Editing The Impala

{{Items
|name = The Impala
|image = Chevy-impala.jpg
|season = All Seasons, ''[[The Winchesters]]''
|manufacturer = Chevrolet
|use = *Transportation
*Storage
*Home
|powers = Capable of killing the [[Akrida]] and [[Joan Hopkins]]
|location = Unknown}}

{{Quote
|On April 21st, 1967, the hundred millionth GM vehicle rolled off the line at the plant in Janesville. Three days later, another car rolled off that same line. No one gave two craps about her, but they should've. Because this 1967 Chevrolet Impala would turn out to be the most important car... no, the most important object in pretty much the [[The Universe|whole universe]].
|[[God|Chuck Shurley]]
|''[[Swan Song]]''}}

'''The Impala''' is [[Dean Winchester]]'s trademark black [[wikipedia:Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation)#1967|1967 Chevrolet Impala]]. It was passed down to him by [[John Winchester|his father]], who bought it in 1973 after a future Dean convinces him to buy it over a 1964 VW Van in the episode ''[[In The Beginning]]''. According to Dean, the car has 327 Engine and a Four Barrel Carburetor. It bears a Sedgwick County, Kansas license (though their hometown of [[Lawrence, Kansas]] is actually in Douglas County) plate (KAZ 2Y5), a reference to Kansas, the Winchesters' home state, and 2005, the year the show premiered. After [[Sam Winchester|Sam]] and Dean escaped from prison, Dean mentions that the old plates needed to be ditched and the car sports a new Ohio license plate (CNK 80Q3) first seen in ''[[What Is And What Should Never Be]]''.

The trunk holds a mass of weapons that are modified and crafted to aid the Winchesters in their hunting activities. Dean refers to the Impala affectionately as ''''"Baby."'''  At the end of the series, it is unknown what became of the Impala although Sam might've left it to his son [[Dean Winchester II]].

The Impala, featuring its original license plates, also exists in [[Heaven]] at the same time as Sam owns the Impala on Earth. This Impala, along with acting as Dean's transport through Heaven, was also used by Dean while he was in the [[Monster Club Universe]]. As the Impala is not of that Earth, it is the only known object capable of killing [[Joan Hopkins]] and the [[Akrida]].

==Her Life So Far...==
===''[[Supernatural]]''===
[[File:ImpalaPilot.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The first appearance of the Impala.]]
The car has been prominently featured on the series, beginning with the teaser of the pilot which shows [[John Winchester]] holding his two sons as he sits on the car and watches [[The Winchester House|his house]] burn. The trunk is revealed to hold various weaponry to fight the supernatural. The car is Dean's most prized possession, and he protects it with nearly the same ferocity with which he protects his family.

In ''[[Pilot]]'', a [[Constance Welch|ghost]] possesses the Impala and tries to run [[Sam and Dean]] over. Later, as Sam is driving the Impala, the ghost takes control of the car again to make him drive her home. Sam drives the Impala through the front wall of her home and comes to a stop in the living room, where she is confronted by the ghosts of [[Constance Welch's son and daughter|her drowned children]] and destroyed.

[[File:Impala1x22.jpg|thumb|200px|The impala nearly totaled.]]
In the [[Devil's Trap|season 1 finale]], a truck driven by a possessed trucker [[Wrecking of the Impala|smashes]] into the Impala causing serious damage to her and her occupants. Sam and [[Bobby Singer]] later have the Impala towed back to Bobby's where Sam refuses to scrap it, despite Bobby insisting it can't be salvaged. Dean later restored the Impala himself shortly before attacking the car's rear with a crowbar due to the pressure from his dying father's secret about Sam.<ref>''[[Everybody Loves a Clown]]''</ref>

[[File:DeanJohn1973.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Dean convincing his father to buy the Impala in 1973.]]
Sam inherits the car following Dean's death in the [[No Rest for the Wicked|third season finale]]. The car is later returned to Dean in [[Season 4]], who isn't impressed that Sam added an iPod jack to the car. He removes it and the jack is never seen again.<ref>''[[Lazarus Rising]]''</ref> It was shortly after Dean returned from Hell, when he [[Chronokinesis#Dean sent back to 1973|time traveled back to 1973]] and convinced a young John Winchester to [[Rainbow Motors|buy]] the Impala. Later when John proposes to Mary he does so in the front seat.<ref>''[[In The Beginning]]''</ref>

In order to destroy a [[Luther Garland|ghost]] in ''[[Yellow Fever]]'', Sam and Bobby attach an iron chain to the Impala and wrap it around the ghost's neck. Once the chain is wrapped around his neck, Bobby drives down a road, dragging the ghost behind the Impala and road hauled him until his spirit was destroyed. The car had some minor damages here and there throughout various episodes and has even had angels and demons (once at the same time) in the back seat.<ref>''[[Heaven and Hell]]''</ref>

[[File:ImpalaKnightRider.jpg|thumb|200px|The Impala as Knight Rider.]]
In [[Season 5]], while trapping Sam and Dean in realities based on various TV shows, Gabriel transforms Sam into the Impala (a knockoff from the TV series ''Knight Rider''). It's while driving this that Dean and Sam finally realize that Gabriel is actually an angel and not a Trickster.<ref>''[[Changing Channels]]''</ref>

In 'the [[Swan Song|season 5 finale]], the history of the Impala is recounted by [[God|Chuck Shurley]]. It's the Impala and all of its memories that helps Sam push [[Lucifer]] [[Battle of Stull Cemetery#Battle|back and jump into]] the [[Lucifer's Cage|Cage]].

