The Last of the Heavyweights: Why This 23,000-Mile 1996 Impala SS is the Ultimate 90s Time Capsule There was a time when a sinister silhouette dominated the fast lane of the American highway. It wasn’t a low-slung exotic or a cramped sports coupe. It was a massive, slab-sided, menacing monolith of black paint and heavy metal. When Chevrolet dropped the 1996 Impala SS, they weren't just selling a car. They were delivering a statement. As one of the final body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive performance sedans ever built by Detroit, the 1996 model marked the end of a glorious era. Today, finding one that hasn’t been raced, modified, or driven into the ground is nearly impossible. F.
