Morfars '66 Impala

Morfar is Swedish for grandfather, more specifically one's mother's father.  Recently our children's maternal GP lashed out and bought himself a nicely preserved 1966 Chevy Impala from an ebay seller way up in Minnetonka, Minnesota.  Apologies in advance for date/time stamps.  I was borrowing Mother-in-law's camera.

An imposing beast by today's standards with lots of leg room for both front and rear seat occupants.

This car has the well known 283 cubic inch v8 and 2-speed power glide automatic gearbox.

Love that speedometer!  138,000 miles on the "clock".

Quad headlights were all the rage back in the '60s.

Every proper turnpike cruiser needs a 37 acre trunk.  I remember when my mother's luggage included a hat box and small cosmetics case which matched, but were separate from the normal sized suit cases.  Somehow travel seemed more elegant and unhurried then even if cars generally lacked modern day "must haves" such as air conditioning and power windows.

You're a long way from your old home...

The metallic blue suits the car.

Vroom, Vroom!