[[File:Impalatarp.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Dean pulls the tarp from the Impala.]]
A year after Dean has stopped hunting in [[Season 6]], the Impala is under a tarp in the garage, albeit still with a trunk full of weapons. When Dean returns to hunting, he brings the Impala out of retirement and removes the tarp, near the end of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''.

[[File:Dean running from the possessed Impala.jpg|thumb|200px|Dean running from the possessed Impala.]]
The Impala becomes possessed by a [[Rose Brown|ghost]] once again in ''[[Mannequin 3: The Reckoning]]'' with Dean managing to maneuver it into a wall. At the end of the episode Dean is repairing the damage at Bobby's Salvage Yard.

In an [[Alternate Timeline (My Heart Will Go On)|alternate timeline]] where the Titanic never sank, Chevy Impalas do not exist. Instead, Dean drives a '67 Ford Mustang. When the Titanic is "re-sunk," and Sam and Dean reappear in their own reality, they wake up in the Impala.

[[File:Impala6x23.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The impala wrecked by demons.]]
The Impala is further damaged when [[Crowley]] and his demons attack [[Castiel]]. While Dean and Bobby take refuge in the car, it's flipped onto its roof and has all its windows blown out by the demon onslaught.<ref>''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much]]''</ref> The Impala doesn't stay damaged for long. Soon after Castiel leaves them in ''[[Meet the New Boss]]'', Dean goes to fix the Impala due to it being the only thing he can do. With the help of Sam and Bobby, the Impala is fully repaired.

Due to the Leviathans cloning them and driving an identical Impala, they had to hide the Impala in order not to be detected. Dean has driven several cars in place of the Impala, many of which he has shown discontent.

[[File:Impala's back.png|thumb|200px|The Impala's come back.]]In ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'', Dean asks Castiel for a favor as he will not fight. He asks him to take him to his beloved Impala where they discuss the situation and Castiel finally agrees to help kill [[Dick Roman]]. When asked what the plan is, he tells Castiel that as Dick knows they're coming, they're going to announce themselves "big." The next morning, the Impala [[Battle of SucroCorp|crashes]] through [[SucroCorp]]'s front gate and ends up in its giant glass sign, having apparently been used to reach the building by the group. However, when the guards come out, [[Meg Masters (Demon)|Meg]] is revealed to be the driver, Dean having used the Impala's arrival as a distraction so he, Sam and Castiel can sneak in. The distraction works, but the Impala is slightly damaged in her crash and the driver's side window is shot out by the Leviathan guards. After Meg dispatches them, she leaves, abandoning the Impala in the sign. It's later recovered by Sam after Dick is killed and Dean and Castiel disappear.
[[File:Impala7x23.jpg|thumb|200px|left|..and it's quickly wrecked once again.]]

After Dean's return from [[Purgatory]], he found that the Impala had been fully repaired after Sam told him about the previous year, though no new modifications were done to it, which made Dean happy, considering that the last time Dean went away for a year, Sam had made several modern additions to the car. When Dean smells dog in the car, Sam claims not to know what he's talking about but later admits he hit a dog with the Impala which caused him to meet [[Amelia Richardson]]. Afterwards, he took the dog around in the car, annoying Dean as he doesn't like dogs and doesn't want them in his precious car.<ref>''[[We Need To Talk About Kevin]]''</ref> As the Leviathans are gone, Sam and Dean return to using the Impala instead of stolen cars.

[[File:ImpalaMenofLettersBunker.jpg|thumb|200px|The Impala in the Men of Letters Bunker.]]

When [[Men of Letters bunker|the Bunker]]'s garage is found, Dean stores the Impala there.<ref>''[[Slumber Party]]''</ref> After taking full control of Sam, [[Gadreel]] uses the Impala to get around as he can no longer teleport, but it helps Dean, Castiel and Crowley find him as he runs a red light on his way to find [[Abner]] and kill him. After Gadreel is captured, Dean reclaims the car.<ref>''[[Road Trip]]''</ref>

[[File:The Impala keyed.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Dean finds the Impala keyed by Abaddon.]]After retrieving [[the First Blade]], Sam and Dean return to the Impala to find it ransacked by demons who're working for [[Abaddon]]. The wards on the Impala's trunk kept that safe, but Abaddon had "Be afraid, Your Queen" keyed into the side of the car in Enochian.<ref>''[[Blade Runners]]''</ref>

In ''[[Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire]]'', after [[the Darkness]] is released it washes over the Impala, rocking the car when suddenly Dean disappears as the Darkness pulls him out to speak to him. Sam is knocked out and wakes to the Impala's horn going off but no significant damage otherwise.

