The Boss - 1959 Chevrolet Impala

The BossOwner: Carlos CruzVehicle: '59 Chevrolet ImpalaCity/State: Pembroke Pines, FloridaClub: 25th Street Riders

Engine/Drivetrain: Carlos handled the dress-up of the original 348-c.i.d. W-series Turbo Thrust V-8 himself, changed the timing chain, intake and cam. Imperial Plating in Miami, Florida, took care of the chrome.

Body/Paint: Fellow 25th Street Rider member Kioni Teixeira of Hollywood, Florida, laid down coats of metallic black cherry paint over a rich black basecoat. A Frenched antenna was molded in the body behind the passenger door. David "Martian" Holtzman at McHugh's Auto Body in Hollywood powdercoated the undercarriage and reinforced the stress points.

Interior: The seats were done at Kenny's Upholstery in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Peach tweed and vinyl make up the custom look and balance the colors of the exterior. The original dash was cleaned up and the stock gauges were replaced with Dakota Digital gauges. Tweed fabric was used to line the trunk and headliner.

Sound System: "Martian" of McHugh's Auto Body received the honor of placing in a Custom Autosound head unit to keep the original stock look. The rest of the stereo equipment was hidden, including a 500-watt Pioneer amplifier, and four JL Audio midrange and high-range speakers in the rear deck and kick panels. One Pioneer subwoofer was mounted behind the rear seats.

Setup: James and his partner Dave worked endlessly on a classy CCE Hydraulics two-pump, four-dump setup with all-chrome hard-lines and custom "1959" backing plates. Two 8-inch CCE cylinders in the front and two 10-inch in the rear are hooked up to six dash-mounted switches powered by six gelcell batteries. Chrome 3-ton springs were set in place to handle the weight of the classic Chevy.

Tires: P175/70-R14 Hercules whitewalls

Wheels: 14x7 all-chrome Dayton wires