1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 396 425: Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 224 V8TV

[@drpatferrydc3853]

MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR WAS A 65 IMPALA S/S 396 425 HP 4 SPPED 411 POSI 2 DR HARDTOP IN FOREST GREEN FINALLY RECEIVED IT IN APRIL OF 1965,THE FINEST AND FASTEST CAR I EVER OWNED! EVERYDAY I WISH I STILL HAD IT!

[@amberlynn6914]

That last burnout though. That's going to be my new home screen wallpaper.

[@wadewhitley2943]

amberlynn6914 No kidding!!

[@irocitZ]

I'd like to print a picture of that burnout and hang it, not in the garage but right in my living room. I've never seen a car fry the tires as good as that Impala did.

[@derikrush2000]

i remember driving this car in this video

[@oldiesgeek454]

I love the fact it has the period correct wheels/hubcaps. I hate when people stick those modern, sporty wheels on cars like this. But hey, that's just me. 😊

[@tedh.8356]

And me too !!

[@oldiesgeek454]

@@tedh.8356 😊 👍

[@newerafrican]

I can appreciate the OEM wheels/hubcaps but that body would look great in some modern wheels. Not the super-skinny "all wheel" look, but a tasteful wheel/tire combination. Maybe even some modern white walls! Just my opinion.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

Those were the days when it came to cars! They weren't boring back then!

[@thgtchr6815]

I was a Chrysler fan back in the Muscle Car era, but the cars shown on this channel are top-notch cars that any muscle car buff should be able to appreciate.

[@Bighawaiian99]

My favorite year SS Impala!

[@jimrhoades409]

My first car I bought in 1978 & it was light blue 1965 Chevrolet Impala 2 Dr with 327 & 2 speed power glide I paid $325 & sure wish I still had it..it was a fun to drive & drove smooth..

[@jeremythompson9122]

I love the big Chevy's of the 60's. The 65 Impala SS 396/425 might be my favorite of them all. The 66 SS 427/425 and 61 SS 409 and 62 Bel Air bubble top 409/409 are favorites of mine too

[@matrox]

Big cars in the 60s rode like riding on a cloud sitting on your living room Sofa. My father had a 65' Ninety Eight Olds Luxury Sedan. That was one smooth riding car. Before that he had a 62' Olds Ninety Eight. The first car I remember we had was a 55' Olds 88 2 door, a real classic today . He had a couple of other cars before that, a 52' Olds 88 being another. Olds was all he ever bought.

[@cababy1296]

This car brings back a lot of memories my uncle had a 65 Impala SS 396 350 HP 4-speed! And as a kid he didn't have to go fast just hearing that rock Crusher transmission was enough for me🤣

[@harleyguyinmilw]

the burnout in the warehouse us just so awesome!!! the sounds, smoke, and easy sway that big girl makes...... hard not to love her!!!!

[@jeremythompson9895]

I'm more of a Mopar/Ford guy but the 1965 Chevy's with the 396-425hp/4 speed combo are one of my favorite high performance full size cars ever made..... particularly the 396-425 Biscayne. The 1961-65 409 and 1966-69 427 powered full size Chevy's are all bad ass machines too. The coolest part was that you could order Chevy's hottest big block in any full size body style...even a station wagon. I think I saw a 68 Chevy Kingswood Station Wagon with a factory 427/425hp/4 speed combo. Now that's my idea of a family car

[@montereyf7692]

Back in the day my uncle bought a brand new 65 Impala SS 396 yellow outside black interior automatic beautiful car he gave me and my dad a ride in it when he first got it and that was totally amazed how beautiful that Car was I must have been around 13 years old

[@Impala-qp9cb]

Did your uncle live in Santa Rosa? If so I know where that car might be

[@jimhughson5798]

I was the second owner of a 1965 SS impala with the 327 motor. It was blue. Paid $899 for it. Sold it when the Navy got me.

[@billhayward2668]

This could be why Chevy/GM struggles today! The 50s,60s and early 70s were the best! The style and the feeling these cars gave us have n't been matched!

