Why Chevrolet Killed The 1959 Chevrolet Impala's Boldest Design

In 1959, Chevrolet built its boldest design ever: the batwing fin, cat's eye taillight Impala. A year later, they tore it all up. A young GM designer spots Chrysler's radical 1957 lineup and panics. Bill Mitchell scraps Chevrolet's entire 1959 design and starts over, betting the company's top seller on horizontal "batwing" fins and "cat's eye" taillights that existed for exactly one model year. But the real secret wasn't on the outside. A tiny handful of 1959 Impalas left the factory with the Rochester Ram-Jet, a mechanical fuel injection system nearly identical to that year's Corvette. Only a few dozen were ever built. Sales were strong. So why did Chevrolet kill it all just one year later? #1959ChevroletImpala #ClassicCars #AmericanMuscle