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1974 Chevrolet Impala Spirit Of America on 2040-cars

Year:1974 Mileage:23062
Location:

Fairport, New York, United States

Fairport, New York, United States
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This is a very rare 1974 Chevrolet Impala "Sprit of America". This special edition vehicle was only available for 1974, 1975 & 1976 in celebration of the United States Bicentennial. There were only a little ever 2,100 produced for the entire three year run making this car a very rare version to own. It has certainly drawn a significant amount of attention when I took it to local cruise-ins. This car has the better optional 400ci small block engine with dual exhaust which gives it much more torque and horsepower vs. the standard 350. 

The car is originally from Nebraska, then spent time in Pennsylvania before coming to NY. It has minimal amounts of surface rust on the underside and the frame of the car. The car is an absolute dream to drive and is literally like driving on air when cruising on the highway. This car could be driven very comfortably across the country as it starts right up and has a very strong running numbers matching low milage engine. The car has not been restored and therefore would be considered a very nice original "survivor".  Please pay close attention to the vehicle photos as to the condition of the car and I will send additional photos to folks that are seriously interested in the vehicle since I limited to 24 and I have at least another 24 pictures.

The following things are additional details of the vehicle:

  • the a/c will need to have a rubber vacuum housing replaced but the car has had the system upgraded to run on modern refrigerant
  • the rear main seal on the transmission does leak and will need to be replaced but car will drive as I monitor the AT levels every time before driving 
  • there is one small dime sized hole in the trunk and there is some rust on both sides of the rear of the car near the front of the fender skirts
  • the plastic bumper inserts have dry rotted and will need to be replaced in the front and rear but are available from online vendors
  • the tires are at least 10 years old, have excellent tread and hold air without issues but has some wrinkling on the sidewalls from sitting
  • All of the lights, wipers, brakes including e-brake all work perfectly along with the horn
  • there is some bubbling under the vinyl top and I have tried to take a good selection of shot of the roof area to show these areas more clearly

HISTORY:

A limited-edition Spirit of America package was offered in 1974 on Sport Coupe models; primarily an appearance package, it featured white body paint, a white fullvinyl top, white upholstery with red or blue trim, color-keyed seat belts and floor mats, special wheel covers, optional white rally wheels, sports-styled dual remote outside rear view mirrors, a vinyl body side molding insert, and red pin-striping. Special fender and dashboard badges announced the package to passers-by and passengers.

This was the only year of the 1971–1976 models the Impala had a different front end design than the Caprice Classic, as other years used either a grille insert or previous year Caprice front to distinguish the two. The rooflines of the Impala coupes were revised. For 1974 the Custom Coupe was no longer a hardtop, with large fixed rear quarter glass and a thick B-pillar. The Sport Coupe, still a pillar-less hardtop, now used larger roll-down quarter glass like that of the 1971-73 Custom Coupe, and had a narrower, fastback style, flat back window similar to the 1966-68 Caprice coupes. The four-door sedan, four-door hardtop Sports Sedan and station wagons used carryover rooflines from 1973.

Engine offerings included the standard 145-horsepower 350 Turbo Jet V-8 on sedans and coupes, optional 150- and 180-horsepower 400 Turbo Fire V8s (the latter standard on Impala wagons), and 235-horsepower 454 Turbo Jet V8. In California, a 155-horsepower 350 V-8 with four-barrel carburetor was standard and the only engine options there were the 180-horsepower 400 and 454 V-8s.


Please if you have no feedback or are new to eBay please do not bid as I will reject your bids. This car is being sold as is with no warranties either expressed or implied. 

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