Oh the memories of my 64 Impala SS. Red with white interior, center console with chrome 4 speed shifter, 327 cu. in. A ridge across the roof and center speaker in the back seat, and a single chrome strip down the length of the car. What I would give to have it now!
At 17 I looked at a '64 SS, red over white. I wasn't a gm fan but I kinda thought the '64 was sharp. Classmate Tim had it then didn't see it for a while. Then heard it was for sale so I went by his house. His mom and he showed it to me in the garage. And I looked it over fairly well but already knowing it was a 327 4-speed, headers, short high rise, posi, Cragers with G60s on the back. I don't know why I even looked under the right front fender, hadn't the other one, but I noticed clean fresh paint on the frame. Got the story out of them he'd wreaked it out of town, bent the right suspension/frame, it was all fine now, shop had it on a frame jig. Asked why he was selling it and driving his moms wagon knowing that was his baby for a year, no answer. I left. Apparently it was sold out of town, I never seen it again.
Steve, I find it remarkable that that auto wrecker still has cars that are 58 years old and older sitting there. All the yards here have crushed anything that had been sitting around that long. So cool to see. Thank you for the content.
I used to find cars and thought I knew what I was talking about. This man has Eclipsed my entire Automotive knowledge in two video clips. I've always loved learning the lesser things because while I am by no means a professional automotive restoration person, I work at a few places on the side here and there. I've always loved to learn what I can and can't do with different models in different years of the same vehicles. This man's knowledge is like nothing I've ever seen before. And I've met a lot of people in the business over the years. As Automotive enthusiasts, we can all just try to soak up what he's giving us. I don't know about you, but unfortunately I could never retain everything he gives us. I just take screenshots with timestamps if it's something I feel I might need to go back to for future reference. LOL
The small “V” fender badge signified the 283, while the “V” with flags signified the 327. ‘The 409’s had the actual “409” badges. ‘65 was the first year for both the 283 and 327 to have their displacement callouts on the fender.
My 63 4 door hardtop was a 327 originally and it’s just for the cross flags. I haven’t seen any trim holes so I was wondering about that myself thanks for letting me know
Remember those ‘64 wagon tail lights? Amazing how drivers of the ‘60s and ‘70s without any “on board driver enhancement” didn’t run into each other. Yes I’ve been driving since the ‘70s and as technology “improves” the automobile, the operators skills have gotten progressively worse. Excellent content sir. Bring back those memories!
I was 11 yrs old in '64, and wanted someday to own a '64 2 door Impala so I could get the tailgate panel from a wagon and put it on, and have the only square-lens coupe in the world.
My dad had a white '64 2 door, Chevrolet Impala, with the side wrap-around chrome or trim. It had the stock 283 engine in it. As a kid, say, 1973-ish, we all piled into it, headed for South Carolina, my dads home state, for a new start at life and to leave California far behind us. Well, it didn't go well, so back to California we all eventually went again. We put a lot of miles on that car and in time, the ol' '64 was sold and later found at our local wrecking yard, minus it's engine. I wish I had been old enough at the time, to have kept it in the family. It was a great car.
The "V" emblem cars were 283's, the "V" with the flags on the side were 327's, 409 cars had the V, Flags and 409 above. You could get a 1965 "396" with a Turbo Hydro 3 speed. Love you channel! Sincerely, Richard Goodman
@@grabasandwich You are correct! Car and Driver road tested a 65 409 SS with a Powerglide in its November(?) 1964 issue, along with an MGB. C/D said it was more like an Olds than the earlier monster 409s the Beach Boys sang about.
Late into the game here, going back to watch your earlier videos. Love the junkyard crawl.. Was once something I would enjoy but haven't been in a yard in a long time as most are just gone.
Rewatch for support Mr Magnante. Of all the cars my parents owned, their 64 was my mom's favorite. The body style was such she "could see every corner" making parking easier. Great memories of riding around in that car, except for hot summer days.....ooof....I don't know why but that car always seemed hotter (even though it was a light blue) ~ Chuck
Love it , my dad had a Biscayne he bought new , 2 door, is cylinder 3 speed column shift dark blue. I remember being able lay on the back window deck . Hit the brakes dad!
Amen. My dad had a 64 Biscayne. In a panic stop my younger brother flew from the rear shelf into the dashboard. I drove it as a hand me down during the 70's in high school. The old (300K+ miles) 230 6cyl, used more oil than gas. The powerglide would stick in low for miles until it "warmed up". It was a great car.
Dad bought a new 64 biscane 4door six, three on the tree. I had to beg him to sport for an AM radio. It was the first car I drove after getting my drivers license.
@@clutchkicker392ison5 There are several version of the V logo 1:12 which takes the form of crossed flags on the better V8's 3:40. In general you have to stay on your toes with Chevy badging and trim options as the rules changed between years and models in some cases.
My first car was a 64 chev 4 door impala with 327/300 hp with Carter afb 4 barrel, v8 badge without 327, limited slip rear factory tachometer factory 4 speed bench seat. Dual rear antennas am radio. Havent seen another with that package since. Would love to have that car today
Curious optioning for a 4 door. Would be a rarity if still around. Currently bringing a '63 Impala SS 327/300hp 4 speed back to the land of the living this week for a friend. She's a Red exterior with black interior and of course buckets being the SS. She has not run since 1987 but I plan to change that. They are such beautiful cars. I wish this '63 were my own haha. At least I get to work on it.
