According to the ad, this car was purchased about 20 years ago from the seller’s grandmother who purchased it new! It features 84,000 original miles and is mostly original beside one repaint. It can be found here on eBay with a current bid of $15,000 and a buy-it-now price of $23,900. The seller says it has spent its whole life in Oregon, where it is still located today. Fortunately, it was always garaged and never driven in the rain. Have a look at this beauty!
There are no details in the ad regarding the interior, but I guess the photos speak for themselves. This car is super-clean and appears to be all original like the seller claims. You can see the deluxe console and gauges that were included with the Super Sport package. As you would expect, the rear seat looks just as good as the front.
Unfortunately, this car features a modest 350 cubic inch V8. The car could have been ordered with a 396 big-block. In fact, some early 1965s got the famous 409! The seller does say the engine runs smoothly and shifts very nicely.
The Impala model has been around since the late 1950s and has a very strong following. During the early 1960s, they changed body styles and grilles nearly every year. The 4th-generation, however, remained pretty much the same from 1965 to 1970.
As mentioned, the car was repainted in the original Tahitian Green, which is a great color combination with the white interior. The seller’s grandma must have been a cool lady back in the day! This car is a great legacy and deserves a good home. What do you think about this one?
Such a beauty! In my mind, the lone black wall tire contrasts how much more premium whitewalls these cars look. The interior is lovely, except for the wrinkling of the headliner sail panels; and I assume that the holes beside the seat back are for hidden speakers? BTW; the engine is a 283; the 350 didn’t debut until 1969, IIRC. All in all, someone should be a happy person when this is over! GLWTA!! :-)
Could be one of 2 327 small blocks for that year.
If memory serves me 327 in Impala’s were 275 hp only…”65 was a strike year ans there were a lot of problems with the cars since GM put them out as fast as possible. My sister had one with 2 different sized heads.
Thank you. I thought `65 was a bit early for any 350.
I had a ’65 SS, 327 250HP, not 275. You could get base 250, then 300hp, and up, I believe.
I have a 65 s with original 283 and power glide, I put a high pro 350 and 350 turbo on it also. It will be going for sell soon, super straight new baby blue paint just have to finish interior and brakes and exhaust. Any one interested let me know
Send it in Chris and we will auction it for you!
Its written on the fenders..283.. if the engine is still original, as said, its a mild 283…
The small flagged V emblem was also used for the 327 so you really have to make out the numbers to be sure. Definitely not a 350.
I am certainly interested in this beautiful car.
The 350 was introduced in 1967 as a camaro ss only in 1967 & 1968 with small block.There was a 396 option as well. The 396 camaros in those years had a black tail panel .
I’m pretty sure that’s the original 283 in it…if you look closely…plus, the seller says it’s all matching numbers…I think the engine size listed is a typo…very nice find….
Forget back in the day – that grandma is still cool, no matter if she is still alive or passed on. Would have liked to meet her and hear her stories about the car. Beautiful car!!!
My God, I owned a twin to this car in ’72-73, same color combo, 327 four barrel and dual exhaust, Powerglide, worthless manifold vacuum gauge and all. Had to sell it to a car lot outside of Ft. Bliss TX in ’73 for $400 when I got transferred to Ft. Lewis WA. Always loved that color!
There was o 350 cid engine available in 1965. This later model small block is a replacement engine for something that was in there before. Tough to know what else might have been patched up and/or replaced.
This brings back memories of riding with my grandparents in their ‘65 Impala 2 dr HT. 327 with the 3-on-the-tree. Theirs wasn’t a Super Sport, but it was a beautiful vehicle. Someone’s going to get a wonderful car.
A few things raise questions for me ?? Inside trunk lid painted black, back up lights look real new by the lens appearance, hood insulation has been changed, package tray is new or it would be like the sail panels…Carpet is toooo nice. I just think there’s been a lot of work done to it and not so all original ??
I’m wondering if the repaint was from an accident. The trunk lid looks a little off.
totally agree thats the first thing i noticed, looks like it was rear ended at some time and if you look close to the back body on same side it looks like rust and a dent
I sat down with a dealer an ordered a 65 Impala SS, green, 300 hp 327 4speed Blackwell tires dogdish hub caps total price $ 3586.00 wonderful car ! Had it 4 yrs .
…most likely a 283 or 327 , but the 350 did debut in 67
In 67 the 350 was only in the Camaro SS
I agree between the fender emblems and the oil fill to the right of the radiator hose, it sure looks like a 283. I have to say IIRC it looks like someone cut off the snorkel on the air cleaner. It wouldn’t be the fastest car around, but the 283 is a good, solid engine IMO and I’ve run them close to 200K successfully.
Overall I like the car.
As far as I know, the 350 engine made it’s debut in 1967. My brother owns a 1967 Camaro RS/SS 350. Owned it since ?1976 or 1977. That’s Mopar Joe. I bought my 68 Barracuda from him in 1981. Still have it. 55,600 actual miles on it!
