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1964 Chevrolet Impala named "Gypsy Rose," owned by Jesse Valadez, on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum. [1] It is considered to be one of the most iconic lowriders ever built. [2] A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among African American & Mexican American youth in the 1940s. [3]
The Impala became a separate series, adding a four-door hardtop and four-door sedan to the two-door Sport Coupe and convertible and a five-door station wagon. Sport Coupes featured a shortened roof line and wrap-over back window. The standard engine was an I6, while the base V8 was the carryover 283 cu in (4.6 L), at 185 hp (138 kW).
The first Gypsy Rose was a 1960 Chevrolet Impala [2] that he painted a simple flashy pink, thinking of the burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee. [2] In 1964, he founded the Imperials car club with his brother Armando. [5] [6] He was part of the lowrider cruising scene in East Los Angeles and wanted the Imperials club to represent the city well. [5]
The Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation) is a full-size automobile produced by Chevrolet for the 1965 through 1970 model years. The 1965 Impala was all new, while the 1967 and 1969 models featured new bodies on the same redesigned perimeter frame introduced on the 1965 models.
The base LS came with a 3.8 L V6 engine; the LTZ came standard with a 220 kW (295 hp) 5.7 L Gen III V8, the SS and Royale came with a 242 kW (325 hp) version of the same engine. In 2003, Holden launched a revised and facelifted Statesman and Caprice (WK), which was reflected in their Middle Eastern versions for the 2004 model year.
The 1958–60 Buicks and 1959–60 Oldsmobiles used a ladder-type frame, while an X-frame without side rails was used on 1959–60 Pontiacs, 1959–64 Chevrolets, and 1961–64 Buicks. The B platform was the last platform design to have the gasoline tank filler port behind the license plate after 1958.
Ramone (voiced by Cheech Marin in the films and video games, and Milton James in Cars 3: Driven to Win) is a 1959 Chevrolet Impala coupé [13] lowrider who owns Ramone's House of Body Art, where he paints himself and other cars, including Lightning McQueen. After Doc Hudson's death, Ramone took up the profession of mechanic for the residents of ...