Which takes precedence, the VIN tag or the Cowl tag? This ’65 Malibu SS ragtop has an engine compartment identity crisis. Can Steve make sense of it all? Watch and see.
I love how at the 10:40 Mark Steve just reaches into those leaves on the underside of a rusty old car not knowing if there's shards of metal or glass just digs right in with no gloves. Like a kid opening a Christmas present it's hilarious and I love it
Anyone real classic car guru knows if a cars got potential,its worth saving. An ls6 chevelle maybe worth alot to you because they only made 3000 but many other cars that were alot rare 6 cylinders,you can keep your big buck big block cars. Id rather have something rare. I got news for you there's a guy putting 6 cylinders in his 60's chevies and he is running twin turbos,and spanking v8's at the drag strip. Were talking about taking off like a rocket and buzzing down the track like a mad bumble. v8's can be fun but come on now,let's be real about classic cars. Sounds like something that may interest you?
@@unclewoobie1694 There's a guy on here he is taking the vortec 4200 engines and running them with a turbos,and cranking out some mean numbers,they pull wheelies. Stock the inline 6 vortec engine puts out 1 1/2 hp per cube,more than a stock v8. You wanna talk about hopping up an american grade 6 cylinder car,ask some old school hot rodders,they will tell you the truth. They were beating v8's at the drag strip years ago! Vrooom burrrrrrap,dump the clutch...bye bye! Right now they are bringing the inline 6 back for 2023,they say it may replace the 6.0 and 5.7 HEMI's!
Glancing around at the background vehicles in these shots, all I can say is, “That is ONE interesting bone yard!” What an eclectic mix of different vehicles from many different eras of automotive history…….😮
Yes and no "by train". It depends on where the assembly plant was in relation to the Fisher plant. Some were "through the wall" where the Fisher Body side was on one side and the assembly side on the other side of the wall. Some were transported, such as the bodies for the Toronado from Fisher Body in Euclid, OH to the assembly plant in Lansing, MI or in the case of Cadillac from the Fleetwood Body plant on West End Ave in Detroit to the Clark Street, Detroit, MI plant as we have seen with examples on your channel. All depends on the setup. Yes, my coworker has a 1964 GTO that he bought in 1972 or so that has a boxed frame under it, and it's not a convertible. He's changed parts on it over the years, including the frame. He's going to restore it in retirement. Correct, the SS was an appearance package in some years/models and did not always denote an eight-cylinder equipped vehicle. Correct, the VIN gets the win: 1 for Chevrolet, 37 for Malibu SS six cylinder, 67 for two door convertible, 5 for 1965 model year, B for Baltimore, MD assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Baltimore, MD plant operated from 1935 to 2005 and last assembled the Astro and Safari vans. No, Warren didn't have an assembly plant for these. The MI plant that would have assembled this would have been Flint, MI. No, no, no, and no. LOL. That is not always true. The Fisher Body style code does NOT always match the VIN codes. Two different things on some models and this is the case here. So with the tag, we can brag: 04D for the fourth week of April 1965 production, 65 for 1965 model year, 13867 for Chevrolet (1) Malibu SS (38) convertible (67), BAL for Baltimore, MD assembly, 799 for Medium Slate imitation leather bucket seat interior trim (there were about 3,355 of those made in 1965), W for Glacier Gray lower exterior paint and 1 for White convertible top. So that cowl tag may be the correct one for that car and matches the VIN on the original buildsheet. A broadcast or build sheet (likely long gone) would be needed to prove that body was what eventually was that VIN number as a complete vehicle. Confusing, but true. The Fisher style codes do not always line up with the VIN codes.
I remember a brand new 1965 SS Chevelle on the dealer floor of Sands Chevrolet in Glendale AZ. Maroon color, black interior, bucket seats , 4 speed, 327... very nice car. We were there to look at a used 1964 Chevelle 283 , 3 on the tree 2 door for my brother to buy. He really wanted the new 65 Chevelle. My brother drove the 1964 Chevelle for many years. Altho he installed a 4 speed in the 64. I was a few yrs away from drivers license age.
The Mopar in me couldn't stop looking at that poor 61 Valiant in the background and its toilet seat deck lid while you were going on about factory bloopers. 😁 LOL
Wonderful year waking up to Professor Magnante's morning lectures every day to expose my lack of scholarship! 😎 As usual, I learned something today that I didn't know. The literature and models are always the perfect addition to the videos. Many thanks to you and Super Shane for a great year!
