Muscle Car Of The Week Video #67: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 427 4-Speed L72

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Muscle Car Of The Week Video #67: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 427 4-Speed L72
www.musclecarof... - The Chevrolet Impala Super Sports have always been big in size, long on style, and strong in performance. This week, we're featuring a special Super Sport... a beautiful Marina Blue 1966 Impala Super Sport featuring the new-for-'66 427 in the hottest-available L72 trim. This high-compression Turbo Jet big block was rated at 425 HP and is coupled to a close-ratio 4-speed stick transmission, and is willing to burn the tires for miles. Inside, the parchment white bucket seat interior features a full console with stacked gauges, bright chrome trim, and a high-revving tach in the dash. This car not only gets you there quickly, you arrive in comfort and style. It lives in the Brothers Collection.
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[@jeremythompson9895]

The 66 L72 Bel Airs, Biscaynes, Caprice, and Impala is my favorite full size muscle car built during that era. And I'm not typically a Chevy guy. But nobody can deny this car is just awesome

[@garyblanchard1084]

In 1966 such spottings were rare and here we are almost six decades later

[@KevinAClassA]

I was an infant when this beauty was out , I remember my Father and Grandfather owning cars similar . I would love to purchase one for my father , my Grandfather passed away 16 years ago. I restored a 66 Ford F-100 with the original numbers matching 390 BB , researched it . Painted it white exterior with Red Dashboard , White and red trim seats . Took my Dad for a long ride in it , made him smile from ear to ear . He said , your Gradpa would be proud of the job you have done.

[@dicarlo57]

+Kevin Atwell really? how nice. i bet your grand-pas casket was white with red trim to , how about it.

[@dillanaddington7022]

Thanks for sharing! Ignore that asshole dicarlo.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Both my grandfathers passed away before I was born, so I never had a grandpa experience. I knew my grandmothers though, so thankfully no void there. How cool is that to share a classic vehicle experience with your dad! I'd like to go back and visit my first grader self riding in our second hand 65 F100 in downtown Fort Worth with my dad. I'd give anything to have that again.

[@MrHeadbanger366]

The 60's were a great time for the Impala.

[@matrox]

+MrHeadbanger366 The 60s were a great time for all American car makes.

[@theeecandlemaker2197]

and caprice

[@boogiebarbie7792]

when cars are facelifted anually

[@daleandrews9356]

Each year was a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CAR, right down to the dash design! I remember in the town in which I grew up, Dequincy, LA, the Chevy dealership(called Jameson Chevrolet) would cover the windows to the showroom prior to "New Car Day!" It was an event to be celebrated. They were even covered up on the delivery vehicle, which consisted to racks onto which the cars were driven to be transported. The whole event was so cool. I was a pre-pubescent kid and just sat there on my bicycle with my mouth watering in anticipation. In my neighborhood, we were all "car guys", or "car kids", as it were.

[@JR-vi4rl]

Seeing this 66 Impala made me reminisce and smile. Thanks for posting.

[@ericjohnson8482]

My uncle ordered his from Duteau Chevrolet in Lincoln Nebraska, they are still in business. His was the Marina blue with a white convertible top and white interior. His was the L72, 4 speed, with all the options except air conditioning. It even had a plaque on the console saying it was built for him. My dad drove it on leave from Vietnam. I have pictures of it as well. He knocked first gear out of it after dumping the clutch with slicks on it and then sold it.

[@fredgarvin8280]

"He knocked first gear out of it after dumping the clutch with slicks on it". Yup that sounds about right. Dude up above thinks traction is a good idea. These cars were notorious for breaking trannys and rear ends when you hammer on them.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

There's a reason those rock crusher 4 speeds whine like they do.

[@larryb6715]

This is the earliest I've ever seen MCOTW posted. Thanks for bringing another beautiful Chevy to us Ken.

[@tomlea3713]

Awesome car and great video as always! Just want to point out that 1965 was the first year for the Mark IV Chevy big block. And interestingly enough the last year for the old 409 big block. A kid in high school had a '65 Impala SS with a 340 horse 409 and a power glide. He wasn't into cars, it was just transportation...The good old days!

[@donnovicki9771]

My neighbor down the street had one of these but it was a station wagon in kind of a sea mist green. It was badged SS 427. He used to just park it on the street, but he only used it during the summer. It was one rare car, and he still had it into the late 90's.

