This 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe 348 Is Chasing Bids on Hagerty MarketplaceA white-over-red 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe carrying Chevy's desirable 348 cubic-inch V8 is currently up for bid on Hagerty Marketplace, with the auction sitting at $25,000 and twelve bids logged as of this writing. The California car has drawn steady attention since it hit the platform, and it's easy to see why: 1959 was the year Chevrolet let its styling department go all in, and this Impala still wears that era's jet-age confidence well.The 1959 model year gave the full-size Chevrolet lineup a dramatically lower, wider stance along with cat-eye taillights and horizontal fins that broke sharply from the fin-forward look of 1957 and 1958. The Impala sat at the top of that lineup, and the Sport Coupe's sweeping roofline remains one of the more distinctive silhouettes to come out of Detroit during the period.Under the hood of this particular car is a factory 348ci Turbo-Thrust V8 paired with a two-speed Powerglide automatic, backed by power steering and power brakes. The chassis number decodes to an Impala or Nomad-series V8 car built at Chevrolet's Los Angeles assembly plant, and the seller reports the car shows 99,500 miles, though that figure is noted as mileage that may not reflect the true total. Beyond the drivetrain, the car carries a long list of period-correct add-ons: a Continental spare tire kit, functional NueVue spotlights, rear fender skirts, a Dagmar front bumper kit, polished wheel covers, dual antennas, and a padded dashboard, all sitting over a red vinyl bench-seat interior.AdvertisementAdvertisementRecent servicing includes fresh fluids, greased front ball joints, new whitewall tires, a replacement brake booster, and attention to the valve cover seals, according to the listing. The paint is described as driver-quality with some orange peel, there's minor marring on the rear glass, and the windshield washer system is currently inoperable, reasonably minor items for a car the seller says has been driven regularly rather than trailered to shows.So what is a car like this actually worth? That's where Hagerty's data is useful. Hagerty Valuation Tools currently prices a 1959 Impala Sport Coupe with the 348/250hp four-barrel in number-3, or Good, condition at roughly $59,200, a helpful benchmark for a driver-quality car like this one. Body style matters enormously with these cars: convertibles equipped with the same 348 four-barrel carry a Good-condition value closer to $116,000, and cars fitted with the tri-power 348 push even higher, while four-door sedans with the same engine option sit in the $17,000 to $24,000 range. That spread illustrates just how much sheetmetal and equipment can move the number on a full-size '59 Chevy, and it's worth checking the Hagerty Valuation Tools results for the model before placing a bid.Bidding on this Sport Coupe runs through Thursday, August 20, with the current high bid sitting well under Hagerty's Good-condition benchmark for the model, one reason the listing has attracted a dozen bids so far. Buyers interested in tri-five-adjacent and full-size GM classics may also want to look at a recently featured 1955 Chevy Bel Air gasser and a 1998 Corvette Pace Car convertible that both crossed Hagerty Marketplace recently, along with a 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am that shows how Hagerty's tools apply just as well outside the Chevrolet lineup.⚡️ Read the full article on MotoriousSign up for the Motorious Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.