@@josephg41 I personally dont care to see what they do with them nowadays when they bounce them all over the place. I had a 63 too 4 door post with 235 6 3 speed column
Steve, I'm enjoying your junkyard crawls and the knowledge you have of all these cars! Please keep it up! The flags are 327 or 409 cars. They didn't put many "327" logos on them until 65. I can't believe these cars ate still in junkyards. I'll bet their phone is ringing off the hook!
thanks for another super informative video Steve .. my grandmother owned a medium blue 64 Impala 4-dr hardtop purchased new from King Chevrolet in Tyler, Texas - this video brought back many memories of her car and educated me a lot concerning Chevrolet engines and equipment offerings that year - since I’m a Mopar guy myself ..the 64 Impala wagons were especially popular at least in my life - one of my cub scout den mothers drove a silver one with a black roof and red interior - really a stunning color combo and another mom in my carpool drove a white one with blue interior - both wagons were 3-seat models - my own mom drove a 66 Plymouth Belvedere II 3-seat wagon 318 PS PB factory AirTemp AC - loved that wagon
Great information Steve, Thanks for doing all of these. Working on my 64 SS right now 327/250 PS PB and Factory Air. The car is from Chino, CA so NO rust at all. I have the 77 sticker for the Black plate which was never put on.
These years are some of my favorites. I have only seen 1 64 Impala with a 409. For the next year, the 396 and the Caprice would arrive. My 2nd grade teacher had a white 1964 Impala. I remember admiring it as I would walk back and forth to school. My HS auto shop teacher call the PowerGlide "PowerSlide"
In '65 the 396 became available but it was possible to get the 409 in '65 too. AFAIK, the Caprice didn't arrive until the 1966 model year as a separate model, but there was a Caprice trim package available in model year '65. The big change between '64 and '65 was the new perimeter frame replacing the X frame.
@@SupergurlKara That is what I meant. "Caprice" was a trim package for 1965, then became its own model for 1966. When I was in HS, anything with a 409 had already become very collectable. Maybe because of The Beach Boys song?
Beautiful. I found a couple of abandoned Impalas in Maryland a few years back when I was filming an abandoned house. I believe it was a 65 Impala SS convertible four speed, and two 1962 Impalas
@@jacobfleming565 this control don't know if they're still there or not, I had contacted the state who at the time owned the property they wanted nothing to do with it of course but they did end up selling it to a private owner. I need to fix my last comment as well, it was Maryland not Delaware. But the property was sold to someone who is currently restoring the home which is awesome. It was an abandoned house we went down to film and I just got lost in those Vehicles out back. We do buy and pull vehicles out of the woods, but being that I am in the east coast, we usually go out to the Midwest. The metal is so much better out there, and people just want them gone..
@@jacobfleming565 how do you go about easy. I'm finding a dead end everywhere. I found a 63 Corvette abandoned. And a cop I know can't even trace the plate. ?
In 1970 I bought a dark blue 1964 Impala SS from a neighbor it didn't have the original engine and was a 283 2 barrel out of a '64 Biscayne he had prior installed with the SS's 4-speed transmission and factory crome trigger reverse engage shifter and factory console, a year later my older brother helped me replace the tired out 283 with a 327-275hp out of a '67 Chevy station wagon and it was really awesome just bone stock pulling the 3:36 gears. I gradually built the motor up later with headers, exhaust, Holley carb, 327-350 hydraulic cam, Hurst shifter and 4:56 gears and it was such a very revvy and torquey well built combination from 1500 to 5800 RPM while many others that I knew elected to use the solid lifter 365hp cam which needed to get into the higher 2500-3000 RPM range to really get going strong so they got pissed at me for always beating them, man I wish that I had it back again today.
I had a '64 Biscayne 283 w/power glide. That car was fast for what it was and reliable. Nice simple cars without emission garbage cluttering up the engine compartment.
My friend and I had a 63 Impala SS 327 robin egg blue. We pulled the 327 and I ended up junking it and never rebuilding it. Could kick myself for doing that!
My first car, in 1974, was a 1965 Impala SS convertible with a 327 and Powerglide. I still have the grill badge. I wrecked the car when a tree ran out in front of me. I was wearing a lap belt and only got a scrape on my knee from the parking brake release. My two unbelted passengers got broken noses from hitting the steel dash and making a nice dent in it. Both recovered from their injuries but the Chevy was a goner.
Bought a 64 Biscayne wagon at an impound auction. Advertised as a 3 speed with a floor shift. It actually had a 4 speed, the auction company did not notice the floor shift. Whoever installed the 4 speed left the 3 speed column shift lever on the steering column. Someone had also installed a Ford rear end. Pulled the dead 283 and installed a 350 from a 72 Impala. Had to have a bushing made for the end of the crank, couldn't find a stock bushing anywhere. The Ford rear end also had welded spider gears, this caused a lot of tire squealing and wheel hop when turning corners. Sold the car to a guy that was going to make a 2 door wagon out of it.
My dad had a 64 Bel Air 4door that his company leased for him. Somehow the order was confused and the car was delivered to him with the 300hp 327 engine. Other than having to use the premium leaded gas it was a great car.
My grandad had among other things a 64 four door. I don’t remember what model, but it had a 235/3 speed manual. It was complete but don’t know if still ran. He never drove it. Bought it for parts. I would have turned up my nose at the thought of driving one then. Now I can appreciate the beauty of the lines.
The 1963 & '64 were very similar in styling with minor differences in front and rear treatments. The very first car engine I worked on rebuilding was a neighbor's 1963 Chevy wagon with the 235 six and three speed manual. It was a six passenger car with no flip up rear seat in the rear so it had a hollow cargo compartment instead which was great for sneaking a couple of extra kids into the drive-in theater back in the 1970's.
Ha! All 5 of these are my dad's cars. Some of them spent 40+ years just up the road in Gill on my grandmother's property before it was sold in 2019, at which point the cars were moved here. These were part cars for my dad's 64 SS which he's still driving around today. Super cool seeing this!
Bought a '64 Impala SS in '72 for $285.00. 327 Auto on the floor with full console. Midnight Blue with a white top. She was a real beauty. & Yes so wish I still had it.
In the very early 1990s, I saw an ad for a '64 Bel Air. 2 door post. I got a ride to go see it, and drove it home. I went for a test drive with the lady that had inhered it, she said I looked like one of the guys from that Wayne's World movie. Ya ya, I asked why the turn signal lever was broken off. She said her daughters sweater had caught it and snapped it off. I wasn't sure on the car to be honest. It was $650 I didn't have. But then I saw the daughter. Oh yup I'm buying this haha. Sorry that my one '64 story.
