1965 409 Impala 2 Door

[tom406]

That's a neat car, and the '65 409s are always interesting to me. With all that said, they're a somewhat obscure car. That car needs quite a bit of work and you really just described a circumstantial 409 car-an early build with some telltale signs. That's not enough to justify a full tilt restoration because the buyers will consider it a maybe/probably 409 car. Unless there's some paperwork to be found or original engine to verify originality, I think it will probably remain unrestored. I hope it finds a happy ending! Thanks for posting.