old Charger back as a thank you for being such a great dad, and for making me a car guy. Chevy does run deep, and being a car guy runs even deeper. I cry every time I watch this.
You should contact mark from graveyard cars. He can probably tell you where all the old Mopar are.
I cry watching this. Cars are so much more than just transportation and metal. I was blessed to have my 2009 Mustang reappear in my life after 11 years. It’s not going anywhere this time.
None toyota or honda never will have a beautiful history like that, it's a fact.
Great story mate. I gave my son my 65 Sport Sedan for his 21st Birthday. He luved it.
I have seen some comments where other people have posted this video saying it’s just a commercial. I’m don’t care. This is my FAVORITE YOU TUBE VIDEO EVER. I couldn’t even tell you how many times I have watched it. The way the dad reacts.....if that doesn’t get to ya, friend, you have no soul. I needed a pick me up this morning, my favorite cousin is dying from COVID. His dad and my dad were twins. I just needed something for my heart this morning and this was it.
You have the best family ever. I am currently restoring my red 1968 Chevelle so my son can have it before I kick the bucket some day.
That is why a lot of people around the world ( especially here in Brazil ) love The Big Tree automakers.....cars that mean love, passion, family and a lot of good feelings. Long life to The Big Tree 🙏
Wow God bless this beautiful family.
This is so awesome! My dad had a beautiful maroon 65 Impala convertible. I got my license with it. I've been a Chevy guy ever since, including 3 Camaro SSs. Oh the memories!
Best Commercial Ever!
I cried like a baby when I watched it!
Chevy! The best brand on the road!!! Then and now!
American muscle. Nothing better
It's also french muscle
Love these commercials, including the new one with the 1966 Impala SS! Back in the late 70s my father and I began a Chevrolet odyssey by cutting our restoration teeth on a 1954 Chevy Bel-Air. Problem was, it wouldn't start easily after it warmed up! I told Dad I couldn't rely on that car for my day-to-day needs. He tracked down a car for me within our extended family...a 1965 Impala convertible! Loved that car! Unfortunately it was stolen just before my senior year at LSU. When I retired in 2019, I found a '65 SS Impala here in Cheyenne. It's sitting in my garage now. Godspeed all!
Chevy runs deep, it is the only car I have ever owned or driven that always felt like an extension of me, and no other car can get my heart pounding and bring a smile to my face. Just like the commercial, you never forget your first or your last Chevy !
My next car will be a 1973 Monte Carlo with swivel seats, and I'll be damned if I ever sell it once I get my hands on one.
My dad was a Chevy guy, but didn't hesitate to give his Mopar love either. This inspired me to go find his old Charger..
A couple days ago I just bought a 92 blazer and all the memories just flooded me when I got in it. My older half brothers’ step dad had a 93 gmc RCSB they drove. It was a 5 speed and 4x4. Just sitting behind the wheel of my blazer I instantly go back to my childhood. You just don’t get the same connection with newer cars. I never want anything new. I traded it for a 2010 escape with way less problems than this blazer and I still don’t regret it one bit.
This is why Chevy is awesome, they should not get discontinued, keep being active Chevrolet
Awesome commercial.
And I always find it funny with people who instantly put their hands over their chest like they're having a heart attack, when they feel absolutely nothing. It's just a reaction we've come to embrace.
Hooray for Dad! Glad you got your ride back.
It's NOT "just a car".
Congrats on your personal successes in life to be able to do this. Great story.
Some people will never understand this. I truly feel sorry and sad for those people.
I'm a Dodge girl I owned a 1964 Dodge Dart and I loved driving it. I wish I still had it.
Simply beautiful!
My dad’s 68 is a 396. Love that thing.
What a great.story and I enjoyed this so much. Thanks for sharing
My Grandma had a 67 with a 283 powerglide some memories for sure
This is what all car guys dream of. His kids made his dads dream come true.
I’m happy for them 😊
When we were kids my dad had an impala too! I remember those tailights and remembered how big the car was! Geez.. this bought back memories (and some tears too). ❤️💯
My dad had an old truck that he loved and owned since new, he passed away in 2012 and my step mom sold the truck. I've been looking for that truck since he passed. I want that truck, me and my dad rode all over the place in that truck. I love that truck, it's one of the last things I can have to remember my dad other than memories. I hope I can get it before it gets too far from my reach.
