69 SS Impala 427 convertible

[69hurstSC]

i'm curious as to what everyone on here thinks of this car? with 2,455 Impala SS's built in 69 and 10% being convertibles, do you think that this car will/does have the potential to be very desirable? the market isn't showing it right now. (i have seen them restored in the 30K range). the reason i ask is the opportunity might be rising to purchase one. specs are: Garnet Red, parchment interior, auto with the 427/390. i know these bad boys came with the 427/425 but i have only seen 1 in convertible form. replys would be greatly appreciated!

[Belair62]

Very unusual and impossible to find hood...VERY cool car...I consider it desireable !!! Post pics... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Stuart Adams]

I agree, cool car. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Don_Lightfoot]

Agree with the above. Color combination sure enhances the appeal and value in my opinion. NICE CAR

[Belair62]

I may have mis spoke..I know 67 SS427 is impossible to find but I was thinking of a 68...very unusual domed looking hood which is hard to find too....I am not sure what a 69 SS 427 hood looks like now that I think about it...

[2qwik2c]

The 69 ss 427 impala convertibles are definetly rare and desirable, but I have noticed on E-bay and other places that the 69's just aren't bringing the same money as the 67's or some 68's. My favorite SS 427 is the 67. It's a beautiful car and that hood OH man. There are 67 SS427 hoods around still. Most that are left need some rust repair but still bring some good money. For a decent 67 hood with the molding(insert) they are around $3000.+. If you can find one for cheaper you got a good deal. Definetly a desireable car 69hurstsc.

[Xplantdad]

Belair,

It looks like this http://1969chevy.homestead.com/files/1969ssconv.jpg

Bruce

[Hylton]

Well I have one (white on red on white) and love it! You can still get them for a reasonable price and it is the last of the great legendary Impalas. I believe they will eventually increase in value but that is not why I bought it. A previous owner had installed the hidden headlight option on mine and it looks bad a$$. Check out http://www.impalass427.com/

[BUIZILLA]

If thats a non a/c car out of College Station, PA, it's a NICE car.

JH

[SS427]

I think they are very desireable (at least to me) as I have owned many over the years. I currently own a '68 SS427, just sold my '67 SS427 and will someday finish my '69 SS427 convert though they have not gone up in price enough to even cover the cost of the resto. There is a '69 SS427/427 convert that is owned locally here (red with black guts) but is in poor shape and needing a complete resto. I only know of three other documented 427/425 converts in the country yet they just don't seem to bring the money. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Stuart Adams]

They will go up in price. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[NCGuy68]

The 68-69 'Drop tops' with factory A/C that actually work are bringing very big $$.

Of course, R12 refrigerant will have to be converted to R134A because R12 is approaching $25/lb. when you can find it.

[JBB]

Hi. I have a documented 69 SS427 hard top Frost Green/White vinyl top light Green bucket interior. Do you have the SS427 Tachometer in the car? Documentaion would increase its value..................

[Bill Pritchard]

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The 68-69 'Drop tops' with factory A/C that actually work are bringing very big $$.

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You might want to define "very big $$" http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif If you had a nicely restored or excellent original 69 SS427 convert with working factory air, you'd be hard pressed to get $30K out of it. In today's market that can hardly raise an eyebrow. As Rick says, for whatever reason, these cars just do not command big bucks.

The 67 and 68 SS427 had unique hoods; the 69 SS427 uses the same hood as any other 69 Impala http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif

[Mr70]

Bill
What did you get for yours when you sold it?

[Bill Pritchard]

$10K http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif and it was a hard sell at that.

[69hurstSC]

wow, did you see the blown up prices on these cars in the 2005 Hemmings Muscle Machines mag? they got the high value in the $42,000 range. i in general have been disappointed with the educated guess'es in that mag.

[69hurstSC]

well i can finally spill the beans on the car i asked about. my brother, sister, and myself have bought this car for my dad's 50th birthday. it as a 69 Chevy Impala SS 427 with matching #'s. the car had belonged to my dad's brother in the 70's and has gone through 2 owners since me and my siblings purchased the car last July. we couldn't mention anything about it on the board because my dad does read the board from time to time. needless to say he was overwhelmed!

