My grandmother bought me one for my first car. The 1966 cars were just coming out. My '58 2dr Biscayne was from Arizona and had just 30,000 miles. It looked almost new. 3 on the tree, no power, no radio. It Was that little old lady car. Lol. Fortunately, it had 1 option, a 283 under the hood. That really surprised me! Thus equipped it had adequate performance. I loved the front bench seat. I was 16 1/2 so you can guess why I liked it so much.
My family had a 1958 Biscayne. It was metallic silver grey, with the 6 cylinder engine and the Powerglide transmission. In my opinion it was a prettier car than the 57 Chevy, and than the 59 Chevy. I was just a little kid at the time, but I remember it well. I rode thousands of miles in the back seat of that car.
The Powerglides were considered by many to be "slush boxes." There was loss of power to the rear wheels when compared to the standard transmissions. Chey took that seriously. In 53, if you wanted a Powerglide, you got the 235, not the 216. It had a little hotter cam. Made up for the loss to the rear wheels. I am pretty sure that they kept that up until 1963. My Uncle had a 58 Delray. It was his "fishing car." That means it was for just getting from here to there and ICE fishing. It did not matter if it fell through the ice during the early or later part of winter. Rusty, didn't pay anything for it. Pretty well shot. No great loss if it went to the bottom of the lake. Rusted out enough that you would be able to open the doors if you were in it when it fell through. He said that it got the gallons per mile. Inline 6 and three on the tree. For what it is worth though, it was actually a pretty nice car. Good ride, roomy, and comfortable. Even though it was nothing to brag about, it never let him down. Plain Jane and rotted as the body was, I really liked the looks of it. It is a shame that 58 was a one year style. There could have been things done to tweek the looks and make it even more a work of art than it was if it had a three year run.
@@What.its.like. Not really 55,56 and 57's are called Tri 5"s for a reason. The 59 and 60 were similar. Point of fact, the 60 was mostly a matter of tail light change and getting the fins tamed a bit.
Nice job with this. And a nice Biscayne with its two-tone paint and decent looking interior. The wrap-around windshield causes the need for the dog-leg, and the dog-leg will get you when you're rushing and not watching out for it. But I want to add that the dog-leg gets you on the outer leg, not the inner. It gets you in the knee and when it does it hurts like hell.
The 58 is such a special, handsome car. The reverse slant c pillar is awesome, and overall I think it's kinda crazy that these cars were under appreciated for so long. Even in this tan twodoor Sedan, it's hard not to love the 58's styling.
Nearly fella offa ME chair when you raised the hood! More than capable to move nearly 2 tons over the road. I've always been fond of the peacful sound of the name Biscayne. The 4 doors were often favored by cab companies. I love this 2 door. That rear deck lid is striking as well. Biscayne was the non nonsense 'plain Jane' that got you reliably there and back.
My father had a 1958 Impala Convertible. I inherited it in the late 60's when it was 10 years old, and pretty beat. The rear seat floor was rusted out, and the convertible top needed "help" to raise up the first three feet. It had the 348 with a 4 barrel, manual transmission, but was converted to a hurst floor shift. I loved it, because it was a convertible, and Black. (gas was under 35 cents a gallon) PS. The Impala had three taillights on each side, the others had either two, or one, for the cheapest model.
My grandmother bought a new 1958 2 dr. Biscayne. It was white with a green interior. It had the 6 cyl.(but I don't rndmother's car only had one on the driver's door.emember any Chevy 6 having a 2 barrel carb the 250 c.i. in mid-'70's half-ton pick-ups. It also had a Powerglide and power steering. I don't remember much chrome on, except for the bumpers, grille and script. These were stripped cars, arm rests were optional and I think that my grandmother's car only had one armrest on the driver's door, plus it was a radio delete with a block-off plate. When the car was 10 years old, my grandmother gave up driving. The car had 11,000 miles on it, so it was a typical old-lady's car. My uncle bought it from her for $500. and drove it home to Arizona. He put 1,000's of miles on it and when it was used up, he parked it. I'm not sure if he ever sold it, but he and the car are long gone. The car you are reviewing has been modified more than the engine. The chrome trim(probably from a Bel Air or Impala) was added. Biscaynes didn't come that way. The picture of the fuel-injected engine has a F.I. unit which didn't come out until 1963. For 1i958, the F.I. unit was a plain aluminum casting with a narrow top. At some point they added some ribs on top, but the unit was plain through 1962. On passenger cars(not including Corvettes), most of the F.I. units were dealer installed. If you see a 1957-58 Chevy with F.I. and a Powerglide, it's dealer installed. Most commonly, if it came from the factory with F.I., it would have had a 3-speed manual w/overdrive and low gears.