[[File:ImpalaBaby.jpg|thumb|200px]]

In ''[[Baby]]'', the entire episode takes place from the car's point of view. During a vision, Sam sees a being appearing to him in the form of a young John Winchester who drives the Impala in the dream while talking to Sam. Dean later purposefully crashes the car, while [[Deputy Donelly]] is flung through it headfirst. The final fight takes place in the backseat and ends with Dean decapitating Donelly by slamming the left rear door on his head three times. Due to the conflict with the monsters, the Impala's front and rear windows are shattered, the being rear from Sam's gunfire and though the Impala runs, it's hard to start the engine. At the end of the episode, Sam calls the Impala their home as they drive away.

In ''[[We Happy Few]]'', Sam drives the Impala to [[The Darkness' Lair]] to [[Rescue of Lucifer|rescue]] [[Lucifer]]. He is led there by [[Donatello Redfield]], with Metatron coming along. Sam departs with Donatello in the back and Lucifer in shotgun. However, the trio is intercepted by Amara on their way to the Bunker. Sam tries to drive away, but Amara restrains them and prepares to kill. God retrieves the entire vehicle just in time and dumps it unceremoniously in one of the rooms in the Bunker.

[[File:MaryImpala.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Mary recalls her time with the Impala.]]
In ''[[Keep Calm and Carry On]]'', Dean leads a [[resurrection|resurrected]] [[Mary Winchester]] to the Impala which is in the bunker's garage. Mary recognizes the Impala as her husband's car and treats the Impala in a similar manner to how Dean treats the car. While examining the Impala, Mary stares into the backseat with a huge smile, presumably remembering fun times with John in the backseat. Later, while driving, the Impala is rammed by [[Ms. Watt]] with an SUV, leaving a dent in the rear right quarter panel. The Impala is temporarily knocked out of commission by the hit but remains driveable and the Winchesters and Castiel drive off in it after killing Ms. Watt.

In ''[[LOTUS]]'', the Winchesters are found by [[US Secret Service|the Secret Service]] due to them recognizing the Impala with [[Rick Sanchez]] commenting on how recognizable the car is.

In ''[[Regarding Dean]]'', Dean has a hard time remembering which key to use to start the engine after being hit by the [[Memory Curse|memory curse]]. Later, [[witch]] [[Rowena MacLeod]] drives the car after Sam is captured by the [[Loughlin Family]]. Rowena leaves the memory-less Dean in the front seat with a note explaining the situation and another for him to stay in the car. When Dean gets out, he finds notes directing him to his gun and the [[witch-killing bullets]] in the weapons locker.

[[File:The Impala's front hood smashed.jpg|thumb|200px|Dean once again frustrated at the Impala's damage.]]
In ''[[Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell]]'', Sam is instructed by Dean to take care of the Impala while they hunt for the [[Hellhounds|hellhound]] [[Ramsey]]. Unfortunately, Ramsey destroys the windshield and damages the roof when she tries to attack Sam, who is driving the car. Although Ramsey is eventually killed, Dean becomes frustrated at what happened to the Impala and explains that this is why Sam doesn't drive. Dean then takes over driving, commenting that he hopes the car will still run now.

In ''[[The Future]]'', after [[Castiel's truck]] breaks down, he is forced to stay at a motel with [[Kelly Kline]]. When Dean and Sam arrive with the Impala, they tend to take both Castiel and Kelly back to the Bunker. While they leave the two inside the Impala while they discuss things, Kelly drives off with the Impala towards the [[Heavenly Portal]], forcing Dean to fix Castiel's truck and chase after them. Once [[Dagon]] has been killed at the Heavenly Portal, Castiel [[Hunt for Kelly Kline|escapes with]] Kelly, using his truck once more.

When chased by angels in ''[[The Bad Place]]'', the Winchesters are forced to abandon the Impala in an abandoned shipyard in order to hide in an old ship. The Impala is left in the shipyard when the Winchesters are accidentally transported to [[Alternate Universes|the alternate universe]] known as [[The Bad Place (Alternate Universe)|the Bad Place]]. In ''[[Wayward Sisters]]'', [[Jody Mills]] and [[Donna Hanscum]] are able to identify the correct location for the rift to the Bad Place by spotting the still-abandoned Impala. After being rescued, the Winchesters recover the car.

[[File:Scoobynatural Animated Impala.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Impala meets the Mystery Machine.]]
In ''[[Various & Sundry Villains]]'', Jennie Plum complains when Dean shows up without the Impala as she wanted it for herself.

In ''[[Scoobynatural]]'', after being transported into an [[Scooby-Doo Universe|alternate universe]], Sam and Dean are shocked to find the Impala with them, Sam then speculates it was transported with them due to Dean having the keys on him.

[[File:Jack driving the Impala.png|thumb|200px|Dean gives Jack a chance to drive the Impala.]]
In ''[[Unhuman Nature]]'', after learning that [[Jack Kline (Nephilim)|Jack Kline]] is dying, Dean offers to teach him how to drive. Dean later has Jack drive on an empty stretch of road and the two enjoy simply cruising together.

Sam inherits the car following Dean's death in the [[Carry On|series finale]]. The Impala remained with him until his old age. It is not known where the car went after Sam's death, but it may have been inherited by [[Dean Winchester II|his son]].

In Heaven, Dean finds the car waiting for him outside of [[Harvelle's Roadhouse]] bearing the original KAZ 2Y5 license plates. After talking with [[Bobby Singer]], Dean goes on a drive through Heaven, eventually meeting up with Sam on a bridge after his own death.