[@awakeningblacksheep9610]

Fun job u have showing and driving sweet classic cars !!

[@charliekostka6165]

Last summer got to one of these cars at a cruise night in the suburbs of Chicago. The only difference the colors were burgundy exterior and black interior, driveline was the same. It's nice knowing these cars are still out there.

[@tedh.8356]

If cars like this could be made again I would buy one over anything that's out there now! I was a teen when these were out and I remember them well, fast, maybe not the highest fit quality but fun and repairable when needed by any "average" mechanic and they set the stage for the cars we have now, they were really good cars!

[@mothertree]

There are millions who feel the same,ted...best to ya bud

[@sivvybee]

Emissions are 100 times worse than a new car. Throw and LS with computer though in one and it's smog legal even now.

[@sivvybee]

We used to have first stage smog alerts 100 times a year in L.A. with half the people as we have now. Cars have come a long way. An LS burns clean, runs great and lasts a long time. Twice the cars here now and a quarter of the smog. As a Hot Rodder I am amazed.

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

I was a teen when I bought mine. Granted that’s not saying much being I’m 23 now and was 19 at the time. $650 bought me the car needing completely gone through. There’s no reason you couldn’t do exactly what you’re suggesting other than money. Drop an LS engine in a 4 door and do minor repairs to the body if needed along with an upgrade to the brakes and you have yourself a nice looking car that is extremely practical. LS engines aren’t complicated engines once you get past the computers they use. A good quality scan tool makes that pretty simple. Granted mine is never going to a practical car being it’s getting a carburetor and it’s a two door. Pretty much bought it to build a tody

[@heidichryst4771]

I saw one of these in station wagon mode. It had 4 wheel disc brakes. Which I was told was stock. Another in Biscayne model. Both on the street, one in the late 60's. The other in the late 70's.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Maybe that would be considered a COPO car. The Z28 Camaro was the only car besides a Vette that i knew of with optional 4 wheel disc's.

[@NewtonWashinton]

Great car thanks for showing it, I grew up in a 1965 SS 327 impala, brought back good memories

[@gregorytimmons4777]

My friend in high school's dad was our local Chevy dealer. I about died when he brought home his new demo for 67. A black on back, bucket seat, console, 427 4 speed fastback Impala SS. I could have cared less which 427. In fact the 390hp would have been the most streetable. What a great looking car that thing was. Wish i could have talked my dad into buying one of those for our family car. This was the same dealer that brought home the first Camaro i ever saw. A 1967 with an inline 6 and 3 on the tree.

[@thedriftwoodcowboy]

Brings great memories. Mine just kept climbing in speed it was so difficult keeping it under the speed limit. No matter how light you pushed on the gas it creeped up over the limit! It was so easy to drive long distances and could pass everything except a gas station!!! Grest pick up no matter the speed you were at!!

[@GBZ69]

My buddy had one of these back in the day. It was a dark blue convertible, blue interior. I remember helping him rebuild the 950 holly 3 barrel it had on the aluminum intake. Drove it lots myself. Just had to watch the stopping power of the drum brakes.

[@sivvybee]

Race two stop lights in a row and she won't stop! :)

[@scahtrtank5430]

I had a 2 door 66 Impala SS 327 and just loved it. Same interior colors as this one but beautiful off white exterior. Wish I still had it.

[@tmtheasphaltgambler3709]

An older guy near Warrenton, Va. a friend's uncle had one - L72 4-speed Impala but traded it when the '73 gas crisis hit. Only saw pictures of it

[@samhunt9308]

1965 was the first year for the big block. You could get either the 409(last year of production and very rare) or the 396 ci up to 425 hp. 66 was the first year for the 427. I bought my Impala new in Mar 66. Slicks, 4:10 rear and a little work ran 12.40,s 12.60,s back then it was B/S.

[@mothertree]

I bet that baby launched nice !

[@jeffbrown6599]

‘65 was a crazy year for engine choices. Hard to believe you could get a six cylinder, small block, W-series, or the new Mark IV.

[@jeremythompson9122]

58 was the first year of both the Impala and the Chevy big block. The 348 and 409 were both W-series big blocks. The 409 came out in late 1961. Late 1965 was the first year of the Mark IV series of big blocks(396/402/427/454)...although the 427 didn't come out til 66 and the 402 and 454 didn't come out til 1970.