Awesome story thank you for sharing yeah it was modified more than more of the cars on this channel, to be honest that’s the only biscayne 1958 2 door I saw
What a lovely car! These were the times when GM was GM. This was the last year that GM cars all had individual parts, no shared mechanics. 59 was different, and more like todays model. Another great video, these are a joy to watch :)
The only way you can hit that dogleg on any Chevy from that era from 1958 all the way to 1960 is if rush to get in a hurry you will always hit your knee against that dog leg I know that from experience early vintage Chevys are always a blast to drive
The 283 Fi was probably the same Eng used in the 58 Corvette. That eng had a compression ratio of 9.5 : 1 I have 3 1958's - I have 2 wagons - A Brookwood, and a 2dr. YEOMAN the last is a Impala. Two of my cars are from California, the trim tags and VIN, numbers match, along with the one pc bumpers front and back. All other 1958 Chevy's have the three pc. bumpers.
My Uncle Cooper had a 1958 Nomad 4-door wagon. 348 motor and Powerglide. Optioned to the limit because he purchased it off the showroom floor from Ellis Chevrolet in Fabens Texas.
My friend had that model 6cyl with 3 on the tree. As I recall the wipers ran by vacuum., made it a little hairy in hard rain. The thing was sturdy and not hard to work on. Ate a lot of gas for not going fast, had to be the weight.
Is anyone going to mention the '58 was a 1 year only body style? Kind of an oddball too, considering the '55, '56, '57 was smaller and looked sleeker & the '59 was the definition of "Longer, Lower, Wider". The Biscayne, Ford Custom and Plymouth Fury I were "budget" cars and also very often company business cars. So, they were intentionally built with rubber floor mats, utilitarian seat covers, small hub caps, etc. But they also allowed a family on a budget to buy a full sized car.
If it had Powerglide the quadrant would be P R N D L. If Turboglide then P R N D G. People did complain about the dogleg but owners soon got used to it while getting in and out. Our 1960 Chevrolet had a dogleg but I was too small then to knock my knee on it as some people said happened. The other complaint about the panoramic windshields was some distortion in the glass around the edges. By model year 1961 they were gone from GM cars.
I love the wrap around windshields I might make a video of stuff or features on cars that don’t exist anymore that should cowl vents vent windows free wheeling two speed rear ends (2.73 and 2.90 would be nice)
My grandpa, a Plymouth man, had a green 58 biscayne that he liked. Traded it for a 65 fairlane which he said was the worst car he ever had. Traded it in 66 for a new Fury 1 which was the best car he ever had
I thought that was a 100% stock Biscayne until you popped the hood! Too bad it didn't have the 1957 Fullie engine in it though. - AMT makes a model of the 1958 Impala, but I do know where to get the Biscayne tail lights if someone wants a conversion.
Glad you said "Biscayne" so well. I tried it on one of my videos and my tounge fell out of my head and I said something totally weird. :D We should do cross-over videos to promote our channels...I have the model cars, you have the real ones...I know that the model car guys are looking for reference pictures and videos, and I know the car owners are looking for model kits. It could be a good match. Let me know what you think.
the '58 Chevy was sleeker than the '57 - it had huge suspension upgrades and an optional turbo-hydromatic (3 speed ) was offered - not to mention all the V8 options - I remember seeing a photograph of Danny Kaye from a magazine - he had a '58 Impala convertible and a "58 Corvette - both black awith a red interior - the guy was classy to be sure
The three speed automatic transmission was not the Turbo Hydramatic which wasn't introduced until 1965 in Chevrolet cars. It was the notoriously unreliable Turboglide which was discontinued after the 1961 model year.
Yeah I’m on vacay.. I was telling my wife that I want to be that guy that does everything wrong on purpose and when they look for explanation I’ll reply I’m on vacation.. sort of like joe from impractical jokers how he was a manager, I could do it though. Back to your question I had to work on that episode on the patio deck.. I shot a 6,000 sub video going to do 6,7,8,9 thousand sub videos once we get to 10,000 then just be every 5k subs or whichever Down in Georgia video is cool it has nothing to do with cars but interesting =)
I wonder if my 1972 Oldsobile bench seat would fit in that Chevy? It folds down the same way. The Biscayne looks a little more "Tired" than the cars you usually review.
I like do showcase both this car had that nasty look it wasn’t the car I went up there to do but honestly I’ve never saw a 58 biscayne all I see are impalas but even those I haven’t saw in a while
You did not mention the one piece California bumpers on the car. And all the upgrades from the try 5ers. When some loud barger try's to put me down and say his try five's are great . I tell him what's amateur buddy ant you herd of my car it's got a 348.
