1964 Chevrolet Impala SS with Lots of Features

1964 Chevrolet Impala offers full size comfort, full size attitude! Not many cars can swagger as well as a ’64 Impala, and few can carry a screaming orange paint job, full custom interior, an air ride suspension and deep 18” billet rally wheels like this one! If you like cruising in the large lane, piling on mile after mile, read on! This 1964 Chevrolet Impala features bright orange pearl finish, crisp white interior, bulletproof 350ci/Powerglide combination, power steering, front disc brakes, air Ride Technologies air suspension, freshly sorted and detailed mechanicals.

Obviously, the first thing that hits you is the bright orange pearl paint. It’s shiny and VERY attention-grabbing! The roof was painted a contrasting pearl white, and check out the airbrushed Impala logos on the C pillars! The trim is all there and generally very nice. Again, it’s not over the top, but this car was built to cruise! Gaps are nice, while the doors, hood and trunk close nicely. The big billet rally wheels at all four corners steal the show 18 in diameter, custom built for the car, and wrapped in Nitto NT555R high performance tires. The redlines were added by Diamondback tires, and you’ll see they’re so new the stickers are still on ‘em! 

With this car’s mission set to driver, it was first in typical used car fashion, with little leaks and minor annoyances. Then the motor and engine compartment were pulled to detail, re-gasketed everything from the intake to the oil pan before coating the assembly in bright Chevrolet Orange. There were added a new water pump, new plugs, wires, cap and rotor, all new hoses, new belts, new battery cables, new filters, new fluids and more. While it was out, the firewall was painted along with the underside of the hood and the wheelwells in proper chassis black. Then rebuilt the steering cylinders, added new sway bar bushings, fixed the air ride system, bled the brakes and generally freshened everything touched! The engine is a mid 70′s 350, which has more torque than the original 283 could dream of, and with the HEI ignition and Edelbrock carb runs like it should.

Inside, the original SS-spec interior was customized from door panel to door panel and from the airbrushing on the dash to the bright white headliner! New seat covers, in brilliant white, are in place, matching the door panels and dash pad. The carpeting is bright orange to complement the exterior. The dash, painted the same color as the exterior, includes a flaming SS logo in front of the gauges too cool! This is a comfortable, full size car with attitude!

Underneath, clean floor pans are coated in undercoating and chassis black. Factory spec? Nah, but this car wasn’t meant to sit still! The control arms, frame and other suspension pieces are solid, with fresh or newer bushings at all points. Glasspacks add the right 60′s vibe while the Air Ride Technologies four corner system lets you set the ride anywhere or anyhow you like it. This is a car that looks great standing still but SCREAMS for the road ahead!

Iconic and powerful, gorgeous and ready to run, this ’64 has a ton going for it. Admit it you’ve wanted one of these cars, and were waiting for the right one to show up. This Impala is ready for show and go! Via: musclevehicles.com

1964 Chevrolet Impala SS with Lots of Features

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Street Parked: 1962 Chevrolet BelAir

Matte finished cars normally don’t catch my eye. Even when I do notice them, they hardly ever look good to me. This big sinister Chevrolet is different, the matte paint job really works. The car looks both elegant and frighteningly ⋆.

This car has been in the neighborhood for a while now, I shot it at a couple of different locations and times of day.

The color of this car really makes the design details jump out, and also the excellent Torque Thrust style wheels.

The BelAir was the middle of the line full size Chevrolet for 1962. The Impala was the top of the line and the Biscayne was the stripped out entry model. The Impala far outsold its lesser trimmed platform-mates: 704,900 Impalas, compared to 365,000 BelAirs and 160,000 Biscaynes (1).

These cars came with a wide range of engine choices. You could have a thrifty 235.5 cubic inch (3.9 liters) inlne six with 135 horsepower or you could opt for v8s in sizes up to the monstrous 409 cubic inch (6.7 liter) range topper that made 409 horsepower when equipped with dual four barrel carburetors. Although I’ve seen this car parked in a number of different places in the neighborhood, I’ve never heard it run or met its owner. I wonder what sort of engine is in there. Probably not a 409.

Big older American sedans like this get lost in the sea of muscle cars and other drive in favorites. Personally, I like something that you don’t see every day. I love seeing a car like this getting driven and creatively modified. I’ll post an update if I notice any significant changes to it. I think enormous flames painted on the hood and flowing down the sides and onto the roof would be interesting. It would need a healthy engine to back up this look, which would be fun.

Thanks to Autos.Howstuffworks for the sales stats: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/chevrolet-impala5.htm

 

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Street Parked: 1962 Chevrolet BelAir

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