EIGHT08 Featured Ride: Tomas Velasco’s 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
Tomas Velasco was basically born into lowriding and grew up with lowriders with his entire family deep into the lowriding culture. Tomas Velasco has owned many lowriders in the past but his dream was to one day own a 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. And as the saying goes, “Dreams Do Come True” as evidence with our blog featuring Tomas Velasco’s 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
Owner: Tomas Velasco
Vehicle: 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
Knickname: “Cholo”
Car Club: Unity Car Club
Exterior: The numerous gold and chrome engraving that can be found throughout the exterior of Tomas Velasco’s 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS adds an elegant and classy touch to his build and was done by Krazy Kutting out of Yuma, Arizona
Engine: Original 327 cubic-inch Turbo-Fire small block
Wheels/Tires: 13×7 72 spoke Zenith wire wheels wrapped in real deal 520 tires on all four corners
The custom two tone gold and chrome engraving that adorns the 13×7 72 spoke Zenith wire wheels were done by Speedies of High Class Car Club
Suspension: Tomas Velasco’s 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS rocks a fully adjustable air suspension incorporating Slam Specialties SS-7 air bags, a BCFAB 10 gallon Seamless Aluminum Air Tank, and (4) Viaair compressors while utilizing BCFAB suspension components such as their tubular upper and lower control arms, trailing arms, and Y bones in achieving a dependable and functional fast bag setup that can be lowered and raised with the hit of a switch
Exhaust: Hooker Block Hugger Header. Flowmaster Super 44 Series. Chrome Chevrolet Bowtie tips
Interior: The interior of Tomas Velasco’s 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS is all factory original with a touch of engraved gold and chrome trimmings and accents added into the mix. Fun Fact: The original factory air conditioning unit still resides within the interior of Tomas Velasco’s 1964 Chevrolet SS
ICE: Pioneer head unit. Massive Audio 6 1/2″ Separates mounted within customized kick panels up front, Massive Audio 6×9 Coaxials mounted within a customized rear deck in the rear, and a pair of Massive Audio 10″ subwoofers mounted within a custom enclosure to handle the low end of the car Audio spectrum. (2) Massive Audio amplifiers. Install by JSP Auto Audio
Much Mahalos: Much Mahalos to my wife Michelle Velasco, Joey Sabugo of Unity Car Club, Unity Car Club, Chris Galutira and Alex Fernandez of JSP Auto Audio, Vision Industries, Krazy Kutting, and Speedies of High Class Car Club