That almost sounds like a beach boy parody, when someone a bragger tries to put me down and see the school is great I tell right away what’s the matter buddy into her to my school is number one in the state... that’s Thank you for that added information =)
I think you need to make the music challenge harder...A radio station up here plays 1-3 seconds of a song and then stops it. Also, pick a song that's not a #1 hit, but something in that year that might have placed #30 on the top 40. - should make it not so easy to have the answer...just a suggestion, of course.
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Girls on the Beach. Beach Boys!
Awesome you got it first I love The Beach Boys they are my favorite band they had a lot of good songs that never get played =)
My grandmother bought me one for my first car. The 1966 cars were just coming out. My '58 2dr Biscayne was from Arizona and had just 30,000 miles. It looked almost new. 3 on the tree, no power, no radio. It Was that little old lady car. Lol. Fortunately, it had 1 option, a 283 under the hood. That really surprised me! Thus equipped it had adequate performance. I loved the front bench seat. I was 16 1/2 so you can guess why I liked it so much.
Great story thank you so much for sharing that memory with us =)
My family had a 1958 Biscayne. It was metallic silver grey, with the 6 cylinder engine and the Powerglide transmission. In my opinion it was a prettier car than the 57 Chevy, and than the 59 Chevy. I was just a little kid at the time, but I remember it well. I rode thousands of miles in the back seat of that car.
Awesome story as well as memory thank you so much for sharing =)
The Powerglides were considered by many to be "slush boxes." There was loss of power to the rear wheels when compared to the standard transmissions. Chey took that seriously. In 53, if you wanted a Powerglide, you got the 235, not the 216. It had a little hotter cam. Made up for the loss to the rear wheels. I am pretty sure that they kept that up until 1963. My Uncle had a 58 Delray. It was his "fishing car." That means it was for just getting from here to there and ICE fishing. It did not matter if it fell through the ice during the early or later part of winter. Rusty, didn't pay anything for it. Pretty well shot. No great loss if it went to the bottom of the lake. Rusted out enough that you would be able to open the doors if you were in it when it fell through. He said that it got the gallons per mile. Inline 6 and three on the tree. For what it is worth though, it was actually a pretty nice car. Good ride, roomy, and comfortable. Even though it was nothing to brag about, it never let him down. Plain Jane and rotted as the body was, I really liked the looks of it. It is a shame that 58 was a one year style. There could have been things done to tweek the looks and make it even more a work of art than it was if it had a three year run.
Yeah Chevy did a lot of 1 year styles 57 one year style,58 59,60 (could made even say 55/56)
@@What.its.like. Not really 55,56 and 57's are called Tri 5"s for a reason. The 59 and 60 were similar. Point of fact, the 60 was mostly a matter of tail light change and getting the fins tamed a bit.
The 58 is my favorite car and I want one one day!
Wicked Chevy sleeper with that Vette engine! I love the styling of all of the 1958 GM cars! And I’m a Ford guy!
Nice job with this. And a nice Biscayne with its two-tone paint and decent looking interior. The wrap-around windshield causes the need for the dog-leg, and the dog-leg will get you when you're rushing and not watching out for it. But I want to add that the dog-leg gets you on the outer leg, not the inner. It gets you in the knee and when it does it hurts like hell.
I believe you that it hurts hasn’t happened to me yet if it happens I’ll record it =)
Thanks to the 1961 Chevy which eliminated the dog leg and wrap around windshield. 👍
@@glennso47 Very good. Thanks for that.
The 58 is such a special, handsome car. The reverse slant c pillar is awesome, and overall I think it's kinda crazy that these cars were under appreciated for so long. Even in this tan twodoor Sedan, it's hard not to love the 58's styling.
I always thought impala was it’s own make in 58 I learned that from making videos it was under bel air name in 58 then became top of the heap in 1959
I always thought that the 58 Chevy was an attractive car!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍
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Nearly fella offa ME chair when you raised the hood! More than capable to move nearly 2 tons over the road. I've always been fond of the peacful sound of the name Biscayne. The 4 doors were often favored by cab companies. I love this 2 door. That rear deck lid is striking as well. Biscayne was the non nonsense 'plain Jane' that got you reliably there and back.
Can’t wait to see what del ray offered =)
My father had a 1958 Impala Convertible. I inherited it in the late 60's when it was 10 years old, and pretty beat. The rear seat floor was rusted out, and the convertible top needed "help" to raise up the first three feet. It had the 348 with a 4 barrel, manual transmission, but was converted to a hurst floor shift. I loved it, because it was a convertible, and Black. (gas was under 35 cents a gallon)
PS. The Impala had three taillights on each side, the others had either two, or one, for the cheapest model.
