'65 Chevy Impala 350

[PhotosGuy]

Mike found his '65 Chevy Impala in a pole barn in Florida. It has a ZZ4 350cid crate motor that puts out 355bhp to a 4-speed trans & 3.73 positraction rear end.
He's had it for ten years & it's still a work in progress. Only driven about 500 miles a year, it still has only 69,000 original miles on it.

[PhotosGuy]

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[Ballen Photo]

"THUMP!"
That's the sound of me falling off my chair when I saw this. :shock:
I learned to drive a stick shift while on a road trip with a Buddy back in the early 70's in a car that looked just like this one, only having the original 327 in it. Yes, it was a Red "SS" as well.
Beautiful shots of this gorgeous car. :D Thanks for the memory, Frank. :cool:
-Bruce

[RadAL]

I like the rear end of that car a lot (front is ok, but the rear really stands out).

[marie]

"THUMP!"
That's the sound of me falling off my chair when I saw this. :shock:
I learned to drive a stick shift while on a road trip with a Buddy back in the early 70's in a car that looked just like this one, only having the original 327 in it. Yes, it was a Red "SS" as well.
Beautiful shots of this gorgeous car. :D Thanks for the memory, Frank. :cool:
-Bruce

:mrgreen: :mrgreen:

what else is there to say:lol:

great shots Frank

[*Zwitter*]

very nice - I love impalas - but I guess you knew that! :)

[PhotosGuy]

I'm glad you liked it, Bruce. Thanks, Marie, Rad, & Zwitter!

[InfamousDX]

Very nice!! My friend has one of that generation (not very good with older cars). Convertible though. That thing looks mint and the red is popping.

[PhotosGuy]

My friend has one of that generation Show us some shots of it?

[robekert]

My older brother had one of these when we were growing up. His was yellow.......you know that factory yellow! It was in great shape and he had Cragers on it :D Oh well I guess times change, but wheels still make the car. Now we have "rims" or "dubs". Thanks for bringing back some memories Frank.
Rob

[PhotosGuy]

Oh well I guess times change, but wheels still make the car. I saw one in Cruize week that had old Moons on. They're still my favorite. 2nd would be American mags.

[Cobra351]

I dont' see these too often around here, very nice! Only about 69,000 original on it, impressive!

[Belmondo]

Gorgeous car. I'm old enough to remember when the '65 Impala was introduced, and I fell in love with it instantly. I had a chance to drive one for a couple weeks while my own car was in the body shop, It was a 327 Powerglide, and honestly, a bit of a pig, but it rode and drove well.

[PhotosGuy]

...and honestly, a bit of a pig, but it rode and drove well. :D They were all "a bit of a pig", weren't they? In High school & dated a girl who lived down an 18 mile road that followed the river, which is probably why I developed a love for "underpowered" sports cars that would go around a corner. ;)

Come to think about it, the '57 Chrysler cars with tortion bar suspension were a huge improvement over the other Detroit iron. Still not the same as being able to hang your arm out the window & buff your fingernails on the pavement, though! :D

EDIT: I found another red '65-Impala SS 327 a few nights ago. they look like twins. ;) Should be up in about a month.

[Ballen Photo]

a bit of a pig, but it rode and drove well.In THOSE days, Most all the cars that rolled through the dealers show room were considered by we "Gear Heads" as projects. There were ways to stiffen the suspension, making the car handle better, and we usually did. The biggest draw back from those days were the four wheel drum brakes that needed frequent adjustment. :rolleyes:
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

Drum brakes! http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/0097.gif

[Belmondo]

By '65, most drum brakes were self-adjusting.





When they worked.:evil:

[PhotosGuy]

By '65, most drum brakes were self-adjusting. When they worked. Yeah! And when they got hot, they "self adjusted" really well! Even with front discs on my 'Cuda, the rear drums would cause "interesting times". I'd like to have had one of the Chrysler engineers in with me for one of those rides! ;)

[Ballen Photo]

By '65, most drum brakes were self-adjusting.Yeah, but you were supposed to back up while hitting the brakes, which supposedly adjusted them. To borrow your expression --> :evil:
-Bruce