Rare 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS Bubble Top 1 of 118
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- This is a beautiful example of a frame up restoration on a 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS Bubble Top. This is 1 of 118 SS versions of the bubble top made in 1961. Many thanks to Gary for letting me ride along and share his amazing car with you.
I love the 61 impalas. My dad bought one new and I remember it well. He’ll be 95 this fall.
That's awesome. Tell him I said happy birthday.
My father bought one, brand new, exactly like yours from Erwin Chevrolet in Philadelphia PA.(!961) I drove it to my senior prom and more people came out to the parking lot just to see the car.
That's awesome. I can see people doing that. Impressive cars attract people. Should have just had the prom in the parking lot.
SWEET !
Inagree.
A car with style.
Amen
Thanks for sharing !
Always a pleasure.
Beautiful car
Thank you
Should the SS. 1n 1961 have a grab bar?
I have no idea.
There were six 61 bubble top lightweights built with the two four 409 and 4 speeds. A guy named John Munford owns three of the six
That is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
@@RobertsRideAlong I got a private tour of his car collection in 2015.
He had 110 cars. They're all perfect.
@@ericheine2414 I would be in heaven.
It seems like EVERYONE has a ‘61 SS.
In fact, there are more ‘61 SS’s now,
then back in 1961!
SS package was a dealer add on
You could have a 1961 Impala
pillared sedan with a 6 cylinder
as an SS. CB
Unless you have dealership
documentation, you got a fake.
It's documented, and he sold it for an amazing price because of that. There are a lot of cars now that never were made. It's a shame and should be a crime
I bought a bubble top in 68 283 powerglidetook me a year to get it back to lke new. Seafoam green new seat covers. Was stolen that year. Never to see again.
Beautiful car. So sorry to hear it was stolen.
The accepted production figures for 1961:
Approximately 178,000 'bubbletops' produced.
453 Factory assembled Super Sports. Not all were bubbletops...any body style of an Impala (2 door sedan, 4 door sedan, 4 door hardtop, 2 door hardtop, convertible) could be ordered with the SS package. I have never seen a breakdown of production numbers for SS versus body type but I would imagine that most Super Sports were 2 door hardtops (bubbletops).
142 Super Sports with 360 HP 409 engine. All others with various HP versions (305 HP - 350 HP) of 348 CID engine.
To me this car looks like a standard 61 Impala 2 door hardtop with a reproduction 'SS' emblem on the trunk lid. The other 'SS' features are either missing or can't be seen in the video.
That's amazing. I didn't know all of those numbers. The gentleman who owned it had all of the factory paperwork for the car, but I don't remember what it said. He ended up selling it, and because the paperwork went with it he got a good price. Thank you for sharing this information with me. Very interesting to learn about it.
O it's clearly visible. No ss grab bar. Missing the ss ¼ badges.
Did it come with a 348
@@eutimiochavez415 I'm not sure what it came with.
Change tires & wheels
He ended up trading the entire car for a 56 Chevy Bel-Air with an LT swap
Almost every 61 2dr impala was a bubble top. Not biscayne and bel airs went both ways
Thanks for the information.
Lol his numbers of production are off a tad. And all two door hardtops had that roof. Makes me gag when they're called bubbletop. Dont know what goof came up with that term but its dumb. I have a 61 btw.
Horrible nickname, but still an awesome car.
"Bubble Top" is a cool Nickname, and looks better than the 61 Hardtops...I think you're all shit, in saying you have a 61 🍿👀
And all ss was a 4speed car
Nice