Something awful happened when man tried to rescue 1959 Chevy Impala stuck in ravine
- A YouTuber attempted to rescue a 1959 Chevy Impala from a ravine
- The two-door hardtop had been sitting in a ditch for over 40 years
- Sadly, the situation went from bad to worse
Published on Oct 08, 2024 at 5:06 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Oct 09, 2024 at 7:22 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
We’ve all seen a situation go from bad to worse – and that’s just what happened when a YouTuber attempted to rescue a 1959 Chevy Impala from a ravine.
The two-door hardtop had been sitting in this ditch for at least 40 years.
Despite its age, some of its body parts are still intact.
However, disaster strikes when they attempt to pull it free.
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1959 Chevy Impala stuck in a ditch
Ryan from Iowa Classic Cars came across his ‘favorite car of all time’ out in the woods and stuck in a ravine.
It’s a much-loved car, with this dad who sold his beloved Chevy Impala 20 years ago to make ends meet receiving the surprise of his life when it was refound.
The two-door 1959 Chevrolet Impala hardtop needed to be dug out as the team tried their hardest to keep it in one piece.
Ultimately, to free it from the surrounding dirt, they were forced to remove one of the doors, and in doing so, they discovered that some of the body parts were still intact.
So far, so good.
Next, the hood and door glass were pulled from the ground intact before rain forced them to abandon their mission.
The team return the following day with a skid loader to try and make the process a little smoother.
Ryan cuts down surrounding trees to clear the space for the intricate extraction.
‘Disaster’ strikes
Ryan braces the car with ratchet straps due to concerns about the rocker being broken away from the cowl.
After bracing the car and strapping down the front clip and doors, they manage to move the Impala about 500 feet out of the ravine.
However, the car suffers significant damage as it’s moved.
Then, as they attempt to load the car onto a trailer things go from bad to worse as the 1959 Chevrolet Impala breaks in half.
The team can salvage trim and moldings – but it’s not the happy ending they were hoping for.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
