67 Impala Baby Blue Convertible Red Corvette Stingray
| Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation) | |
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 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport Coupe | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet (Full general Motors) |
| Product | 1964–1970[1] |
| Model years | 1965–1970 |
| Assembly |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Body fashion | 2-door convertible ii-door hardtop (Custom Coupe) 2-door hardtop (Sport Coupe) 4-door hardtop (Sport Sedan) four-door sedan 4-door station wagon (65-68: Impala, 69-seventy: Kingswood) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | B-body |
| Related | Chevrolet Caprice Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Biscayne Chevrolet Kingswood Chevrolet Townsman Chevrolet Brookwood |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 250 cu in (4.i L)
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| Transmission |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 119 in (three,023 mm)[iv] |
| Length | 213.ii in (v,415 mm) (sedan/coupe) 212.iv in (5,395 mm) (wagon) |
| Width | 79.nine in (ii,029 mm) |
| Height | 54.iv–56.7 in (i,382–one,440 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Chevrolet Impala (third generation) |
| Successor | Chevrolet Impala (fifth generation) |
The Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation) are full-size automobiles produced by Chevrolet for the 1965 through 1970 model years. The 1965 Impala was all new, while the 1967 and 1969 models featured new bodies on the same redesigned perimeter frame introduced on the 1965 models. All Impalas of this generation received annual facelifts likewise, distinguishing each model year. Throughout the early on 1960s, Chevrolet's basic body designs became increasingly subtle, while the bright trim that was office of the Impala package added more than a bear on of luxury to the look. The same pattern was followed in the interiors, where the best materials and equipment Chevrolet had to offer were displayed. In short, the Impala was on its way to becoming a kind of junior-form Cadillac, which, for both the company and its customers, was simply fine.[five]
History [edit]
1965 [edit]
1965 Impala iv-door sedan
Interior of a 1965 Impala sedan
Totally redesigned in 1965, the Impala set an all-time industry annual sales record of more than one million units in the U.South.; which has never been bettered. The new total-size Chevys featured dramatically rounded sides, and an all-new front end with new hood contours, curved, frameless side glass (for pillarless models), and sharper angled windshield with newly reshaped vent windows. Sport Coupes wore a sleek semi-fastback roofline, and bicycle well moldings were revised. Chevrolet promoted the cars' Broad-Stance design, adhesively bonded windshield, and improved full-scroll suspension. A two-tone instrument panel put gauges in a recessed area ahead of the commuter. The "10" frame was dropped for a new Girder-Guard full-width perimeter frame which reduced the size of the inside driveline tunnel and redesigned intermission. Ii-range Powerglide, likewise as Synchro-Mesh 3- and 4-speed manual transmissions were available. The Turbo Hydra-Matic automated transmission was offered for the showtime time. Every bit with previous years, Impalas featured more than chrome trim inside and out, with pleated tufted upholstery and door panels plus simulated walnut trim on the lower instrument panel.
Engine choices included the inline six-cylinder every bit well as the famous Chevy small-block and large-cake V8s. Automatic transmission buyers were given the pick of the newly introduced iii-range Turbo Hydra-Matic for the newly introduced Marker Four big-block engine, displacing 396 cubic inches. The onetime 409-cubic-inch (six.7 Fifty) "Westward" engine was discontinued early on in the 1965 model year, so early-product '65s got the 409, bachelor just in four-barrel 340 and 400 horsepower options. The new 396 Turbo Jet V8 was the first Full general Motors engine to receive the Rochester Quadra-Jet four-butt carburetor that would go a mainstay until the early 1980s. The new 396 was available as a 325-horsepower version with 10.25 to 1 compression ratio and hydraulic lifters or a high-functioning version with 11 to i compression ratio, solid lifters and 425 horsepower.
