Chevrolet with a dark past is being sold by the Dutch government

Do you care less about environmental friendliness and care less about the price of gasoline? Then you can get a big discount on a used Chevrolet Impala car with the Dutch government.

Most of the supply of cars seized by the Dutch government is not very good, but sometimes there are gems among them. From time to time we review the offer of the Ministry of Finance.

A terrible incident with the Dutch government

Cars are offered online through the website Real Estate Domains (DRZ). Here you can bid on used cars. If you bid high enough, you can take your car. You can read exactly how this works in this report, which: Etiquette looks behind the scenes at the Domeinen Roerende Zaken warehouse.

The government-issued Chevrolet Impala is from 1968, before the oil crisis. At that time, almost no one was worried about the price of gasoline, CO2 nitrogen. The used car was only offered with the V8, so it roars quite nicely.

In this used car seized by the Dutch government, the eight-cylinder has a volume of 5.4 liters. The nearly 1,800 kg American engine blocks 253 hp.

Dubious Chevrolet Impala only in the Netherlands for two years

Since this Chevrolet rolled off the factory floor more than 54 years ago, the car has driven 45,467 miles (73,172 km). At least, if you can trust the mileage counter. Used car was only introduced in 2020. So mileage is not recorded.

The coupe still looks neat, but something needs to be done to the engine block before you can pump liters of petrol through it. There is a large air filter in the back seat. If this is not installed, dirt can get into the cylinders because the engine sucks in all kinds of dust, flies or other contaminants through the air intake.

3 questionable (speed) boats that the Dutch government is selling

Although the Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupé is a modern car, it is still a model. An enthusiast can buy a used car from the Dutch government for a small amount of money and thus transform the car into a beautiful and professional looking car.