I had a '64 300-series sedan with the 230 engine and Powerglide...ran very nicely for a six, and it drove my way through my college years! And there were a handful of six-cylinder Super Sport Chevelles built in 1964 and 1965...but they faded from memory when the SS 396 came on the scene
Got one of these SS convertibles, originally a factory 6 cyl w/powerglide in my garage. The 6 cyl is long gone, replaced with a semi correct 283, still has the power glide. Midnight blue exterior, white top, same color interior as the one in the crawl. Was really happy to see this and enjoyed the explanation in the tags.
Back in the 70's I had a Chevy Impala SS that had a 283 2bbl powerglide. All the SS was is a trim level. It had a vinyl roof and bucket seats with a console.
My mother had a red 65 Malibu SS with a 283, 3 speed on column, a Spicer posi rear axle. It didn't come with a floor console but it did have the bucket seats. Our family had this car until about 250k+ miles. She finally sold it when it was super tired out.
The SS package in 64/65 was basically an appearance package. For example I have a 65 Chevelle SS. Has the rocker moldings, blacked out front grill, buckets, console and gauges. Mine had a 327/PG, turquoise with light fawn int. But thanks Steve for all your great information and wealth of knowledge! Love your channel!
Since the SS package was just an appearance package on the early Novas you could get one complete with buckets and have a six cylinder and a two speed powerglide. Swapping a small block V8 into a 62-63 Chevy II meant changing out the entire powertrain front to back along with redoing the front suspension as well because of the four bolt wheels on the early ones.
Had a 64 SS chevlle bought it in 1975 for $10 with blown engine & rear started rebuilt but found it pinholed front to rear and scrapped it. Parting it out got a lot of good interior parts for my money. Back then chevys were cheap to find where I lived in a space of ten years I when thru the 64, 66 ragtop, 67 hardtop and 68 ragtop(427/M22) big bucks these days for less than 15 year old street beater.
I helped my cousin put a 283 in his 63 Nova SS, 3-on-the-floor, in 1971. We didn't do all that drivetrain and suspension work. Just had the driveshaft shortened.
I can confirm 6-cyl 3 on the tree El Caminos of that Era. Drove one that was still the orchard runabout in 1982. Hardly anyone wanted to touch it because of the shift - too weird for a lotta folks even then. It worked great!
I have a '65 Chevelle 300, originally a 194 6 cyl, 3 spd stick car. The only options it came equipped with are a pushbutton AM radio and windshield washers. It is also denoted as a V8 car on the buck tag & a 6cyl in the VIN. If that was a blooper, mine was blooped as well.
No. The VIN number characters and the cowl tag characters for the Fisher Body codes are not the same. The "37" on the VIN does mean Malibu SS six-cylinder for 1965 and "38" for the VIN is a Malibu SS V8 in 1965. But the 13867 on the cowl tag does NOT mean six or eight cylinder. Both "137" and "138" are SS Malibus in 1965.
Thanks Steve! We had a mid-60s Chevelle when I was very young. I think it was a metallic blue or green. Don’t remember much else except that my Dad called it the ‘perfect sized car’ or the ‘perfect car’ or something like that. I think rust got to it, but I liked it even at that early age.
In 1982 I bought a 1966 bright red GTO with a 350 engine ( was a tri carb 4 spd car) with 45,000 miles and no rust North Carolina car for $3200. Weeks later he had a 1965 Impala SS 2 door hard top. He wanted $1900. No rust bright red and 59,000 miles. It was 3 speed column shift 6 cylinder with a bench front seat. So much for SS having buckets!
When I had my shop we restored a 62 Impala SS with a 283 3speed on the column with bench seats. Definitely a cool car. Maybe it was a 327 but definitely, two barrel small block.
Life Lesson: When you order your new 1965 Chevelle at the dealership, do NOT let your 17 year-old son pick out the engine. Our neighbor did this and the legend is the car became airborne under throttle. The digits "396" seem to ring a bell here... (Mrs. D on the other hand would have done just fine with the Inline Six. She just wanted to drive to the store...) Later on, the kid started borrowing the car on weekends, and won quite a few on the dragstrip at Raceway Park! (The car's rightful owner, his Mom, found out later...) That Chevelle disappeared decades ago, and the former 17 year old is a retired cop these days.