My most favorite vehicle!!! I love the 64 Impala! This was my dad's second car. A 4 door 64 Impala. His first car was a red/white 61 Impala 283 3 speed bubble top. Today my dad drives a copy of his first car! Love it!!!
My wife's first car was a very used gold '64 Biscayne 4-door sedan with a cream interior and a straight-6 (194? 230? 250? She doesn't know) and a Powerglide. She called it a tugboat. The price was certainly right: it was given to her by her uncle. Two words that all of us car folks like, especially when they're used together: FREE CAR!
Yup, 1964 V8 on the green one. The VIN gets the win: 4 for 1964 model year, 18 for V8 Impala, 47 for two door sport coupe, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Framingham plant opened in 1947 and closed in 1989, amid controversy between politicians over the land for a new plant. Possibly code 952 Meadow Green/Bahama Green two-tone exterior paint. Station wagon, yes, 1964, but a Bel Air, and also Framingham, MA made. With the tag, we can brag: 05D for the fourth week of May 1964 production, 64 for 1964 model year, 1635 for Bel Air V8 four door six passenger station wagon, FR for Framingham, MA assembly, 839 for blue interior trim, 940 for Satin Silver Irid. exterior paint. That's actually not the VIN, it's the Fisher Body style number. It does not always match the VIN. No VIN, we do not win, but the VIN for the wagon would be: 4 for 1964 model year, 16 for Bel Air V8, 35 for four door six passenger wagon, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. Showing the VINs and the trim tags would tell us more about what we're looking at. That's the "automotive reference" book of the junkyard. Like I've always said, "We need the VIN to win and the tag to brag".
My daily driver is a 1963 impala 4 door hardtop. It was my grandfathers car and was originally a 327 3 speed. He swapped it in the late 1960s for a 65-66 350hp 396 with a turbo 400. I started driving it about 9 months ago after it had sat since the mid 1980s. Great daily
Fascinating cars. My dad had a number of Chevy wagons over the years used for auto parts delivery. Had '64 Chevy Biscayne wagon with a six and three speed column shift. Absolutely the squirrelliest car I ever drove. It felt like at least two wheels were going to fall off every minute. Checked and re-checked but never found any defects in the steering or suspension, just cursed.
I learned to drive on my parents' 64 Impala wagon. It had a 283 with the powerglide tranny. Loved that car. It was still drivable after a head-on collision with a '63 Mercury Comet. I didn't get a scratch. The Merc and its occupants weren't so lucky.
My cousin got an early 60s Biscayne 4dr 283 2 barrel power glide in the mid 70s that was as new. Less than 10k on the odometer. True granny's car. Best car l ever drove. You could literally stand a nickel up on its side on the radiator cap while running which was a salesmans trick. l remember it was silent sitting at a red light. lt was IMHO the best utilitarian car ever made. Point A to point B.
@@rp9674 Luckily the shroud had already been invented but l did witness that and it being silent when idling. lm sure lots of starters were ruined because of people trying to start a running motor! They were silent thru that single exhaust.
@@rp9674 My uncle worked for Steakly Bro.s in Tx from the late 50s til the early 80s. He bought all the low mileage oddities and me and my cousin were allowed to drive anything on the used or back lot. l bought my 69' AMX 390 w/ low miles from him for a couple grand.
Amazing what options the higher end cars got before the Chevys. My ‘64 Wildcat has both a hydraulic steering box and an early TH400 (or super turbine in Buick-speak! Ooh, aah, the future is now!)
Notice the different V emblems? Maybe the first one you showed indicated 283, and the one augmented with flags indicated 327 or bigger. My 64 Impala Sport Coupe came with a perfectly good six, 230 I think, but I wasn't long replacing it with a 283. I didn't go to the formality of adding V emblems to the fenders, though. Sleeper!!! On start up the dash had a blue light indicating Cold, until it warmed up, located beside the red Hot light which came on ... well, you know. The instrument panel, shared with the 63, also had a Gen light, although 64 was Chevy's first use of the alternator. Thanks for the reminders.
Good question on the 11" drums and 9.5" on Chevelles. The Chevelle brakes faded terribly at any panic stop over 50 mph. It made for some great crashing. The 11s would have eliminated much of that. GM was probably trying to save 11 cents per car in materials.
In 1969, my brother, bought a used 1963 with a 409 ." I think", & so does he, it must of been knocking so the guy added stp and sold it to my brother. I was riding with him when it blew. there was no indication any thing was wrong, we were actually driving slow down a hill, getting near our turn & it blew up . He bought a low mile 1962 & put the 283 in it . worked out , as a 283. We flipped the 409 block over and ( now a boat anchor) pulled the pan . I can believe how many pieces it exploded into / even the cam shaft was in pieces. I learned to tell a 63 from a 64 from diff tail light's and roof creases added on 64 I believe. I purchased a 64 chevy impala ss when I was 16.
The Impala was the car of the 60's and somewhat of the 70's top selling family car millions made crashed scrapped but still good amount around. Then Olds Cutlass was then the biggest sold family car
Funny "the mid size cars like the Nova were nipping at their sales...." a 66 Duce is as long and almost as tall as my 2003 Chevy Express Van... lol. We also used to tease mom when she bought a Datsun B210 in the 80's that it would fit in the trunk of our 1969 Impala if it ever broke down. 😊
Grandma had a '64 4 door Bel Air, straight six, for sure a Powerglide. Plastic on the seats! Seat belts were an option she didn't have them! 🤭 Steve you kick butt buddy!