===''[[The Winchesters]]''===
In ''[[Pilot (The Winchesters)|Pilot]]'', Dean is leaning against the Impala as he writes in his journal and gives his narration. In addition, the Impala has the original KAZ 2Y5 license plates rather than the CNK 80Q3 ones that it had ever since ''[[What Is And What Should Never Be]]'' and [[Dean's Amulet]] is hanging off of the rearview mirror.

In ''[[Hang on to Your Life]]'', [[John Winchester/The Winchesters|John]] spots Dean climbing into the Impala in the background of one of [[Samuel Campbell/The Winchesters|Samuel's]] pictures and recognizes him as the man who had given John [[Henry Winchester/The Winchesters|Henry's]] letter.

In ''[[Cast Your Fate to the Wind]]'', John and [[Mary Winchester/The Winchesters|Mary]] both compliment the Impala while studying the picture of Dean for clues as to his identity.

In ''[[Suspicious Minds]]'', Dean is standing near a fence with one hand braced against the Impala in [[Kyle Reed]]'s picture.

In ''[[Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye]]'', [[Joan Hopkins]] reveals that she threw both Dean and the Impala into a portal from which there is no return. Using the [[Ostium]], the Monster Club tries to bring Dean back, but they only succeed in bringing back the Impala. The group realizes that as the car is not of their Earth, it can harm Joan. As Joan prepares to open her portal, Mary hits her with the Impala, killing Joan, but passing through her portal afterwards.

Moments later, the portal reopens and Dean drives the Impala out with Mary in the passenger seat. Dean reveals that the car kept both him and Mary safe and he was stuck in the world between worlds so he stayed near the portal. When it opened and the Impala came through, Dean hopped in and took the wheel. Dean explains that after his death, while driving through [[Heaven]], he took a detour through [[the Multiverse]] in search of a world where his family got a happy ending and discovered the threat of the Akrida, intervening against [[Jack Kline]]'s rules against direct interference. After Dean says goodbye to his parents, he, Bobby, Jack and the Impala all vanish in a flash of light.

==Known Users==
In chronological order:
*[[Sal Moriarty]] - First owner.
*Rainbow Motors Car Dealership - Company who sold it to John.<ref>''[[In the Beginning]]''</ref>
*[[John Winchester]] - Second owner.
*[[Dean Winchester]] - Third owner.
*[[Sam Winchester]] - Fourth owner, also briefly became the car itself.<ref>''[[Changing Channels]]''</ref>
*[[Adam Milligan]] - Learned how to drive in the car, presumably taught by [[John]].
*[[Bobby Singer]] - Occasional driver.
*[[Serial Killer Shapeshifter]] - Temporary driver, he stole the Impala to drive to [[Rebecca Warren]]'s as [[Dean Winchester]].
*[[Andrew Gallagher]] - Temporary driver, convinced Dean to give it to him using his power.
*[[Meg Masters (Demon)|Meg]] - Temporary driver, drove it while possessing Sam and later into SucroCorp HQ.
*[[Gary Frankle]] - Brief driver while switched bodies with Sam.
*[[Tracy Bell]] - When sent by Dean to get more bullets and equipment from his car parked 3 blocks away,
*[[Charlie Bradbury#Season 10|Dark Charlie]] - Temporary driver, theft.
*[[Jessie]] - Temporary driver, theft.
*[[Rowena MacLeod]] - Temporary driver, drove it after Sam was kidnapped by the [[Loughlin Family]].
*[[Kelly Kline]] - Temporary driver, drove towards the [[Heavenly Portal]] after [[Precognition|a vision]] from her son convinced her to.
*One of [[Santino Scarpatti's Bodyguards]] - Temporary driver after kidnapping the Winchesters.
*[[Jack Kline (Nephilim)|Jack Kline]] - Dean teaches Jack how to drive using the Impala.
*[[Max (Lebanon)|Max]] - Temporary driver, theft. Max stole the car in attempt to impress her crush [[Stacy (Lebanon)|Stacy]].
*[[Dean Winchester (HunterCorp)|Alternate Dean]] - Temporary driver, when he and his brother were left in the bunker unattended.
*[[Sam Winchester (HunterCorp)|Alternate Sam]] - Temporary driver, when he and his brother were left in the bunker unattended.
*[[Mary Winchester/The Winchesters|Mary Campbell]] - Temporary driver while the car was in the [[Monster Club Universe]]. Used it to kill [[Joan Hopkins]] and, by extension, the [[Akrida]].

==Cars Dean Also Drives:==
*2.02 ''[[Everybody Loves a Clown]]'': Dean and Sam borrow a first generation (1984-1990) 'woody' Dodge Caravan from Bobby. Dean complains that it makes him feel "like a soccer mom."
*4.01 ''[[Lazarus Rising]]'': Dean drives from the gas station to Bobby's after his resurrection in a 1962 Mercury Monterey hardtop. The license plate number is V6R 1G3.
*4.17 ''[[It's A Terrible Life]]'': Dean drives a Toyota Prius
*6.01 ''[[Exile on Main Street]]'': At the start of season six, when he is living with Lisa and Ben and not hunting, Dean drives a 1988 Ford F250 Pickup Truck.
*6.17 ''[[My Heart Will Go On]]'': In the alternate timeline created when the Titanic doesn't sink Dean drives a 1967 Ford Mustang.
*7.03 ''[[The Girl Next Door]]'': Dean drives a Jeep Grand Wagoneer after Sam takes the Impala to work a job on his own.
*9.10 ''[[Road Trip]]'': Dean drives a [[Castiel's Pimpmobile|1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V]] after Gadreel had stolen the Impala.
*12.19 ''[[The Future]]'': Dean fixed and drove [[Castiel's truck]] after Kelly stole the Impala.