Here in Oz the 68 HK Holden was the first model with a V8. The 2 door Monaro came in base model with engines from 161, 186, 186S through to 307SBC. The GTS Monaro came base with 186S [2bbl carb and headers] then the 307 2bbl. Then came the GTS 327 which was a 4bbl 250hp fairly base [for the US Performance cars] It came with Saginaw and 10bolt LSD.. The 307 also was available with the 4 speed,, though many will still tell you they did not!! I have owned for of them! For interest the powerslide was the auto used in all, 6&V8. 6s used a non sychro first handgrenade gearbox, a all synchro 3 speed, the dreadfull 4 speed Opel gearbox [made for 1.9 Opels] and then the Saginaw which was an option [should have been std] over the Opel box. The Saginaw was ,,, well fairly average behind the Chevs but generally lived. Even behind 300hp 350s in the next model. Monaros used both normal 5 leaf springs and the big engine ones used 3 leaf. Well known story about a very well known roadrace driver who was having all sorts of issues with rear suspension,, Holden put him back on OEM springs which solved most of his issues
I found one of these in like 2005 in a yard. Might still be there. Just a few hours down the Thruway. Yard had a pretty nice '57 Buick wagon in the back, not rotty, but no way to get to it, there were trees as thick as a redwood growing between it and the rest of the yard. The Chevelle I couldn't find where they were desirable enough yet to haul out, so it stayed there.
Thanks for a year of great content, Steve! Though MT made a mistake canceling Junkyard Gold, I'm glad you decided to do it on your own. Happy New Year, and here's to many more years of crawling the junkyards of New England.
Hello H Tahana! Thanks for watching and writing. I'd be thrilled to see any Junkyard Crawl Down Under videos of goodies lurking in Australian junkyards! Please please? One "Ozzie" item I am fascinated by is how the Valiants with the 2-barrel Slant Six of the 1967 - 1971 period (or there abouts) had the same round metal air cleaner lid as that which was used on 1962 - 1964 MAX WEDGE Mopars! Apparently when the 413 / 426 Max Wedge was replaced by the 426 race Hemi in mid-1964, the obsolete tooling for the Max Wedge air cleaner lid was sent to Australia (as well as Mexico and Brazil) where it helped 2-barrel Slant Sixes breathe a little better. Odd detail, while the 2-barrel Slant Six was offered in Australia and Latin American countries as early as 1967, in the U.S. the Slant Six was strictly ONE-BARREL until the 1977 Super Six - with a carter BBD 2-barrel - arrived. But it did NOT have a Max Wedge lid. Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Chevelles, Nova’s, I can’t get enough. I see a lot of history just waiting to be talked about in that junk yard. Thanks for all the great history lesson’s in 2022 looking forward to 2023 videos. Happy New Year!
Interesting. Love your videos. Back in the day, a guy in my hometown had a beautiful 64 Impala SS convertible. All black. 6 cylinder 3 on the tree. It looked good cruising down the road.
Steve is an absolute treasure. It takes a lot of research time and planning to do this and he makes it look easy. I constantly wonder where he has all these magazines? Does he have a pole barn in New Hampshire? Anyway, that library is something else! Happy New Year Steve and viewers!
Hi Steve! Oh man, I sorely miss my '65 Chevelle SS sport coupe. It had a 327 with a 4 speed. Such a beautiful, fun machine! Bought it for $1150 in 1968. Fyi, I recently drove by High Octane Classic Cars, where they have a fantastic maroon '65 SS convertible selling for.....$55K! How about making this old guy happy by getting this car for me for my upcoming 72nd birthday? 😁
My parents ordered a 1964 Chevelle with Malibu trim. They ordered power steering and windshield washers, but the car was delivered with neither. The top engine at the beginning of the 1964 model year was a 4 barrel 283, but the 327 was added later in the 1964 model year. My mother hated the manual steering, but the 283 had some power, though the carburetor became troublesome. Overdrive was available with the 3-speed manual transmission, with a 3.70:1 rear gear.
6:20, "the domineering gata" sent me on a dictionary search for what it seems is a really rare word, at least one I never heard of before. Perfect fit though.
Reminds me of my first car: a red '63 Chevy II SS (bucket seats and console) that was originally a 6cl 2spd auto. I bought it with no powertrain and added a junkyard 250hp 327 with powerglide out of a '63 Impala wagon. Eventually replaced the single-leaf rear suspension with an earlier multi-leaf sprung rear end. Fun car.
Chevelles were assembled in Ca , including the Oakland ( Fremont ) CA plant , located near T the Durant auto plant located off E 14th near the Oakland Coliseum home of iconic Oakland Raiders football team. Of course
My 1964 Malibu SS had a 327 with 4speed. Dark blue in color and a lighter silverish blue interior and dark blue carpet. Loved it. Fun car that four could easily fit and be comfortable. Traded it in for a 1967 Nova SS with a 327 V8 with a 4speed. White with a white interior but a blue dash and carpet. So I put a thin blue stripe down the side, made it look like it was from the factory. Loved both cars. Thanks for your videos, always learn something from them. Thanks again. I am,, retired ol ron.
