Why was the Chevy Impala a good car?
Why was the Chevy Impala a good car? It wasn't merely a car, it was the rolling embodiment of American mass culture's vast reach. It was the car that beat the Ruskies. Like the backyard swimming pools Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev spotted while flying over Los Angeles on a rare trip to the U.S., the Impala was part of that Communism-defeating dream of hard work and soft leisure. Is the Chevy Impala going to be retired? The badge will be retired and the plant retooled to churn out electric cars, ending yet another era in an era jam-packed with the...