60 impala location of rear anttena?

[Guest]

Can any one tell me aprox. where I need to locate the rear antennaon my 1960 impala.

[Guest]

When the cars were new it seems to me that I saw them with the antennaes on either the right front fender or the right rear fender. If rear mounted the antenna angled backward. J.C. Whitney even used to sell a kit to mount a second, dummmy, matching antenna on the left rear fender.

[Guest]

Thanks Terry. I know, the rear antenna make the car look more like a classic. The problem is I can't find how far up from the rear fin and how close to the trunk lid they go. I received a spec. book from Chevy and the only spec. missing is the placement. Anybody have any mesurments?

[randjflo60]

Larry C.<P>Mine is a 4 door hartop but I think the locations are the same for all models.<P>These measurements are from the front of the antenna base measuring straight across from the front edge of the trunk, they are 2 inches back and 1 1/4 inch out from the trunk edge.<P>I hope this helps and good luck

[Dave@Moon]

I've never seen one for this particular car, but if you have an NOS antenna kit for the car it almost always will have a template inside which matches up to the body lines and marks the spot for drilling. If you check around you may be able to find/use one of these rather that trying to measure distances on curved surfaces, which is <I>real</I> tough to do consistantly.

[Guest]

Thanks for the help randjflo60. Just to let you know I saw your web site this past week and took a copy of your photo to my paint shop. After seeing your pictures he was off from your dimensions by less than an inch.<BR>Thanks again, By the way my Impala is a 4 dr. hardtop with a 283, horizon blue and ermine white. Thanks again Larry.

[randjflo60]

Larry C.<P>Thanx for signing my guest book. It is really great to see these hartops being restored. I know of about 5 others that are being restored too.<P>Good luck