Any luck?
1965 - best selling year for Chevrolet's full size car. They sold more Impala's, Bel Air's and Biscayne's than any other model year.
Chevy made awesome vehicles back in the day I have a 93 suburban with just over 800,000km on her still purrs like a kitten
Saw this video when it first came out about decade a go. Moved me then and moves me now.
Boy, this made me cry. Great vedio Chevrolet.
Amazing!! Loved it, so cool! So many times I've wondered and tried to get my first new factory hot rod back and time is running out. So beautiful to see this family's success. Loved it.
Chevy hits this one out of the ballpark. Well done Chevrolet!!
The fact that he said "They changed the mufflers" shows how attached he is to that car. It's like hearing your child's voice through a loud crowd.
Great story! My father bought a 1966 Impala SS brand new just months before I was born. The story goes that my mother was not happy that he did that. I never thought too much about that car until I was older and realized the significance of it. I haven't searched it out and purchased it back but your story is inspiring......maybe someday.
That was beautiful. I got the chill bumps when Dad saw the car. I did get nervous when he was clutching his heart though. Great story.
I‘m in tears every time watching this.
Best car commercial EVER !! BRAVO CHEVY BRAVO !!!!!!!!
This is a family, so nice. I love stories like this and wish my life could have positive family stories.
Welcome Back Home 1965 Chevrolet impala SS 396 4spd I'll be crying to y'all got a good Dad it was God all the time he got the real deal
I think this is about as cool a story as I've ever seen on RUclips. Congratulations on making your father very happy.
Mine was a '65 Chevelle 327 SS, Cyprus Green with white interior. Oh, how I wish I had it now.
My Dad had a '65' He's gone now, but I'd give my right arm to ride with him in that car one more time.
Ok, whos cutting onions? Stop it...
Best cry I’ve had in a long time thank you Chevy……
What amazing kids you are! Your not even my kids and I'm so proud of you! He's a lucky man
A beautiful story
The happiest man in the world!
Great story. Impossible to truly appreciate this story unless you've owned and lost a Classic car. Part of your heart leaves when the car is gone. I cannot imagine a greater gift to give your Dad. My Father finally replaced a 1951 Mercury that had been totaled in an accident 40 years prior. He would just beam every time he got around that car. I guess it was his own little time machine..
I understand this all too well. I just handed over my title to my 2007 Porsche Cayman. Mr. Frank, I know the young lady will take care of it as I have. It's about passing the love for your ride on to the right person at the right time as well.
“It’s what non-car people don’t get. They see all cars as just a ton and a half, two tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber, and that’s all they see. People like you or I know we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities… You can develop a relationship with a car and that’s what non-car people don’t get… When something has foibles and won’t handle properly, that gives it a particularly human quality because it makes mistakes, and that’s how you can build a relationship with a car that other people won’t get.” ~ Jeremy Clarkson
Car are more than machines. They carry emotions and memories, that can last a lifetime. That’s what people don’t get and what makes cars more than just a hobby.
I still have my High School car, 1978 Chevy Nova Rally from when I graduated in 1979. It is not in that great of shape but I still have it.
i always love this one two❤💯
Great family, great car!!
Chevy the heart beat of America 🇺🇸♥
This video has inspired me to begin looking for my dad’s ‘66 Caprice. It is the exact color of this Impala, which brought tears to my eyes when it rolled up to the house. Sadly, he passed away when I was young, but it would mean so much to my mom to drive it again. She had to sell it because she couldn’t afford to keep 2 cars.
