The steering shaft was a fun chore, reworking it to clear the headers. Tamura knew he would run into multiple challenges along the way, but he was ready to solve them as the build progressed. Custom upper and lower control arms were constructed utilizing 6-inch hydraulic cylinders with custom one-off mounting cups to help clear the Classic Performance Products (CPP) brake setup. Instead of just simply lowering the car and utilizing hydraulics and calling it a day, they decided to go the extra mile and build a truly one-off creation by channeling the Impala and building everything from the ground up. One of the first things you notice is the ultimate low, pavement hugging stance. As you can see, this isn’t your normal “Six-Fo” Impala build by any means. When it came time that Horizon ’64 was up for sale Kamal was first in a very long line of would be “suitors” as this car was now known worldwide.Īfter quickly selling his car, Kamal was able to slap down the yen needed to obtain the rights to his dream car. His car resembled Horizon ’64 in many ways, which included the iconic purple paint. Tamura’s car however it was not the same in his mind. Tamura previously built Amethyst ’64, which was the cover car of the very first issue of Lowrider Magazine Japan in 1993. As the owner of Perfect Image Hydraulics in Japan. Tamura, is no stranger to the custom car culture, specifically lowriders and has built numerous full customs that have appeared in Lowrider Magazine and others. Now, Kamal was on the hunt for the perfect lowrider to cruise the streets of Japan and his search was over when he found Horizon ’64. Kamal Fernando, the current owner of this super Slam’d body-dropped Impala, picked up the car from the original builder/owner Mr. Photos: Mike Alexander | Words: Jason Ballard | Model: Mai Kishino Read along as we provide the details on Kamal Fernando’s 1964 Chevy Impala – the Horizon ’64 straight from the streets of Japan. One of these songs, still widely played today, was Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” which plays well with lowriders and classics, and is especially fitting for this beautiful 1964 Impala featured here.

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