Nothing beats a Blown tubbed 65' in seafoam blue Chevelle, modeled my Elky that way, car got a lot of respect at the street drags, then I gave it to Dad for school money. On my days off he had me make it more streetable, blower came off, narrowed 9" came out, basically neutered it, used it as shop truck for his machine shop in Burbank, it's still in the family with my nephew currently in the middle of a complete resto, got my education but damn what a sacrifice. Looking back I honestly believe Dad was just trying to save me from jail time or wadding the car up in a ball. Thanks Steve and be sure to give that Doggy a bath sometime 🇺🇸✌️
A Chevelle SS with a 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree. Who could have guessed? Been a car guy all my life and never heard of such a thing. Never too old to learn, I guess.
I have one of the Chevelle ragtops made in 65 with the 230 inline and a 2 speed powerglide. A pretty rare car,one of 3369 6 cycle convertibles made that year. A local guy gave me a deal that I couldnt pass up and it's factory red on red. If it's red and a convertible,they go for big bucks on the auction block but I plan on keeping it and restoring to as original as possible. The only downside is the metal on these cars wasn't the best,many rotted away to nothing. And it dont matter what car you want or how bad of shape it's in. If it's something you like or it's pretty rare you can still restore them because they literally make everything for the car. Once these cars are gone,they are gone forever so save what you can!!
Thanks Steve, as a Ford man I always learn cool things, Keep Rocking Brother...by the way i had a 65 $150 bucks ran great inline 6 ,,smashed up left front but ran....
You mention the '65 magazine and even say debut, "giving the world it's first look at the Chevelle".... but the car had been out since late '63 as '64 models, they were old news by the time they were in a 1965 magazine.
Love the dog in the trunk. What a panic
I love how at the 10:40 Mark Steve just reaches into those leaves on the underside of a rusty old car not knowing if there's shards of metal or glass just digs right in with no gloves. Like a kid opening a Christmas present it's hilarious and I love it
I'm imagining this SS complete. How unique a car, it would certainly draw a crowd today were it intact. ABSOLUTELY LOVE ODDBALLS SUCH AS THIS!!!!!!!
This yard has a great selection !
Poverty packs are still lemons! SS with base 6 and 3 on the tree.
No such thing as a lemon 65 chevelle, not saying I would restore a 6 cylinder car, but if it drove nice I’d run it. Not everyone wants a v8.
Anyone real classic car guru knows if a cars got potential,its worth saving.
An ls6 chevelle maybe worth alot to you because they only made 3000 but many other cars that were alot rare 6 cylinders,you can keep your big buck big block cars.
Id rather have something rare.
I got news for you there's a guy putting 6 cylinders in his 60's chevies and he is running twin turbos,and spanking v8's at the drag strip.
Were talking about taking off like a rocket and buzzing down the track like a mad bumble.
v8's can be fun but come on now,let's be real about classic cars.
Sounds like something that may interest you?
@@unclewoobie1694 There's a guy on here he is taking the vortec 4200 engines and running them with a turbos,and cranking out some mean numbers,they pull wheelies.
Stock the inline 6 vortec engine puts out 1 1/2 hp per cube,more than a stock v8.
You wanna talk about hopping up an american grade 6 cylinder car,ask some old school hot rodders,they will tell you the truth.
They were beating v8's at the drag strip years ago!
Vrooom burrrrrrap,dump the clutch...bye bye!
Right now they are bringing the inline 6 back for 2023,they say it may replace the 6.0 and 5.7 HEMI's!
Glancing around at the background vehicles in these shots, all I can say is, “That is ONE interesting bone yard!”
What an eclectic mix of different vehicles from many different eras of automotive history…….😮
Glad you enjoyed it
Perfect car to finish of the year ! Thank you Mr. Magnante. A very happy and blessed New Year to all your subscribers 🇺🇸
You also brother
Happy New year 🎉
That Valiant/Lancer behind you would be a great episode.
YES!!! I want to see that one too! I'm sure Ol' Lockjaw is up for it! 😁
Yes and no "by train". It depends on where the assembly plant was in relation to the Fisher plant. Some were "through the wall" where the Fisher Body side was on one side and the assembly side on the other side of the wall. Some were transported, such as the bodies for the Toronado from Fisher Body in Euclid, OH to the assembly plant in Lansing, MI or in the case of Cadillac from the Fleetwood Body plant on West End Ave in Detroit to the Clark Street, Detroit, MI plant as we have seen with examples on your channel. All depends on the setup. Yes, my coworker has a 1964 GTO that he bought in 1972 or so that has a boxed frame under it, and it's not a convertible. He's changed parts on it over the years, including the frame. He's going to restore it in retirement. Correct, the SS was an appearance package in some years/models and did not always denote an eight-cylinder equipped vehicle.