===[[Season 7]]:===
After The Leviathans (Disguised as Sam and Dean) go on a killing spree (while driving a 67 Impala) causing the real Sam and Dean to become America's 2nd most wanted criminals. Frank Deveraux advises the boys to lock up the Impala to avoid detection. As a result, the show features a new car every week. In the following episodes the boys drive:
*7.06 ''[[Slash Fiction]]'': Sam and Dean steal a 1983 Pontiac Acadian. Dean dislikes the horse decorations in the car. He voices his dislike to Sam.
*7.07 ''[[The Mentalists]]'': After exiting a restaurant Dean steals an unrestored, but working, 1970 Dodge Challenger. Dean seems to like the car. However, he is disgusted by the mess left in the passenger seat by the owner, as well as the poor condition the car is in. Dean also drives this car in 7.08 ''[[Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!]]''.
*7.11 ''[[Adventures in Babysitting]]'': Dean arrives at Frank Deveraux's house in a 1969 Buick Special Edition.
*7.12 ''[[Time After Time]]'': Dean drives Elliot Ness' 1940 Black Plymouth Roadking.
*7.13 ''[[The Slice Girls]]'': Dean drives a brown 1971 Buick Riviera.
*7.14 ''[[Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie]]'': Dean drives a Golden Brown 1973 Mercury Cougar.
*7.15 ''[[Repo Man]]'': Dean drives a black 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. This is the second car Dean used that he seems to like, as he voices worry that Jeffery's dog will pee in the back seat if left alone.
*7.16 ''[[Out With The Old]]'': Sam and Dean both drive a black Chevy pickup.
*7.17. ''[[The Born-Again Identity]]'': Dean drives a black 1970 Dodge Charger. In this episode, it is shown that every car Dean stole he kept Castiel's trenchcoat in the trunk.
*7.18 ''[[Party On, Garth]]'': Dean Drives a 1978/9 Maroon AMC Pacer. Garth claims it is a "Nice ride."
*7.20 ''[[The Girl With The Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo]]'': Dean drives a white AMC Matador (Early to mid-70s)

==Dean and The Impala==
[[File:DeanImpala.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Dean and the Impala have had a long, loving history together. Dean received the Impala as a gift for his eighteenth birthday. Ever since then, he has cared for it and even fixed it up when it was wrecked in the car accident at the end of season 1. Though he sometimes reacts with anger at it, he loves it very much and often talks to it as if it was a human being and not an object calling it "Baby".

When Bela tows the car away, he is very upset. Later, when he is forced to hide the car, he is, again, very upset about this fact. Dean was going to give Bobby the Impala while preparing to surrender to Michael. When Sam fails to stop [[Ramsey]] from damaging the car, Dean is furious and doesn't allow Sam to drive it again.

==Weapons in the Trunk==
<gallery type="slideshow" position="right" <gallery>
Impala weapon Stash.jpg|The weapon stash in the back of the Impala
Trunk Arsenal.png|The trunk arsenal
Winchester Grenade Launcher.png|The Grenade Launcher
Silver Bullets.jpg|A box of [[silver]] bullets
Witch-Killing Bullets.png|A box of various special bullets
</gallery>

