The Impala - A Car For Young Men

{What makes|Why is|The actual} muscle cars so great {that they can|they can|that they may} transcend trends and generations in order to remain at the top {when it comes|in regards|as it pertains} to being the most coveted cars {out|away} there? Is it the way they look and their powerful engines? {Let's|A few|Discussing} take a closer look, shall we?

{These days|Nowadays|Today}, when people think of muscle cars, they immediately {associate|connect|relate} the term with vehicles {that were|which were|that have been} made for {speed|velocity|rate} and great performance. {Classic|Traditional|Typical} car enthusiasts, the ones considered to be {purists|quibblers|sticklers}, {believe that|think that|believe|assume that} only mid {sized|size|measured} vehicles from the {60's are the|60's would be the|60's will be the|sixties are the|sixties would be the|sixties will be the} only ones truly deserving to be {referred|known|referenced} to as muscle {cars|vehicles|automobiles}. In this article, {we'll|we're going|we will} discuss one of the most popular muscle car models ever {to come out|to end up}. {It was|This was|That was} so popular that one of the biggest bands in the {60's|sixties} even wrote {a song|a track|a music} about it. Can you guess which one it is?

Considered by many to be the first real muscle car, the 1961 Chevy Impala {SS is|DURE is} also the vehicle wherein Chevrolet introduced {its|the|their} 409 cubic inch {V8|OF V8} engine. {This is the|This is actually the|This can be the} engine that launched {the Big|the best|the top} Three car manufacturers into {a horsepower|a hp|a horse power} race {that would|that could|that will} last up until the 70's. Of course, muscle cars {wouldn't|more than likely|would not} be referred to as such {if they had|if they happen to have} weak {engines|motors|machines}. This 409 engine became so iconic after the Beach Boys {created a song|created a track|created a music|a new song|a new track|a new music|developed song|developed track|developed music} about the car itself. "She's so fine, my 409", a simple {line|collection|range} in a song, {turned|switched|flipped} the car into an icon for {baby boomers|seniors|middle-agers}.

{Seeing|Viewing|Discovering} as the 1960's {was a|was obviously a} time to be young, wild and free, {Chevrolet|Chevy|The 2012 chevrolet} marketed the 1961 Chevy Impala SS as a vehicle "for young men on the move, who wont settle for less than REAL driving excitement". But did it {live up to|meet} that promise? Well, it certainly did. The vehicle's performance was excellent for the era in which it {was created|was developed|was made}. It could go from 0 to 60 in 7 {seconds|mere seconds|secs} and could complete the quarter mile in around 14 seconds at 98 miles per hour, thus making the 1961 Chevy Impala SS one of the {fastest|quickest|speediest|most effective} models available. {Needless to say|Obviously|Naturally}, the car {had|experienced|got} earned its place and certainly deserved being {referred|known|referenced} to as {a legend|a story|a tale}.