For $200, an Impala four-door Sport Sedan could be transformed into an Impala Caprice establishing a proper noun destined for decades of life. Referenced every bit Regular Production Option Z18, the Caprice pick group included a black-out grille, vinyl top with Fleur de lis emblems, unique wheel covers, and narrow sill moldings. The new interiors were the near luxurious always seen in a Chevrolet, and an assortment of condolement/convenience features. Specially stitched fabric door panels were accented with simulated walnut, and profile-padded seats wore a combination of fabric and vinyl. All of this aimed to give Chevy buyers a "one-of-a-kind" taste of Cadillac's look and ride. Its sales success prompted Chevrolet to make the V8-only Caprice a full series for 1966.
1966 [edit]
The 1966 Impala received simply a pocket-size facelift from its predecessor that included a revised horizontal bar grille up front and new triple rectangular taillights that replaced the triple circular lights used on full-sized Chevys each twelvemonth since 1958 with the exception of 1959, and chrome beltline strips were added in response to complaints about parking lot door dings on the clean-lined '65 models. The standard column-shift 3-speed manual was at present full synchronized, and a new 250-cubic-inch six-cylinder engine replaced the previous 230-cubic-inch six while the 195-horsepower 283-cubic-inch Turbo Burn down V-8 remained the base V-8 engine. Optional engines included a 275-horsepower 327-cubic-inch Turbo Burn down V-8, the 396-cubic-inch Turbo-Jet V-8 rated at 325 horsepower, or 2 new 427-cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8s of 390 horsepower with 10.five to one pinch ratio and hydraulic lifters or the high performance version rated at 425 horsepower with 11 to 1 compression ratio and solid lifters. A four-speed manual manual was offered with all V8 engines, while the 2-speed Powerglide was the only automatic manual offered with the six-cylinder engine and 283 and 327-cubic-inch Turbo Burn V8s, and the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic was express to the 396 and 390-horsepower version of the 427 V-8. The Impala was the #2-selling convertible in the U.Southward. in 1966, with 38,000 sold.
1967 [edit]
The 1967 Chevrolet full-size was redesigned with enhanced Coke bottle styling. Dimensions remained roughly the same, still on a 119-inch wheelbase, four inches longer than the mid-size Chevrolet Chevelle. Impala Sport Coupes had a graceful fastback roof line, which flowed in an unbroken line into the rear deck. In keeping with federal regulations, condom features were built into Impalas during the 1967 and 1968 model years, including a fully collapsible free energy-absorbing steering column, side mark lights, and shoulder belts for closed models.
Most engine offerings were carryover from 1966 including the base 250 cubic-inch Turbo Austerity six (155 horsepower) and 283 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V-8 (195 horsepower), and optional 275-horsepower 327 cubic-inch Turbo Burn down Five-viii and 325-horsepower 396 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V-eight, with a 385-horsepower 427 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V-8 at present the top offering as the loftier-performance 425-horsepower version of the 427 offered in 1966 was non listed in the 1967 specifications. The 2-speed Powerglide automatic was the only shiftless transmission offered with the 250 six and 283 V-8, merely the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic was now bachelor with the 327 Five-8 along with the big-cake 396 and 427 V-8s.
New options for 1967 included front end-disc brakes (standard with the SS-427 option), stereo 8-track player, cobweb optic light monitoring organisation and vacuum power door locks.
Cloth-and-vinyl upholstery was standard in most airtight body styles, but all-vinyl upholstery was a new choice at extra-cost in several colors on all sedan and coupe body styles (heretofore all-vinyl trim was offered as an selection on the Sport Coupe and Sport Sedan hardtop body styles in "black" only since 1963), and remained standard equipment on convertible and station carriage models, again in several colors. All Impala models for 1967 also featured upgraded door panels with carpeting on the lower section.
A blackness iv-door version of this vehicle, nicknamed "Baby," is featured in the CW television set show Supernatural.
