1965 Chevy Chevrolet Impala Ss Convertible Museum Display Car! No Reserve! on 2040-cars
West Chicago, Illinois, United States
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If you are looking for a 1965 Impala to take to work on a Friday or go to the corner store with, this car is not for you. However, if you are a discerning individual who appreciates a highly detailed original car with excellent pedigree and ostensibly a "new" 1965, this car is for you.
Let's start with the basics...a real Ralley Red 1965 Impala SS 16667 VIN car with a very early build date.
A fantastic unit with original quarter panels and floor pans. The car retains it's 327/300hp powerplant which was rebuilt about 1500 miles ago. The powerglide transmission and 3.08 Positraction rear end were also extensively overhauled at that time. The 327 fires to life instantly and calms down to a nice, quiet idle almost instantaneously. The powerglide pops right into gear, and the brakes stop straight and true with no pulling or pulsating in the pedal. All wittek type tower clamps are used in the cooling system, along with correct GM marked PN correct radiator hoses. I also noticed the use of original type "ribbed" heater hoses.
Cosmetically, the car is fantastic. The car has one repaint in code RR "Ralley Red". The car is arrow straight and the paint is of the PPG 2 stage variety. I can't find appreciable flaw in the paint. I see no signs of rust repair on the fenders or quarter panels, I used a reverse mirror and a flashlight and could see no evidence of any repairs.
The interior retains all it's fantastic original pieces, sans the carpet, which candidly is just too fresh to be of concurrent vintage of the vehicle. All lights, signals, ect. appear to work as they were designed. The radio, for whatever reason, is inoperable. The engine bay and trunk are both highly detailed as is the underside of the car. Moreover, all factory paint daubs and inspection markings have been faithfully reproduced. The convertible top is power, and is white. The top has excellent fitment and has no visible flaws or evidence of age or wear. The rear window is plastic and is stowed down with a towel in the fold of the top, to mitigate any wear in the rear window. Good thinking! I've washed the car myself and purposely sprayed water at all typical leak locations around the top frame and the tops of the windows to see if any water would get in, which would be typical of a Chevy of this vintage, however...the car is water tight.
The car only deviates from it's as delivered condition insofar as the exhaust has been converted to headers and a nice 2.5" flowmaster exhaust, and the distributor has been swapped out to a later, HEI distributor to do away with the troublesome and antiquated points type distributor.
This vehicle was purchased through an estate, with several other vehicles. I have not had the opportunity to take the car but to the gas station to put fresh gas in the tank because the weather has been very foul here outside of Chicago and I refuse to expose this work of automotive art to the elements.
It is my understanding that this vehicle was part of a now defunct Las Vegas hotel display and now sits in my climate controlled warehouse waiting to be shipped to your home.
My reason for selling the vehicle is that my collection has outgrown it's stable, and the car should be in the hands of a collector that can show the car.
The car is sold AS-IS, where is. I've done my best to describe the aforementioned vehicle as best as I can, however...if you feel there is something I missed or you are requesting additional information on this unit, please...do not hesitate to call me at any reasonable hour at 312 622 7533
It should be noted this this car is for sale locally as well as on other venues, and quite candidly, this auction may be removed at anytime in the event the car is sold by other means.
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