Conrad Leduc has invested a lot of time and money into his 2003 Chevy Impala, which he purchased six years ago from a local car rental company.
He paid $18,000 for the car. It has recently been appraised at $63,000.
“I’ve put $80,000 (into the car),” the Hanmer resident said. “Everything has been changed on it.”
Conrad Leduc paid $18,000 for his 2003 Chevy Impala. It has recently been appraised at $63,000. Photo by Marg Seregelyi
A full fibreglass body kit moulded to the car has been installed on the vehicle’s exterior. The 3.4-litre base model engine has been upgraded with headers, an exhaust system and a performance chip. A cold air intake and digital ignition system has been added, and the seats reupholstered. It is powder coated under the hood.
Leduc also replaced the air ride suspension. “It rides very hard with the air ride suspension,” he explained. He raises his low-riding car up for shows.
Green neon lights are installed everywhere inside the Chevy Impala, including under the dash, hood, car and inside the trunk.
The show car is all dialed in with five TV screens connected to a DVD player, 10 speakers, five subwoofer surround system with 2600 watts of power and a Sony Play Station built into the dash.
The car enthusiast says “people can’t believe it’s an Impala.”
“It’s a nice fun car,” Leduc said.
You can find Leduc and his Impala at the car shows held in the Costco parking lot Sunday evenings.