The Impala's trunk contains a massive arsenal of weapons, tools and materials for hunting. They are all customized for fighting supernatural beings, curses, cursed objects, etc (although some of them change and get added/rearranged from time to time). There are different types of:
*A Spare Tire
*Gasoline Gallons
*A Toolbox/Various Tools
**Hammers
***A Wooden Mallet
***A Sledgehammer<ref>''[[Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting]]''</ref><ref>''[[The Werther Project]]''</ref>
***[[Mjölnir]]<ref>''[[Last Holiday]]''</ref>
**Shovels
**Ropes
***A [[Salt]] Water-Soaked Rope<ref>''[[After School Special]]''</ref>
**Chains
***[[Iron]] Chains
**Duct Tape Rolls
**Spray Paint Cans
**Blowtorches
**Flashlights
**[[Zippo|Lighters]]
**Match Boxes
**Candles
**Torches<ref>''[[Wendigo]]''</ref>
*Emergency Flare Sticks
*First-Aid Kits
**[[John Winchester]]'s Army Field Surgeon's Kit<ref>''[[Clip Show]]''</ref>
**Bandages<ref>''[[99 Problems]]''</ref>
**Surtures
**Painkillers
*[[Firearms]]
**Handguns
***[[Colt M1911A1]]
***[[Taurus Model 99]]
***[[Soulless Sam's gun|Heckler &amp; Koch Mark 23 Model 0]]
***[[Sam's Revolver]]
**Shotguns
***Sawed-Off Shotguns
**Rifles
***A Sniper Rifle<ref>''[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]''</ref>
**A Flare Gun
**A [[Grenade Launcher|37mm DefTech Grenade Launcher]]
**Suppressors <ref>''[[The Prisoner]]''</ref>
**[[The Colt]] {{c|formerly}}
**[[The Equalizer]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[:Category:Bullets|Ammunition]]
**Various Types/Calibers of Regular Bullets
**[[Iron]] Bullets
**[[Silver]] Bullets
**[[Salt|Rock Salt]] Shells/Rounds/Cartridges
**[[Dead man's blood bullets|Dead Man's Blood Bullets]]
**[[Witch-Killing Bullets]]
**[[Devil's Trap Bullets]]
**[[Angel-killing bullets|Angel-Killing Bullets]] {{c|briefly}}<ref>''[[Bring 'em Back Alive]]''</ref>
**[[Holy Oil]] Bullets<ref>''[[Stranger in a Strange Land]]''</ref>
**[[Borax]]-Filled Shells<ref>''[[The Trap]]''</ref>
**[[Colt bullets|Colt Bullets]] {{c|formerly}}
*Various [[Knives]]/Blades
**Switchblades
**Pocket Knives
**Daggers
**Hunting Knives
**Throwing Knives
**Machetes
**[[Iron]] Knives
**[[Silver]] Knives
**A Silver-Coated [[Steel]] Knife<ref>''[[Reichenbach]]''</ref>
**Dean's [[Purgatory Blade]]
**3 [[Gold]] Daggers<ref>''[[Into the Mystic]]''</ref>
**A [[Demon-Killing Knife]]
**[[Angel Blades]]
**[[The First Blade]] {{c|formerly}}
**2-3 [[Archangel Blades]]<ref>''[[Let the Good Times Roll]]''</ref>
*[[Bowhunting|Bows and Arrows]]
**Crossbows
**[[Dead man's blood (object)|Dead Man's Blood]] Arrows<ref>''[[Dead Man's Blood]]''</ref>
**[[Silver]]-Tipped Arrows<ref>''[[Bloodlust]]''</ref>
**[[Palo Santo Arrows]] {{c|tie-in [[Supernatural: The Animation|anime]] only}}<ref>''[[Darkness Calling (Anime)|Darkness Calling]]''</ref>
*[[Fire axe|Axes]]
**Fire Axes
**Hatchets
**Battleaxes
**Throwing Axes
*[[Stakes]]
**Wooden Stakes
**[[Silver]] Stakes
*[[Brass]] Knuckles
**[[Enochian Brass Knuckles]] {{c|formerly}}
*Handcuffs
**[[Supernatural Handcuffs]]
**[[Silver]] Handcuffs<ref>''[[Paper Moon]]''</ref>
*Ninja Stars<ref>''[[The Prisoner]]''</ref><ref>''[[Carry On]]''</ref>
*A Harpoon Gun
*A Wooden Spearhead
*Nunchucks
*[[John Winchester's baseball bat|John Winchester's Barbwire-Wrapped Baseball Bat]]<ref>''[[Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell]]''</ref>
*Collapsible Batons
*2 Modified [[Tasers]]<ref>''[[Faith]]''</ref>
*C-4<ref>''[[Two Minutes to Midnight]]''</ref><ref>''[[Like a Virgin]]''</ref>
*Fragmentation Grenades<ref>''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]''</ref><ref>''[[Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting]]''</ref><ref>''[[About a Boy]]''</ref>
*Flashbang Grenades<ref>''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]''</ref>
*Tear Gas Grenades<ref>''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]''</ref>
*Landmines<ref>''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]''</ref>
*A Kitchen-[[Silver]]ware Kit<ref>''[[Jump the Shark]]''</ref>
**A Spoon<ref>''[[Carry On]]''</ref>
*Mirrors
*Supernatural Warding/Amulets/Talismans
**[[Mary Winchester]]'s Hunter Bracelet {{c|formely}}<ref>''[[In The Beginning]]''</ref>
**Cat's Eye Shells<ref>''[[Pilot]]''</ref>
**Dreamcatchers
**Various [[Christian Cross|Crucifixes]]
***Rosaries
**[[Pentagram]] Necklaces
**Anti-Possession Necklaces
**[[Dean's Amulet]]
**A [[Devil's trap (object)|Devil's Trap]] Drawn on the Trunk's Lid<ref>''[[Devil's Trap]]''</ref>
**Mandaic Amulets<ref>''[[Salvation]]''</ref>
**[[Angel Ward]]ing<ref>''[[Fan Fiction]]''</ref>
*Various Types of [[Blood]]
**[[Dog blood|Dog Blood]]
**[[Lamb blood|Lamb Blood]]
**[[Dead man's blood (object)|Dead Man's Blood]] Bottles/Flasks/Syringes/Gallons
**[[Demon Blood]] Flask/Gallons {{c|briefly}}<ref>''[[Swan Song]]''</ref>
**[[Castiel]]'s [[Fallen Angel's blood|Blood]] {{c|briefly}}
**[[Alpha Vampire]]'s [[Alpha's blood|Blood]] {{c|briefly}}
**[[Crowley]]'s [[Ruler of Hell's blood|Blood]] {{c|briefly}}
**[[Purified Blood]] Syringues {{c|formely}}<ref>''[[Soul Survivor]]''</ref>
*[[Mary Constant]]'s [[Righteous bone]]
*2 Dark Green Canvas Duffel Bags
*Laptops
*A Tape Recorder<ref>''[[Pilot]]''</ref>
*Binoculars<ref>''[[All Dogs Go To Heaven]]''</ref>
*A Box of Various Cell Phones
*[[Holy Water]] Bottles/Flasks
*Packs of [[Salt]]
**Salt Water<ref>''[[After School Special]]''</ref>
*[[Holy Oil]] Jars
**[[Holy Fire]] Molotov Cocktails<ref>''[[Swan Song]]''</ref>
*[[EMF Meters]]
*[[Flamethrower]]s
*A Lock Picking Kit
*A Cigar Box with Fake Documents
**At least 17 fake I.D.s <ref>As of ''[[The Prisoner]]''</ref>
**Badges
**Passports
*Various Credit Cards
**[[Charlie Bradbury]]'s Limitless Credit Card<ref>''[[The Heroes' Journey]]''</ref>
*[[Vamptonite]] Syringes {{c|formely}}
*[[Devil's trap (object)|Devil's Trap]] Bags<ref>''[[The Devil You Know]]''</ref>
*[[Supernatural Writings|Lore Books]]/Case Files
**[[Bible]]s
**[[Quran|Qur'an]]s
**[[John Winchester's Journal]]
**Dean's Journal<ref>''[[Bloody Mary]]''</ref>
**Sam's Journal<ref>''[[Salvation]]''</ref>
**[[Bobby Singer]]'s Journals<ref>''[[Safe House]]''</ref>
**[[Rowena's Journals]] and Spell Books {{c|temporarily, for transportation}}
**[[Doc Benton's Lab Book]] {{c|briefly}}
**[[Book of the Damned (Object)|Book of the Damned]]
**[[Nadia's Codex]]
*Federal Agents Threads<ref>''[[Ask Jeeves]]''</ref>
*[[Borax]] Gallons
*[[Aswang whip|Aswang Whips]] {{c|tie-in novels only}}<ref>''[[Supernatural: Fresh Meat]]''</ref>
*[[Curse Boxes]]
**[[Cursed Objects]] {{c|on and off temporarily, for transportation}}
*A Green Cooler Box
*[[Angel]] Feathers<ref>''[[As Time Goes By]]''</ref>
*[[Demon Bombs]]
*A Makeshift [[Cattle prod]]<ref>''[[Form and Void]]''</ref>
*A Bottle of Whisky<ref>''[[Lost & Found]]''</ref>
*A Bottle of [[Phoenix ash|Phoenix Ashes]]
*2 [[Hellhound-Seeing Glasses]]
*[[Lance of Michael]] Pieces {{c|temporarily, for transportation}}<ref>''[[Stuck in the Middle (With You)]]''</ref>
*[[Gog's Sword]] {{c|temporarily, for transportation}}<ref>''[[Good Intentions]]''</ref>
*[[Magog's Sword]] {{c|temporarily, for transportation}}<ref>''[[Good Intentions]]''</ref>
*[[Gabriel's Swords]] {{c|temporarily, for transportation}}<ref>''[[Unfinished Business]]''</ref>
*[[The Spear (object)|Kaia's Spear]] Pieces {{c|temporarily, for transportation}}<ref>''[[The Spear]]''</ref>
*[[Ben Braeden|Ben]]'s [[Wendigo (creature)|Wendigo]] Mask {{c|formerly}}<ref>''[[The Third Man]]''</ref>
*[[Castiel's trench coat|Castiel's Trench Coat]] {{c|formerly}}<ref>''[[The Born-Again Identity]]''</ref>
*[[Bobby's Flask]] {{c|formely}}

