Purchased by my Father and Mother after spotting it on the Joseph Chevrolet showroom floor in Cincinnati, Ohio in August of 1968. It is one of 6,600 convertible Impalas made that year. Having been a part of my life from the beginning as this was the car I rode home in from in St. Elizebeth Hospital in Covington, Kentucky when I was born. I fondly remember sleeping in the back seat on many long trips. After the passing of my father in 1995 my mother would not let anyone drive it or move it and it sat in an open air garage deteriorating for 9 years. Finally she asked me if I wanted to have it or should she sell it. Of course I told her I wanted it. It took two years to get the engine rebuilt (long story) and after fixing other odds and ends the car is now running near perfectly. The '68 is nearly all original, except for some minor replacement parts and the passenger side rear bumper. It still has the original 327 engine. It also has the original top, which badly needs to be replaced. It also needs to have the paint completely stripped off and a new paint job as well as removing the rust spots. It may take a few more years for her complete transformation, but in the end it will be well worth the wait. Someday, it will be my daughter, Emily's car.
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