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Jeff H
04-25-2003, 03:30 PM
I was at a Hooters Cruise Night last night and I saw a 1965 Impala SS 396 for sale. It said he had the build sheet showing it was an original 396/425 hp car. Were any of these ever built?
442w30
04-25-2003, 04:39 PM
I think they built 1800 of 'em? In all full-size models, for the most part.

That dude in GA with all the cars (whose name escapes me) had a Biscayne 4-door with that engine.
Kim_Howie
04-25-2003, 04:40 PM
Yup They were manual spec hi per with suffix of IE Kim /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Jeff H
04-25-2003, 05:00 PM
Well, the car had an automatic in it so I don't know if it was a 325hp or 425 hp car originally. He was asking $7500 so if it was a real 425 car, I thought it would be worth more. The build date was 12A, is this too early for a 396 car? I read that the 396 wasn't available until Feb.
olredalert
04-25-2003, 07:23 PM
-----There were definetly 396/425 Impalas made.A friend of mine has a yellow/white gut SS that the engine has never been out of.Im pretty sure that you couldnt get an automatic,however.At least I have never seen or heard of one!.......Bill S
Jeff H
04-25-2003, 07:54 PM
The trim tag had 65-16637 which shows it as an Impala SS with a V8. The TH400 leads me to believe it was a 396/325 hp car though.
Norm reynolds
04-25-2003, 08:04 PM
65 impala 396 / 425hp were all manual trans engine codes should be IA-IC-IE or IF impala with an 396 with auto/trans were 325 /hp
not to say that some one did not convert it but no factory
396/425 auto/trans
T Billigen
04-25-2003, 08:57 PM
The 396 did not come out until Feb 15, 1965. Before that you had to live with a 409! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif
L78biscayne
04-25-2003, 11:09 PM
i know they made them .i was out driving my biscayne today
and it was fun !!!
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T Billigen
04-26-2003, 12:24 AM
That red Biscayne is gorgeous! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif
mssl72
04-26-2003, 07:28 AM
According to the paperwork I have, in 1965 there were 1,838 full size Chevrolets that were built with the L78 option. I've also seen a few in person.