As of the [[Season 6]] episode ''[[The Third Man]]'', the amount of weapons in the trunk has increased vastly, since all the weapons that were in [[Sam Winchester|Sam]]'s [[Sam's car|car]] were moved to the Impala after [[Castiel]] and an unnamed [[angel]] flattened it.

==Memories It Holds==
[[File:SamDeanImpala.jpg|thumb|200px|Sam and Dean carving their initials in the Impala's door.]]
*Used to be John's car.
*[[Sam and Dean]]'s initials carved in the rear window deck.
*A miniature army man Sam left jammed in the ashtray.
*Lego blocks Dean jammed in the vents. (Dean places the Lego block back in the vent when he repairs it)
*All the times Sam and Dean spent in the car including living out of the car at times.
*Sam and Dean watch the stars while sitting on it.
*Dean had sex with [[Anna Milton|Anna]] in the backseat.
*Saved the world by the army man in the ashtray causing Sam to retake control of his body from [[Lucifer]] after remembering fond times with Dean.
*Sam hits a [[Riot|dog]] with it, causing him to meet [[Amelia Richardson]] who he falls in love with.
*Sam had sex with [[Piper|a waitress]] in the backseat.
*Used in the [[Rescue of Lucifer|rescue mission of Lucifer]] ending with [[God]] teleporting the Impala into the [[Men of Letters bunker]].
*A [[resurrection|resurrected]] [[Mary Winchester]] reminiscing over her husband's car and possibly the times she had sex with him in the backseat.

