67 Impala SS - Survivor big block car WIW???

[HPMIKE]

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Looks nice.....if you pass on the car, let me know. I'm in Joisey too! It might be my saviour from ordering the New SS Camaro in yellow.....or silver....or orange.....!

Jeff x 2

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I own it already. I just couldn't resist. I really want to keep it though as you just don't find anything like this too often. The older I get the less tolerant I am of cars that are perfumed pigs or handed around junk. But like everyone else I have a space problem so I might have to let it go, unless I can sell something else.

Want to buy some really nice Mopars??

MB

[Tarrytown SS427s]

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Here are some more photos that show some neat original detail.

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P-1 cowl stamp..Nice! Must be a Tarrytown car I can see better the condition of the paint by that picture too. Does the car have any original docs? I'm curious where it was sold originally. Amazing condition for a car from Jersey.
Steve

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GOOD FOR YOU! My 67 rides like a dream. I really enjoy rolling down the highway with the 427 and 2.73 gears.... Maybe one day I can see it. I'm Exit 4!!!
Jeff

[Verne_Frantz]

It all depends on how they were used and cared for. I have 2 lifelong Jersey cars that are both completely rust free. (and they're 5 years older than the topic SS396).
I have a '69 El Camino that grew up in GA and AL. It's had floor pans and the fenders and quarters are bubbling.

And as far as black paint is concerned, IF it had been repainted it would NOT look as black and deep as it does now. Since the '80s, no one has made a black paint as BLACK as the factories used back then. I've had my old beater, original paint black car next to a fresh $60K black paint job, and that car looks brownish-gray compared to mine.

This paint is 47 years old. If I had it repainted, it wouldn't look this good.


Verne

[HPMIKE]

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It all depends on how they were used and cared for. I have 2 lifelong Jersey cars that are both completely rust free. (and they're 5 years older than the topic SS396).
I have a '69 El Camino that grew up in GA and AL. It's had floor pans and the fenders and quarters are bubbling.

And as far as black paint is concerned, IF it had been repainted it would NOT look as black and deep as it does now. Since the '80s, no one has made a black paint as BLACK as the factories used back then. I've had my old beater, original paint black car next to a fresh $60K black paint job, and that car looks brownish-gray compared to mine.

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Not all Jersey cars are beat up rusted up junk. I found this car(attach) in Sayreville NJ. It is better than ANY Arizona car!

MB

PS: Can one of you smart guys teach this dummy how to get the pic to show up in the body of the post.

[Bill Pritchard]

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Believe me, the paint looks way better in the picture than it actually is.

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My car is exactly the same way....just ask anyone who's seen it in person. Real world, the paint is just so-so; in pictures, it looks great

[HPMIKE]

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And as far as black paint is concerned, IF it had been repainted it would NOT look as black and deep as it does now. Since the '80s, no one has made a black paint as BLACK as the factories used back then. I've had my old beater, original paint black car next to a fresh $60K black paint job, and that car looks brownish-gray compared to mine.

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Agreed!

But there is a reason. The base/clear coat systems in use today are fine for metallics and such, but a black car should be done in a single stage. This liftoff Bee I did last year is painted with Glasurit single stage acrylic urethane. It is absolutely stunning.

MB

[Bill Pritchard]

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Can one of you smart guys teach this dummy how to get the pic to show up in the body of the post.


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Mike,

just follow Bruce's tutorial. It's a sticky somewhere on this site. If I can do it, I guarantee you can do it.

[HPMIKE]

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Here are some more photos that show some neat original detail.

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P-1 cowl stamp..Nice! Must be a Tarrytown car I can see better the condition of the paint by that picture too. Does the car have any original docs? I'm curious where it was sold originally. Amazing condition for a car from Jersey.
Steve

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I have the original order form. The car was bought in Westchester County NY some 10 miles from Tarrytown. Guy traded a 65 T Bird towards it.

MB

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........ my old beater




Verne

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Verne, you are too humble. Now let's see some more of that 61 moredoor!! blue gut?