Automatic transmission options included the two-speed Powerglide on 250 6s and 350 V8s, and three-speed Turbo Hydramatic was available with all engines. The RPO L36 was rated at 385hp (287kW), the L72 at 425hp (317kW). The 250 inline six was still standard for Sport Coupe and 4-door sedan models; the 350 2bbl V8 became the standard engine from 1973 to 1976, with 350 cubic inches (5.7L), 400 cubic inches (6.6L), 402 cubic inches (6.6L) (through 72) or 454 cubic inches (7.4L) optional. Chevrolet Chevelle Performance Statistics, Plymouth Barracuda Performance Statistics. The L72 "427 Turbo-Jet" engine was once again returned to the option list, a solid-lifter V8 rated at 425hp (317kW). The Stovebolt six-cylinder engine was replaced with a new 230 cubic-inch "Turbo-Thrift" 6 that used thinwall castings and would continue as the standard engine for Chevrolet cars through 1979. The Impala was available in two trim levels from 2000 to 2003. The ninth generation Impala featured a wood trim center console with chrome accents on all major control buttons. The hardtop Sport Coupe got a new notchback roofline, replacing the "fastback" C-pillar from 1967 to 1968. 1965 Chevrolet Cars Complete Set Of Factory . The new Caprice Custom Sedan package could be added to the Sport Sedan for an additional cost of around $200. Around 1,046,500 Impalas were produced throughout the model year. The last year saw minor interior alterations, with the digital speedometer being replaced by an analog one, along with a tachometer. During the Third Quarter of 2018 three new colors, Nightfall Gray Metallic, Cajun Red Tintcoat, and Graphite Metallic, were introduced. The station wagon was renamed the Kingswood - reverting to a pre-1962 Chevrolet practice of using different nameplates on wagons than other models. Because these fleets typically sell off their cars after two to three years of use, many of the Impalas that were built without side-curtain airbags became privately owned cars. Clare MacKichan's design team, along with designers from Pontiac, started to establish basic packaging and dimensions for their shared 1958 General Motors "A" body in June. or Best Offer. [94] However, GM CEO Mary Barra later said that unlike Ford and FCA, GM had no plans to exit the sedan market,[95] and at the time stated that the Impala would continue in production as a way to fill the void left by the planned departure of the Ford Taurus in 2019. Even with its trimmer exterior dimensions, the new Impala featured increased headroom, rear-seat legroom and trunk space. [72], In the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crash tests, the 2000 to 2005 Impala was given a "Good" rating overall for good structural performance and no chance of any significant injury in a crash of its severity, except for maybe a minor lower-left-leg injury, such as a bruise or sprain. Right hand drive cars were made at GM's Oshawa plant in Canada and often shipped overseas in kit form for assembly in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. - 56600 units model year 1965 - Chevrolet (USA) Impalas, V-8 - 746800 units model year 1965 - Chevrolet (USA) Impalas, total, excluding Station Wagon - 803400 units The rear spoiler was an option on base models, and could be deleted from LS models upon buyers request. A black four-door version of this vehicle, nicknamed "Baby," is featured in the CW television show Supernatural. The 1955 Chevrolet V8 revised everyones idea of what a production engine can do. The Impala SS models were in their own separate series for the first time in 1965. The Impala emblems on rear sail panels as well as the rear decklid badge on LS models were deleted. The 9C1 and 9C3 police models had the standard wood grain for the 2006 model year until 2007 where it was replaced by aluminized interior trim. Sport Coupes featured a shortened roof line and wrap-over back window. The 9C1 and 9C3 were equipped with an external trunk lock tumbler starting in 2008 which was not available for the civilian version of the car. Between 1994 and 1996 the Impala was revised as a 5.7-liter V8powered version of the Chevrolet Caprice Classic sedan. Impala sales, as expected, ranked far above other big Chevrolets with 612,800 Impalas built (6,500 six-cylinder and 606,300 V-8s) compared to 92,000 Caprices, 75,800 Bel Airs and 35,400 Biscaynes, plus another 162,000 station wagons for all series.