[shor]

that's great!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[Motion Camaro]

<font color="blue">That is one of the coolest things i've heard.
HAPPY B-DAY DAD. (if i may) http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif </font>

[Doug V K]

Has anyone seen the latest issue of Muscle car review? In it there is an article on the '67 SS427 Impalas with a sidebar article on production numbers. The source of the information is: Musclecar Production Numbers 1961-1974 by Tim Laughlin. He states that there were only 3 convertibles built. I can hardly believe this. Any opinions?

[69hurstSC]

the SS is currently scheduled to go into the body shop (with my SC/rambler) this coming fall! a couple of cars that haven't seen the road in a combined 45 years should be on the road in the spring of 07!

[bigchevydaddy]

BIN is $8700!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet...1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Impala-SS-427-69-1969-Chevy-Impala-SS-427-Big-Block-Matching-Numbers_W0QQitemZ4599266468QQcategoryZ6169QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem)

[jfkheat]

It lasted aboout 4 hours. Someone got a deal.
James

[69hurstSC]

Been a LONG time since an update but here are some pics!!

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1783/imprrrm5.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/7829/implqux1.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4493/impclipml2.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/5427/imprfdp4.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1065/impbackseatrh6.jpg

[flyingn]

do you mean state college pa? Never heard of college station.

[ QUOTE ]
If thats a non a/c car out of College Station, PA, it's a NICE car.

JH

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[Stefano]

Here is one we had a while back.

1969 Impala SS 427 Rag Top (http://www.nickeychicago.net/vehicle.php?id=24&amp;page_id=10)

[69hurstSC]

Stefano, great car. Is that the same car featured in the book Muscle Car Chronicle? Also, is that the correct snorkel? Was it a factory raised white letter tire car?

[69hurstSC]

Car is painted!!

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8538/directside.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1545/sidegyu.jpg

Sorry, digital camera pics http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif will be updating with better pics soon.

[Bill Pritchard]

Very cool....Garnet red with redlines &amp; rally wheels....same combo as our old 69 convert was.

[CC Rider]

Man that thing is SWEET! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[69hurstSC]

And the 427 roars back to life after nearly 30 years. Details on dyno specs soon.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8108/427cy.jpg

[lwkitt427]

LOOKING KILLER WILL BE A GREAT SUMMER RIDE

[69hurstSC]

8 pulls on the dyno with the latest registering 389.7hp

[lwkitt427]

WILL MAKE A KILLER CRUISE NIGHT CAR BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OR SOME BUBBIES I REALLY LIKE IT. GREAT LOOKING RIDE

[SS427]

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8 pulls on the dyno with the latest registering 389.7hp

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Awesome! 3/10ths of a horsepower under advertised. How cool is that!

[69hurstSC]

The long awaited debut of the Impala.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2397/69impalass4.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5921/69impalass1.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7239/69impalass2.jpg

[70 Forest Green Zee]

Wes....your car is beautiful!!! Garnet red is my personal favorite Chevy color!!!

Here are some pics of a very good friend of mine's 1969 SS 427 convert... Dusk Blue with parchment interior

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/rmitch120/tn_IMG_0247-2.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/rmitch120/tn_IMG_0248-1.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/rmitch120/tn_IMG_0250.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/rmitch120/tn_IMG_0255-1.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/rmitch120/tn_IMG_0252-1.jpg

[Bill Pritchard]

Very nice!!! Looks pretty much like our old 69 Impala convert....

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i115/bpritchard/69%20Impala%20convert/Billsworkcomputerpics559.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Very nice Wes!

[SS427]

Nice bunch! Makes me wish I had not sold mine so I could cover the costs of moving the shop!

[markinnaples]

Very nice big bodies.

Man, I think Chevy nailed the big-car look in the sixties more than most of the competition.

[442w30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Man, I think Chevy nailed the big-car look in the sixties more than most of the competition. </div></div>

Sure about that? <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4397115844_bf831beca1.jpg

[markinnaples]

I did the big Pontiacs and they sure are sweet, but the big Chevys just got it exactly right in most cases.

[PeteLeathersac]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Man, I think Chevy nailed the big-car look in the sixties more than most of the competition. </div></div>

Sure about that? <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif
</div></div>


The solution is the ultimate 60's GM B'Body cars, Canadian Pontiacs!.
Tough to top 60's Pontiac styling w/ Chevrolet powertrains incl. L72's!.
Earlier years too, what's prettier than a Pontiac Bubbletop...w/ factory W-power!.