Correct, the VIN gets the win: 1 for Chevrolet, 37 for Malibu SS six cylinder, 67 for two door convertible, 5 for 1965 model year, B for Baltimore, MD assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Baltimore, MD plant operated from 1935 to 2005 and last assembled the Astro and Safari vans. No, Warren didn't have an assembly plant for these. The MI plant that would have assembled this would have been Flint, MI.
No, no, no, and no. LOL. That is not always true. The Fisher Body style code does NOT always match the VIN codes. Two different things on some models and this is the case here. So with the tag, we can brag: 04D for the fourth week of April 1965 production, 65 for 1965 model year, 13867 for Chevrolet (1) Malibu SS (38) convertible (67), BAL for Baltimore, MD assembly, 799 for Medium Slate imitation leather bucket seat interior trim (there were about 3,355 of those made in 1965), W for Glacier Gray lower exterior paint and 1 for White convertible top.
So that cowl tag may be the correct one for that car and matches the VIN on the original buildsheet. A broadcast or build sheet (likely long gone) would be needed to prove that body was what eventually was that VIN number as a complete vehicle. Confusing, but true. The Fisher style codes do not always line up with the VIN codes.
Thanks for painting that picture GUGP. I'm an old GM owner from way back and your info helps to shed light on many mysteries.
Sure thing. Anytime.
I remember a brand new 1965 SS Chevelle on the dealer floor of Sands Chevrolet in Glendale AZ. Maroon color, black interior, bucket seats , 4 speed, 327... very nice car. We were there to look at a used 1964 Chevelle 283 , 3 on the tree 2 door for my brother to buy. He really wanted the new 65 Chevelle. My brother drove the 1964 Chevelle for many years. Altho he installed a 4 speed in the 64. I was a few yrs away from drivers license age.
Growing up there was a family down the street that had a 1965 convertible. It was a dark blue. It was the first convertible I ever rode in.
The Mopar in me couldn't stop looking at that poor 61 Valiant in the background and its toilet seat deck lid while you were going on about factory bloopers. 😁 LOL
Wonderful year waking up to Professor Magnante's morning lectures every day to expose my lack of scholarship! 😎
As usual, I learned something today that I didn't know. The literature and models are always the perfect addition to the videos.
Many thanks to you and Super Shane for a great year!
You're very welcome!
I had a '64 300-series sedan with the 230 engine and Powerglide...ran very nicely for a six, and it drove my way through my college years! And there were a handful of six-cylinder Super Sport Chevelles built in 1964 and 1965...but they faded from memory when the SS 396 came on the scene
Amazing presentation, the junkyard is a classroom with Steve. Get better soon, Pal!
I had two 65 SS Chevelles both were great cars!!! One was a ragtop with a 327!!!
“Hey, hide this in your pocket.” - my dad to me after he popped off an SS decal at the junk yard, again.
I worked at Fisher Body in the 1970’s, still my favorite job of all time 🤔🤩
Got one of these SS convertibles, originally a factory 6 cyl w/powerglide in my garage. The 6 cyl is long gone, replaced with a semi correct 283, still has the power glide. Midnight blue exterior, white top, same color interior as the one in the crawl. Was really happy to see this and enjoyed the explanation in the tags.
In the late 60s, my mother had a 65 Malibu SS. Turquoise with white convertible top, white interior. 327 4spd.
I like the way the props make cameo appearances, very Hitchcock esk 😂😂
I hate seeing these cars turn to dust in the Junkyard. But at least you are giving them purpose
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
Back in the 70's I had a Chevy Impala SS that had a 283 2bbl powerglide. All the SS was is a trim level. It had a vinyl roof and bucket seats with a console.
It was a 1967 Impala
These factory oddities are amazing ......as is your knowledge!!!
Glad you like them!
As I remember things, an SS was a trim package. When I was in high school a buddy of mine had a 69 SS 396, with a bench seat and 3 on the tree.
I almost crapped myself when he opened the trunk and that dog was there.
My mother had a red 65 Malibu SS with a 283, 3 speed on column, a Spicer posi rear axle. It didn't come with a floor console but it did have the bucket seats. Our family had this car until about 250k+ miles. She finally sold it when it was super tired out.
Wow that was well driven and pretty amazing for that year of car.
The SS package in 64/65 was basically an appearance package. For example I have a 65 Chevelle SS. Has the rocker moldings, blacked out front grill, buckets, console and gauges. Mine had a 327/PG, turquoise with light fawn int. But thanks Steve for all your great information and wealth of knowledge! Love your channel!