Hey Steve, perhaps you could correct these errors by editing in some on screen text. Thanks! 0:42 "Single pot master cyclinder seen until 1967 on all American cars" Dual circuit brakes were used before 67 by Cadillac, AMC, and Studebaker. 2:14 "Now the convertible or course was the most expensive version of the Impala the only thing next to this would have been a full size wagon" OK, I don't know what this means exactly but it appears it means the Impala convertible is most expensive followed closely by the wagons. With base V8, convertible $3035, six passenger wagon $3077, nine passenger wagon $3181. Differences on six cylinder prices are similar. 2:22 "But this (Impala convertible) is well over 3000 bucks" Six cylinder $2927, eight cylinder $3035. One not well over and the other not over at all. 3:42 "But the big seller generally was the two door model" Four door sedan 536,329 plus four door HT 200,172 = 736,501 Two door sedan 120,951 plus two door HT 442,292 = 563,293 The two doors can't catch up even if you throw in 81,897 convertibles. And if that's done how about throwing 192,827 station wagons (all four doors) into the four door totals. 4:13 "The only down side (of four door hardtops) is once these rubber seals got old you had water and air leaks" Yes of course. The rubber seals on sedans didn't age!!!
The base price of $2927 is with ABSOLUTELY no options at all , very few if any cars were delivered as full strippers , so even base 6 cylinder cars crested $3k , especially since even in 1964 , dealers were learning to tack on "dealer prep" (removing the seat covers , washing off the road grime from the transport truck , and adding 5 gallons of gas - some dealers even delivered the cars with a FULL TANK of gas , but at a jacked-up pass-thru price !) and "destination fees" !
II clicked on this because I remembered my Dad and Mom's '64 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe. It is very sad to see these ‘64s are in that horrible of shape. At least the cars from the past in my memory stay the same. I'm down to just one car in my retirement and it is a '12 Chrysler 200 Touring Convertible with the Pentastar V6 engine and I’m learning to work on it myself and I am giving it the best of care. The best part is since I'm retired my car is not a daily driver. Using a vehicle daily over time turns them into just another dull worn out old car.
Hardest working man in the auto graveyard universe! The station wagon roof rack… A Friends’s dad owned a 62-3 Chevy wagon - pale green with what I believe was a white top - true beater!!! but would hold 6-7 teenage vagrants Owned a 65 ss impala … convertible 4speed at 15. 😎 yes hydraulic top with cylinders partially inside rear arm rests / panels Saw a few with 396s but preferred the hp 327 4 speed NE winters and rear wheel drive with a rag top 🆘 Always preferred the 65-67 ss chevelles size speed design and they actually fit in a … garage Was always a fan of the lines of the : 62-64 impalas and the ability to add ladder bars back in the day And the pre ! 65’s were the hot impalas back in the day - many raced and many with a lot of hard earned cash under the hood Different now Post beach boys….. The low rider community put impalas on the map - period.
Great video Steve. My dad had a '67 Impala with the 283 2 barrel, power glide 2 speed transmission. Miss that car. It used to valve tap but I think my dad did not adjust the valves regularly.
Oh the memories of my 64 Impala SS. Red with white interior, center console with chrome 4 speed shifter, 327 cu. in. A ridge across the roof and center speaker in the back seat, and a single chrome strip down the length of the car. What I would give to have it now!
At 17 I looked at a '64 SS, red over white. I wasn't a gm fan but I kinda thought the '64 was sharp. Classmate Tim had it then didn't see it for a while. Then heard it was for sale so I went by his house. His mom and he showed it to me in the garage. And I looked it over fairly well but already knowing it was a 327 4-speed, headers, short high rise, posi, Cragers with G60s on the back. I don't know why I even looked under the right front fender, hadn't the other one, but I noticed clean fresh paint on the frame. Got the story out of them he'd wreaked it out of town, bent the right suspension/frame, it was all fine now, shop had it on a frame jig. Asked why he was selling it and driving his moms wagon knowing that was his baby for a year, no answer. I left.
Apparently it was sold out of town, I never seen it again.
Steve, I find it remarkable that that auto wrecker still has cars that are 58 years old and older sitting there. All the yards here have crushed anything that had been sitting around that long. So cool to see. Thank you for the content.
This is the most informative automotive channel on CZcams. Thanks Steve
I used to find cars and thought I knew what I was talking about. This man has Eclipsed my entire Automotive knowledge in two video clips.
I've always loved learning the lesser things because while I am by no means a professional automotive restoration person, I work at a few places on the side here and there. I've always loved to learn what I can and can't do with different models in different years of the same vehicles.
This man's knowledge is like nothing I've ever seen before. And I've met a lot of people in the business over the years.
As Automotive enthusiasts, we can all just try to soak up what he's giving us. I don't know about you, but unfortunately I could never retain everything he gives us. I just take screenshots with timestamps if it's something I feel I might need to go back to for future reference. LOL
crawlin' around the junkyard with a rusty 64, decoding the VINs and wishing they mowed.
Hoovie, don’t you have an Excursion to go over with rocker cancer
Heya Hoovie, funny seeing you here
Perfect for a Hoovie Rescue.................
Maybe the wizard can bring it back to life
The convertible was an automatic. Although the gear display was gone but the pointer was on the column.
The small “V” fender badge signified the 283, while the “V” with flags signified the 327. ‘The 409’s had the actual “409” badges. ‘65 was the first year for both the 283 and 327 to have their displacement callouts on the fender.
My 63 4 door hardtop was a 327 originally and it’s just for the cross flags. I haven’t seen any trim holes so I was wondering about that myself thanks for letting me know
I also had a 63 Bisquine s door sedan, it had a 230 six, and had a badge that said 6 on the fender in front of the wheelwell.
Remember those ‘64 wagon tail lights? Amazing how drivers of the ‘60s and ‘70s without any “on board driver enhancement” didn’t run into each other. Yes I’ve been driving since the ‘70s and as technology “improves” the automobile, the operators skills have gotten progressively worse. Excellent content sir. Bring back those memories!
smart cars make dumb drivers.
The cars have nothing to do with it, we just have more stupid people than we've ever had before.
So true!
I was 11 yrs old in '64, and wanted someday to own a '64 2 door Impala so I could get the tailgate panel from a wagon and put it on, and have the only square-lens coupe in the world.