[@michaelearl7992]

My first car was a 65 Impala Convt. White, black top & interior with a 283 2bbl & a 2spd powerglide transmission...wich I purchased back then for $100... Thanks for bringing back my teenage memmories! 👍😎

[@nednobody3253]

I had the 66 model Impala SS 396/325hp/4spd, no emissions, My present to me for surviving my first overseas tour in the Marines. I spent half my leave in the garage getting it ready for heading back to Camp Pendleton. A set of headers ended up being a sportier cam some work on the heads an aluminum intake and a Holly carb to top it. Good thing gas was a $.25 a gallon in them days. A definite Sleeper except for that cam. A big ass trunk to haul all my stuff. WHAT a great car for a barely 19 years old Jarhead.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

our 65 Impala wagon got us to countless camping/ski trips.

[@ron5935]

Loved my 65 impala SS. It was a graduation present from college. Not a 396, but a 283 with power glide. Served my purpose though for 5 years.

[@billyfoster3223]

Great muscle car!🤟😁

[@greggkerber3215]

That was the most impressive burnout I have ever seen!

[@rugerrocker7483]

I had a 65 4dr bright white with crager GT mags which were kinda rare because they had square spokes instead of rounded ones and I painted the spokes copper colored and they were 8" chrome dished and i put a 307 with all the chrome shit with headers and a carter afb and a powerglide beautiful car and used to cruise around the Virginia Beach ocean front with the hood off in 1983 I was 21 nuff said. Even the 4drs had nice lines beautiful cars. Thing about the powerglides is I could hit almost 80 in first gear so it just kept pulling.

[@stardustdreamfactory1947]

I briefly owned (17yo at the time - senior in HS) a '65 SS convertible 327/250 w/4 speed. Body and interior were good. Motor was shot - was told it needed a tuneup - it needed an overhaul! Sold it for what I paid for it - $400. Mine had the fuel economy meter in place of the tach. Beautiful car being depicted.

[@billypate2479]

My 1st car ever!, Man do I miss her (My 1965 Impala SS)!

[@jamesmcallister5494]

Mine was a 64 SS convertible 409 ,,425 hp God I loved that car.

[@SamsterOne]

You are by far the best muscle car narrator and your video crew are equal to the the task!!!

[@wymple09]

1965 and 1966 Impala are the only 2 models of a line to ever sell over a million copies in one years time. By anybody, ever. This was my time frame, and the Ford 390, the Mopar 383, the Pontiac 389 & others were all rated close to 325 HP, but it was the Chevy that was the one to beat. I was an Olds guy, myself, weened on late 50's big blocks, the 371 & 394.

[@davidefland1985]

Never knew about this 396 but obviously its the ground pounder!!!

[@charliejohnston1978]

When I gave out of the US Army Signal Corps in 1970, I bought a used 1965 Impala Super Sport 2 door white with the deluxe red interior from Kenny Chevy town in Johnstown. This car had the L78 425 HP engine mated to the X2 speed Hydromatic Transmission. The car was super fast and we loved to go fast and it would shift out of low gear at 80 mph. I literally passed every car on the road, even in a 85 degree curve routinely. This car was the best drifting car I ever drove. The Japanese drifters would have loved this car, it was perfectly balanced for drifting. I could pass cars and drift thru curves at the same time. The car was so fast, I had to steer left of the car I was passing before I floored the 4 barrel carb to pass, otherwise I might crash into the back end of the car in front of me. There were no lines on the highways yet, so passing was at our own risk. I would love to own another one to fly again. My 1972 monte carlo with the 454 engine is not quite as fast.

[@Cheva-Pate]

This is the best of best!

[@junkyarddawgfixit8970]

My car was white on red with white top just like this one but had the 396 325 L35 with power glide, after rebuilding the car and engine and replacing the power glide with a th350 that car would smoke the tires for as long as you held the gas pedal to the floor. When cruising at 40 and pushing the gas you could watch the speedometer needle sweep across the instrument panel so fast it seemed like it would jump out the end of it. In spite of how strong the engine ran it was truly a gentleman's car. Once you experience a big block chevy making power up to 7K rpm it stimulates all your senses, and you never want to go back to anything less.