1968 [edit]
The 1968 model'south front end received a facelift similar to the 1965 model, while rear bumpers held triple "horseshoe" shaped taillights. The formal Custom Coupe, previously a Caprice exclusive, became available equally an Impala. Most Chevrolets got hidden windshield wipers. Plush new interiors also helped attract buyers. Impala overwhelmed the sales charts, equally it had for years. Full-sized cars could take a 250-cubic-inch 6, a 307-cubic-inch V-eight, either of a pair of 327s of 250 or 275 horsepower, or a 325-horsepower 396-cubic-inch V-8. Topping the list was the large 427, rated at 385 or 425 horsepower. The two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission was still available with the 250 six-cylinder and 307 or 327 V-8s, merely the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic could exist ordered with all V-8 engines on the Impala Sport Sedan and Custom coupe. "Astro Ventilation" was an option for the Custom Coupe that included fresh-air vents, the aforementioned units that were used for the optional air workout, sans the center upper vent. Cars equipped with this choice got full-length door glass minus the vent windows.
1969 [edit]
The 1969 Impala and other total-sized Chevrolets were restyled with crisper body lines and front bumpers that wrapped effectually the grille and ventless forepart windows were new on all models. The 119-inch (3,023 mm) wheelbase, inner body shell and framework were carried over from the 1965 model – along with the roof lines of pillared four-door sedans and station wagons. The station wagon was renamed the Kingswood - reverting to a pre-1962 Chevrolet practice of using different nameplates on wagons than other models. Within, forepart seat headrests were now standard equipment due to a federal safety mandate and the ignition switch moved from the dashboard to the steering column and doubled as a lock for the steering wheel when the central was removed, a Federal mandate that took effect with the 1970 models merely introduced a twelvemonth earlier on all General Motors cars. The musical instrument panel was restyled and highlighted by a new steering wheel.
The 1969 Impala also offered a new GM-designed variable-ratio ability steering unit every bit optional equipment along with a seldom-ordered "Liquid Tire Chain" option, which was a vacuum activated push button that would spray ice melt on the rear tires[6] (UPC option code is "V75"). The standard engine was enlarged to a 235 hp (175 kW) 327 cubic-inch V8 with optional engine choices including a new 350 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 rated at 255 and 300 hp (220 kW), a 265 hp (198 kW) 396 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8, and 427 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8s rated at 335 and 390 hp (291 kW). The L72 425 horse power engine was available in all B-Bodies. All V8 engines were at present available with the 3-speed Turbo Hydramatic transmission for the commencement fourth dimension though the ii-speed Powerglide was still offered with the 327 and 350 V8s. During the 1969 model twelvemonth Impala production, including Kingswood wagons totaled 777,000 units, compared to 166,000 Caprices and Kingswood Estate wagons, 68,700 Biscaynes and Brookwood wagons, and 155,700 Bel Airs and Townsman wagons. Impala totals for 1969 included 768,000 produced with V-8 engines and 8,700 with six-cylinders.[seven]
1970 [edit]
The 1970 Impala got a minor facelift featuring a more than conventional bumper nether the grill replacing the wrap-around unit used in 1969 and new triple vertical taillights. Fiberglass-belted tires on 15-inch (380 mm) wheels were made standard equipment along with a larger standard 250 hp (186 kW) 350 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8, on most models (the 250 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine was now merely offered on the 1970 Impala 4-door sedan too that year's lower-line Biscayne and Bel Air four-door sedans). Optional V8s included a 300 hp (220 kW) 350 and a new 265 hp (198 kW) 400 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 (not to be confused with Chevrolet's Turbo Jet big-block 402 V8 (essentially a bored out 396) offered on that twelvemonth'due south Chevelles and Monte Carlos). At the meridian of the engine roster, the big cake 427 was replaced past a new, longer stroke, 454 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8 offered in power ratings of 345 hp (257 kW) and 390 hp (290 kW). The 155-horsepower Turbo Thrift 6-cylinder, and 250- and 265 hp (198 kW) Turbo Burn