You can still do it. ‘64 wagon tail lights and just a little bit of metal work to a. ‘64 Bel Air deck lid. I could see that!
My dad had a white '64 2 door, Chevrolet Impala, with the side wrap-around chrome or trim. It had the stock 283 engine in it. As a kid, say, 1973-ish, we all piled into it, headed for South Carolina, my dads home state, for a new start at life and to leave California far behind us. Well, it didn't go well, so back to California we all eventually went again. We put a lot of miles on that car and in time, the ol' '64 was sold and later found at our local wrecking yard, minus it's engine. I wish I had been old enough at the time, to have kept it in the family. It was a great car.
The "V" emblem cars were 283's, the "V" with the flags on the side were 327's, 409 cars had the V, Flags and 409 above. You could get a 1965 "396" with a Turbo Hydro 3 speed. Love you channel! Sincerely, Richard Goodman
Thank-you. Thats what i thought too, maybs some where just keen to sprout opinion.
its saul goodman!
I read that some 65's still got the leftover 409s too!
@@grabasandwich You are correct! Car and Driver road tested a 65 409 SS with a Powerglide in its November(?) 1964 issue, along with an MGB. C/D said it was more like an Olds than the earlier monster 409s the Beach Boys sang about.
That's what I remember. We had a 64 Impala wagon w/ a 327. My brother overhauled the engine and painted it in 1973. Won many a rat race.
Late into the game here, going back to watch your earlier videos. Love the junkyard crawl.. Was once something I would enjoy but haven't been in a yard in a long time as most are just gone.
I was 17 in '64 but I learned things from your video that I did not know.
Rewatch for support Mr Magnante. Of all the cars my parents owned, their 64 was my mom's favorite. The body style was such she "could see every corner" making parking easier. Great memories of riding around in that car, except for hot summer days.....ooof....I don't know why but that car always seemed hotter (even though it was a light blue) ~ Chuck
Love it , my dad had a Biscayne he bought new , 2 door, is cylinder 3 speed column shift dark blue. I remember being able lay on the back window deck . Hit the brakes dad!
Amen. My dad had a 64 Biscayne. In a panic stop my younger brother flew from the rear shelf into the dashboard. I drove it as a hand me down during the 70's in high school. The old (300K+ miles) 230 6cyl, used more oil than gas. The powerglide would stick in low for miles until it "warmed up". It was a great car.
Steve is the Car Whisperer.😎👍
Grampa had a more door 64 and this makes me remember him. Thank you
Dad bought a new 64 biscane 4door six, three on the tree. I had to beg him to sport for an AM radio. It was the first car I drove after getting my drivers license.
Steve, the badge w/ the flags means there is a 327 motor under the hood. Either a 250 or 300 hp. Great shows. Keep them coming.
It should have the 327 badge there as well. Could just be missing
Right! 327 had the flags, and so did the 409. The 409 usually had the "409" emblem above it, but not always. Great show, Steve!
What flags?
@@clutchkicker392ison5 The flag emblem on the fenders.
@@clutchkicker392ison5 There are several version of the V logo 1:12 which takes the form of crossed flags on the better V8's 3:40. In general you have to stay on your toes with Chevy badging and trim options as the rules changed between years and models in some cases.
My first car was a 64 chev 4 door impala with 327/300 hp with Carter afb 4 barrel, v8 badge without 327, limited slip rear factory tachometer factory 4 speed bench seat. Dual rear antennas am radio. Havent seen another with that package since. Would love to have that car today
Curious optioning for a 4 door. Would be a rarity if still around. Currently bringing a '63 Impala SS 327/300hp 4 speed back to the land of the living this week for a friend. She's a Red exterior with black interior and of course buckets being the SS. She has not run since 1987 but I plan to change that. They are such beautiful cars. I wish this '63 were my own haha. At least I get to work on it.
@@josephg41 I personally dont care to see what they do with them nowadays when they bounce them all over the place. I had a 63 too 4 door post with 235 6 3 speed column
Spotted a GM 'New Look' bus in the background. That would make a nice crawl subject.
The 64 was the most popular model year for "low riders" when I was growing up.
Still is .
64 Chevy is the "holy grail" of the lowrider world .
For being in the northeast these cars are better than i would have thought. Thanks again steve.✌️
Steve, I'm enjoying your junkyard crawls and the knowledge you have of all these cars! Please keep it up! The flags are 327 or 409 cars. They didn't put many "327" logos on them until 65. I can't believe these cars ate still in junkyards. I'll bet their phone is ringing off the hook!
I posted my reply before I saw yours, but I think we are both right.
Still there because owner wants too much money.
thanks for another super informative video Steve .. my grandmother owned a medium blue 64 Impala 4-dr hardtop purchased new from King Chevrolet in Tyler, Texas - this video brought back many memories of her car and educated me a lot concerning Chevrolet engines and equipment offerings that year - since I’m a Mopar guy myself ..the 64 Impala wagons were especially popular at least in my life - one of my cub scout den mothers drove a silver one with a black roof and red interior - really a stunning color combo and another mom in my carpool drove a white one with blue interior - both wagons were 3-seat models - my own mom drove a 66 Plymouth Belvedere II 3-seat wagon 318 PS PB factory AirTemp AC - loved that wagon
Great information Steve, Thanks for doing all of these.
Working on my 64 SS right now 327/250 PS PB and Factory Air.
The car is from Chino, CA so NO rust at all.
I have the 77 sticker for the Black plate which was never put on.
These years are some of my favorites. I have only seen 1 64 Impala with a 409.
For the next year, the 396 and the Caprice would arrive.
My 2nd grade teacher had a white 1964 Impala. I remember admiring it as I would walk back and forth to school. My HS auto shop teacher call the PowerGlide "PowerSlide"
396 was a beast!
