Vehicle Description
This affordable classic is a road trip with a bunch of friends just
waiting to happen. Load up, pile in, and head out to see what kind
of adventures you can find. Four doors make this car the perfect
vehicle to re-enact the perfectly ridiculous, yet classic, Chinese
Fire Drill scene from the opening of Happy Days in. Check it out,
see what you think.
This '64 Impala has all the vintage good looks of an early 60s full
sized car. It has what is referred to as "rectilinear" styling.
That means lots of straight lines. Down the side of the car, the
top edge of the front fender flows into the top line of the doors
and continues along the rear fender. A piece of chrome trim
parallels that line starting at the front, curving down and around
the Impala logo at the rear and travels back up to the front wheel
well. Up front, the hood has a ridge of chrome down the center that
points to a red, white and blue Chevy emblem and below that an egg
crate grill has quad headlights set into it. A chrome bumper
underlines it and wraps around the side. The trunk is similar in
its ridge of chrome, but it leads into an upside-down U-shaped
aluminum strip which runs side to side above the taillights.
Chevrolet appears in script inside it, six round taillights bracket
it, and another wrap-around bumper underlines it.
Open the door and you will find a two-tone green interior that has
a well-worn, survivor look to it. The door panel has a light green
pleated center panel outlined by chrome trim, with a dark green
bottom. A green two spoke steering wheel has a half crescent horn
ring with an Impala center button. Behind it mounted on the column
is the shifter for the automatic transmission, and behind that is a
rectangular sweep speedometer with the gauges and lights off to the
right side. There is an iPod compatible stereo with Hertz speakers
mounted in the package tray and subs in the trunk. A brushed
aluminum panel running from side to side holds the control knobs
and below those are the ventilation controls which includes the air
conditioning. The bench seats both front and rear could be used the
way they are, but a re-cover would help them quite a bit. The
headliner is in good shape and green carpets tie everything
together nicely.
Pop the hood and you will find a 283 cubic inch motor nestled down
in a neat and clean engine bay. A Summit chrome air filter housing
feeds an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor and Performer intake
manifold. Chromed Edelbrock valve covers provide a splash of flash
and there is a newer master cylinder as well as vacuum booster.
There are signs of good regular maintenance with newer belts,
hoses, plugs, cap and wires. Power flows back through a 3-speed
automatic transmission to a solid axle mounted on coil springs and
control arms with coil springs handle things up front. The rubber
meets the road on this car through 235/55 ZR20 both front and rear
mounted on those black 5-spoke Boss 20" alloys.
This is an affordable way to get into a classic car. Come on down,
check it out, and start planning your adventures in it.