Minneapolis Street Sighting: Chevrolet Impala

There's really not a more common vehicle here in the Twin Cities than Chevrolet's venerable Impala nameplate; it's a vehicle that's been used as a police car, a taxi, a beater, and now that they're reaching collector status, the Impala nameplate is becoming (or has become) a hit with other motoring crowds. The donk guys like them, because well, the name has instant street cred, the lowrider guys like em too- for the same reason. But it's quite often to find examples that have been tastefully modified, no matter what genre that modifications fall under.
Spotting a custom Impala isn't difficult--I know this; but spotting and shooting the right one can be. In a metropolitan area whose streets are riddled with loose car parts, potholes, bikers, and salt, many classic vehicles eventually succumb to damage--either from everyday driving, or as the result of motorists--or bus drivers who are simply to ignorant to keep an eye on their surroundings.
Not many have stood out over the years, but there are certain years that keep sticking out and beg me to find more examples; like 1958, 1961, the 1962s are the last year of Chevrolets that I dug almost the entire sedan and two door range. Fortunately, these aren't homie favorites yet, so finding clean ones should be easy. Or should it?











I've been car-stalking this clean '62 four door for quite a while now. When I first saw it, it was almost all stock, save for the club sticker. Still is, save for a nice lowering job. Unlike most "club" cars, this Impala hasn't been hacked into a relic of its former self. Wearing a period color, and sporting stock wheels and hubcaps, this classic four door appears that it could've been customized when it was brand new. I'm sure it probably has an airbag suspension, but who cares? It's clean, it looks very nice for what it is, and it doesn't look like a clone of every other customized Impala, four door or not.
I give the owner kudos for sticking to a basic, yet classy look; if this Impala had any other wheels, I'd simply pass it by. Same thing with the color; the brown really sets it off. I don't see many brown cars, and if this were any other color, I'd pass it by. It's not often that I shoot Impala four doors (because honestly they're either beaters, or donks), but it takes the right car to get me to notice. I'd say the owner of this clean '62 definitely made me notice-for the better.