<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif
~ Pete

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/76_75/118_79/Pontiac66EnginesBrochure-vi-th.jpg (http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/76_75/118_79/Pontiac66EnginesBrochure-vi.jpg)

[lwkitt427]

GREAT STORY LOVE THE FACT THAT ANOTHER ONE IS BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE AND FACT THAT IT BELONG TO YOUR DADS BROTHER JUST MAKES IT SWEETER.

[442w30]

Pete, I like Canadian Pontiacs, but you're not going to convince me that a 348 3x2 Parisienne is cooler than a 389 Tri-Power Ventura. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif

[69hurstSC]

Excited to announce the SS will be headed down to MCACN for the &quot;Going Topless&quot; display! We are very humbled and honored that the Impala will be featured with such elite company. Thanks for the invite Bob!

[442w30]

Could you remind us again what this car is? :-D

[bashton]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69hurstSC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Excited to announce the SS will be headed down to MCACN for the &quot;Going Topless&quot; display! We are very humbled and honored that the Impala will be featured with such elite company. Thanks for the invite Bob! </div></div>

Indeed, my pleasure. As we all know, it isn't every day that you can see a real-deal SS 427 convertible, freshly restored. And what a great story! We look forward to meeting you and seing the car.

Diego; this is a &quot;brought back from dead&quot; documented real SS 427 convertible with an awesome family related story. I will let the owner chime in!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

[69hurstSC]

Here is the story on the car:

My dad had always liked Impalas. Throughout the 70's he had a variety of them. By the late 70's his younger brother had also developed an affinity for big cars. One day while my dad was returning from work in Brainerd MN, he spotted a 69 SS convertible along the side of the road. Unfortunately there was no room in the garage for this one and he had another kid on the way. After a quick once over he headed home to tell his brother about it. The next day they headed back up to Brainerd with a car trailer and finalized a deal on the Impala for $500. Over the course of the next year my uncle began the processing of rebuilding the 427. Unfortunately with an impending divorce and 2 kids on the way, he got behind on his bills and the bank took the Chevy as collateral.

However, before the bank sped off with the SS in tow, my uncle cunningly removed all the SS emblems and my dad jotted down the VIN for the rare chance of a hopeful reunion down the road.

In 2005 my dad would be celebrating his 50th birthday. We began planning the celebration nearly a full year prior to the big 5 0. While conversing with my siblings (we all worked together) we thought it would be a fitting birthday present if we could find the old Chevy. Having known that my dad always kept the VIN in his billfold, i cunningly seeked it out one night and jotted it down for my own use. The piece of paper had grown from just a VIN number to a sheet with jottings about current ownership and location of storage. Dad had been tracking the Impala all along! We contacted the current owner and after telling him the story on the Impala, he noted that he wasn't interested in selling but the story was too good not to see through. With that we purchased the SS (which hadn't changed at all since 1980) for $3,600.

On April 17, 2005 we had a surprise birthday party for my dad. He was blown away by not having the slightest hint that there was to be a party. Well, the surprises weren't over. Towards the end of the day we brought the Impala in on a car trailer with a giant bow tie on the roof. His jaw nearly hit the floor. After a brief explanation to the crowd that family was more important than cars he finally figured out that it was the kids that had bought him the car and not his wife. He now had the golden ticket to owning his dream car.

After a 5.5 year restoration the Impala made its long awaited return. During the restoration we found 2/3's of the build sheet behind the drivers seat back. All along the original motor and tranny never had left the SS. It sure was fun reapplying the SS emblems after nearly 25 years off the car. Restored back to factory stock the Impala features:

Garnet Red paint
Parchment interior
#'s matching 427/390hp block and original 400 turbo-hydromatic transmission

After my uncle passed this spring we received a box of photos he had. In it were the pics of when they went to pick it up in the late 70's. My dad had never seen those before and was very happy that his brother had taken them. My uncle had been disabled after being struck in the head with a piece of granite at work in the mid 80's. Upon getting his first ever ride in the Impala he proclaimed with his arms outstretched and the top down, &quot;This is the greatest day of my life!!&quot;

A few mysteries remain on the cars history. During restoration we noted a bumper sticker that said, &quot;I &amp;#9829; Cherry Point, NC&quot;. Also, on the windshield was a parking pass for the military base from 1972-1973. Tracking the car backwards from our ownership we get hung up in the mid 70's. So, at one point this car spent some time in North Carolina. It would be fantastic if we could make headway with the base, but getting info out of them is like trying to find D.B. Cooper. So, if anyone on here knows of a person who was stationed at Cherry Point in 72 or 73 we would love to hear from you!