Glad I saw this car, now I know the color of the 1965 Impala four door hard top that was factory ordered by my grandfather, on my father’s side of the family.
Tahitian Green!
He traded it of in 1969 for a dark brown Impala four door hardtop, it had green interior.
I had a 65 Impala….I originally thought it was black when I first got it but turned out to be dark green. I believe it was called cypress green,
A co-worker had a 1965 in the early 1980’s I was amazed to see a 283 and powerglide. Super sport in name only. His wife backed out of the driveway and the brake pedal went to the floor. She had the presence of mind to put it in drive and pull to the curb. As I recall we put in a Camaro dual circuit master cylinder and new brake lines.
for those of wondering , the 350 engine debut in 1967 and only came in a camaro
This car looks like a very well kept original. If I zoom in close it appears there is a 283 above the flag emblem on the front fender. They had 283 on the fender in 1965. 1965 283 had I believe 195 HP. After 1965 they only had numbers for 327 and larger. I owned a 1965 Impala Super Sport with a 327 250 HP. They also had a 300 HP version of the 327. Engine under hood looks like the 283. My dad had one in his 1966 Impala. Console and dash all look good. Original. My manifold vacuum gage worked pretty good. The clock in the console was garbage. I liked the console and the chrome wrapped around the front seats. I liked the speaker in the upper center of the rear seats. This is a very nice car. Similar in shape to the 1966. Different front and twilights. Back in the 1960’s they would have pretty substantial cosmetic differences every year. They changed overall shape every 2-3 years. 59/60, 62-64, 65/66, 67/68. I had a 1968 Impala SS too. 307 V8. That had 200 HP.
I always loved the 1965 Impala. Not many people do. When I had mine I had to join a collector’s club just for that year. For some reason that year was considered to be an orphan year for the Impalas.
You could get that same combination in the 65 Malibu. My friend had one when we were in High School. 283 and powerglide, with the mag type hubcaps.
Buyer beware and inspect in person. Pictures can hide a thousand sins! Also, always beware of pictures taken in the shade or with a wet hose down.
It does appear nice, and yes, I’d like to have it but I don’t see 25g’s in it. From the pics 15-18g maybe……depends on inspection. (maybe mama got rear ended at some point…Can’t really tell from the pictures but if its a 327 original the valve covers would give it away. I looked at many of them when I worked at the Chevy dealer in 65 and 66.
I have to agree with luke. Wet spray down; 350cu; carpet ect. Did no-one but me notice the Bad paint chip repair right front fender ? Quit suspicious write up on this beautiful subject.
Steve L. You are absolutely correct. 327 came in 250 HP and 300 HP. My grandfather had 250 label on the engine if his 1965 Impala. The label on my 1965 Impala was off the car when I bought it in 1971. I told my friends I had 300 HP back when I was 19. I drove my grandfather’s car and his was always a little quicker. So I had 250 HP. His had single exhaust and mine came single but was converted to dual. I don’t know if 300 HP came with dual from factory. I still have owners manual with all specs.
Top bid of $22,300 didn’t meet the reserve at 6 pm cdt. If the seller is smart, he will get in touch with the high bidder and work out a deal.
I had an aunt who bought a 65 Caprice Coupe, brand new in a beautiful butterscotch gold, with a beautiful three tone interior, that had a bench seat in a gold fabric that was like silk, trimmed in light brown vinyl with bronze piping, the rear seat was a match but had a fold down arm rest. Plus there was plenty of wood on the door panels and dashboard that matched the piping. The car also had PW/PL, AM push button radio with two speakers, I also remember a shiny chrome tissue draw under the dash. All topped off with a cool looking compass, because she was a college French professor at CCRI, that in the summers did a lot of traveling towing the coolest little Airstream! My aunt never married till later in life and was quit a gall from what Mom tells me! The Caprice was powered by a 396, with a three speed autos he ordered special along with a factory tow package, that she also made sure it came with I believe my Dad told me was a 3:23 Posi rear, mostly due to all the snow we got in R. I.! I remember the nice big snow tires she ran in the winter! I almost bought the car when she finally sold it! But it had a lot of miles, very well cared miles, but 140,000!!! How many 396’s have you heard with that many miles?
is there a way to tell if it had a 409 engine by the vin
OK, the new listing correctly identifies the engine as a 283 which was available in either a 2-barrel carburetor 195hp, or a 4-barrel carburetor 220hp in 1965. The interior color is also corrected as being white, not black. Maybe that’s why a “Flake” forced a relisting,,,,
Sold for $22,300. Grandma must have really been in tune with the weather. How can you live in Oregon and never drive in the rain?
My first car (I had just graduated from college) was a 1965 Impala SS white with a black vinyl roof and had a 396 engine automatic transmission. I paid $3950 for it. I kept the car for 3 years and then went to a smaller car (got married and sent her back to college). Sure wish I had kept that car, it was (to me) the best car I’ve ever owned.