Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the
Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today's car is our
fourth Chevy Impala; we've seen a '65 sedan , a '65 Super Sport , and a beautifully wretched '70 prior to today.
I'm always reminded of the car driven by Bud (Harry Dean Stanton)
in Repo Man when I see a full-size Chevy from this era. The original Alex Cox
screenplay (yes, I live by the Repo Code to the extent that I have
a copy) was very specific about the make, model, and year of every single vehicle in the
movie, and Bud's car was supposed to be a '70.
Even with the bent front bumper, this car is way nicer than my 1:25 scale Beater '70 Impala model , but it's got the right number of doors. Actually,... //
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