After nearly a 25 year in hibernation, the old SS sees the light of day.
http://s15.postimage.org/mbbm79owr/Impala.jpg

Wally's surprise 50th unveiling

http://s12.postimage.org/72ltrowkd/Impala_present.jpg

[442w30]

Wow, cool story!

I also didn't realize how young you are. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[69hurstSC]

Very proud to say that Wally's Impala is featured in the current issue of Muscle Car Review! Per usual, Arvid and the boys painted a wonderful picture and the car looks amazing!

[Xplantdad]

Cool! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif

[Bill Pritchard]

Got my issue of the magazine today and you're right, the car looks awesome! Great car and even better story!

[TAR6569]

Interesting story. I'd be interested in getting the car added to the 67-69 Impala SS427 registry if it's not already added. What's the engine code?

Warren

[69hurstSC]

The story on how we located the original owner is that of time, patience and a bit of luck.

The one glowing sign to the car's history was a bumper sticker reading, &quot;I £ Cherry Point, N.C.&quot; and a parking sticker in the drivers side corner of the windshield noting 1972-1973. After asking on this board how long N.C. kept records and getting the answer, we wrote in to the NC DMV. What we got in return was the key that unlocked the history of the car.

http://i60.tinypic.com/jtt841.jpg

The name on the lien card confirmed that a Dr. had owned the Impala. An another piece of information it had noted that Dr. Miller once resided in Michigan. After using the Google machine I found a Dr located in AZ with the same name. Upon reading his bio, I had found that he had graduated from the University of Michigan. Getting closer. And finally, after another Google search I found that a Dr. Donald Miller was in charge of the Dr's alumni reunion for his graduating class and had submitted an email address on the board. Whalla!!!

I emailed Dr. Miller.

Wes - &quot;Hello Dr. Miller, Did you happen to own a 1969 Impala SS with a 427?&quot;

Dr. Miller - &quot;Yes; was a great car; bright red with white interior; when I sold it, it was in mint condition.&quot;

Follow up from Dr Miller &quot; I’ll get back to you and your dad next week; I have a real sense of gratitude to your family; I loved that car.&quot;

It's things like this that make our hobby so precious. I would imagine Dr. Miller had given up, or had never even thought of finding or seeing his old SS again. Now were looking at meeting him and offering Dr Miller a ride in his old car.

[mockingbird812]

Outstanding perseverance and detective work Wes! Congrats!!! Keep us posted on developments. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[Verne_Frantz]

Good work Wes. I have something I found that I'll be mailing to you at work.

Verne <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif

[black69]

this thread got me to go back and look at what I thought was a sleeper muscle car I would like to have (a car dealer near where I live). Its not a convert, but its a 69 427 4spd chevy! I can see alot of these 69 427 big bodied chevys eventually going up in price like the converts. My uncle had a gold one of these (caprice), and it was fun to drive, and it was also a 4spd. I never see converts.

http://volocars.com/1969-chevrolet-caprice--c-4792.htm#sthash.t5cq11My.dpbs

[69hurstSC]

Here is a link to the feature in Muscle Car Review 1969 SS 427 Convertible (http://www.hotrod.com/muscle_car_review/1309_1969_chevy_impala/)

[442w30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black69</div><div class="ubbcode-body">this thread got me to go back and look at what I thought was a sleeper muscle car I would like to have (a car dealer near where I live). Its not a convert, but its a 69 427 4spd chevy! I can see alot of these 69 427 big bodied chevys eventually going up in price like the converts. My uncle had a gold one of these (caprice), and it was fun to drive, and it was also a 4spd. I never see converts.

http://volocars.com/1969-chevrolet-caprice--c-4792.htm#sthash.t5cq11My.dpbs </div></div>

This car is about as special a '69 Chevy I've ever seen, akin to the L72 wagon. WOW!