My dad's dream was an Olds Rocket Motor powered car - he achieved THAT just before he passed away (at 31). My uncles were a BIG influence growing up (they owned a Carpet Installation Business during *probably* the best times for that business). Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge is credited with starting the "Van Craze" - my Uncle's did ALL the work for *THAT*. They were both heavy Mopar enthusiasts: Uncle Ronnie bought a '70 Challenger RT/SE 426 Hemi (for his wife to drive) - yeah, right. Uncle Paul had a '69 Super Bee with the 440 6-pack, then traded that in for the '72 Demon GSS (340 ci Paxton Super Charged) monster (Norm warned him that they wanted to only do automatics, but my uncle insisted on having a 4 speed). I've listened to when my uncles and their friends would get together, and eventually, it'd get around to cars that they'd wished they'd kept. I listened - never get rid of a car you have an emotional attachment to. I still have my '65 GTO Convertible from High School - my 1st Love.
One of my Uncles on my dad's side (he married one of my Dad's sisters), sold insurance in the small town they grew up in, always had cars that I was impressed with (even as a youngster). Uncle Ed (because of the 6 or so kids he had), bought Station Wagons - with the BIGEST MOTORS OFFERED - 427, then 455 (I don't think my cousins realized it until I pointed it out.
Cried
I cried
Misss my dads 78 z28 camaro still to this day haven’t found it yet
Wow, super amazing. What a cool thing to do for your Dad.
What a beautiful gift for a great father from his son's!👍 This is a dream I would love make come true for my father with his black 1981 GMC Sierra Classic 3500 single cab dually. The truck has only been in our family since new and will always be. It took me years to convince him to sale it to me and he finally did last year. The truck is all original and has never been in an accident but worked hard as his welding truck and took many family road trips all over the US and Mexico for almost 30 years and is aged. Well I can keep going on but my plan is to fully restore it soon and give him the surprise of having his truck like the day he picked it up at the GMC Truck dealer here in San Antonio, Tx. Congratulations to your father for his beautiful gift and I enjoy your video everytime I watch it.👍
always makes me cry..
Beautiful story. What a happy moment in his life to see his Chevy again. My dad had the very same make and model, and year. It was midnight blue with white leather interior. Back in those days there was a sense of pride in ownership. Cars back then had their own identity. So different from each other. They had character. You could identify each make and model as they rolled down the street. Not so anymore. They all look like they come off the same assembly line. Hard to identify until you see the badge. Shame. Love the video. Brought back memories of my own. At least I had a chance to drive dad's car when I got my license. Oh, the rumble! Now kids put on those fart mufflers. 🙄😂
Proud owner of a pristine 96 SS Impala SS in black of course. The last true SS Impala.
Very cool family story 😎
Outstanding !!!
Made me teary-eyed! Loved it!
A classmate in high school 50 years ago had a 65 Impala SS same color. 327
There's nothing better than that. Just gave my ol man his dream car and the reaction was the same.
We have an identical one in our shop in Ms
My dad went to buy a set of tires and came home with the tires and a new car 1965 Chevy 4 door. Mom threw a fit. Great car.
Gave me goosebumps
My dad owned a SS with a 327 CID, I was 17 years old and my dad was cool enough to let me take it out alone. The owners manual listed other engine options, 396, and 409! I rewarded my father's kindness by blowing up the engine burning rubber leaving the drive in theater "THE DENT DRIVE IN" Cincinnati Ohio.
My first car was a 65 impala. I was 17
It was a for door hard top!
After I wore that one out I had a 65 impala ss small block for 10 years then a 65 396 for 25 years
It was yellow with black interior!
Sold it to my stepson who kept it for a few years then sold it. Always loved that body style. It's all good as i still own a 66 chevelle, 55 belair wagon and a 72
C-10 I've owned for 28 years
I had a canary yellow 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback I just loved that car. If my kids were to do this for me I would be the happiest man alive.
I'm driving a perfect 23 year old Chevy truck that I wouldn't trade for a new one. My wife has a 25 year old short bed single cab lightning that she dearly loves.. we get it.
What a wonderful story. I wish I could find my 64 Impala SS convertible but I have no idea how to even search for the VIN number.
YOU MADE ME TEAR UP, WHY DO US BABY BOOMERS HAVE SUCH A LOVE AFFAIR WITH OUR 60 CHEVY'S??? I WOULDN'T SELL MY 64 CHEVY PICKUP FOR NOTHING..
Wow...
Touching...😥💗