Chevrolet launched the Impala in 1958, and three years later, the new car was already selling like hotcakes. It didn't take long to become the best-selling model in the domestic market.

The car in question: A blue and white 1961 Chevrolet Impala that, in true Gurney fashion, rolled off a boat in Britain and began beating Jaguar saloon cars so badly that it was eventually banned ...