Since the SS package was just an appearance package on the early Novas you could get one complete with buckets and have a six cylinder and a two speed powerglide. Swapping a small block V8 into a 62-63 Chevy II meant changing out the entire powertrain front to back along with redoing the front suspension as well because of the four bolt wheels on the early ones.
Had a 64 SS chevlle bought it in 1975 for $10 with blown engine & rear started rebuilt but found it pinholed front to rear and scrapped it. Parting it out got a lot of good interior parts for my money. Back then chevys were cheap to find where I lived in a space of ten years I when thru the 64, 66 ragtop, 67 hardtop and 68 ragtop(427/M22) big bucks these days for less than 15 year old street beater.
I helped my cousin put a 283 in his 63 Nova SS, 3-on-the-floor, in 1971. We didn't do all that drivetrain and suspension work. Just had the driveshaft shortened.
I can confirm 6-cyl 3 on the tree El Caminos of that Era. Drove one that was still the orchard runabout in 1982. Hardly anyone wanted to touch it because of the shift - too weird for a lotta folks even then. It worked great!
The dog scared the fuck out of me! Holy shit!
I have a '65 Chevelle 300, originally a 194 6 cyl, 3 spd stick car. The only options it came equipped with are a pushbutton AM radio and windshield washers. It is also denoted as a V8 car on the buck tag & a 6cyl in the VIN. If that was a blooper, mine was blooped as well.
No. The VIN number characters and the cowl tag characters for the Fisher Body codes are not the same. The "37" on the VIN does mean Malibu SS six-cylinder for 1965 and "38" for the VIN is a Malibu SS V8 in 1965. But the 13867 on the cowl tag does NOT mean six or eight cylinder. Both "137" and "138" are SS Malibus in 1965.
Thanks Steve! We had a mid-60s Chevelle when I was very young. I think it was a metallic blue or green. Don’t remember much else except that my Dad called it the ‘perfect sized car’ or the ‘perfect car’ or something like that. I think rust got to it, but I liked it even at that early age.
Had to pop over to eBay and pick up a copy of that magazine. Thanks Steve as always
In 1982 I bought a 1966 bright red GTO with a 350 engine ( was a tri carb 4 spd car) with 45,000 miles and no rust North Carolina car for $3200. Weeks later he had a 1965 Impala SS 2 door hard top. He wanted $1900. No rust bright red and 59,000 miles. It was 3 speed column shift 6 cylinder with a bench front seat. So much for SS having buckets!
This Dude really knows his stuff !
Man that dog gets around lol 😂
11:50 seconds off Great knowledge Steve thanks for all the great videos and your cameraman Shane. See you next year thanks. 👍😎
When I had my shop we restored a 62 Impala SS with a 283 3speed on the column with bench seats. Definitely a cool car. Maybe it was a 327 but definitely, two barrel small block.
I always learn something new on your channel Steve ❤️👍😃
A friend of mine had a Chevelle Malibu in 66 with the 327 and the 4 speed and she was a great runner! ⚡😃
The mono leaf made a comeback in the Lumina of the nineties. It was made of fiberglass and was cross mounted instead of lengthwise. Very smooth ride.
Life Lesson:
When you order your new 1965 Chevelle at the dealership, do NOT let your 17 year-old son pick out the engine. Our neighbor did this and the legend is the car became airborne under throttle. The digits "396" seem to ring a bell here... (Mrs. D on the other hand would have done just fine with the Inline Six. She just wanted to drive to the store...)
Later on, the kid started borrowing the car on weekends, and won quite a few on the dragstrip at Raceway Park! (The car's rightful owner, his Mom, found out later...)
That Chevelle disappeared decades ago, and the former 17 year old is a retired cop these days.
Oh yeah, it had full gauges, too. Even with the six. That would explain why the instrument cluster went MIA.
Now thats a perfect canidate for a couch conversion.
Here in Oz the 68 HK Holden was the first model with a V8. The 2 door Monaro came in base model with engines from 161, 186, 186S through to 307SBC.
The GTS Monaro came base with 186S [2bbl carb and headers] then the 307 2bbl. Then came the GTS 327 which was a 4bbl 250hp fairly base [for the US Performance cars] It came with Saginaw and 10bolt LSD.. The 307 also was available with the 4 speed,, though many will still tell you they did not!! I have owned for of them! For interest the powerslide was the auto used in all, 6&V8. 6s used a non sychro first handgrenade gearbox, a all synchro 3 speed, the dreadfull 4 speed Opel gearbox [made for 1.9 Opels] and then the Saginaw which was an option [should have been std] over the Opel box.
The Saginaw was ,,, well fairly average behind the Chevs but generally lived. Even behind 300hp 350s in the next model.