engines were designed to apply regular gasoline while the 300 hp (220 kW) 350 Turbo Fire and both 454 Turbo Jet engines required premium fuel. A iii-speed manual manual with column shift was standard equipment as in previous years but the floor-mounted 4-speed transmission with Hurst shifter was dropped from the option listing for 1970 as were the Strato bucket seats and center console previously offered on coupes. Automatic transmission options included the ii-speed Powerglide on 250 6s and 350 V8s, and 3-speed Turbo Hydramatic was available with all engines. Power forepart disc brakes were standard on the Impala Custom coupe and optional on all other models. The 1970 Impala was one of three remaining Chevrolet convertibles, with only 9,562 were built. Interest in all size rag tops had dwindled. So was the fascination with big sporty cars, prompting abandonment of the Impala Super Sport. Output of full-sized Chevrolets dropped sharply for the 1970 calendar year, below the meg mark, partly as a result of a 65-day strike in the autumn of 1970 - but that strike affected the product of early 1971 models. Impala sales, as expected, ranked far above other large Chevrolets with 612,800 Impalas built (half dozen,500 vi-cylinder and 606,300 Five-8s) compared to 92,000 Caprices, 75,800 Bel Airs and 35,400 Biscaynes, plus another 162,000 station wagons for all series.[8]
Right Hand Bulldoze cars were manufactured in Canada for export to some countries such every bit Commonwealth of australia, UK, etc., until 1969. They used a version of the 1965 Impala dash panel until 1969. Australian models were assembled in Australia from kits as this lessened tax on the cars. A similar arrangement practical in New Zealand although the bodies were supplied from Canada already welded, painted and trimmed.
Impala SS [edit]
1965 Super Sport exteriors differed only slightly from regular Impalas. Rocker console trim was deleted. "Super Sport" scripts replaced the "Impala" fender badges. The new center console housed a rally-blazon electrical clock, and full instrumentation now included a vacuum gauge. A full of 243,114 Impala SS coupes and convertibles were built for 1965.
The 1966 Impala SS was facelifted with a revised grille and new rectangular taillights that replaced the triple round units. A chrome beltline strip shared with regular Impalas was added in response to complaints virtually door dings on the clean-lined 1965s. Inside were new "Strato-bucket" forepart seats with thinner and college seat backs, and a heart console with an optional gauge package available. Sales of the 1966 Impala SS dropped by more than 50% to around 117,000 units; this was mainly due to the sport/performance automobile market place switching from full-sized models to intermediates (including Chevrolet's own Chevelle SS396 and Pontiac GTO), along with the emerging market for the even smaller pony car market created by the Ford Mustang in 1964 that Chevrolet would reply to with the Camaro for 1967.
The 1967 Impala SS was less busy than other Impalas; Super Sports had black grille accents and black-absolute body-side and rear fender moldings. Bottom models leaned more than toward brightwork within and out. Buyers could choose either vinyl bucket seats with a heart panel, or a Strato-Bench seat with a fold-downwardly center armrest. Standard bike covers were the same as the optional full covers on other big Chevrolets, only the centers featured the "SS" logo surrounded by tri-color ring of blood-red, white and bluish. "Chevrolet" and "Impala" callouts on the body were all replaced by "Impala SS" badges. Of the 76,055 Impala SS models built, but 2,124 were ordered with RPO Z24, a special performance package that included RPO F41 heavy-duty pause and other performance features, RPO L36 (385 hp (287 kW; 390 PS)) Turbo-Jet 427 cu in (vii.0 L) V8, likewise as a special trim package that replaced the "Impala SS" badges with large "SS427" emblems on the forepart grille and rear trim. None of these cars had the name "Impala" anywhere on the body or interior, and Chevrolet oftentimes marketed them every bit the "Chevrolet SS427," sans the "Impala" proper noun. The Z24 package also included a special hood with fake chrome-plated intake. Only about 400 Super Sports had a six-cylinder engine from 1967 to 1968, 390 hp (291 kW; 395 PS) in 1969, or L72 (425 hp (317 kW; 431 PS)) from 1968 to 1969. Special SS427 badging, inside and out, was the rule, but few were sold, since muscle automobile enthusiasts were seeking big-cake intermediates, such equally the Chevelle SS396 and Plymouth Route Runner.
