Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — In October, Scott Kucharyshen, program head for Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s autobody repair program, shared that a class of autobody students successfully restored a 1959 Impala.
Collision Repair magazine reached out to Kucharyshen about the project who commented that “at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, each cohort of autobody certificate students undertakes a unique restoration project.”
The 1959 Impala that the students tackled, according to Kucharyshen, had suffered a variety of wear and tear, including flagpole holes cut into the quarter panels to turn the vehicle into a pace car.
Kucharyshen further outlined how “students worked on the body of the car. The owner dismantled it and delivered the body to the Saskatoon campus, where students replaced the floor, repaired the body and rotisserie-painted the car.
“Students also performed a firewall, main floor and trunk floor replacement, complete with bracing. The quarter panels and wheelhouses were partially repaired and replaced, while the rest of the car, including the fenders, doors, hood and trunk, were either repaired, patched or replaced.”
Kucharyshen concluded that the restoration project “highlights the lasting impact of our hands-on learning approach.”
“I hope to see [the vehicle] on the streets of Saskatoon soon so the students can see the fruits of their labour come to fruition. Great job to students and instructors!”
Check out a video of the vehicle below.
