After the Impala debuted as a series in 1959, the Bel Air became Chevrolet’s mid-tier full-size offering until the mid-1970s. The easiest way to tell most Bel Airs from Impalas is the use of dual rather than triple taillights (along with a lesser amount of trim). This 1964 Bel Air 4-door sedan could be one of the nicest ones left with a nearly impossible 21,600 miles. Everything here seems ship-shape, and this is a great find powered by six cylinders. Located in Katy, Texas, this grandma-style Chevy is available here on eBay. The opening bid of $16,500 has yet to be cast. Kudos, Mitchell G., for this stellar tip!
Typical buyers of the Bel Air in 1964 were likely budget-conscious shoppers who didn’t need or want the extra “glamour” of the Impala. But they didn’t want Plain Jane, either, which is what you got if you bought the downstream Biscayne with its rubber floor coverings. Biscaynes were popular for fleet purchases, such as taxis, due to their total lack of standard features. All full-size Chevies came standard with a 230 cubic inch “Turbo-Thrift” inline-6, and the original owner of this Bel Air saw no need to upgrade to one of several V8s.
The seller has owned this Chevrolet for only about a year. Its prior history isn’t stated, but somehow this car has managed to be mostly inactive to have just 21,000+ miles after 61 years. The seller found this sedan in New York and drove it home to Texas with no issues. We’re told that “everything has been gone through” to ensure its mechanical heaith, but that could mean almost anything besides fluids and tires.
If anything is amiss with the body, paint, or interior, I can’t find it in the photos supplied. The interior looks especially tidy, and that’s where you’ll be spending a lot of time. One of the few options is a 2-speed Powerglide automatic. If four doors aren’t too many and you don’t care about breakneck acceleration, could this Chevy be living in your garage soon?
Nice write-up on this time warp machine.
This is incredibly preserved. What was once considered a standard run-of-the-mill vehicle you’d see in every super market and 5 and Dime store parking lots, are so few and far between. I’d be very happy to own it and preserve it. Great find Mitchell G, and great write up too Russ.
Grandma car? You bet! But it checks all the boxes for me except for one thing– no radio. That can be remedied by a trip to
your friendly neighborhood stereo
shop for a period correct AM/FM/Syrius XM unit with 6 speakers for a great sound. And tech? Just mount a cellphone holder to the dash and plug 🔌
your phone 📱 into the lighter
Jack to power it up and call it done 👍! And my insurance company here in Florida would love me and might even lower my
rate. After all, with 4 doors and a
230 straight 6, just what kind of trouble could you get into?
I really hope this doesn’t get defaced with an LS and a SS clone treatment.
Who would be crazy enough to try to make an SS clone out of a four door sedan? SS cars were never meant to be four doors.
I learned to drive in one with a 283! Growing up here in DC ,learned how to parallel park in one with no power steering!!! RIP Uncle Daddy Green!
Auction ended, then relisted, and ended almost immediately.
“This listing was ended by the seller on Tue, Oct 21 at 9:52 PM because the item is no longer available.”
Relisted. It is on ebay now. (10-23)
Leave it the way it is Original and just keep it maintianed.