Great 3 minute commercial made at the height of the populuxe era when everything was bigger, better, newer, faster, and easier. Given the length of the commercial, it likely aired in the Fall of 1959 as part of a Ford sponsored show.
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Sunday, February 8th, 2009Buddy Holly’s 1958 Impala
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009It was 50 years ago today that Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. Richardson, known as “The Big Bopper” died tragically in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Holly only owned one car in his life, a 1958 Impala that he had his friend and agent Norman Petty purchase on December 18, 1957 from Meadors-Stewart Chevrolet in Clovis, New Mexico. Holly purchased the car so he could have safe transportation for the 100 mile commute between Holly’s home in Lubbock,Texas and the recording studio in Clovis. The car cost a total of $2627.51. It was in Clovis where Holly reportedly tossed his keys to a fellow musician telling him he could use the car until he returned from his tour.
Here is the story of Holly’s Impala that resurfaced several years ago:
