1964 IMPALA SUPER SPORT CONVERTIBLE.
THE ORIGINAL ENGINE BURNED OIL AT 115,OOO SO PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACED WITH
NEW 350V8 4 BBL HOLLEY MILD CAM HEADERS ALL NEW EXHAUST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS
CHANGED FROM FLOOR AUTOMATIC TO CORRECT YEAR VINTAGE 4 SPEED A LOT OF WORK ALSO CHANGED OUT THE CENTER CONSOLE ALL PARTS FROM CARLISLE. ALTHOUGH NOT ORIGINAL I WAS HAPPIER ALSO WITH THE 4 SPEED AND POWER STEERING. NOT A GREAT HANDLING CAR ON CORNERS AND BRAKES FADED, BUT A VERY COMFORTABLE CRUISER. BLACK BUCKETS GOT VERY HOT WITH THE TOP DOWN!
BAD QUARTERS AND TRUNK PRETTY BAD RUST
ALL REPAIRED PRIMED BUT WERE NOT REPAINTED........
REPLACED STARTER WAS ESPECIALLY HARD TO GET AT BY HEADERS
CHROME AND FISHSCALE TRIM HELD UP VERY WELL VERY NICE
INTERIOR WAS IN GREAT CONDITION
REPLACED COIL SPRINGS
TRUNK LIGHTS USE TO GO OUT AT TIMES WHEN CLOSING LID
COULD NOT FIND CORRECT POWER TOP SWITCH
ANYWHERE FINALLY ENDED UP AT RADIO SHACK! Never
ANY PROBLEM WITH POWER TOP.
MY WIFE HOWEVER HATED THIS CAR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
I sold to buy a nice 1969 SS Camaro 4 speed otherwise I would be having super regrets!
I bought a 64 Biscayne new for $ 1,500 and a 59 Biscayne in trade. The 64 was a base 2 door sedan with an in line 6 with a 3 speed manual column shift. In it days, with black wall tires, small hubcaps, and no radio, it shouted cheap. However, today, that car would look great if it were around.
We never had much problem with the car mechanically, but the car rusted away like a old tin can. I remember big holes in the front quarter panels when the car was less than 2 years old. By the time I sold it in 1972 with 64,000 miles, the whole car was rotted away.
Survivors of this vintage must be few and far between, as are original owners.
DPC.
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