[@joesmuckatelly8282]

Known to pull the front wheels off the ground

[@colin6769]

big car, big engine, big torque --- nothing quite like it. Nice one Kevin. Thanks

[@NewtonWashinton]

Just watching the video again,.. about in 1969 or 1970 I remember my neighbor an older lady brought home a used 1966 Caprice and i did not think much of it until i seen the fender flags and turbo jet 427, it was white with a blue interior probably the 390 hp version but do not know for sure. I said to her this thing must pass cars pretty good, she said yeah it goes good,..... :) I should of kept track of the car and bought it from her,... Damn messed up again

[@erichite4871]

I LOVE this one. Not many options, great blue color. Sleeper cars are my favorite...just let the horsepower do the talking...no need for flashy options/wheels/trim.

[@deanwilliams9621]

When my grandmother passed away in 1981 from a heart attack. I was 14 years old and she left me her 66 Bel Air 4 door sedan with a straight 250 ,6cyl and the car only had two options a Powerglide trans and a AM radio the car was a Light Beige tan with a gold color interior it only had a 19 thousand miles on it and it still had the original Snow Tires in the trunk and spare after 15 years...... the car had no power steering no power brakes and probably weighed about 3600 pounds it's no wonder that my 5 ft grandmother passed away from a heart attack! I'm sure it came from driving this car..

[@andrewlarson6805]

Very nice car and so modest looking nobody today would be able to know the beast that lays beneath that hood and even I would have never guessed it was under 4,000 lbs wow

[@kevinsukdolak5007]

Dad had 2 66 impala and a 66 caprice. The caprice had a 327. That car screamed..

[@ckelley63]

My dad had a brand new 66 Impala SS with the 327 360 hp power plant 4 speed 12 bolt 4.11 gears. Black with the red SS interior. I was a little tyke then but I remember riding in that car and still remember how it sounded, I still have pictures of it. Man I would have loved to have that thing!

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Crazy combination huh? All that comfort in a big highway cruiser too low geared to go the speed limit without sucking the tank dry and wearing the engine out by 60,000 miles on the odometer.

[@reginalddentry7338]

A Chevy dealership in Royal Oak Michigan My cousin wanted go see some cars . I was16 I sat in a 69 SS impala Just sat nothing else . I was in a happy place . It wasn’t a rare thing back then but it was a great time for a teenager

[@ozzstars_cars]

Sweet and still looks great! Talking about the car, not you Kevin. lol

[@Chach5253]

Just love watching sweet muscle cars BLOWING the cobwebs and gunk out of the tailpipes!!!!!

[@steviedepaoli2717]

Muscle Cars of the week does a great job, beautiful cars, very informative.

[@371francis]

Awesome car and awesome video....thanks!

[@daleandrews367]

I have always been a fan of mid '60's full size Super Sport Impalas. A friend of mine had a '66 427 Biscayne or Bel Air, I don't remember which. It had lower rear gears and a 4 speed. He took the wide flag emblems off the front quarters and would blow people away at stop lights! It was a true "sleeper". Dude's name was Reesy. He was a certified GM mechanic as well!

[@groverbuilt2893]

If that car your talking about was on Long Island I owned it it was a rust color and a belair

[@2stroketurbo]

such a huge car! Nice to know you are FAST and COMFORTABLE Ken , Ha!

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Always loved the 66 impala and a 427 would kick it over the top,great video.

Love the lines on the '66 Impala.

[@timothymcmurtrie5277]

Got a friend I work with......he has 2 of these great cars.....a hard top and a covertable....both 427/425

[@gordonmckluskey3865]

My buddy Dave had one of these. Very fun car!

[@MisterMikeTexas]

It's unusual to see bottle caps and steelies on a Super Sport, but it does look good. 😊 And who could resist the sound of that 427 Turbo Jet?

[@427Ron]

Great video. My first car was a blue 1966 Biscayne.

[@abe2571]

Beautiful car. Love the colors with the matching rims.

[@GlassTopRX7]

Chevy also claimed the Camaro weighed 3000lbs when in reality V8 cars were 3400-3600lbs. We use to have a 66' Impala with a 283 and that tipped the scales at 4300lbs. With a BB it's around 4500lbs

[@sivvybee]

I weighed them at the track. Maybe a big block weighed 3300. Highly optioned Small block Rs/Ss with power windows, fold down rear seat, weighed 3150. My 66 Chevelle was 3280 without me in it. Los Angeles County Raceway scale. Don't recall any Impala over 4ooo Lb and my friend had a 67 convertible that was still a bit over 3800.

