| For 1958, General Motors and Chevrolet redesigned a | | | | Impala. Exterior trim and interior trim packages were |
| car that was broader, lower, longer, and heavier than | | | | luxurious but slightly different. However, they were |
| their 1955, 1956 and 1957 predecessors. The 1955, | | | | still beautiful cars and part of Chevy's top line up. In |
| 1956 and 1957 Chevy's were described as the "Hot | | | | fact they were the focal point of Chevrolet's |
| Ones." Chevrolet advertising described the 1958 | | | | popularity and could be equipped with almost any |
| Chevy as a "A Whole New Look!" All models had a | | | | accessories available for 1958. |
| fresh look and a pleasing design especially in the 1958 | | | | In addition to the hard tops Chevrolet produced two |
| Chevrolet Bel Air series. | | | | Bel Air sedans, a two door and a four door. The |
| There were 6 new Bel Air's. (1) Bel Air Sport Coupe | | | | sedans had the same Sculpturamic styling as the hard |
| two door hard top, (2) Bel Air Sport Sedan four door | | | | tops. Both sedans were offered in the same solid |
| hard top, (3) Bel Air two door Sedan and the (4) Bel | | | | colors and two-tone combinations. Interiors were just |
| Air four door Sedan. Plus the 1958 (5) Bel Air Impala | | | | as plush with all the new vibrant colors, ribbed vinyl |
| Convertible and (6) Bel Air Impala Sport Couple which | | | | and textured fabrics offered on the hard tops. "With |
| are covered in another Ezine Article. | | | | those new slim pillars and Sculpturamic styling you can |
| The Bel Air Sport Coupe two door hard top and Bel | | | | easily image it's a hardtop" described one 1958 |
| Air Sport Sedan four door hard top, were in some | | | | Chevrolet sedan brochure. "With windows raised you |
| ways closely related to the more costly Bel Air | | | | can barely tell them from a hardtop" said another. |