Fabulous Impala from Nelson Racing Engines

Take a drive in this fabulous car. NRE's Tom Nelson tells us about his car. More at nelsonracingeng....

[@jeffuthoff8622]

Another masterpiece!! Y'all work magic with wrenches.

[@jamesamescua8647]

Love that red interior and black paint job nice. :)

[@eifeldude1]

I had a 65 SS impala with a 327 2 speed powerglide in high school. I loved that car...had to sell it when i joined the military

[@svo65]

have always liked the 65/66 big chevys, this one is beautiful and a beast. GREAT CAR!!

[@joe-hp4nk]

Love those NA motors, especially big blocks. I grew up in the muscle car era, so I have a fond attachment for them.

[@TheTheomax]

Old video or not It was really cool to see a NRE N/A big block with a manual trans and in a Big Girl like this one. I'm not hating on the turbo cars I just have never owned one so this is right up my alley. How could you not be Happy with this big ole girl a 572 CI and a 6 speed manual and a 2 legged rear. Nothing but bad ass in honest opinion. It's not hard to see that I like cars like this. Thank you for showing this!

[@IECStang]

I don't know what it is but there's just something about a big car with a huge cubic inch v8 that's just simply AWESOME!!!

[@JuanPapaNicolao]

That is one extraordinary piece of art . To me it is perfect and needs nothing but a climate controlled garage and some good ol TLC . The owner must be a very proud individual

[@kzoframe39]

I'm in love with this car, and the 1968 Mustang that NRE did. I want them both very badly.

[@ThyLiquor]

Listen to it breathe.... It's such a sweet overrun too.

[@kimdebbie4122]

I love that car it is Beautiful and the sound is so sweet. I will take 2 please!

[@mikiejr111]

Sweet Ride,,,,Just finished my 66'IMPALA SS ZZ502/600HP..5SPD,3:42 Moser,3"mandrel bent PYPES EXHAHAST,ALLOY PEARL GRAY,RED BUCKET GUTS

[@oldbiker9739]

those were great cars , I restored a 66 Impala years ago

[@gregkowalski7084]

Hot damn, my youth all over again.

[@charleswildman137]

The exhaust note on that thing is seriously Bitchin!!

[@ChristopherGrods]

Amazing Tom, just amazing...

[@mrhyde2484]

I wish I had my 66 SS convertible with the simple 283 & power glide transmission. I sold it for 500 bucks when I was 19 and the car was 20. Man, what I could do with that car today.

[@CRUSHFACTORPC]

His web site is updated but I do not see much from Tom anymore I hope he is well.

[@johnhalchishick7094]

I really like this setup,nice work.

[@alxkenney]

love it! my first car was a burgandy '66 ss just like this one but ahh, minus 500 horses and 4 gears. looked cool though

[@tjfreak]

my first was a $75, 66 (in 83) 4 door Impala,cracked frame,gray primer,bald tires,almost no brakes,float stuck in the carb all of the time,tap it a little and go carefully. makes me well up a little seein one like this holy crap !

[@coolmoodee]

love me some horsepower.... Tom Nelson builds some of the best engines in the country. and usually the people that go to him can afford this and the gas it takes.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

I'm wondering the same thing. It could be a Richmond 6-speed with hand picked ratios, but more likely, it could just be a tremec T-56 with the 2.97 first gear, and a 4.10 diff.

[@1967grimreaper]

Impala goals

[@marktuyet]

My 66 never looked like that, beautiful !

[@paulrodgers5559]

With those low profile tires , it ends up lookin' like Mike Tyson in pink , fuzzy slippers.

[@JayZoop]

You make good videos with really cool cars. Sweet car dude. It's my preference but I like the sound of that 64 1/2 mustang better. With this car I would be too tempted to get my license taken away.

[@KravDr]

Car's gorgeous!!! Not much into the wheels and tires. Purrrrrs so sweet. Music to the ears!!

[@gabrielmaldonado480]

Beautiful sound

[@Bostonharborwater]

Tom Nelson is my hero!

[@martintorres3589]

my 1966 caprice will look that nice , one day. I can only dream. after all it is free to dream

[@scottjordan6569]

Gotta love that big block torque!

[@cooldik]

i'm french and i like american car's ,the sound is perfect

[@jhfit]

A 66 Impala was my first car👍

[@jimibeckert]

Naibors must love that car

[@Cognetto]

Perfect...none of that 26 inch donks crap !!!

[@justtony21]

um not sure if you are really in tune with the donk scene but a donk is a impala or caprice that was assembled from 1971-1976. this being a 1966 does not qualify in the least.