[@sivvybee]

I weighed Cars at the track. I took about 200 lb out of my 66 Chevelle with a Manual Steering box and gutted under dash. Added 60lb though welding in Comp Engineering Ladder Bars and other extra's. 3280 . I was happy.

[@montroclq]

Glass Top RX7 did you have the recall cable on your 283?

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Yeah, i dont believe a small block Impala was 4,000lbs. Maybe with a hefty driver and full of gas but i believe the guy that weighed them at the track. Those weights he quoted sound about right.

[@allendove8244]

I might be rare in that I like the taillights of 66 over 65.

[@bradwilliams4921]

Cool car. It looks like you could consider that a sleeper. Pretty cool.

[@jeremythompson9895]

Love the 65-66 Full size Chevy's. Especially the sleeper L72 Biscaynes and Bel Airs. My all time favorite example of full size muscle cars. The R-Code 427 Ford Galaxies are right up there too in my eyes

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Absolutely agree on the 7 litre Galaxie. My favorite Impala was 67-68 SS427 4 speed. Bucket seats and console.

[@keonjenkins1852]

Reminds me of the Impala from "Baretta" but his car was a four door sedan and the blue paint job was oxidized.

[@clambroth1923]

My father bought one new. Special order copo. Here's how it came off the assembly line in Delaware. 66 Impala convertible; black with white top; 427 ci:solid lifters Edelbrock semi-hi rise aluminum manifold; Holley 4150 dbl pump vacuum secondary. Black bench seats; Muncy 4 speed floor shifter. Tach in dash board; 11.0:1 compression ratio; dual snorkle air cleaner. Dyno'ed at 458 HP right off assembly line Kind of car most people wish they kept. I still have it. Frame off restoration; engine fine tuned and finished by Grump Jenkins right here in Malvern. New shown. best there is available. Straight factory

[@PunksloveTrumpys]

Amazing!! Have you done a video of it?

[@clambroth1923]

No video. Frankly, I'm concerned about it being stolen if anyone knew where I kept the car. The car is known as the thunder wagon, not because it is loud, but because when you are behind it, the rumble sounds like distant thunder. Funny thing about the performance is that the car is not aerodynamic. While it has heavy duty anti-sway bars and double rails (again, straight factory because it is a convertible) at 100 MPH it starts to take off. The front end simply starts to come off the ground. My dad was a motor head. We had a 64 dodge 426 Wedge with a badass hurst shifter. I got the Chevy, my sister the Dodge. The Dodge is long gone. One of these days I will do the fall Hershey show and blow everyone away.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Bill from PA That's a cool story... what made it a copo car? I'm not a guru by any means so I don't know every model detail.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

I think what made a car a COPO car was filling out the Central Office Production Order to get the biggest, most powerful engine's 427 in Chevy's case in the latter half of the 1960's in a rather base model body. ie: not an SS. Generally a COPO 69 Camaro is the body a 6 cylinder could have come in with high performance above the typical SS of the era. 427 4 bolt main open chamber. Perhaps an L88. Certainly a solid lifter engine with forged internals but in a stock non SS body. Likely a TH400 auto trans. or rock crusher close ratio 4 speed and 4 or numerically higher posi rear. Column shifter most likely if auto trans. No hood scoops or stripes. Dog dish hubcaps. More simply put. The highest performance running gear in the lightest, cheapest most standard trim body. The most desirable combo for Stock Eliminator in the eyes of most serious racers and a combination that just would never be factory built generally unless special ordered.

[@chocolatte6157]

Good high school friend of mine had a ‘66 of that color, but, alas with a 283.

[@vikwillwin]

1965 was the first year of the mark 4 engine !!

[@duncancox7341]

With automatic, the console gauges were ammeter (battery), oil pressure, water temp and manifold vacuum. The clock was in the dash to right of speedometer. In 4 speed cars, the tach replaced the clock in the dash and the manifold vacuum gauge in the console was replaced with a (smaller) clock.

[@matrox]

In 66 our car was a 62 Olds 98. My father was an Olds buyer and nothing else. Olds went out at about the same time father went out.