===License plates===
{|
| style="font-size:x-small" |
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | C-45P4
| 1973
|-
| style="font-size:x-small" | KANSAS
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | BQN 9R3
| 1992–1997
|-
| style="font-size:x-small" | KANSAS
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | KAZ 2Y5
| 2003–2007
|-
| style="font-size:x-small" | OHIO
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | CNK 80Q3
| 2007—
|-
| style="font-size:x-small" | KANSAS
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | RMD 5H2
| 2007, [[Fantasy Universe|Djinn fantasy world]]
|-
| style="font-size:x-small" | ILLINOIS
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | E62 3015
| 2011, [[Leviathan Impala]]
|-
| style="font-size:x-small" | KANSAS
! style="font-family:monospace; padding:0 4px;" | KAZ 2Y5
| 2011, ''[[Supernatural: The Animation|Supernatural: the Animation]]''
|}

==Trivia==
*Some fans refer to the Sam Impala hybrid in the Knight Rider spoof segment as the "Sampala."
*During season seven, Dean tends to steal classic American Muscle cars when possible, presumably as a form on compensation for losing the Impala.
*In an interview at a [[Salute To Supernatural|convention]], Ackles said the main Impala they use has a 427 and skid plates. The actual car was bought from the Kelley family of Farmingdale, NJ in 2005. The Kelleys were the second owners of the car, they bought it from the original owners. The car was bought new in 1967 at Mathews Chevrolet in Farmingdale, NJ. It was originally baby blue with baby blue interior and dual bench seats.
*For the production of the show ([https://www.thetvaddict.com/2017/12/06/supernatural-behind-the-scenes-with-production-the-impala/?slide=48 as of December 2017] ), they have nine Impalas. There are three "Hero" cars, three "Stunt" cars, two wrecked cars, and one cut-up car with easily removable roofs/doors used to film different angles. 
*''[[Baby]]'', Dean's nickname for the Impala, was also the name of an episode in [[season 11]], seen entirely from the Impala's point of view.
*Following the car wreck scene in season 2 ''[[In My Time of Dying]]'', Jared stole a horn from the Impala, which he intends to give to Jensen when the show ends.
*The Impala once featured spotlights, which were removed in the [[season 3]] episode ''[[Dream a Little Dream of Me]]'' in order to mount cameras.
*The Impala celebrated its 50th birthday on April 24, 2017.
*[[Jensen Ackles]] shares with Dean a strong protectiveness over the Impala.
**An incident in which his double, Tom, accidentally drove the Impala into a ditch (forcing half the crew to try and get it out) upset Jensen enough that he didn't want anyone to touch the car again.
**The license plate of the Impala changed from KAZ 2Y5 to CNK 80Q3, which was first seen in the season 2 episode [[What Is And What Should Never Be]].
*All of the male Winchesters like the Impala.
**John was talked into buying the car by a time traveling Dean.
**Dean received the Impala as a birthday present and is the primary driver of the car.
**Sam is the occasional driver and temporary owner whenever Dean is thought dead or missing.
**Adam Milligan, John's third son learned to drive in this car.
**During ''[[As Time Goes By]]'', [[Henry Winchester]] tried stealing it without knowing its connection to his family until Sam and Dean reveal it's their car and compliment his taste in wheels.
**This is further seen in ''[[Destiny's Child]]'', in which an Alternate Sam and Dean went for a joyride in the car.
*In a deleted scene in ''[[Lebanon]]'', [[Max (Lebanon)|Max]] apologizes to Sam for stealing the Impala, explains her reasons for it. An irritated Dean told her if she ever touches the Impala again, he will break her thumbs. Max thought he was joking but his serious tone implied he was not joking and she got scared.
*All the scenes where the brothers ride the Impala and the song ''[[Carry On Wayward Son]]'' plays have become iconic. However, long before the series was released, there was also a similar scene in the film ''[[wikipedia:Happy Gilmore|Happy Gilmore]]'' (at 30 minutes Happy rides from his grandmother in a 'gold' impala, ''Carry On Wayward Son'' also sounds).
*In ''[[My Heart Will Go On]]'', Dean and Sam drive a car that's not the Impala due to Balthazar changing history, but still manage to avert the Apocalypse, so it's possible they experienced the same memories in the alternate car, ultimately helping Sam defeat Lucifer. 

==Images of the Impala==
<gallery>
SN5-CA-0090.jpg
SN5-CA-0091.jpg
Impala.jpg
The Impala Season 2.jpg|One of the first appearances of the Ohio plates. (CNK 80Q3)
DeanLegosImpala.jpg|The Legos Dean stuffed into the air vent.
ImpalaArmyMan.jpg|The army man Sam jammed into the ashtray.
A Very Special Supernatural Special (12).gif
The Long Road Home (Title Card 1).gif
The Long Road Home (12).gif|The Impala's nickname from Dean
Carry On 04.jpg
Jensen Ackles as Dean in ‘The Winchesters’ Premiere (exclusive photo 26.8.2022).jpg
TW 101 promo Dean with journal.jpg
TW 101 promo Dean in the Impala.jpg
</gallery>

==Videos==
<gallery>
Supernatural - The Impala
The Winchesters - Backstory - Season Trailer - The CW
The Winchesters - Discover - Season Trailer - The CW
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[fr:Chevrolet Impala]]
[[de:Der Impala]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Transports]]
[[Category:Vessels]]