[@rafael_ccruz]

Putz irmão... Maravilhoso ! Carro top... Oficina top. Parabéns !

[@CamaroAmx]

not to metion the example he gives was with a 59 impala, the last year for the x-frame and the car was a total rustbucket (you see the rust fly off the car when it hits).

[@IAMREIKI]

Uncle Tom ,, You Guys are the Best Man .

[@CamaroAmx]

exactly. i was hit in my 73 AMX by a mid to late 90s fullsize chevy pick-up 11 years ago at a gas station. he nailed me in the right rear 1/4 panel. i had a dented 1/4 and a cracked spoiler. his bumper was bent, right fender was crunched and his passenger door wouldn't open. a few minutes with a hammer and dolly and a little touch up with some paint and the car was fine.

[@juliennacer8871]

Really? But the truck is so much heavier. I call bs.

[@CamaroAmx]

@@juliennacer8871 the side of his truck scraped along the right rear corner of my car as he attempted to avoid the impact. Barely left a scratch in my bumper that buffed right out.

[@elprgone]

What a beautiful exhaust sound !! what exhaust have you installed ? I don't hear drone, awesome.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

I hear that. I want an alien intake 572 for my truck. In 6 years, I might be able to have a reason to do so.

[@tracykooken2606]

i am sooo greatful to the owner for NOT " efing " up a beautiful body style in & out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you sir/miss !!!

[@jermainebynum8265]

Sweet ride! Like the rims. Some people kill me with rims hate lol

[@Shane_the_trucker]

tom nelson is a genius hes like a god of the engine world lol

[@venerealdisease1]

i knew you guys were bag driving my car before i picked it up.

[@marsdenbalaska784]

I always loved the 65-66' impala body style and with a big block Chevy power plant that large,it'll really scoot!!

[@Ghostsamuari25]

That thing is wicked sick.

[@terrysibley9636]

Yessir,that's a daily driver.

[@The05ZX10R]

That thing sounds pissed off. Tom you are a hot rod god.

[@robskolik9368]

"Crumple...crush up"...Interesting distinction. Crumple zones are designed to absorb the impact, instead of the force being absorbed by occupants.But there is a limit. You never said what speed the Impala and Prius would be going in a head on crash. I can bet that the Prius driver would end up wearing the Impala's engine. Mass does play a part in it too. The Impala is twice the weight I would guess.

[@applemusclecar1301]

Those impalas only weigh 3800 lbs, not 5000 plus lbs.

[@musclebone7875]

Not mines

[@blazo1986]

Dean from Supernatural would be inpressed!

[@david21708]

questa macchina è una figata pazzesca!!!!!!!grandeeee

[@Dr_Xyzt]

That Audi commercial on this video was awesome, but honestly, if my dad handed me the keys to an Impala with 700hp, I would forget about prom and go flog the shit out of the car.

[@BeulahLips]

Mistake: This can't possibly be 5000lbs unless you added 1000 lbs of weight to it, at least. The old 60's two door Impalas were all under 4000lbs. Shoot, even a mid 90's Caprice/SS Impala four door is just over 4000lbs... How are you coming up with 5k?

[@prostreet55]

hell most old cars i like they have REAL metal in them first off, plus you get hit you live, not end up in trunk with your head buried in your ass. wondering what happened, in any old car, for the most you will live. and alot of guys , like myself run a roll cage. for obvious reasons, but i can drive to track and everyday , plus don't need a computer to adjust idle.

[@josephpaige3614]

A+ LOOKS AND POWER AND DRIVABILITY BUT.......NEEDS MORE TRACTION TO PUT THE POWER TO THE GROUND, I WOULD TUB IT FOR SURE.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

Let's see some footage of the NRE LSX 454 hot rod. Fuel injected, GM single plane intake. I'm considering that motor...

[@brianbrooks1855]

Z Df

[@CamaroAmx]

the 59 impala had an x-frame (last year for it). its a lousy frame design in chassis stiffness and safety. the perimeter frames of later cars were far stronger and held up alot better. plus the 59 Impala they used was a repainted rustbucket (you can see the rust fly off it when it hits).

[@cgmax9830]

Great looking car but the wheels gotta go,,,,put the Super Sport wheels on an sell the ghetto rims

[@c3dweston]

CG Max It's a pro touring car the axles on the rear end have be modified so stock wheels won't fit anymore

[@macclark4112]

carl weston

[@justtony21]

what exactly are "ghetto rims" anyway?