[@charlieandhudsonspal1312]

66 was a great year for Chevy muscle cars

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Best part was at 2:50 when he floors it and shows it breaks lose from a rolling start with only a gas pedal nudge... we had '67 version in same colors but 283/automatic...

[@patriotpat1243]

1st car was out of a barn, 69 caprice 4 door with factory numbers matching 427/425hp

[@mschiffel1]

Not to be a nitpicker, but the Mark IV v8 was first available in the 1965 model year, which was also the final year for the 409 W engine.

[@Nicefoolkilla]

What a nice car!!!!

[@niterockerone]

A friend Sam had that identical car.. But traded in 68 for the 427 ,385 hp Caprice.I thought he was nuts to ever do that.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

I like 67 and 68 over 66. Wise move IMO. Well, maybe not if it had the 435hp engine in it but remember, collectability wasn't on peoples mind then but drivability was.

[@pkramerable]

Big fast and comfortable, much like myself....good one.

[@mandelaeffect6253]

four full adults and I'm burning rubber and keeping up with fast Fords.

[@danieltubbs5422]

I have a 62 409 2x4 Impala and I love it. I would take a 66 BB car in a second though.

[@nicholaselias2946]

Well it would be a strange if it was a 4x4

[@danieltubbs5422]

+Nicholas Elias that would be 2 4 barrel carbs...

[@123Chevyman]

I have a 66 Impala SS convertible 327. With Powerglide though. Nevertheless now, after throwing in a Pertronix kit, it became kind of quick.

[@sivvybee]

I tried breaking a glide. Never could. Blew up several 350 and 400 Turbo's.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

@@sivvybee People tend to forget that more than a few muscle cars or pony cars came with and were bought by guys with 3 speed manuals or powerglides back before they even realised how good powerglides could be beefed up. Simply because they were working stiffs who simply had to cut corners in order to get financing that fit their budget. An extra $183 dollars for that 4th gear was not doable. I didn't even know it was possible to get a 66 Chevelle SS 396/Powerglide until i met a guy about 15 years ago that bought one so equipped brand new.

[@yeseniakrueger1863]

In 1967 the state of Wisconsin hiway patrol used unmarked Biscayne 2 Dr patrol cars..with few options..but they had the 427 v8 390 H.P. MOTOR with a 3 speed Manuel.transmition on the column shifter...and how do I know this.. they suckered me into a race on hiway 94 on a Saturday night in my 65 G.T.O tri power...I won but they pulled me over... they had a good laugh but finally let me go with only a warning .. today the outcome would be different....

[@gusibrahim6961]

2 cars I owned in the past an impala 66 SS a Buick Riviera 65 GS. I am not sure which one of the 2 is the most elegant car ever produced...? Can you tell me which one?

[@perrypeterson9646]

It also has the Hazard flashers !!

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

Perry Peterson where do you see them

My dream car.

[@keeff8195]

Thats a beauty!!

[@edstransitscott9186]

Beautiful

[@M21L35]

Actually there were 1,856 "big" Chevy's manufactured in '66 w/the L72 w/an option price of just $447.65.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Which would be the equivalent of a couple thousand dollar engine option now.

[@bobbalog6316]

One of them was mine and my friend Richard bought one too. 427/425, "Rock Crusher" 4spd, and 4:88 posi. Mine was Marina Blue and his was Yellow with a black vinyl top. Both had Delco Air Shocks too. The only thing that ran with me was a 66 Plymouth "Street Hemi" which was a 4spd with 4:88 gears. We became good friends after that race.

[@charlesmorgan1019]

I had such a car, purchased with cash, for somewhere around $3700 ish? in Grandma green so it wouldn't attract attention. Back then you could design the car you wanted; from engine to transmission to rear end to suspension to exhaust (dumps, lakes pipes, whatever.) It was the designer car era. But. I don't recognize that console.