[8]. Optional V8s included a 300hp (220kW) 350 and a new 265hp (198kW) 400 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 (not to be confused with Chevrolet's Turbo Jet big-block 402 V8 (essentially a bored out 396) offered on that year's Chevelles and Monte Carlos). However, the system proved to be problematic and was disliked by many buyers. New options for 1967 included front-disc brakes (standard with the SS-427 option), stereo 8-track player, fiber optic light monitoring system and vacuum power door locks. LTZ (Premier) Adds To LT: 3.6L VVT V6 gasoline engine with FlexFuel capabilities, nineteen-inch (19") aluminum-alloy wheels, keyless access with push-button start, luxury leather-trimmed seating surfaces, dual heated front and rear seats, heated leather-wrapped steering wheel, exterior LED Daytime Running Lamps (DRL's), rearview backup camera system, chrome-accented color-keyed exterior door handles with touch sensors, and chrome side mirrors. Two-range Powerglide, as well as Synchro-Mesh 3- and 4-speed manual transmissions were available. Inside were new "Strato-bucket" front seats with thinner and higher seat backs, and a center console with an optional gauge package available. For the second year in a row, the Impala SS was its own distinct model rather than an optional upgrade package. Side-curtain airbags are standard for front and rear rows; side torso airbags previously unavailable became standard on all trim levels beginning with the 2009 model year. The taillights were a large "teardrop" design at each side, and two slim-wide, nonfunctional front air intake scoops were added just above the grille. The Australian cars had locally sourced amber flashing rear indicators replacing the clear reversing lenses, as red indicators were illegal. [32] The new downsized Impalas were shorter in length, taller and narrower than before. 3 people found this helpful. As those cars (including the Chevy Chevelle) took off at the end of the 1960s, Impala SS production would decline drastically. As mentioned before, 1965 Impala production hit an all-time high not seen before or since in the auto industry. [9], 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Impala Sport Coupe, 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air Impala Convertible. The Chevrolet Impala ( / mpl, - pl /) is a full-size car built by Chevrolet for model years 1958 to 1985, 1994 to 1996, and 2000 to 2020. Also released with this version were the 9C1 Police Package, first released in 2000, as well as the 9C3 Undercover Police Package first released in 2001. Make no mistake, this engine was tuned for performance and speed. [citation needed], Another potential safety hazard, affecting Impalas of model years 2007 and 2008, is premature rear tire wear caused by defective rear suspension components. SS models came as either a two-door hardtop or convertible. I have been looking in the midwest for years and have not found a twin. This Impala mostly sold to fleet operators, with private buyers accounting for a quarter of sales.[63]. Full-sized cars could have a 250-cubic-inch six, a 307-cubic-inch V-8, either of a pair of 327s of 250 or 275 horsepower, or a 325-horsepower 396-cubic-inch V-8. LT, LTZ, and Police; Active Fuel Management. [15] However, this frame was not as effective in protecting the interior structure in a side-impact crash as a traditional perimeter frame. Due to a shortage of the unique five-spoke aluminum wheels, only 6,303 cars were sold. The Impala SS received body-colored trim, a unique single-bar grille with no hood ornament, and a rear deck spoiler. Wireless charging for devices, front and rear splash guards, as well as lane change alert were added. It was the last retail Impala to be offered with optional bench seat and column shift transmission. Unlike the earlier Impalas built on a B-body, this one was front-wheel drive and was available with a choice of two engines, the ever-enduring 3.8L V6 engine, and the slightly smaller 3.4L V6 engine. The 409 remained on the Chevy options sheet through 1965, after which it was replaced by the next-generation 396 Big Block. The Chevrolet Impala (/mpl, -pl/) is a full-size car built by Chevrolet for model years 1958 to 1985, 1994 to 1996, and 2000 to 2020. Exact production numbers aren't available, but very few 1958 Impala Fuelies were . "Astro Ventilation" was an option for the Custom Coupe that included fresh-air vents, the same units that were used for the optional air conditioning, sans the center upper vent. The standard engine was enlarged to a 235hp (175kW) 327 cubic-inch V8 with optional engine choices including a new 350 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8 rated at 255 and 300hp (220kW), a 265hp (198kW) 396 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8, and 427 cubic-inch Turbo Jet V8s rated at 335 and 390hp (291kW). A high-performance big block V8 was still available in the form of the Turbo-Jet 454, which produced 365hp (272kW) in 1971, but power decreased as the years went along. Six-passenger seating was only available as an option on the LS and LT models. 