You probably wish you had that 58 convertible now with the 348 they’re bringing some pretty ridiculous numbers especially the 348
@@What.its.like. It would be mostly dust now.
My Father had a 58 Biscuit 4 door, 235, 3 on the tree, and lots "O" rust. I would love to own that one. The LS motor makes that a sleeper for sure.
Yeah I was just as surprised to see the ls under the hood I opened it first time with the camera in hand
My grandmother bought a new 1958 2 dr. Biscayne. It was white with a green interior. It had the 6 cyl.(but I don't rndmother's car only had one on the driver's door.emember any Chevy 6 having a 2 barrel carb the 250 c.i. in mid-'70's half-ton pick-ups. It also had a Powerglide and power steering. I don't remember much chrome on, except for the bumpers, grille and script.
These were stripped cars, arm rests were optional and I think that my grandmother's car only had one armrest on the driver's door, plus it was a radio delete with a block-off plate.
When the car was 10 years old, my grandmother gave up driving. The car had 11,000 miles on it, so it was a typical old-lady's car. My uncle bought it from her for $500. and drove it home to Arizona. He put 1,000's of miles on it and when it was used up, he parked it. I'm not sure if he ever sold it, but he and the car are long gone.
The car you are reviewing has been modified more than the engine. The chrome trim(probably from a Bel Air or Impala) was added. Biscaynes didn't come that way. The picture of the fuel-injected engine has a F.I. unit which didn't come out until 1963.
For 1i958, the F.I. unit was a plain aluminum casting with a narrow top. At some point they added some ribs on top, but the unit was plain through 1962. On passenger cars(not including Corvettes), most of the F.I. units were dealer installed. If you see a 1957-58 Chevy with F.I. and a Powerglide, it's dealer installed. Most commonly, if it came from the factory with F.I., it would have had a 3-speed manual w/overdrive and low gears.
Awesome story thank you for sharing yeah it was modified more than more of the cars on this channel, to be honest that’s the only biscayne 1958 2 door I saw
What a lovely car! These were the times when GM was GM. This was the last year that GM cars all had individual parts, no shared mechanics. 59 was different, and more like todays model. Another great video, these are a joy to watch :)
Awesome =) opinion video coming hopefully tonight still finishing it up
The only way you can hit that dogleg on any Chevy from that era from 1958 all the way to 1960 is if rush to get in a hurry you will always hit your knee against that dog leg I know that from experience early vintage Chevys are always a blast to drive
Yeah I wanted to show how I got in I honestly think it’s easier. But that’s just me =)
The 283 Fi was probably the same Eng used in the 58 Corvette. That eng had a compression ratio of 9.5 : 1 I have 3 1958's - I have 2 wagons - A Brookwood, and a 2dr. YEOMAN the last is a Impala. Two of my cars are from California, the trim tags and VIN, numbers match, along with the one pc bumpers front and back. All other 1958 Chevy's have the three pc. bumpers.
"Girls on the Beach" by the Beach Boys
My Uncle Cooper had a 1958 Nomad 4-door wagon. 348 motor and Powerglide. Optioned to the limit because he purchased it off the showroom floor from Ellis Chevrolet in Fabens Texas.
Wow that nomad sounds awesome
hi the girls on the beach by the beach boys just wouldering thank you for sharing your beautiful 58 chevy to just wouldring
My friend had that model 6cyl with 3 on the tree. As I recall the wipers ran by vacuum., made it a little hairy in hard rain. The thing was sturdy and not hard to work on. Ate a lot of gas for not going fast, had to be the weight.
Great story thank you for sharing =)
Is anyone going to mention the '58 was a 1 year only body style? Kind of an oddball too, considering the '55, '56, '57 was smaller and looked sleeker & the '59 was the definition of "Longer, Lower, Wider". The Biscayne, Ford Custom and Plymouth Fury I were "budget" cars and also very often company business cars. So, they were intentionally built with rubber floor mats, utilitarian seat covers, small hub caps, etc. But they also allowed a family on a budget to buy a full sized car.
Thank you mark for pointing that out going to hit it again when find an impala or bel air or del ray =)
If it had Powerglide the quadrant would be P R N D L. If Turboglide then P R N D G. People did complain about the dogleg but owners soon got used to it while getting in and out. Our 1960 Chevrolet had a dogleg but I was too small then to knock my knee on it as some people said happened. The other complaint about the panoramic windshields was some distortion in the glass around the edges. By model year 1961 they were gone from GM cars.
