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Ok, except for the disgusting carbon fiber...hate the look of that shit, real or faux. And no cup holders, so not very usable. With a modern automatic, I see no reason for a big shifter, I like the dial approach as seen on the new GC and Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer.

just roll with the classsic gm t bar!!!! Yup ?

Top pic is a factory-issued promo photo ('64 GP). I added the yellow lines comparing rear axle centerline & the bottom of the rocker chrome. This is an accurate portrayal of factory ride height. Lower pic is how far too many 'restored' cars todays sit, on 'reproduction' springs ; a mile too high (here about 3 inches). I find it irksome (and aesthetically offensive) when folk defend this exaggerated ride height as 'correct' because the springs were 'factory spec'... when they obviously aren't. "You've got eyes; use 'em!' I say. Praise the lowered. Here is my GP from many years ago. It's a tad LOWER than factory height, due to spring settle; over time, coil spring deflection rate remains the same, but it's ability to hold its load at the same height diminishes somewhat. Me; I think it sits PERFECTLY (still has the same springs in it today).

I have driven many '05+ Impalas and a couple of the most recent Impalas as rentals, along w/ Malibus of the last 4 generations. Any of them would be fine daily driver/commuter cars...I'd be inclined to go with the newest I could find, so the cabin tech wouldn't be so out of date.

5 thousand for a Celebrity??? Is that a real price suggestion for one? And...why in the world would ANYBODY consider a Celebrity a classic? Despite the great memories, I wouldnt want one in my driveway today. Maybe as a commuter car/beater if it was in good working order tho. I wouldnt want an '06 Monte Carlo. Id rather the (4 door) Impala of that vintage with a 3.8. A 2005 Impala. The generation after, I would want the 3.6 with the 6 speed auto. But in all honesty, the Epsilon Impala Midnight Edition just flat out beats any W-Body Chevrolet. Although I Iove my Acura, I kinda wanted to trade-in my Acura for one. But Im also happy I didnt. Maybe I could pick one up for cheap when this chip shortage will be gone and things will hopefully return to normal?

You act like crumbs don't get down inside there or any other plastic ladened shifter. Newsflash. My Flex was terrible for that kind of stuff getting into the crevices around the shifter area. They do and they are even harder to clean than a simple boot area. Ive had any problem keeping mine clean. Guess it boils down to personal preference but lets not act like the other styles aren't a pain the ass to keep clean either. See my above post. Those crevices around the shifter area are not going to be fun area to get clean and free of debris. I don't even know why this is even a discussion, to be honest with you but since you brought it up then I figured it was fair game to point out your choices are also a pain in the ass to keep clean and there is simply no way that you will convince me otherwise.

Celebrity!!! My dad's '86 was a column shift with a real bench seat in the front. ie: One piece bench and the entire front seat moved forwards and backwards. Good times with that bench seat!!! ? I kinda prefer the dial shifter nowadays and NO CARBON FIBRE trim!!! Like @Robert Hall, I HATE THAT SHYTE TOO!!!

I went with these. I'm impressed by the quiet ride (of course I am colored by the fact the Goodyear Adventures were noisy as heck toward the end). Turned them black side out. Driving range is as good or a tick better than the old ones/recommend

Here's a ferrari, with it's infamous gated shifter. Yeah- it's a manual- irrelevant. Yeah, it still doesn't look great (ferrari's aren't known for even marginally nice interiors), but it's better than the floppy, crumb-catcher vinyl boot (automatic OR manual). So do a gated automatic- they're all 'by-wire' now so the pattern isn't mechanics-dependent, and come up with something better.

Yes, of course. Why can't something like this (immediately around the shifter) be done instead of whatever 20-yr old moon-pod Chevy shifter ccap posted above; I'd take this in a heartbeat over a 'leather' boot' :

Found some cool old photos