[@truckdriver6005]

Well to each there own

[@ronaldbertin9455]

I eou D prefer stock rims or Craigar rims , those ones detrack from the whole look

[@lukeshytalker02]

perfect car

[@cod5gta4halo3cod4]

Beautiful its a 66 right?

[@c3dweston]

Anthony Midnight Yes

[@Rjlockwood]

the impala would lose to a prius in a head on collision due to all modern vechicles are now designd with crumple zones so the vechicle can handle a crash where the older vechicles just crush up , if you disagree look up chevrolet 50th anaversery crash test and u will see first hand that if you were in a new vechicle u got a better chance of walking away from a crash

[@mustangfeber]

yes but the speed limit is not 200 mph as far as i know

[@Exodus.1337]

What song is used in the intro soo chill!!?

[@JIP83]

this car is like my bank account, not enough but I LOVE IT

[@Dr_Xyzt]

It stands to reason that it would sound like that.

[@BNSF1985]

Who needs music when you have a 572

[@rafaelcosta2468]

Coisa mais linda 💟💟💟

[@013wolf666]

je suis heureux de de voir des gros block car moi g eu 1 chevy nova ss 69 bigblock454 ls6 tete de 402 580 de lift 10 pour 1 torker port reduce 650 cfm holley shift kit 3.800 4.11 posi traction ca aurait prit des bonne slick sur le quart de mille

[@Bubba_fett]

When I grow up, I want to be you guys.

[@tigercub19hp]

good looking car my friend i have on im working on 396 muncie 254 i like how yours sits could you tell me what size rims and backset and tire size i know thatsa old posting if still had it and had time id appreciate it thanks Boyd

[@Sproket-xn5gd]

Kenneth Tu1966 impala red four speed

[@Dr_Xyzt]

In the last month, have you sat down where nobody can hear you try and imitate the sound of this thing? I do it at least once a day.

[@Adriaantjuh7]

Sweet!! 😋

[@blackmamba8951]

I love those old Chevys. This '66 Chevy Impala looks good, except for those damn DUBs (rims that are 20" and bigger). Get rid of those rims. It should've had an automatic trans. That 572 ci. is probably burning the clutch by now. Other than that, it's a damn good old school car.

[@raymondwagoner4896]

Stupid wheels takes all the sparkle from it..

[@Bubba_fett]

You guys ever do a Plymouth Duster? To date the fastest car I've ever been in. Made my whole body ripple.

[@I-DGTheOne82]

Man yo lo quiero!

[@mcinkyt]

With that tall deck engine I don't see room for brake booster, unless you go with Hydra Boost

[@arturocervantes5026]

Sounds fucking good

[@prostreet55]

@Lillie1986 i don't drive a clio, not sure where you got that i actually have a 66 el camino , and a 55 chevy you might have the wrong person,.

[@andrewwhalen25]

What a weapon !

[@rmxrider20032000]

Welp, the cops should be here any minute now. LOL. Nice work.

[@bakers724]

You are right 66

[@ericjackson4476]

dam thing sounds good

[@PaulJersey]

How about some vintage air? That 572 is so powerful a compressor wouldn't make any difference to it.

[@pacovl46]

Is this a 1967?

[@blanchardcsimiami2762]

Daaaaam crazy sik power flawless ride

[@randalbyers4260]

Thr whole set up is grest.

[@thomasshaw4371]

Sounds great!!!,

[@manson8866]

goddammit!!!!! fuck im jealous!!!

[@Dr_Xyzt]

Yeah. Big ass burnout marks in the principal's parking spot. Boil the shit out of the tires, so those marks just stay there. 335 section marks...

[@Funemployment420]

@ExV1rUS Right! Lets see some HD chit mane!!

[@highvelocity123]

Thats good fun

[@TheLizardKing64]

One of the left tail lights is burned out.

[@AntonioCMiles]

750HP how much horsepower with a supercharger on it

[@hoplite46]

I,m guessing 900

[@marksimpson7477]

it makes noise but it doesn't seem to pull hard.too me anyways

[@carsbyjeff]

Bad Ass '66!!

[@tripleooo9639]

2 miles to the gallon .

[@lewhuckleberry309]

dude if you are looking at a car like this and worried that its not economical, you probably own a Prius and you are missing the whole point. Muscle cars are not built for worrying about your fuel mileage, your lack of appreciation for this car shows a blatant misunderstanding and makes one wonder why you clicked on it in the first place. You will find your dream car in Consumer Reports.

[@2all4god]

That is a 66 I believe