Greetings from Georgia

[bajones]

Greetings, I'm new to the site today. I am not sure if my car can be considered a 'Supercar' (L74 327/300, M20 Muncie), but here are a couple of pictures. It is a 65 Impala Super Sport, 36000 actual miles since new, all original except normal maintenance and repair items. I found it last summer. You have a great site here.

http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Other/Impala/i-Rc5jnWM/0/M/IMGP2861-M.jpg

http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Other/Impala/i-TvNSRGn/0/M/IMGP2855-M.jpg

http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Other/Impala/i-CHcmgTJ/0/M/IMGP2678-M.jpg

[olredalert]

-----WOW, is that slick!!! I love it......Bill S

[69 Post Sedan]

Very nice Bruce.....and welcome to the site!!

Kurt

[napa68]

I am really diggin' that!

[CC Rider]

Very nice! Welcome to the site! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[Xplantdad]

Wow...another Bruce <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

Welcome!

[MrsBillyBobcat]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow...another Bruce <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

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LOL! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif That's what I thought <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif

<span style="font-size: 14pt">Welcome Bruce!</span> <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif <span style="font-size: 14pt">Very NICE Impala...I love the 65's! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif </span>

[SS427]

Very nice ride especially with the stick!

[TDW]

Oh yeah! I like that car a lot. Very nice.

[bajones]

Thanks for all the kind words . . . I can't take any credit, all I've done is change the oil and wash it a couple times. Not a supercar by any stretch but fun to drive.

[mockingbird812]

Welcome Bruce. Really like your ride!

[Charley Lillard]

Wow...Can I have it ?

[Mr.Nickey Nova]

Love the big cars!!Very nice 65 you have,welcome to the site.

[Bill Pritchard]

Stunning....I like the low mileage, unrestored originals. Anything else you can tell us about it? Did you get any owner history or original paperwork along with the car?

[bajones]

I bought the car at a Chevrolet dealership in Opelika, Alabama in July. I located and spoke to the original owner (he lives near me), just after I bought the car. It appears he seldom drove it. The car was manufactured at the GM-Doraville plant (7 miles from my home) and was sold new at the Nash Chevrolet dealership in Lawrenceville, Georgia (about 25 miles from my home). I have the original build sheet (which I found stuck in the springs in the passenger bucket seat), owner's manual, warranty book with protect-o-plate, and a paper tag on the back of the front carpet (dated 1/7/65). No window sticker or sales invoice, unfortunately.

[firstgenaddict]

That is one of the nicest unmolested 300 horse 4spd coupes I have ever seen. Very nice. I can only imagine the number of times you have to say &quot;It's not for sale&quot; when driving anywhere around Atlanta.

What is the rear end gear ratio? If it is a 355 or deeper that car would get up from zero to 40-50 before you realize it. The M20 makes it amazingly quick with the steep first gear.

[bajones]

Rear axle is a <span style="font-weight: bold">G94</span> 12-bolt 3.31:1. And yes it gets fast pretty quick for a big car.

[JpMotorsports]

Love the rear treatment and tail lights on the 65 impala. They are my fav year. When I was little i built 5 or 6 65 impala model cars.

[Tenney]

Cool car! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[bajones]

Me too . . when the '65 cars came out (fall of 1964) I was 12 years old, and I lusted after the new Impala. I finally bought my first (non-SS) in 1970. It was stolen in 1979, and it took me 32 years to find the replacement.

http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Other/Impala/i-JfjhtRj/0/M/1976-02-M.jpg

Crummy 1976 picture of my first Impala.

[markjohnson]

Wow! That really is a great car! I've always been a fan of 327-300 4-SPD cars. Although 409's were considered top dog, many people still didn't like them and often wanted the 327-300HP motors in their cars instead. I grew up around many of these cars, but mostly '62-63's. In fact, my mother had a factory Black '65 Impala Wagon that was a factory 327-300 3-SPD column shift car.

[olredalert]

----I cant tell you guys how many of my buddies back in the day took 327/300s and stuck a 350hp or 365hp cam in them along with an aluminum manifold and Holley. Those cars were everywhere around Medina, Ohio back then and would almost always surprize the uninitiated!.....Bill S

[Bill Pritchard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bajones</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I located and spoke to the original owner (he lives near me).... I have the original build sheet (which I found stuck in the springs in the passenger bucket seat), owner's manual, warranty book with protect-o-plate, and a paper tag on the back of the front carpet (dated 1/7/65). No window sticker or sales invoice, unfortunately. </div></div>

That's great!!!

[WILMASBOYL78]

Very nice...welcome aboard.

wilma

[ORIGLS6]

Yeah, Welcome. Sweet '65! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

I have a friend here in town who still has his Red/Black gut SS 4 speed. Only difference from yours is the engine. His was a base 396. Although the original engine is long gone, the current engine is an LS-6 that he bought across the counter at Fred Gibb. (He still has the sales slip for that engine, ...... signed by &quot;Bob&quot;. Most likely Bob Lionberger.)

I've been hounding him for the past few years to get it back on the road but he tells me, &quot;No one wants to see those big old cars.&quot; What? Really? Hmmmmm. I'm sending him a link to this page! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[chevy427450]

Very nice car. My best friend received a 65 &quot;409&quot; 4-speed convert as a high school graduation gift in 65. It was blue with a white top. I got a hunting dog. Just didn't seem fair.

[m22mike]

Happy Birthday Nick... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[74NovaSS]

I love that.. I want one of those '65s so bad it hurts.....

[chevelle1969]

wow.Orig Ls6, whats the story on that car can you get any PICS?

[bajones]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 74NovaSS</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I love that.. I want one of those '65s so bad it hurts..... </div></div>

Yes, they are great cars. Good drivers, too (except when they try to drive past gas stations). I think it's impossible to fill one up while it's running.

http://lymanhall.smugmug.com/Other/Impala/i-LnPKqs6/0/L/20NOV11-04-L.jpg