[@houstoncowdog]

This guy sounds exactly like Nick Offerman

[@thomascollier4913]

I had a 66 Chevelle 427 l88 solid lift cam with three deuces I bought it used in 1972 I often wondered if it was a stock engine.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Probably not but in the 60's you never really say never. Dealers had pull back then and a phone call to the right person in Detroit or knowing just how to fill out the order sheet could sometimes work magic. Somehow engines that were not available in a certain body would show up in that body when it unloaded off the transporter. Remember, you are talking about the era of factory and dealer involvement in racing. Hard to swear a certain combination couldn't be had when brands were turning out acid dipped bodied cars. Or cars with fibreglas front ends and bumpers. 427 FE's in 64 Fairlanes etc. I think nearer 1970 the chances were slimmer but in the Super Duty and Max Wedge early to mid 60's not much would surprise me. Also, remember their were dealers like Baldwin and Nicky Chevrolet. A 435 tri power Vette engine equipped Chevelle sounds just like something that would come from one of those dealerships. Amazing what dealers would sometimes do if the factory wouldn't.

[@larrymartin8146]

Gotta love the boats

[@garyblanchard1084]

Borderline insult. That is a long way removed from a luxo barge.

[@peteragersea377]

I would like to know more about the engine. I have a 427 bored.30 it has the high performance rectangle port heads and came with an edelbrock 427X intake. I had someone look up the #'s told me it was a 66 or 67 with air pump..I've had it since I was like18 and I've had it in a least 4 different cars. The last one was a 69 chevelle convertible loved that car.but I took down a telephone pole with it. Now it rests in a 70 Monte Carlo.it is pretty fast does 13 9 or better in the 1/4 with 3:23 gears.

[@jonathancrume7797]

In 1965 I owned a 396 ,425 horse Impala . Not a car that i see anything about and i wish I could have appreciated the car but I was 18 years old so what the hell. Bought it new for 3,000 cash.4 speed and had 4.11 gears installed.

[@dannmarceau]

There's a white one in Marysviille, WA, original owner.

[@joeyalfaro2323]

Split front bumper guards further apart use 1965 impala trunk and corner lights direct bolt no mods. 65/66 same car different nose

[@carlossouza2677]

Love you Impala ss

[@playgt326]

Low rider from burnout revenge.

[@matrox]

Add a modern close ratio 6 speed manual trans and you would probably see a high 12 sec. low 13 sec car. providing you get the traction.

[@fredgarvin8280]

why would you want traction? lol, so you can replace that turd 12 bolt rear every two or three weeks.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

@@fredgarvin8280 Maybe so you could run a 4:11 posi down the highway without the engine screaming at you but as far as traction? I agree. Ford really did have a better idea with the 9".

[@Jsalrulz]

Buddy of mine had one of these with the 396. Sold it after he got married. Doh!!

[@mothertree]

There is a guy here in Hudson,Ohio that has a 66 with factory 396 ...he put a blower on it and a great dark blue pearl paint job.The car is low miles and you can hear it from around the block...sounds like a train off in thed istance...everyone stops and looks to seew hat is coming down the street,straight awesomeness!

[@Jsalrulz]

That is cool. My friend got his from his dad who bought it new when he worked at GM here in central Il. Thing was all original low miles also.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

@@mothertree That is cool for sure. I like stuff like that. I have an anal retentive friend that is all about factory stock muscle with dog dish hubcaps and all the correct inspection chalkmarks under the hood. Love to razz him with my dreams of how it really was to hot rod in the 60's. So i tell him my fantasy that if i were just a couple years older i have visions of a 68 Road Runner which as soon as off warranty i'd go tunnel ram, roller cam, chrome straight axle, metal flake paint and on and on. I can't get him as upset as if my vision was a Chevelle as he is all about the bowtie. Guess my dream should substitute a 67 Chevelle. My favorite of those. The point is people forget how many guys back then loaded their engine bay's up with aftermarket parts. Not many gave a second thought to pitching stock air cleaners and valve covers. My poor friend. Everything factory original if a musclecar. If an older pickup or wagon he is on the patina bandwagon. Oh, and everything of that ilk in his eyes must be dumped down on the ground so a blade of grass can't slide beneath the rig. BORING!

[@robbanlarsen4840]

I want one . Santa do you hear me?

[@the_glovewhore6043]

Sweet ride. Does anybody know what kind of wheels are those ?

[@markg7030]

Stock steel rims found on many GM cars.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Yep. Standard rather than optional wheels.