[@colin6769]

Lordy -- That's a burnout to be proud of ..... Kudos to "The Brothers" and of course to Kevin.

[@carlsandrews266]

that was the best burn out on this channel yet!!!!!

[@danhealyeverythingoutdoors7105]

That last burnout shot was one for the books !

[@indyjones7550]

I owned this same platform in a 1966 Caprice. Great car.

[@dalebelcher115]

My brother had the 65 SS his senior year in high school 396 425 hp 4 speed i loved that car it was beautiful 😊

[@tomlea3713]

Now that is a hole shot! You have to give these guys credit for running them hard like they were meant to be run, regardless of their value! Please keep the videos coming. Awesome!

[@hafablake3599]

Watching this cause I miss my 65 SS currently in the shop for a complete heart transplant and surgery. Hopefully have her back by the end of this year

[@irocitZ]

That burnout at the end was freaking incredible. One of coolest backdrops ever, whoever thought to do that is a genius.

[@JohnDoe-uc8xo]

My first car 65 bare bones Biscayne. Michigan car so a rust hole behind each wheel. It was my mom and Dads first new car after my dad graduated college. I was given it after I came home from Navy boot camp. Good memories.

[@daleliske9757]

Awesome. I tip my hat to you for showing what the car was built for. As rare as it is, it's nice to see that you aren't afraid to get on it. I see so many people restore a car, and then never drive it let alone "abuse" it a little. Too afraid to get rubber on the paint, or a possible stone chip in the paint. It goes from their garage to a trailer, to a show, and back to the garage, never stretching its legs, so to speak. Never really get to enjoy the car anymore. I'm sorry, trophies at a car show can never replace fun behind the wheel.!

[@RevMishka]

I want one! I had a ‘65 327 auto in the 70’s…I was in the Marines and on the weekends, I’d pack my buddies in the back seat, my girl in the front, and a few more in the trunk and off to the drive in we went! Of course, who knew these would go for the money they go for today… These are great cars! Smooth driving and comfortable cruising! but, man I want one again! I sure do!

[@dougroberts8833]

Grew up riding in a 66 caprice wagon with woodgrain and the l-78. My dad had fun with it kids in car or not. Had an engine fire early 70s and a helpful neighbor poured sand to put it out. Straight down the holley carb. It was a fun car. Body was still fantastic when it was hauled away....

[@brentnagy5913]

That's one hell of an Impala. Now let's see some more 1970 Olds 442 w30, 1970 Olds Cutlass w31 and 1971 Olds 442 w30 cars.

[@christ510]

Ya'll caught me off guard with that burnout. Chevy Rules THANKS!!!

[@donalddoty5768]

That is a rare car but i had a coworker who ordered a Chevelle SS396 with that engine. He waited over two months for it. It came with chrome valve covers, a close ratio 4 speed and 4.11 positrac. He sold it after a year when the judge threatened to send him to jail for too many drag racing traffic tickets. Good times in the 60's.

[@barrybray7354]

Just think we had those cars for year's impala is only car my folks would buy great memories then I come of age I get 6 banger nova you see they had sense of humor

[@hypocycloidiaspora]

Great feature car - one of the best styled cars from the Bill Mitchell era, with the baddest, rarest engine available. This is worthy of a subscribe click.

[@krystalstarrett6760]

Beautiful car, I am happy for you. ENJOY!

[@bk14nyc]

WOW, awesome Video Kevin! I LOVE the FULL SIZE MUSCLE CARS! I’m actually Restoring a 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury 2-door Fast Top with the Factory Optional 440 V8 Super Commando! I attend the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race in Stanton, Michigan held every year in September that is put together by Dan Jensen & Bob Bowden! PURE STOCK is the Way to ROCK!!! 🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸

[@mondo78]

My favorite Impala of all time the 65 in all of its forms from the 4-door sedan or hardtop to the mighty big block SS. For me it is the best looking car ever made.