Monaros used both normal 5 leaf springs and the big engine ones used 3 leaf. Well known story about a very well known roadrace driver who was having all sorts of issues with rear suspension,, Holden put him back on OEM springs which solved most of his issues
This car has drawn another crowd today as well!!!!
I found one of these in like 2005 in a yard. Might still be there. Just a few hours down the Thruway. Yard had a pretty nice '57 Buick wagon in the back, not rotty, but no way to get to it, there were trees as thick as a redwood growing between it and the rest of the yard. The Chevelle I couldn't find where they were desirable enough yet to haul out, so it stayed there.
Sweet car, I wonder how rare this car is because of the 6 banger and 3 on the tree. Have a wonderful new years night everyone be safe all.
Thanks for a year of great content, Steve! Though MT made a mistake canceling Junkyard Gold, I'm glad you decided to do it on your own. Happy New Year, and here's to many more years of crawling the junkyards of New England.
I had a 1966 with a three on the tree. Bench seat. A friend had a 1966 impala with bench seats and four on the floor. They were both great cars.
Awesome year of content Steve may 2023 be the same,happy new year from gold coast Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Hello H Tahana! Thanks for watching and writing. I'd be thrilled to see any Junkyard Crawl Down Under videos of goodies lurking in Australian junkyards! Please please? One "Ozzie" item I am fascinated by is how the Valiants with the 2-barrel Slant Six of the 1967 - 1971 period (or there abouts) had the same round metal air cleaner lid as that which was used on 1962 - 1964 MAX WEDGE Mopars! Apparently when the 413 / 426 Max Wedge was replaced by the 426 race Hemi in mid-1964, the obsolete tooling for the Max Wedge air cleaner lid was sent to Australia (as well as Mexico and Brazil) where it helped 2-barrel Slant Sixes breathe a little better. Odd detail, while the 2-barrel Slant Six was offered in Australia and Latin American countries as early as 1967, in the U.S. the Slant Six was strictly ONE-BARREL until the 1977 Super Six - with a carter BBD 2-barrel - arrived. But it did NOT have a Max Wedge lid. Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Chevelles, Nova’s, I can’t get enough. I see a lot of history just waiting to be talked about in that junk yard. Thanks for all the great history lesson’s in 2022 looking forward to 2023 videos. Happy New Year!
Ditto!
museum, not junk yard
More to come!
@@tomwesley7884 your absolutely right!
Interesting. Love your videos. Back in the day, a guy in my hometown had a beautiful 64 Impala SS convertible. All black. 6 cylinder 3 on the tree. It looked good cruising down the road.
Always a great way to start my day
Thanks Steve love your videos! Your Texas mopar horde was a great lesson for my mopar police car restoration!
Steve is an absolute treasure. It takes a lot of research time and planning to do this and he makes it look easy. I constantly wonder where he has all these magazines? Does he have a pole barn in New Hampshire? Anyway, that library is something else! Happy New Year Steve and viewers!
Unbelievable detail.
Hi Steve! Oh man, I sorely miss my '65 Chevelle SS sport coupe. It had a 327 with a 4 speed. Such a beautiful, fun machine! Bought it for $1150 in 1968. Fyi, I recently drove by High Octane Classic Cars, where they have a fantastic maroon '65 SS convertible selling for.....$55K! How about making this old guy happy by getting this car for me for my upcoming 72nd birthday? 😁
What a car to have in ‘68. ❤
It always makes me wonder how a car like that goes from a beloved new car to an abandoned corpse in a junkyard.
I love the Junkyard Crawl!
My parents ordered a 1964 Chevelle with Malibu trim. They ordered power steering and windshield washers, but the car was delivered with neither. The top engine at the beginning of the 1964 model year was a 4 barrel 283, but the 327 was added later in the 1964 model year. My mother hated the manual steering, but the 283 had some power, though the carburetor became troublesome. Overdrive was available with the 3-speed manual transmission, with a 3.70:1 rear gear.
The taxidermi dog made me giggle
Awesome memories for me with your vids. Get well Steve.
That steering wheel looks in good shape!
Get better soon, Steve!
6 banger, column shifter, I didn't think these were actually available, the tag don't lie, fascinating.
6:20, "the domineering gata" sent me on a dictionary search for what it seems is a really rare word, at least one I never heard of before. Perfect fit though.
Reminds me of my first car: a red '63 Chevy II SS (bucket seats and console) that was originally a 6cl 2spd auto. I bought it with no powertrain and added a junkyard 250hp 327 with powerglide out of a '63 Impala wagon. Eventually replaced the single-leaf rear suspension with an earlier multi-leaf sprung rear end. Fun car.