Yeah my grandpa owned 3 junk yards in the thumb area of Michigan he said in 30 yrs he saw 2 of them a few 409 in heavy trucks but not many
In '65 the 396 became available but it was possible to get the 409 in '65 too. AFAIK, the Caprice didn't arrive until the 1966 model year as a separate model, but there was a Caprice trim package available in model year '65. The big change between '64 and '65 was the new perimeter frame replacing the X frame.
@@SupergurlKara That is what I meant. "Caprice" was a trim package for 1965, then became its own model for 1966. When I was in HS, anything with a 409 had already become very collectable. Maybe because of The Beach Boys song?
@@kmath50 I'm so old (29 years and 431 months), I had that song on a 45 RPM single.
My dad had a brown 64 biscayne when I was a boy, great memories!
We also has a 64 tan wagon when I was a kid. Went on many family trips with it.
283s were bulletproof. Very simple and reliable. I had a few in my 60s Chevies.
Beautiful. I found a couple of abandoned Impalas in Maryland a few years back when I was filming an abandoned house.
I believe it was a 65 Impala SS convertible four speed, and two 1962 Impalas
They still sitting there? You can easily gain ownership of abandoned vehicles
@@jacobfleming565 this control don't know if they're still there or not, I had contacted the state who at the time owned the property they wanted nothing to do with it of course but they did end up selling it to a private owner. I need to fix my last comment as well, it was Maryland not Delaware.
But the property was sold to someone who is currently restoring the home which is awesome.
It was an abandoned house we went down to film and I just got lost in those Vehicles out back.
We do buy and pull vehicles out of the woods, but being that I am in the east coast, we usually go out to the Midwest. The metal is so much better out there, and people just want them gone..
@@jacobfleming565 how do you go about easy. I'm finding a dead end everywhere.
I found a 63 Corvette abandoned. And a cop I know can't even trace the plate. ?
If the house is in Boyds, it's a pair of 1962s and a 1965 (along with a Buick Centurion).
Th400 first appeared in Chevrolet 1965. Love your videos.
I miss the good old days of the 1980s . The junk yards were a beautiful place to go
My first car was like the green one. It had a 327 and PG. white with black interior
Great commentary on some great classics.
The 4 door sedan was a 327. The double flags are the indicator. There were no 327 numerals on the Impalas in 64.
Great video. 64 Impala is an iconic car
In 1970 I bought a dark blue 1964 Impala SS from a neighbor it didn't have the original engine and was a 283 2 barrel out of a '64 Biscayne he had prior installed with the SS's 4-speed transmission and factory crome trigger reverse engage shifter and factory console, a year later my older brother helped me replace the tired out 283 with a 327-275hp out of a '67 Chevy station wagon and it was really awesome just bone stock pulling the 3:36 gears. I gradually built the motor up later with headers, exhaust, Holley carb, 327-350 hydraulic cam, Hurst shifter and 4:56 gears and it was such a very revvy and torquey well built combination from 1500 to 5800 RPM while many others that I knew elected to use the solid lifter 365hp cam which needed to get into the higher 2500-3000 RPM range to really get going strong so they got pissed at me for always beating them, man I wish that I had it back again today.
I had a '64 Biscayne 283 w/power glide. That car was fast for what it was and reliable.
Nice simple cars without emission garbage cluttering up the engine compartment.
I drive a 64 chevelle three speed 6 cylinder rust bucket as my daily driver and love it. Great video Steve.
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@@KawasakiRamey Thanks I went back and watched it again. He also mentioned it right in the beginning.
My friend and I had a 63 Impala SS 327 robin egg blue. We pulled the 327 and I ended up junking it and never rebuilding it. Could kick myself for doing that!
Great vid!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍
My first car, in 1974, was a 1965 Impala SS convertible with a 327 and Powerglide. I still have the grill badge. I wrecked the car when a tree ran out in front of me. I was wearing a lap belt and only got a scrape on my knee from the parking brake release. My two unbelted passengers got broken noses from hitting the steel dash and making a nice dent in it. Both recovered from their injuries but the Chevy was a goner.
I hope the tree was fully insured. 🌲
@@rightlanehog3151 It was clearly the tree's fault for getting in the way of a 17 year old driver who'd had a license for the whole summer.
My dad had a ‘63 four door Impala with a 283. I’ve always been partial to that body style
Bought a 64 Biscayne wagon at an impound auction. Advertised as a 3 speed with a floor shift. It actually had a 4 speed, the auction company did not notice the floor shift. Whoever installed the 4 speed left the 3 speed column shift lever on the steering column. Someone had also installed a Ford rear end. Pulled the dead 283 and installed a 350 from a 72 Impala. Had to have a bushing made for the end of the crank, couldn't find a stock bushing anywhere. The Ford rear end also had welded spider gears, this caused a lot of tire squealing and wheel hop when turning corners. Sold the car to a guy that was going to make a 2 door wagon out of it.
My family had a light blue '64 Impala sedan up until I was 8-9 yrs. old. I wish I had that car now. Such a great look.
A veritable fountain of information.
I had a great uncle that had a red 64 Chev wagon with matching red interior. I always liked the colours.
My dad had a 64 Bel Air 4door that his company leased for him. Somehow the order was confused and the car was delivered to him with the 300hp 327 engine. Other than having to use the premium leaded gas it was a great car.
That convertible would be a nice project at the right price. It's amazing how intact they still are.
Had a 64 SS ragtop in high school in 1969. 4 speed car too!
Feeling old Steve? that car is our age.
My grandad had among other things a 64 four door. I don’t remember what model, but it had a 235/3 speed manual. It was complete but don’t know if still ran. He never drove it. Bought it for parts. I would have turned up my nose at the thought of driving one then. Now I can appreciate the beauty of the lines.
big fan of the home-made luggage rack made out of angle iron mounted to that wagon
Always amazes me how well the Chrome survives in bright brilliant reflection, when all else is rust and decay.
I love that wagon!
