"1962 Chevrolet"

Last update 03/28/2005

This is my 62 Impala. It is the kind of car you wanted when you were in high School! Only those of us that actually did have one like this had a hard time staying out of trouble!

Of coarse I am no longer in High School, so I just go to shows and cruise nights, weather permitting. This car has a 283 CID V8, Automatic Transmission, Power Steering, Power Brakes AM Radio with rear speaker, Lighter and Clock. The original color was Fawn Gold, as you can see it is now "RED". Why a 1962: My first car was a Blue 62 Impala, 283 Standard Transmit ion that I bought for $50. I learned to drive with this car. It was my "field bomber"! Unfortunately I beat this poor car to death, but I have allot of fond memories of that car.

Well, it all started when I wanted to paint the bracket for the Generator, that was too easy. So from there I thought it would be nice to clean up some and paint the water pump.

In order to get at it I decided to remove the fan, fan shroud and the Radiator. What the Heck I should Pull the Power steering unit and degrease as much as I can!

With all those parts out I figured that I should send the radiator out to get re-cored and find a new water pump. Then I took all the miscellaneous parts and glass beaded them to be refinished. From there I started working on the front of the Engine, cleaning and getting it the correct color. The Fuel line had a twist in it so, out I went looking for some Brake line to make a new one

Now with all these parts off I am feeling guilty about the Dash. The car was originally Fawn Gold, not one of my favorite colors and in My humble opinion this body style deserves to be Red!

About 8 hours later I had the Interior all Masked off.

And there you have it! RED

   Before

After

Stock 283 CID 46,850 miles

Fond Memories From Yesteryear (1962):

Top 10 Songs!
1. The Twist - Chubby Checker - Parkway
2. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles - ABC
3. Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons - Vee Jay
4. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker - Parkway
5. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee - Roulette
6. Stranger On The Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk - Atco
7. Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton - Epic
8. Sherry - Four Seasons - Vee Jay
9. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp - Cameo
10. Return To Sender - Elvis Presley -
RCA FLASHBACK TO: January 1st, 1962
HEADLINES:
U.S. launched Ranger I for moon, missed by 22,000 miles (1/26) ...
John Uelses set indoor pole vault world record [16' 1/4"] (2/2) ...
The 1st K-Mart Store opened (3/1) ...
MIT demonstrated 1st satellite relay of TV signal (4/24) ..,
Telstar, AT&T's communications satellite, was launched (7/10) ...
1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite [Telstar 1] (7/11) ...
Mariner 2 launched (8/27) ...
The Mete finished season with 140 losses in 160 games (9/27) ...
James H. Meredith was escorted to Un. of Miss. (9/30) ...
Billie Sol Estes was sentenced to 8 years for swindling 111/7)
World News:
U.S. Army Units Assigned to South Vietnam Israel Hangs Adolf Eichmann
Cuban Missile Crisis Brings World to the Brink
Cuba Sentences Bay of Pigs Invaders, Asks for Ransom
Satellite Sends First Worldwide TV Show
The U.S. Loans $100 Million to the U.N. to Help Meet its Financial Crisis 

 LEADERS:

TOP: Movie: Lawrence Of Arabia ...
Actor: Gregory Peck Actress: Anne Bancroft ...
Won World Series: New York AL ...
Heavyweight Champ: Sonny Listen ...
Derby Winner: Decidedly ...
Miss America: Maria Fletcher ...
Won Golf US Open: Jack Nicklaus ...
NFL Champ: Green Bay Packers ...
APL Champ: Dallas Texans  
BIRTHS: Patrick Ewing - Basketball Player (5/5) ...
Paula Abdul Dancer (6/19) ... Roger Clemens - Baseball (8/4) Matthew Broderick - Actor (8/21) ... Kristy McNichol Actress (9/9) ... Melissa Sue Anderson - Actress (9/26) Jodie Foster - Actress (11/19) ... Tracy Austin Tennis (12/12)
STATS:
New House: $12,500.00 Average Income: $5,556.00
Chevy Impala $2,500.00
Minimum Wage: $1.15
Life Expectancy: 69.7 Years
Gold per Ounce: $35.00
Silver per Ounce: $1.08
Flour/5 Lbs $ .57
Dow Jones 653.99
Eggs/dozen $ .54
 Milk/half gal. $ .52
Gallon of Gas $.28
Pair of Boots $ 14.97
Pair of Pants $ 10.70
Baseball $ 1.57
Lady's Bicycle $ 64.95
Population 185,771,000
1st Class Stamp $ .04
On This Day (January 1st) In History:
EVENTS:
1st asteroid discovered (1801) ...
Haiti gained its independence (1804) ...
Lincoln freed all slaves (1863) ...
1st Tournament of Roses in Pasadena (1886)
Michigan beat Stanford in 1st Rose Bowl (1902)