In 1968 as Caprice sales escalated, those of the Impala Super Sport suffered a turn down. Much of this drop in sales was no doubt due to the availability of big-block engines in the mid-sized (and lighter) Chevelle, and even Novas could be special-ordered with the 396 engine with the new-for-1968 body. No longer a carve up series, the Super Sport was a mere $179 selection package (Regular Product Pick Z03) for the 2 Impala coupes and the convertible. Just 38,210 Impalas were so-equipped, including 1,778 with the Z24 package, which was carried over from 1967. In 1968 only, SS427s could be ordered without the Z03 SS package, which meant SS427 equipment just no bucket seats, SS door panels, or center console. The Z03 Impala SS could be identified past "Impala Super Sport" badges on the front grille, rear fenders and torso lid. Z24-optioned cars included "SS427" emblems to replace the "Impala Super Sport" badges, a special layered "pancake" hood, and three "gills" mounted on the front end fender aft of the bike well à la Corvette Stingray.
In 1969, the Impala SS was available merely as the Z24 (SS427), coming exclusively with a 427 cu in (7.0 L) V8 of 335 hp (250 kW; 340 PS), 390 hp (291 kW; 395 PS), or 425 hp (317 kW; 431 PS). This was the final year for the Impala SS until 1994. Unlike the previous ii years, the 1969s finally got "Impala" script on the front fenders and interior. The 1969 Impala SS had no distinctive SS badging inside the car except for an "SS" logo the steering wheel (once more, there was no Z03 offered that year). Like the 1968s, the Z24 could exist ordered on the Impala convertible, Sport Coupe, or Custom Coupe. 1969 was the terminal year that the Impala SS was offered with the Z24 package, merely the just year in which front disc brakes and xv-inch (380 mm) wheels were standard; that made the 1969 SS427 mechanically better than the previous versions in standard form. Although sales of 1969 Z24-optioned Impalas increased to approximately 2,455 units from the 1,778 Z03-optioned units of 1968, and high-powered large-block V8 engines connected to be available, there would be no Impala SS for 1970. The 427 was also replaced on the engine offerings list by a new Turbo-Jet 454 producing 390 hp (291 kW; 395 PS)
The 1965–1970 GM B platform is the fourth best selling automobile platform in history afterwards the Volkswagen Beetle, Ford Model T and the Lada Riva.
Gallery [edit]
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1965 Impala Sport Coupe
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1965 Impala Station Carriage
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1967 Impala Hardtop Coupe
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1968 Impala iv-door Hardtop Sedan
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1969 Impala Convertible
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1970 Impala Custom Coupe
References [edit]
- ^ Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. American Cars 1960-1972 Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2004
- ^ The Australian Story Retrieved on September 17, 2011
- ^ Models Available in Commonwealth of australia Retrieved on September 17, 2011
- ^ Gunnell, John A. (ed.). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. krause publications. ISBN0-87341-027-0.
- ^ The Chevrolet Relate-by the Editors of Consumer Guide
- ^ "Directory Index: Chevrolet/1969_Chevrolet/1969_Chevrolet_Brochure". Oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved 2011-eleven-20 .
- ^ tertiary Edition Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1946-75 pg. 166
- ^ 3rd Edition Standard Guide to American Cars: 1946-75, pg. 166
- Gunnell, John, ed. (1987). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Kraus Publications. ISBN0-87341-096-3.
External links [edit]
- Appearances of the Impala in Tv set and film
- 1967 Chevrolet Impala 4-door supernatural from popular TV-show
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Impala_(fourth_generation)
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