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It, as well as the other downsized B-body sedans, went on sale in late September 1976. This body style had been introduced for the 1974 model year, a precursor to Detroit's complete abandonment of pillarless body styles before the end of the Seventies. over 1964 for most models. This followed the NHTSA receiving a complaint from a driver who experienced "inappropriate activation of the emergency braking system", adding it "alleges that the driver assist system inappropriately activated emergency braking bringing the vehicle to a complete stop under what the driver considered to be full braking force". Leather seating was no longer available in combination with the 40/20/40 split bench front seat. As it stands, you'll regularly still find the early '60s Impala SS with an original 409 in it. The RSS included aggressive wheels, front/rear bumper and rocker panel extensions, a spoiler and various interior upgrades. This was notably the last production car to have a bench seat in the front. The L72 engine was not available in 1967, but the L36 Turbo-Jet V8 was optional. The curves were the most pronounced with the 19671968 models. The concept car was two inches lower to the ground than the regular Caprice, and was powered by an 8.2-liter (500cuin) engine. A three-speed manual transmission with column shift was standard equipment as in previous years but the floor-mounted four-speed manual with Hurst shifter was dropped from the option list for 1970 as were the Strato bucket seats and center console previously offered on coupes. All models used the previous SS style spoiler (actually phased in for the late 2008 model year). The LTZ was the most luxurious model. The Impala was the #2-selling convertible in the U.S. in 1966, with 38,000 sold. The Impala was Chevrolet's popular flagship passenger car and was among the better-selling American-made automobiles in the United States. I am trying to find out if it is possible to determine how many Impalas were made in that category. The bench front seat position was modified to fit tall drivers more comfortably; shorter drivers found it less so. A Landau model available for 19751976 models featured a landau vinyl roof (with a chrome band across the roof), a choice of special paint colors, sports-styled dual remote outside rearview mirrors, color-keyed wheel covers, a vinyl bodyside molding insert, and pin-striping. In 2010, the aluminized interior trim was replaced with faux carbon-fiber. The 9C3 was comparably equipped to the 9C1, but the ability to add other convenience options and more paint and interior choices set the 9C3 apart. A new radio was optional.[19]. The tenth-generation Impala was introduced at the 2012 New York Auto Show for the 2014 model year, with sales and production commencing March 4, 2013. Local Pickup. This 1969 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 Convertible is one of only 2,455 Super Sports assembled for the entire 1969 model year, over all three body styles. The 350-cubic-inch (5.7L) V8 engine was optional in some years. However, the sales high reached in the year would drop tremendously in the years to come, particularly for the sporty SS models. Another change from 1994 was the placement of the side mirrors from pods attached to the door to a larger format attached to the 'A' pillar. The LS was the base model. The consolidated plant in Oshawa, Canada continued making the Impala Limited, along with the Chevrolet Equinox. New front bumpers that wrapped around the grille and horizontal taillights were in the rear bumper. 