1978 Box Chevy Impala Junkyard Find
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- 1978 Box Chevy Impala Junkyard Find. Been a minute since I've ran across a 4 door Impala from the late '70s. This one, although funky from sitting for so long, was actually not in that bad of shape. It was mostly all there minus the front end. Looks like someone beat me to the car and got those parts. I don't believe it came into the yard like that. I have a 1989 4 door Caprice Brougham so not there that I could use but I did take the radio bezel as it was in great shape. But anyone local looking for parts could have a little field day if they had one of these.
That's a shame somebody would junk a car like that grew up with a 77 impala 350 dark green 4 door had an 81 impala with a 267 for a short time these were incredibly good cars easy to work on and built well thanks for sharing
I just got a 78 Impala same color! I love it.
So it looks like it was an elderly persons car that got junked
Shame really it was a really clean car too.
I agree, and then became a garbage receptacle as time went on.
Gotta love the box Chevy’s! Still see some box Caprices running around, but not many box Impalas. I would love to find a 77-85 box Impala 9C1, yeah those are tough man!
I love the 77-79 boxes. My first car was a 77 caprice.
I had a 77 2 door years back
Yes 305 VIN code U two barrel. First timing chain I did circa 1991 was on my grandparent's 305 1979 Caprice. Same engine setup but in '79 it was called a VIN G two barrel.
Bill Kates Motors was located at 4605 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76117 and appeared to be around at least through 2011 from what I can see. Looks like "RC Motor Sales" is there now as of Feb. 2019.
Do you know where I could get a headliner for a 79 caprice
I need to find the first box like that
thats that throw back registration sticker lol
Y'all be changing them stickers so much I get confused when i find them in the yard. Back home in Florida, they easy. The exact year on the the plate
Hello, where is this place located at? Cause the address on the page is wrong??
Did you get what u needed?
I need those hubcaps...
Wat junk yard is this
It was at DOS Amigos in ft WORTH TX. But its long gone. They crushed it
I’ve seen worse. That’s not bad
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That car needed an advocate. The last owner is probably now in some korean pos.
probably bought with the value apperance package, with body side mouldings, wheel opening moldings and wheel covers, if i had ordered a full size chevy in 1978, i would have gone for bumper strips and bumper guards, (std. on pontiac catalina).
in canada, the bel air, impala and caprice classics had pontiac clones, the laurentian, (bel air in canada, impala in u.s), parisienne, (impala) and parisienne brougham, (caprice classic), all were built in oshawa ont. and weren't sold in u.s, parisienne was sold in u.s in 1983 to 1989, after 1986, dropping the parisienne name plate, and was named safari, (sold only as a wagon).
the impala was a base model and fleet car, (bel air was still sold in canada). most 1978 full size chevys had the 5.0 litre, (std. on wagons), 4.1 litre was standard on coupe and sedan, the 5.7 litre, was optional.
They put junk transmissions behind those 305s. THM 200s from Chevettes. True
story, New Years Eve '78, friend had one with about 15,000 miles on it. Got stuck in snow,
gentle rocking blew it up. Lucky he had extended warranty, even the output shaft was broken.
And no, it was early and we weren't hammered yet.
And only 145 HP due to the EPA restrictions that the auto-makers were slow in overcoming. For a 3,600 pound car, that's pretty bad.
I dont recall the car being underpowered. Granted, it was no funny car, but got down the road just fine. Acceleration and merging was no problem.
Please tell me u still have it
Probably at the peak of the most uninteresting, boring cars that GM put out, the horrible box design along with auto-makers having to heavily restrict horsepower due to the EPA and not having the technology to overcome it. Even the clock back then was an option. The X-car release even made things worse for GM. Still, if one has one of those cars today, it's interesting and unique.
Nice score on the radio bezel, you forgot the radio itself lol
Looks similar to the Ford LTD sedans of the 80s, love the boxier cars from the 70s.
Looks like it was taken care of until the owners passed away, probably could've gotten the car to run without too much effort.
But the interior looks to be too moldy and unhealthy to use, sad it had to be that way
I should start taking those radios as I have noticed they are starting to become desirable from guys wanting that original look
@@ClassicRideSocietyYesh I'm one of "those guys", the ones where we compromise by putting an aftermarket radio hidden behind the glovebox lol. Would love to see you take one home and revive it ^^
I had a 77 Impala it was a great car. General motors for life
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Ah man. Thats sucks. Wished that one was up here.
And wish that 9c1 you found was down here😄. I could have used one on of them doors😞
I worked w a guy at GoodYear that had a 78 in triple green with the 305 deuce. This was in the mid 90s. Being a Chicago car, it was a total rust bucket with many patch panels on it and sheet metal pop riveted in for frt floors. He put in a timing chain and new valve seals and drove the devil out of it. IMO, this was 1 of GM's best chassis designs. So simple to work on and maintain! His car had over 300k on it when he sold it.
Just a friendly suggestion-You seem to often struggle with frozen hood hinges. As a goodwill gesture to the yard owners, why not carry a can of PB Blaster and/or WD/and/or white grease and treat them to avoid damaging them when close them again?
Hopefully they will show a video with it full build and cherry it out , brandy wine with a major major major, flack and black on black rims with 50' s style white walls size 15
#1979 #chevyimapla
I need the bumpers off this car. Where is it at? Do they ship to Columbus Ohio
man those impala reverse light are dope. Keep em coming bro
That bumper still there
Long gone. Car was crushed
@@ClassicRideSociety shit if you come across another one give me a holler i need a few parts for my 2 door 78 ive found 1 in Oklahoma
Aqui no Brasil valem uma fortuna um carro deste
Need da hole car
It's long gone
Been crushed
Man that's a nice impala classic.. my homie had a 79 bald head just like it..
Yea this another one that could have bern a good project. To think, they sold it to the yard for $200-300
Yo man I live in Maryland and they do have a Western Auto and it is a nice store they don't have Fisher guns but they do have good prices
I used love going to Western Auto when I was a kid. That place had all sorts of stuff. They even got into the beepers when they were all the rage. I got mine connected there😅
Video on the 4 door next to it coming soon?
Already dropped. ruclips.net/video/j0EKqP3NS6Q/видео.html
Soft camshafts.
Western Auto Parts filed for Bankruptcy in March of 1997 and Advance Auto parts brought the chain out of bankruptcy by Spring of 1998.
😎 I never knew that and we had Western Auto in our town for years
@@ClassicRideSociety I think Sears had a handle in Western Auto at one time. Those belts were likely made by Dayco or Gates for Western.
Had a 78 impala 2door. Same interior as this one. Glad that thing is gone.
I had a 78 2 door as well. Sold it to a friend who had to have it
@@ClassicRideSociety My grandparents had a '79 Caprice 4 door. It was light blue, light blue interior, 305 V8 like this one. Great car. They had it from 1983 to 1996 and it was very reliable. I learned a lot on that car. They paid $1000 for it in 1983, because it had 78,000 miles on it when they got it (It was my father's company's car).
Is it for sale from that junkyard
No, they only parting it out
Damn, such a beautiful car going to waste
See it far too often around here in these yards
I need the fenders
She's at "Dos Amigos Auto Salvage" in ft worth TX
Thanks a lot brother 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