Old Cars Weekly will track the restoration of a 1981 Chevrolet Impala coupe. Watch as we make our project car road ready – with a budget.

Why on earth restore a 1981 Impala? We'll tell you why — and begin to show you how — in the first in our forthcoming video series showing the restoration of this rare, last-year Impala coupe to slightly better than 1981 General Motors standards.

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