The 1963 & '64 were very similar in styling with minor differences in front and rear treatments. The very first car engine I worked on rebuilding was a neighbor's 1963 Chevy wagon with the 235 six and three speed manual. It was a six passenger car with no flip up rear seat in the rear so it had a hollow cargo compartment instead which was great for sneaking a couple of extra kids into the drive-in theater back in the 1970's.
I think the 63 got the new 230 six
@@timothykeith1367 It did.
another excellent job!!!!
Ha! All 5 of these are my dad's cars. Some of them spent 40+ years just up the road in Gill on my grandmother's property before it was sold in 2019, at which point the cars were moved here. These were part cars for my dad's 64 SS which he's still driving around today. Super cool seeing this!
The 2dr hardtop is my favorite and 4dr hardtop is cool too! Not a convertible fan but that wagon would be VERY Cool to have!!!!
Bought a '64 Impala SS in '72 for $285.00. 327 Auto on the floor with full console. Midnight Blue with a white top. She was a real beauty. & Yes so wish I still had it.
In the very early 1990s, I saw an ad for a '64 Bel Air. 2 door post. I got a ride to go see it, and drove it home. I went for a test drive with the lady that had inhered it, she said I looked like one of the guys from that Wayne's World movie. Ya ya, I asked why the turn signal lever was broken off. She said her daughters sweater had caught it and snapped it off. I wasn't sure on the car to be honest. It was $650 I didn't have. But then I saw the daughter. Oh yup I'm buying this haha. Sorry that my one '64 story.
My most favorite vehicle!!! I love the 64 Impala! This was my dad's second car. A 4 door 64 Impala. His first car was a red/white 61 Impala 283 3 speed bubble top. Today my dad drives a copy of his first car! Love it!!!
I always preferred a post car no matter what kind. Especially the 55, 56, 57 cars.
My wife's first car was a very used gold '64 Biscayne 4-door sedan with a cream interior and a straight-6 (194? 230? 250? She doesn't know) and a Powerglide. She called it a tugboat. The price was certainly right: it was given to her by her uncle. Two words that all of us car folks like, especially when they're used together: FREE CAR!
Yup, 1964 V8 on the green one. The VIN gets the win: 4 for 1964 model year, 18 for V8 Impala, 47 for two door sport coupe, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Framingham plant opened in 1947 and closed in 1989, amid controversy between politicians over the land for a new plant. Possibly code 952 Meadow Green/Bahama Green two-tone exterior paint.
Station wagon, yes, 1964, but a Bel Air, and also Framingham, MA made. With the tag, we can brag: 05D for the fourth week of May 1964 production, 64 for 1964 model year, 1635 for Bel Air V8 four door six passenger station wagon, FR for Framingham, MA assembly, 839 for blue interior trim, 940 for Satin Silver Irid. exterior paint. That's actually not the VIN, it's the Fisher Body style number. It does not always match the VIN.
No VIN, we do not win, but the VIN for the wagon would be: 4 for 1964 model year, 16 for Bel Air V8, 35 for four door six passenger wagon, G for Framingham, MA assembly and the rest is the production sequence.
Showing the VINs and the trim tags would tell us more about what we're looking at. That's the "automotive reference" book of the junkyard. Like I've always said, "We need the VIN to win and the tag to brag".
My daily driver is a 1963 impala 4 door hardtop. It was my grandfathers car and was originally a 327 3 speed. He swapped it in the late 1960s for a 65-66 350hp 396 with a turbo 400. I started driving it about 9 months ago after it had sat since the mid 1980s. Great daily
Fascinating cars. My dad had a number of Chevy wagons over the years used for auto parts delivery. Had '64 Chevy Biscayne wagon with a six and three speed column shift. Absolutely the squirrelliest car I ever drove. It felt like at least two wheels were going to fall off every minute. Checked and re-checked but never found any defects in the steering or suspension, just cursed.
Such cool cars! I absolutely love the '62 and '64 Impala sport sedans (4 DR HDTP)!
I learned to drive on my parents' 64 Impala wagon. It had a 283 with the powerglide tranny. Loved that car. It was still drivable after a head-on collision with a '63 Mercury Comet. I didn't get a scratch. The Merc and its occupants weren't so lucky.
Kick ass video love that your all over the north east Great content interesting history and stats
Steve you are full of great info, however I'd like to point out that the 3 speed turbo 400 tranny was offered 1st in 65. I have one in my SS.
Steve, you are giving these cars 🚘 a voice! Thanks for the wonderful info… let’s look at some of those 30’s models I’ve seen in some background videos
Now I want a 63 impala ss.
Nice video Steve...keep em coming
My cousin got an early 60s Biscayne 4dr 283 2 barrel power glide in the mid 70s that was as new. Less than 10k on the odometer. True granny's car. Best car l ever drove. You could literally stand a nickel up on its side on the radiator cap while running which was a salesmans trick. l remember it was silent sitting at a red light. lt was IMHO the best utilitarian car ever made. Point A to point B.
I wonder what happened if that nickel ever hit the fan blade
@@rp9674 Luckily the shroud had already been invented but l did witness that and it being silent when idling. lm sure lots of starters were ruined because of people trying to start a running motor! They were silent thru that single exhaust.
@@mwyatt222 starter grinding on a running engine is one of the most cringy sounds, I don't miss that.
@@rp9674 My uncle worked for Steakly Bro.s in Tx from the late 50s til the early 80s. He bought all the low mileage oddities and me and my cousin were allowed to drive anything on the used or back lot. l bought my 69' AMX 390 w/ low miles from him for a couple grand.
@@mwyatt222 that AMX sounds exciting!
I had a 66 caprice that had a 396 with the turbo 400 in it.
My old man got 1964 Bel air, I still have it..
Amazing what options the higher end cars got before the Chevys. My ‘64 Wildcat has both a hydraulic steering box and an early TH400 (or super turbine in Buick-speak! Ooh, aah, the future is now!)
Thanks for the new video!