[@Hot80s]

how would this 427 '66 fair against a 62-64 impala 409 425 4-spd back in the day not in 2017

[@gregorytimmons4777]

@@kevinhabener1279 I'm sure there were some good running 409's. Hard to believe any engine rated @ 425hp wouldn't run strong but the W motor had some weak points and they lie deep within the engine. The MKIV as the 396-427-454 was known was stronger in the hipro open chamber 4 bolt main version. With really only the heavy stock valvetrain needing an upgrade to be durable at power levels above what the 409 put out. 409's made an impression on guys used to running small blocks up to that point and small cubic inch small blocks at that. 409's would throw rods when over revved. Like the man said. Truck engine adapted to passenger cars so Chevy would have a big engine back when more people raced Olds and Pontiac for that same reason. Cubic inches and torque.

[@kevinhabener1279]

@@gregorytimmons4777You say you're sure there were some good running 409s. Yeah no shit, I've seen more comments over other YT videos on this subject from guys who had extensive experience racing with 409s back in '62-3 or so who attested to them proving themselves up to every bit of their 409 or 425 HP and won races, even beating Fords & some Mopars.

[@kevinhabener1279]

Well, I just edited my latest response to just the 1st few sentences, needless as it is. I guess some of the stuff I said at first has to do with how nuts I'm driven by all these different thins I here from many different people. And many Mark IV Motor late 60s Impalas didn't do so hot either. Bye.

[@richgall63]

The one option this car clearly needs, particularly with that parchment interior, is for the top to go down.

[@megasheepshagger]

Hosted by Nick Offerman

[@jmazz1127]

Impalas were never called or considered muscle cars.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

??? Really? What's the sense of producing an Impala SS throughout all but just one or two years during the 1960's? Or stuffing multiple carb W motors in early 60's Impala's? 61-64 were not exactly huge cars. To me a 1961 Impala is no bigger than Chevelle's were 4 years later. Face it. The musclecar era started with full size cars. SD Catalina's 406 - 427 Galaxie's, 409 Impala's. 64 Hemi Polara's and even a Dodge Dart 426 Wedge was a big car in 63. If not for John DeLorean it might have stayed that way.

[@JohnW1711stock]

GM dropped the ball by not offering the 427 in the Chevelle. You could buy a 427 Fairlane, and a 440 Wedge, or 426 Hemi Dodge Coronet, or Plymouth Belvedere. GM could have produced 427, 64 Malibus (Chevrolet produced 427 Rat Motors for NASCAR in 63) with lightweight body parts, but, instead, dropped out of drag racing. Ford and Mopar produced light weight drag cars beginning in 63.

[@jeremythompson9895]

Mopar 413/426 Max Wedge cars, 421SD Pontiac's, and the 406/405 hp Ford Galaxie lightweights came out in 62. The Chevy Z11 Impala factory lightweight was 63 only

[@gregorytimmons4777]

I've seen a few, mind you very few 66-67 427 SS Chevelles. I'm pretty sure it was possible through the right dealer. Checking the correct boxes on the right order form and maybe a well placed phone call to the right extension in Detroit by the right dealership. Or, it may have been put together in a dealers service bay. If that dealer had a business model similar to Nickey Chevrolet or Baldwin Motors. Home of Baldwin Motion 427 Camaro's, Nova's and Chevelle's. Same with Nickey who as late as 74 was still dealer installing 454's in Nova's. Hot Rod had a feature and a cover shot of a 74 Nova with a caption : "The Nickey Big Block Nova". "Is it legal?" My friend in Portland, Oregon knew some brothers he went to school with and hung with some who were Native American Indians. They each got a pretty good sum from the government upon turning 18. One was doing a short prison stint and had his dad order him a 68 i believe or 69 Baldwin Motion 427 Camaro. I believe the 435hp but for sure an open chamber 4 bolt anyway. It got delivered and was waiting in his folks car port upon his release from prison. This was his new improved plan for outrunning the cops after holding up a bank.

[@artschamberg4470]

Bad Ass then and now. 4000 bucks Today that money might get tires and wheels with a down payment on the Insurance.

[@Ayaki6166]

Very cool ! Today the cars are boring.

[@stephensmart7388]

I love it Absolutely Gorgeous looking car's and Runs out great Sounds great Sexy looking car's

[@stephenlacher587]

Big and comfortable, OK. I'm not buying the 'fast'...lol. (re: author, car, yes)

[@burnsred2172]

Real Impala not these grocery/let's go to bingo cars of today

[@jmazz1127]

Impala was not considered a muscle car. Please look up real meaning

[@robthomas1829]

65 better