1963 Chevrolet Impala for sale $49,900

Introduced in 1958 as Chevrolets first foray upmarket the Impala proved GMs volume car juggernaut had the strength to be all things to all people. It was the ride your upper class neighbors enjoyed and like the original Bel Air it wholly embodied the time of its creation. With that in mind the restoration of this awesome third generation hardtop involved a frame-off mix of nostalgia and convenience that created a better-than-new cruiser. Amenities like a massaged 350 and fun Muncie 4-speed make this the perfect car for fun drives while classic lines a fresh interior and miles of Tuxedo Black paint are sure to keep collectors happy. If youre looking for a spectacular classic thats road ready show ready and just plain ready to go this bold bowtie is a whole lot of metal for not a lot of money!

BODYWORK/TRIM

Restored back in 2008 by Mooresville North Carolinas Precision Paint and Body this impressive Chevy displays rich DuPont 2-stage that simply glistens. Its present owner missing the black-on-red Impala he piloted during his youth located the car in August of 2003 and promptly commissioned a ground-up rebuild that included a new frame a new hood and small patches to solid original sheetmetal. That metal needed those supplements because bent horns and a buckled bonnet sustained during a small front-end collision marked too much of an asterisk on an otherwise quality rebuild. Yet since that collision happened in the hands of an otherwise responsible owner the car had been properly shielded in a Winston Salem barn from the worst of North Carolinas relatively moist weather. Today better-than-factory fit perfectly centers hinged pieces that move freely and close with a solid thunk. And those thunks are bathed in rich Tuxedo Black pigment thats been buffed to a spectacular shine.

Chevrolets third generation Impala is a stylish piece that with its absence of excessive chrome suggests GM had officially left the tailfin-induced bender America enjoyed throughout the 50s. At the front of this sleek showboat a fresh stainless grille hangs four halogen headlights and small amber parking lamps between an ornate Chevrolet crest a blocky CHEVROLET script and a guarded wraparound bumper. At the top of that grille subtle hood spears lead the eye to tinted glass thats cleared by bright wipers sealed in straight frames and reflected in familiar bowtie mirrors. At the sides of that hood engine-turned SS-specific trim founds bold IMPALA scripts beneath traditional cross-flag emblems and SS quarter badging. Opposite that trim correct door handles and ornate fender louvers perfectly complement an angled antenna and an optional fuel filler shield. And at the back of the car a stainless-trimmed engine-turned valence hangs six familiar taillights between a second Chevrolet crest a small CHEVROLET script and a second guarded bumper.

ENGINE

Pop the hood and youll find 350 cubic inches of Chevrolet small block that is dressed to appear as a 327. And thanks to a .030 overbore it creates roughly 320 horsepower. Revs spike when an old school single-snorkel air cleaner floats wind in to a coated Edelbrock 4-barrel which feeds a Chevy Orange intake. At the perimeter of that intake cast iron heads seat painted 327-branded valve covers over restored cast iron exhaust manifolds. Behind those covers a Delco-Remy HEI distributor shoots spark through Accel Ferro-Spiral Race Wires with the help of a fluid hydraulic cam. At the front of that cam a traditional V-belt twists a large pulley fan between a rebuilt alternator and Gloss Black shroud. In front of those ancillaries an old school radiator funnels water through pliable GM hoses and