Junk Car Tours . Just Awesome stuff. I love those hubcaps
Notice the different V emblems? Maybe the first one you showed indicated 283, and the one augmented with flags indicated 327 or bigger. My 64 Impala Sport Coupe came with a perfectly good six, 230 I think, but I wasn't long replacing it with a 283. I didn't go to the formality of adding V emblems to the fenders, though. Sleeper!!! On start up the dash had a blue light indicating Cold, until it warmed up, located beside the red Hot light which came on ... well, you know. The instrument panel, shared with the 63, also had a Gen light, although 64 was Chevy's first use of the alternator. Thanks for the reminders.
Good question on the 11" drums and 9.5" on Chevelles. The Chevelle brakes faded terribly at any panic stop over 50 mph. It made for some great crashing. The 11s would have eliminated much of that. GM was probably trying to save 11 cents per car in materials.
Cruzin down the trail in my six fo!
Great job! Thanks for sharing with us
In 1969, my brother, bought a used 1963 with a 409 ." I think", & so does he, it must of been
knocking so the guy added stp and sold it to my brother. I was riding with him when it blew.
there was no indication any thing was wrong, we were actually driving slow down a hill, getting
near our turn & it blew up . He bought a low mile 1962 & put the 283 in it . worked out , as a 283.
We flipped the 409 block over and ( now a boat anchor) pulled the pan . I can believe how many pieces it exploded into / even the cam shaft was in pieces. I learned to tell a 63 from a 64 from diff tail light's and roof creases added on 64 I believe. I purchased a 64 chevy impala ss when I was 16.
The Impala was the car of the 60's and somewhat of the 70's top selling family car millions made crashed scrapped but still good amount around. Then Olds Cutlass was then the biggest sold family car
Excellent vid.
A four speed, dual quad, posi-traction 409!
these look saveable!!
The indicator tab is on the shift bowl. Its a PowerGlide car.
Funny "the mid size cars like the Nova were nipping at their sales...." a 66 Duce is as long and almost as tall as my 2003 Chevy Express Van... lol. We also used to tease mom when she bought a Datsun B210 in the 80's that it would fit in the trunk of our 1969 Impala if it ever broke down. 😊
Man sad site to see them great beautiful collectible cars in such condition! Great stuff Steve!
Thinking the same, the first car definitely looked like it could be saved.
Grandma had a '64 4 door Bel Air, straight six, for sure a Powerglide. Plastic on the seats! Seat belts were an option she didn't have them! 🤭 Steve you kick butt buddy!
I'd buy and save both those first two cars. Those are awesome!
Hey Steve, perhaps you could correct these errors by editing in some on screen text. Thanks!
0:42 "Single pot master cyclinder seen until 1967 on all American cars"
Dual circuit brakes were used before 67 by Cadillac, AMC, and Studebaker.
2:14 "Now the convertible or course was the most expensive version of the Impala the only thing next to this would have been a full size wagon"
OK, I don't know what this means exactly but it appears it means the Impala convertible is most expensive followed closely by the wagons. With base V8, convertible $3035, six passenger wagon $3077, nine passenger wagon $3181. Differences on six cylinder prices are similar.
2:22 "But this (Impala convertible) is well over 3000 bucks"
Six cylinder $2927, eight cylinder $3035. One not well over and the other not over at all.
3:42 "But the big seller generally was the two door model"
Four door sedan 536,329 plus four door HT 200,172 = 736,501
Two door sedan 120,951 plus two door HT 442,292 = 563,293
The two doors can't catch up even if you throw in 81,897 convertibles. And if that's done how about throwing 192,827 station wagons (all four doors) into the four door totals.
4:13 "The only down side (of four door hardtops) is once these rubber seals got old you had water and air leaks"
Yes of course. The rubber seals on sedans didn't age!!!
The base price of $2927 is with ABSOLUTELY no options at all , very few if any cars were delivered as full strippers , so even base 6 cylinder cars crested $3k , especially since even in 1964 , dealers were learning to tack on "dealer prep" (removing the seat covers , washing off the road grime from the transport truck , and adding 5 gallons of gas - some dealers even delivered the cars with a FULL TANK of gas , but at a jacked-up pass-thru price !) and "destination fees" !
I have an all original 1964 impala 4 door hardtop 283 2 speed, 919 lagoon aqua poly with 853 aqua interior
II clicked on this because I remembered my Dad and Mom's '64 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe. It is very sad to see these ‘64s are in that horrible of shape. At least the cars from the past in my memory stay the same. I'm down to just one car in my retirement and it is a '12 Chrysler 200 Touring Convertible with the Pentastar V6 engine and I’m learning to work on it myself and I am giving it the best of care. The best part is since I'm retired my car is not a daily driver. Using a vehicle daily over time turns them into just another dull worn out old car.
I had a gold one.Same as the first one 283 powerglide
Hardest working man in the auto graveyard universe!
The station wagon roof rack…
A Friends’s dad owned a 62-3 Chevy wagon - pale green with what I believe was a white top - true beater!!! but would hold 6-7 teenage vagrants
Owned a 65 ss impala … convertible 4speed at 15. 😎 yes hydraulic top with cylinders partially inside rear arm rests / panels
Saw a few with 396s but preferred the hp 327 4 speed
NE winters and rear wheel drive with a rag top 🆘
Always preferred the 65-67 ss chevelles size speed design and they actually fit in a … garage
Was always a fan of the lines of the : 62-64 impalas and the ability to add ladder bars back in the day
And the pre ! 65’s were the hot impalas back in the day - many raced and many with a lot of hard earned cash under the hood
Different now
Post beach boys….. The low rider community put impalas on the map - period.
Great video Steve. My dad had a '67 Impala with the 283 2 barrel, power glide 2 speed transmission. Miss that car. It used to valve tap but I think my dad did not adjust the valves regularly.
There was no manual valve adjustment. They were hydraulic lifters.
DJ: Everyone now do the Junkyard crawl ✊
Man you are quite knowledgeable keep it up.
Thanks Steve, I'm mainly Mopar but I do like the 60's GM cars too, in some cases better, they had great styling.