1966 Chevrolet Impala 1966 Chevrolet Impala American Classic - Full Financing Available to qualified buyers.

The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet\'s most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United States, competing against the Ford Galaxie 500 and the Plymouth Fury when full-size models dominated the market. The Impala was distinguished for many years by its symmetrical triple taillights. The Caprice was introduced as a top-line Impala Sport Sedan for the 1965 model year becoming a separate series positioned above the Impala in 1966, which itself remained above the Bel Air and Biscayne. The Impala continued as Chevrolet\'s most popular full-size model through the mid-1980s. Between 1994 and 1996, Impala was revived as a muscular 5.7-liter V8‰owered version of the Caprice Classic sedan. In 2000, the Impala was re-introduced again as a mainstream front-wheel drive full-size sedan
Ed Cole, Chevrolet\'s chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the Impala as a prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen.

Totally redesigned in 1965, the Impala set an all-time industry annual sales record of more than 1 million units in the U.S., which has never been bettered. All new full-size Chevys eschewed the X frame for a full-width perimeter frame, a new body which featured curved, frame less side glass for pillar less models, sharper angled windshield with newly reshaped vent windows, and redesigned full-coil suspension.
1966 Impala SS Convertible

In 1965 Chevrolet introduced the Impala Caprice, exclusively as a four-door hardtop. Caprices received unique tufted upholstery, wood grained accents on the dashboard and specialty pulls on the insides of the doors. This halo model also featured the spinner wheel covers from the Impala SS, with the SS logo centers replaced by a Chevy bowtie emblem. The Super Sport\'s blackout rear trim strip below the triple taillights was also used, with the Impala SS emblem deleted of course. The Caprice Custom was reintroduced as the Chevrolet Caprice in 1966, taking the top position in the full-size Chevrolet lineup. Engine choices included the inline six-cylinder as well as the famous Chevy small-block and big-block V8s. Automatic buyers were given the option of the newly introduced three-range Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission for the newly introduced Mark IV big-block engine, displacing 396 cubic inches. The old 409-cubic-inch 6.7 L W engine was discontinued early in the 1965 model year, so early-production \'65s got the 409, as well as 1 10 of 1 percent had the 396 CID big-block. Moreover, other later-built cars had the 396-cubic-inch 6.5 L as the big-block option with significant horsepower drawback. Two-range Powerglide, as well as Synchro-Mesh 3- and 4-speed manual transmissions were available. As with previous years, Impalas featured more chrome trim inside and out, with pleated tufted upholstery and door panels. The Impala would be the #2-selling convertible in the U.S. in 1966, with 38,000 sold; it was beaten by the Mustang by almost 2:1.



1966 Impala, new 350 Summit engine., professionally rebuilt 700r trans., near new tires and 17 inch American Racing wheels, NEW: side moldings, bumpers, weather stripping, taillight lenses, lower grill and other misc. P -S, disc. brakes. very nice drive