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Old 09-17-2020, 11:24 PM
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I recently purchased an all original, 63,000 mile '65 Impala SS from the 84 year old original owner. It's a 327/250hp, M-20, 3.31 posi car and it has been garage kept all its life, and according to the owner, never spent a single night outdoors. Always in a heated garage and always well cared for.

I was not in the market for this car, but a friend had been trying to buy it for years and when the original owner agreed to sell it, my friend was not in a position to buy it. He called me and asked if I was interested. I agreed to go look at it, and well, you know the rest. After seeing such a pristine, absolutely original car, 100% unrestored, I had to have it so I agreed to buy it.

I don't know everything about '65 Impala Super Sports, but I do know they are supposed to have aluminum dash trim. This car has the woodgrain trim you would find on a Caprice. I asked the owner about it and he and his wife both state they never touched it and it came that way when they bought it new.

Has anyone ever heard or seen of this happening? Thank you.
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Beautiful car! I would take the aftermarket air off and take it back to it's original look, but that's just me. The colors are perfect and the 4 speed is just what I would want.
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Congrats, I agree with Tunes,,
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The Impala model (16400) got the wood trim while the Super Sport (16600) got the brushed aluminum trim

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...-Chevrolet.pdf


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I agree that it should have the brushed aluminum trim, but it has the wood grain and my question is does anyone know of this happening from the factory? I mean, it is a real SS as it is untouched, has the series code for SS on the trim tag and I have the POP and other docs and this original owner and his wife of 60 years are still around and saying they never touched it. Could it just be a factory mistake?

I debated taking off the factory air, but he had it added at the selling dealer when the car was only a few months old, so for now, I am leaving it. Thanks
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I had a '65 Impala; it had the wood-grain trim. A friend of mine has a '65 SS, currently undergoing a full restoration. It's a Regal Red/Black gut car like yours, but an original 396 4 speed car. He's the original owner and it has the brushed aluminum trim.
The factories often made mistakes. If it were mine, I wouldn't change it. I look at it as part of the car's history.
Beautiful car BTW.
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Yes, assembly line mistakes were made for what ever reason. A friend owns a '67 Chevelle Malibu 4 door that was built with a complete Super Sport dash. Black plastic trim strip across top of dash instead of the Malibu woodgrain aluminum, and "Super Sport" emblem on panel above glove box.

This '65 is a beautiful car!!

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Awesome car. I like the wood better anyway. I also would leave the A/C personally.

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My thoughts on the AC; Its there, holes are all there, as long as it works might as well leave it. Does this conversion have drain holes drilled thru the floor pan?
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I am going to leave the A/C as it works and it is part of the car's history from the original owner. I don't know if there are drain holes in the floor. I will look sometime. There are extra holes in the firewall for the hoses to pass through so if I removed it, that would not look good.
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