[@davidhames319]

That’s what I love about muscle car of the week..You do with these cars what they We’re meant to do

[@ricksidenstricker2144]

Stellar job. White convertible with red interior you can see from space. Classy.

[@herbertbryant5203]

I drove a 65 ss impala for a period of 1981-1999 . Turned it into a daily driver hot rod ! Big rear tires slightly built 350 with perf cam . Hurst 4-speed , headers with side exhaust . Loved that car and miss it every day !

[@davebeckley2584]

I bought one of these when I was 20. Had to have my dad co-sign the loan all the while trying to talk me into something more...responsible. It was used at the time with 35,000 miles. I never even took it for a test drive since hearing it idle in the dealer's shop was all it took. Married with a kid it seemed like the perfect family car. It had the L78 with a four-speed so the natural thing to do was put a highrise long duration cam, tarantula manifold, and a Holly double pumper until I went to college 110 miles from home. If I was really, really careful I could get almost 8 miles per gallon and even though gas only cost $.28 a gallon I still couldn't get home every weekend. I really, really miss that car.

[@jeffcolt9185]

awesome car I love the end of the video where the car was doing the burnout in front of the giant Chevrolet sign

[@michel94485]

Now this is my kind of muscles....One of the best example of Bowtie awesomeness....

[@JohnW1711stock]

My old friend Jerry MacNeish, owns a triple white 65 SS convertible, but, his is a 396, 325 HP. Other than the interior, and HP, his is a twin, to this. Great car. The 425 HP version was rated at 375 in 66. The hauled ass in a lighter Biscayne. The 66 could be had with a 427, 425 HP.

[@radarlove1497]

So that end scene, that was one of those "car lover wet dreams" for sure !

[@bgh70]

NICE BURNOUT! I had a chance to buy a white '65 SS 396 4 speed impala several years ago, but passed due to a lack of funds. I'd sure like to have one.

[@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER]

Now that's a real beauty there ! Love the CHEVY Muscles ! I drive a 66 L78 SS Chevelle myself . It came as a bare bones muscle car , didn't even have a radio . I'm planning a video of it soon .

[@vintagesavoiur]

One of the best burnouts I have honestly ever seen!

[@vintagesavoiur]

Came back after 1 year to see it again!💪👍

[@jameshutchins3396]

I am in love! This is too cool! Thank y'all so much for sharing all of these videos.

[@kennethwiedrich8059]

Not a Chevy fan, but, that is one cool kickass Impala I would love to own, more so than a Corvette. And that burnout, omfg!

[@spiritsworld7208]

In around 2000 I worked for Graham Chevrolet in Santa Barbara. I had an elderly lady come into the lot looking at new Malibus. She told me she had a vehicle to trade. She went on to tell me about her 65 Impala SS convertible, 396, six pack with 40k original miles. She stated it was all original except for a matching colored repaint. I'd love to know what ever happened to that car. I told her that it would probably start at auction at $15k rather than the $1500 she expected a dealer to give her. She left immediately.

[@cdubb3703]

1965 Impala SS Convertible is the best looking most desirable Impala ever made!

[@Ballenxj]

NICE! My old buddy's 1965 Super Sport Impala had a 4 speed as well. But it was a 327. Thumb up.

[@megaeverything101]

what makes this channel great..real car doing a real burnout.

[@tyronejones7341]

C.Dubb ; As a former owner of one I totally agree a 100% with you !!!!!.

[@neale.kaufman5168]

NICE hole shot at the end (underneath the Chevrolet sign)..... Baddddd Assssssss...!!!

[@josephcameron530]

Awesome car and really awesome burnout with the "Chevrolet" neon sign in the background...so cool.

[@stripervince1]

Def a nice chevy. My friend had one with a 327 and it rode so nice. Great car

[@chuckselvage3157]

Those 396/402 were no joke.

[@moriver3857]

Im in my mid sixties now and drove some muscle cars of the 60s and 70s. It was later in life that I realized smoking tires were a waste of power. I'd rather those tires push me forward, not spinning wheels going nowhere, hence the term "spinning my wheels" from normal life events.

