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Old people in massive, slow cars. That was a trope used in all forms and facets of advertising and comedy from the 1950s right up until not that long ago. As the size of cars continues to shrink, this once common sight is less and less or a normal thing to see. That being said, it WAS a thing and this car is proof. This 1972 Impala is the perfect example of what old people bought when Richard Nixon was the president. The car is incredibly well preserved and as the leasing says, it was operated by elderly people.

This 1972 Impala is pretty light on options but it does have AC and a six-way power bench seat. The car is powered by a 2bbl topped 350 engine and backed by a Powerglide. This is the lowest horsepower and lowest performing mechanical setup that you could get in this car circa 1972. It reeks of an old guy haggling on price and options. You can almost hear him saying, “Nahh, nahhh, I don’t need all that…” when it comes to stuff like, ohhh, A THREE SPEED TRANSMISSION.

The car is astonishingly persevered. It has 69,000 original miles on it, little if no rust, the interior looks like no one has ever sat in it before, and we just cannot believe how clean it is. The green paint with the green roof and the green interior is awful but it’s awfully cool because of the 1970s flavor of the whole program.

We’d not have the hear to jack with this car if we bought it. We’d be the people doing 10-under the speed limit with a line of traffic a mile behind us and loving every mile we traveled.

eBay: This 1972 Chevy Impala is the perfect example of what old people bought in ’72