1965 marked the introduction of the redesigned fourth-generation Impalas. [82], The 2014 Impala came standard with 18inch wheels (19, and 20inch offered in higher trims), low profile HID Headlights and LED daytime running lights (On LTZ trim) and offered three engines; a 2.5 L 4-Cylinder (the first time the Impala will use this type), a 2.4 L 4-Cylinder with hybrid-assist technology, and a 3.6 L V6. All full size 1964 Chevrolet station wagons got small rectangular taillight lenses mounted vertically, one for each side of the car. Fifty RPO Z11 cars were produced at the Flint GM plant. The plant where the Impala was assembled -- known as Detroit-Hamtramck -- has been renamed Factory Zero and it will be used by GM to build all-electric vehicles, including the GMC Hummer EV. The TH 350 was a later entry in a couple of years, not so beefy but very adequate for the sbc. A record 15,376 Corvette roadsters were produced. Instead, the Police Sedan used the original center caps or the older style wheel covers which were carried over from the 8th generation model. 253. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It also came with the option for a rear vinyl bench seat and front cloth bucket or bench seats, both cloth front and rear seats, or vinyl front and rear seats. How many were produced??? This "halo" model also featured the "spinner" wheel covers from the Impala SS, with the "SS" logo centers replaced by a Chevrolet "bowtie" emblem. A chrome beltline strip shared with regular Impalas was added in response to complaints about door dings on the clean-lined 1965s. Dimensions remained roughly the same, still on a 119-inch wheelbase, four inches longer than the mid-size Chevrolet Chevelle. The Impala SS badge was resurrected at the 1992 Detroit Auto Show as a concept car designed by GM designer Jon Moss. Rooflines were carried over from 1963 unchanged. The 396 engine came in two different versions one producing 325 horsepower and the other rated at 425. [111], Motor Trend magazine awarded the full-size Chevrolet including the Impala as its 1977 Car of the Year. 19951996 Chevrolet Impala SS 4-door sedan. Curb weights rose more than 125 lbs. There were 57 produced. Those that did got a new 250 CID engine, replacing the 230 CID motor used as the base the year before. Fiberglass-belted tires on 15-inch (380mm) wheels were made standard equipment along with a larger standard 250hp (186kW) 350 cubic-inch Turbo Fire V8, on most models (the 250 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine was now only offered on the 1970 Impala four-door sedan as well that year's lower-line Biscayne and Bel Air four-door sedans). [28] 1966 saw a pair of enlarged big-block V8s featuring 427cuin (7.0L). * 1965-70 Impalas were nearly as popular in HS parking lots as mid size cars. The entire B-body line, consisting of the Chevrolet Caprice, Impala SS, and Buick Roadmaster, as well as the related D-Body Fleetwood, was discontinued, as GM wanted more assembly lines to be able to produce more profitable SUVs. The Impala was actually marketed as a classy car for the working man. The 1965 Impala was the first Impala to receive the new 396 cubic-inch engine, which was introduced on February 15, 1965. Its sales success prompted Chevrolet to make the V8-only Caprice a full series for 1966. Two new exterior colors were available: Summit White and Cyber Gray Metallic, and four exterior colors were deleted. [47] To commemorate Chevrolet's long relationship with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500 race, a limited edition (4,088 produced) Impala Indy SS was offered in 2004, featuring black grille with gold Chevrolet bowtie emblem that would be carried over to all Impala models in 2005, various Indy logos on the exterior and interior, 17-inch chrome wheels, gauge cluster package, and more. The ignition switch was moved from the instrument panel to the steering column, and when the key was removed, the steering wheel and shift lever were locked. Interiors had repositioned front seats for more legroom. For the 2012 model year refresh, both the 9C1 and 9C3 replaced the fog lamps with brake cooling ducts not seen on civilian models, body colored exterior trunk trim, larger 17-inch wheels with new wheel covers, and the same LFX V6 that powers the civilian Impala paired to a six speed automatic transmission. 160. SS or Super Sport did not necessarily mean big power. However, the Ford Crown Victoria P71 still held the sales lead and was preferred by most agencies due to its larger size, much more durable V8 engine, rear wheel drive layout, and body-on-frame platform. Chevrolet had a rudimentary "power vent" system featuring vents in the instrument panel. [9] As of February 2014, the 2014 Impala ranked No. As you can see they are all quite nice, but my personal favorite is Madeira Maroon, What's. The Impala remained Chevrolet's top-selling model with the fifth generation. 