[@jonlennon3348]

I am ford blue however being a car lover and had owned a 65 belair with a modern v8 in it.I love it in fact I love all muscle including Studebaker. If you love cars it doesn't matter who made it like the Buick GS stage 2 and 3 cars. How bitchin is that.

[@tyronejones7341]

5he 1965 Chevrolet Impal 2as the best looking of all 60s Era Impalas ! Hands down !! I had a aqua marine with white top SS 396 convertible and of all 5he cars I've owned it was the most beautiful !! Had a "Corvette-type" style to it.

[@petemedina8446]

That's one hot car there love it, never knew some came with a 4spd thats one mean machine

[@MrHeadbanger366]

I love those old Impalas.

[@johanbrand8601]

Stunning, beautiful car!

[@MontrealMan1970]

Alway wanted to know how a factory 396/425 car ran. Thanks.

[@davidjones9518]

396 the best

[@domingodeanda233]

Beautiful car, love it

[@mitcholobe]

I'm a Pontiac guy but the 65 Impala is the best looking car made. This one hauls ass haha slam that 4 speed

[@holmgrown]

Fun car I had a 65 Biscayne 2 door that had a 57 Corvette 283 3 speed Drag raced on University Ave in St.Paul MN. Then hung out at Porky's drive in with the rest of the hot rods

[@Ornelas11B]

I bet the owner was a veteran with that 24 hour clock.

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

Seems that way, right?

[@cms8383]

I really can't believe this channel only has 17 thousand subscribers

[@johnnycash578]

SO NICE

[@512bb]

Thanks Kevin, no one does it better then you. Your a real credit to our beloved hobby !!!!

[@pitman6992]

Beautiful!!!😎👍👍👍

[@gregbetts8057]

the 65 chev is my fav , keeping with the tail lights made it stand out

[@oldiesgeek454]

I love the period correct wheels/hubcaps... It just kills me when people put modern wheels on a car like this. 😉

[@aleoimpala]

That is a nice car and that was a nice burnout...

[@wayneschnaak762]

Ha ha that burn out will give a guy chills. I love the 61 Starliner, but I think I could find a spot in my garage for this beauty also.

[@edwardberwind8544]

OUTSTANDING!

[@chrisholcombe137]

Looking at front grill (and looking up) is the 68 Chevelle style it also had rectangular port heads (L-72)

[@rickmalone411]

BEST BURNOUT EVER: So humor me for 1 min., up until 47 seconds ago, I was concerned like a unfaithful mate that I was rather fond of THAT introductory Burnout THAT Demon, (yep, I hate to type these next words...) MOPAR performed upon release, but I'm happily BACK ON TRACK with this here Burnout Performance for the Ages! Whew... as long as I'm pumpin blood, AS WILL THE "L-78" or any other "L-??" Iron Vitamins I was raised on! Whew, I'm good now..."Party-on Garth...!"

[@greggkerber3215]

What a car and what a story

[@jeffreyb6165]

Mine was a 283 but ran very well. Miss that car. I got $20 bucks that says the owner put 2 new tires on it following this.😄

[@MrBluoct]

Nice video And back story!! Rare But did see one in maryland back in the day For many, the size of that beast of a motor is not appreciated due to the expansive size of that engine bay Johnny Hammond Baltimore: If you see this, look up jim h. Md. And let's talk about our 65s- my green on black clean ragtop with reworked custom suspension and motor and your red on red ss hardtop with limited offering HP 327 and Muncie. . Or Neil's white 65 impala ragtop Or Tim's 67 chevelle conv Or Earl's wicked screaming 67 chevelle ss hardtop Or tom's 66 impala or 69 chevelle Or Mike's 67 camaro Or... that grand torino we raced Or... the ice house ...

[@jamesh7571]

Perfecto Bigdog, Really like your video here!!! Some old time Style & Class

[@georgekalafatis7286]

Very impressive beautiful car I have a 66