Where is that junkyard? I if were there I'd think I died and went to heaven! Love it. Great video Mr. Magnante.
So many cars in that yard you need to discuss.
That spring would make a neat crossbow
1st thing I check every morning. Let’s see where Steve’s gonna take us today. Let’s keep 🤞the snow away so you can keep crawling. Happy New Year 🥳
Morning!
"Oh my god!
67 Competition Orange - This thing's a Hemi!" Joe Dirt
from compact to full size you got it.
My first car as a teen was a 1964 Nova SS 6cyl. (194) automatic/console. Bought it from grandma for 400 dollars.
Chevelles were assembled in Ca , including the Oakland ( Fremont ) CA plant , located near T the Durant auto plant located off E 14th near the Oakland Coliseum home of iconic Oakland Raiders football team. Of course
Once again thanks for the quality of the presentation. I can only imagine the "show prep that goes into them". Again, nice shirt.
Thanks again!
My 1964 Malibu SS had a 327 with 4speed. Dark blue in color and a lighter silverish blue interior and dark blue carpet. Loved it. Fun car that four could easily fit and be comfortable. Traded it in for a 1967 Nova SS with a 327 V8 with a 4speed. White with a white interior but a blue dash and carpet. So I put a thin blue stripe down the side, made it look like it was from the factory. Loved both cars. Thanks for your videos, always learn something from them. Thanks again. I am,, retired ol ron.
Happy new year! By far the best classroom I've ever been in. Cheers to many more in 2023.
I love this guy. He is a wealth of classic car knowledge. Love the way he talks
Someone needs to dig out that Chevelle convertible and restore it. They are beautiful cars and worth saving.
Nothing beats a Blown tubbed 65' in seafoam blue Chevelle, modeled my Elky that way, car got a lot of respect at the street drags, then I gave it to Dad for school money. On my days off he had me make it more streetable, blower came off, narrowed 9" came out, basically neutered it, used it as shop truck for his machine shop in Burbank, it's still in the family with my nephew currently in the middle of a complete resto, got my education but damn what a sacrifice. Looking back I honestly believe Dad was just trying to save me from jail time or wadding the car up in a ball. Thanks Steve and be sure to give that Doggy a bath sometime 🇺🇸✌️
I know I seen a tubbed Nova in that color blue it was gorgeous!
@@rollin19 ya, they really look good that color with welds wheels 🇺🇸
Fantastic episode ! Thanks Sir
A Chevelle SS with a 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree. Who could have guessed? Been a car guy all my life and never heard of such a thing. Never too old to learn, I guess.
The dog in the trunk scared me. Glad it's a prop.
What dog? I don't see a dog. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
I have one of the Chevelle ragtops made in 65 with the 230 inline and a 2 speed powerglide.
A pretty rare car,one of 3369 6 cycle convertibles made that year.
A local guy gave me a deal that I couldnt pass up and it's factory red on red.
If it's red and a convertible,they go for big bucks on the auction block but I plan on keeping it and restoring to as original as possible.
The only downside is the metal on these cars wasn't the best,many rotted away to nothing.
And it dont matter what car you want or how bad of shape it's in.
If it's something you like or it's pretty rare you can still restore them because they literally make everything for the car.
Once these cars are gone,they are gone forever so save what you can!!
I think this is one of your best "junk yard classrooms". So much information. I owned a 1972 Rally Nova. Great car. Thanks for a great series.
That was a beautiful car in its day. I’m not a Chevy person but I certainly would love to have that car today.
You and me both!
That steering wheel is in great condition for sitting in the junkyard.
Thanks Steve, as a Ford man I always learn cool things, Keep Rocking Brother...by the way i had a 65 $150 bucks ran great inline 6 ,,smashed up left front but ran....
Thanks Steve
I had a gray 65 chevelle with red interior, auto and 6 cyl in the late 70s. It sold between friends for years. Party car always.
Cheers 🇨🇦
Thanks for the content,Steve. Be well.❤
That Vin tag to some would be worth its weight in gold. I've seen you tubers restore a car with less original parts.
Love your magazine collection
You mention the '65 magazine and even say debut, "giving the world it's first look at the Chevelle".... but the car had been out since late '63 as '64 models, they were old news by the time they were in a 1965 magazine.
I could spend a lot of time in that yard. Sad to see things rust to the point of no return. I love it though! Wishing everyone a happy new year!
Have a GREAT 2023 Steve! Really enjoy your videos. I'm just an Old Fart MoPar dragracer from the early 1970's. MoPar or No car!
....wow... I just had a flashback of Ansen Ground Grabbers and Weber aluminum flywheels..
Fascinating stuff. It's a most interesting history.
All of those vehicles should be back on the road!