I love the wrap around windshields I might make a video of stuff or features on cars that don’t exist anymore that should cowl vents vent windows free wheeling two speed rear ends (2.73 and 2.90 would be nice)
My grandpa, a Plymouth man, had a green 58 biscayne that he liked. Traded it for a 65 fairlane which he said was the worst car he ever had. Traded it in 66 for a new Fury 1 which was the best car he ever had
Awesome story thank you so much for sharing =)
I thought that was a 100% stock Biscayne until you popped the hood! Too bad it didn't have the 1957 Fullie engine in it though. - AMT makes a model of the 1958 Impala, but I do know where to get the Biscayne tail lights if someone wants a conversion.
Glad you said "Biscayne" so well. I tried it on one of my videos and my tounge fell out of my head and I said something totally weird. :D
We should do cross-over videos to promote our channels...I have the model cars, you have the real ones...I know that the model car guys are looking for reference pictures and videos, and I know the car owners are looking for model kits. It could be a good match. Let me know what you think.
I would love to do that =) I wish gas wasn’t so much and we were closer but we will figure something out for sure =)
@@What.its.like. End screen shout-outs.
According to the brochure the Bel Air did offer a 2 door sedan.
the '58 Chevy was sleeker than the '57 - it had huge suspension upgrades and an optional turbo-hydromatic (3 speed ) was offered - not to mention all the V8 options - I remember seeing a photograph of Danny Kaye from a magazine - he had a '58 Impala convertible and a "58 Corvette - both black awith a red interior - the guy was classy to be sure
The three speed automatic transmission was not the Turbo Hydramatic which wasn't introduced until 1965 in Chevrolet cars. It was the notoriously unreliable Turboglide which was discontinued after the 1961 model year.
@@1575murray - you might want to google - '58 engine/transmission options - the turbo-hydramatic (3 speed) transmission was available with the 348 V8
58 Chevy had lights for the oil pressure and the electric (battery) gauge for fuel
Also the engine coolant temperature was a light rather than a gauge. I missed that before. Sorry.
When you are talking about the 283 engine, I think hear birds in the background. Is that true?
Yeah I’m on vacay.. I was telling my wife that I want to be that guy that does everything wrong on purpose and when they look for explanation I’ll reply I’m on vacation.. sort of like joe from impractical jokers how he was a manager, I could do it though. Back to your question I had to work on that episode on the patio deck.. I shot a 6,000 sub video going to do 6,7,8,9 thousand sub videos once we get to 10,000 then just be every 5k subs or whichever
Down in Georgia video is cool it has nothing to do with cars but interesting =)
I wonder if my 1972 Oldsobile bench seat would fit in that Chevy? It folds down the same way.
The Biscayne looks a little more "Tired" than the cars you usually review.
I like do showcase both this car had that nasty look it wasn’t the car I went up there to do but honestly I’ve never saw a 58 biscayne all I see are impalas but even those I haven’t saw in a while
@@What.its.like. You have to do the rare cars when you find them.
Exactly =)
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You did not mention the one piece California bumpers on the car. And all the upgrades from the try 5ers. When some loud barger try's to put me down and say his try five's are great . I tell him what's amateur buddy ant you herd of my car it's got a 348.
That almost sounds like a beach boy parody, when someone a bragger tries to put me down and see the school is great I tell right away what’s the matter buddy into her to my school is number one in the state... that’s
Thank you for that added information =)
I think you need to make the music challenge harder...A radio station up here plays 1-3 seconds of a song and then stops it. Also, pick a song that's not a #1 hit, but something in that year that might have placed #30 on the top 40. - should make it not so easy to have the answer...just a suggestion, of course.
I will no one got the packard roadster song it’s a beach boys song as well
@@What.its.like. I'll have to look at that video.
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Aye can you review that Chevy II Nova convertible that is next to this Biscayne
I didn’t do that car unfortunately I did a Chevy ii for the channel it’s an older episode I’ll hit it again =)
I liked it until you raised the hood. Mickey Moused!
Yeah I almost didn’t show that part
Bore was 3.875 not 3.9 on a 283
Rounded
🙂👍👏1958🌟👏👏👏
1st view!
Nice, but it did not have have tailfins ! Dumb idea.
Yeah chevys didn’t have tail fins for long and if you look at 56 Plymouth savoy fins they look very similar to 57 Chevy fins
THE 1958 THROUGH HAD WINGS!
My father bought one of these, a four door with base V8, powerglide, and a/c [!]. Awful, awful awful car.
Terrible how?? Just wondering I’ve read Plymouth’s around this era cheaped on body quality rusted out easy
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Huh?