1 among Affordable Large Cars in U.S. News & World Report's rankings. six-cylinder sipped gas through a Rochester Model BC downdraft one-barrel carburetor on its way to making 135hp at 4,000 rpm and 217-lbs.ft. The primary difference between the LT1 in the Impala and the LT1 that was in the Corvette and Camaro was that the Impala engine was fitted with cast-iron cylinder heads instead of aluminum ones, and a camshaft that was designed more for low-end torque than high-end horsepower. The LT level trim added Entertainment, Convenience, and Leather packages options, while the Premier trim received the top-of-the-line Convenience package. The package provided a black out grille, vinyl top and an extensively redone luxury interior. That's the basic idea behind a tale from the original (1975) edition of The People's Almanac, about a group of disenchanted General Motors stylists who left the company and spent ten years between. A Luxury Edition package, last seen on the 2011 model, returned as an option on the LT and featured perforated leather seating surfaces, dual front heated bucket seats with driver's side 8-way and passenger's side 6-way power adjusters, inside rearview auto-dimming mirror, Universal Home Remote, outside heated power adjustable mirrors, Bose 8-speaker premium sound system, six-disc in-dash CD changer that played MP3 and WMA files, with Radio Data System, Sirius-XM satellite radio, as well as an auxiliary input. [89], The 2020 model year Impala (its final year for the sedan) dropped the LS trim, leaving only the LT and Premier level trims. The 2004 to 2005 Impala SS came equipped with the 3.8 liter (231 cu in) supercharged L67 V6 engine. They used a version of the 1965 Impala dash panel without provision for a radio and installed in a dashboard moulding made of fibreglass, not metal until 1969. Each trim level includes a generous amount of standard equipment: LS Includes: 2.5L EcoTec Inline Four-Cylinder (I4) gasoline engine, six-speed automatic transmission, Eighteen-inch (18") black-painted steel wheels with full plastic wheel covers, 4.2-inch (4.2") color LCD radio with Bluetooth (2014-2017 models), eight-inch (8.0") Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system (2018-2019 models), 100-watt six-speaker audio system, keyless entry, premium cloth seating surfaces (2014-2017 models), premium cloth seating surfaces with leatherette trim (2018-2019 models), power-adjustable front driver's bucket seat, OnStar with 4G LTE Wi Fi capabilities (2015-2019 models), leather-wrapped steering wheel, split-folding rear bench seat, color-keyed exterior door handles, and black side mirrors. Redesigned in 1965, the Impala set an all-time industry annual sales record of more than 1 million units in the United States. The base model came equipped with cloth bench seats, steel wheels, the 180 horsepower (134kW) 3.4 liter (204 cu in) LA1 V6, and a 3-gauge instrument cluster. The Impala again was offered as a police vehicle in the ninth generation form. Z24-optioned cars included "SS427" emblems to replace the "Impala Super Sport" badges, a special layered "pancake" hood, and three "gills" mounted on the front fender aft of the wheel well la Corvette Stingray. All V8 engines were now available with the three-speed Turbo Hydramatic transmission for the first time though the two-speed Powerglide was still offered with the 327 and 350 V8s. Chevrolet buyers could choose from 10 engines this year. The 2006 Impala was introduced at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show in January. This enabled the driver to turn off all lights in the vehicle and "hide"; something not allowed with the civilian models, as automatic headlights were standard. Eventually, the concept car's engine was replaced with a detuned 5.7-liter (350cuin) LT1 V8 engine derived from the fourth generation Corvette. Interest in all size rag tops had dwindled. A new 3.9L V6 with Active Fuel Management was available. *** This manufacturer is now publishing only quarterly numbers for this market. The option would prove so popular that the Caprice would become its own series in 1966. Upon the demise of the Impala name, the base model full-size Chevrolet was rebranded Caprice starting in 1986, with the upper models being called the Caprice Classic and Caprice Classic Brougham.
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