1964 Chevy Impala 4 door...original family and low

[Verne_Frantz]

Dave,
The codes on the cowl tag may tell me some of the options, but not all of them. The glass bowl sounds like the 300hp. (Quadrajets weren't even invented yet!)

Verne

[markjohnson]

Those peppy little 327's are a lot of fun. It sounds like a decent fun car and don't let the extra doors bother 'ya. It's easier to pile some buddies in there, everybody's comfortable, get some breakfast and hit the swap meets on a Sunday morning! Fun stuff.

[Barefoot Dave]

Thanks for the input guys. I'm gonna go look at it closely again this week and hopefully bring it home!

[Barefoot Dave]

Well...I bought it and plan to make it my daily driver. It runs GREAT! Here's some pics of the car, the build sheets and the original warranty card.

http://picasaweb.google.com/barefootdave/1964Impala

[x Baldwin Motion]

Excellent!! Good Luck!!

[markjohnson]

I've been messin' around with early X-Frame Chevys for many years now but I don't believe I've ever seen an early Chevy with those braces inside the trunk against the back side of the rear quarter panels. Is that a hardtop only thing? Hey Verne, you out there? I'll know that you have the answers! That cloth interior looks great also and I wonder if that's some kind of optional Deluxe interior 'cuz I don't recognize that particular pattern.

[Barefoot Dave]

Verne...I'll send you a PM later today and I'd love to pick your brain about the car. Yes, the suffix is an "S"...T1108S. The SS wheel covers came off of the 64 SS he bought on the same day from the same dealer. It's a really cool story and it I'm glad I got to hear it along with the history of the car.

Mark, the seat covers have been changed and are not the original or even an original GM pattern according to the original owner, he just liked it better than the original and they ripped in 1989 so he had them replaced with what's in there.

I'd also like to hear more about the braces on the quarters too and what they mean.

Thanks for any help and info! :-)

[Verne_Frantz]

Dave,

I see a bunch of things on the car I can let you know about if you want to pm me. It's a 250hp 327 with the fuel bowl added. The SS wheel covers were obviously added, but it did come originally with white walls and the full accessory wheel covers. The diagonal braces inside the quarters were typical of BOP cars, especially Willimgton cars, as yours is. The engine pad stamp photo is blurry but I'd guess it ends with an "S".
Congrats on the purchase. It doesn't need much to make it more correct and you'll have a great driver!

Verne