1965 Chevrolet Impala - Stylistics Car Club

In 2001, Robert had saved up enough money to purchase his own home and begin a new life with his wife. That following year, he decided to start working on his car and headed down to House of Riders in Hawthorne, CA, with Troy from Rollerz Only, who helped him install a simple set up. After a rough couple of years, Robert decided to get a divorce, while selling his house in the process. With some cash in his pocket from selling the house, he decided to marry his car, and put his all into to making his Lowrider dream come true. Robert dropped off the car at M&M Customs, where Chico and Joe took on the frame-off restoration project. The '65 Impala began to transform itself, now that the frame was fully wrapped and hooked up with a 4-pump M&M setup. The setup is fully chromed out and hard lined, and is powered by 8 batteries that are neatly housed in a chromed out battery rack.

The next step in the build was to deliver the car to GM Customs in Long Beach, CA, where George began working on the bodywork of the Impala. After a few weeks, the Impala was ready for paint, and George laid down a light blue base before pulling out all the stops with his amazing paint insight. He laid down different color graphics including purple, magenta, and lilac mixed with different pearls, flakes and silver leafing. Curly from Long Beach put the finishing touches on the paint with his unique way of leafing, making way for Oscar of Oscar's Graphics to add his touch of custom pinstripping.

While the finishing touches were being wrapped up on the car, Robert was approached by one of the members of the Stylistics Car Club, who asked him to join the club. After attending a few meetings and hanging out with some of the guys, he liked what they were about, and decided to join the club. The car was already converted into a custom cruiser, but Robert decided to go all out by adding a bunch of new chrome parts including the entire undercarriage, molded A arms, and rear suspension. After attending a few car shows, a still unsatisfied Robert decided to redo his engine and upholstery one more time. The engine got a full make over, featuring billet pulleys, chrome valve covers, a chrome Elderbrock carburetor, a polished intake manifold, and custom bend chrome tubing. After the engine was redone, the car was taken to master upholsterer Joe at California Upholstery, where he gutted the stock upholstery and replaced it with Honda seats and a custom made center console. The Impala was upholstered with blue vinyl and two-tone purple and blue suede, which complemented the exterior nicely. After the car was completed, it was taken to the San Bernardino LRM car show where it took home multiple awards and was spotted by the LRM staff, who immediately scheduled the car for a photo shoot.

Eighteen years after originally purchasing the car, Robert's dream of having his car featured in LRM was realized beyond his wildest dreams, as he was even given the coveted Front Cover feature. The '65 Impala, nicknamed the "Woody '65" has finally come to fruition, and looks great within the pages of the Lowrider Culture's leading magazine. Robert would like to thank his kids for understanding his hobby and helping him realize his dream, and would like to extend a thank you to the Jeff Mc Keeve Family for always being supportive. He is grateful to The Stylistics Car Club members, especially George for all his insight and knowledge, and finally wishes to thank his mom for always pushing him and being supportive. For those of you who are having a hard time realizing your dream of building a cover car, just remember that saving money, hard work, and patience are the keys to your success and that your perseverance will pay off in the end.