There’s something special about a well-optioned 1964 Chevrolet Impala, and this two-door hardtop checks a number of desirable boxes. Listed on eBay, this example is described as an all-numbers-matching car retaining its factory drivetrain, including the 327 cubic-inch V8 rated at 300 horsepower and a Muncie 4-speed manual transmission. With 90,000 miles showing and a clean title, it presents as a strong example of one of Chevrolet’s most iconic full-size models. Thanks for the tip, T.J.!
Finished in Azure Aqua with an Aqua interior, this Impala wears a classic mid-1960s color combination that fits the car’s era perfectly. According to the seller, it’s rare to find a bench seat Impala equipped with factory SS options, and this car is said to include a factory tachometer, 4-speed transmission, Positraction differential, and the high-output 327/300 engine. That combination delivers both performance credibility and a level of factory originality that collectors tend to appreciate.
The trim tag reportedly decodes to show tinted glass, a padded dash, deluxe seat belts with retractors, rear view mirrors, the comfort and convenience package, and two-speed wipers. The car was built during the fourth week of April 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia. The radio has been upgraded with kick panel speakers, offering a subtle modernization while retaining the car’s overall period feel.
Described as a rust-free Tennessee Impala, this example has undergone a cosmetic restoration. It has been repainted once, though the door jambs are said to remain in their original paint. The seller notes minor chips and some paint contamination, but overall presents it as very nice and rock solid. The underside has reportedly been detailed over the original undercoating, and many new parts have been installed as part of the restoration.
On the road, the car is described as driving, performing, and shifting exceptionally well. For buyers who value documentation, the seller mentions having extensive photos detailing the car and documenting drivetrain numbers, and welcomes in-person inspections.
With its numbers-matching 327/300, factory 4-speed, Positraction, and distinctive Aqua-on-Aqua presentation, this 1964 Impala blends authenticity and drivability in a way that’s increasingly hard to find. Would you keep it just as it sits, or make any changes to this well-optioned classic?
I’ve never been a big fan of full-sized cars from the 60s but there are some exceptions; this being one of them.
I was going into 6th Grade in 1964 and that was one of the years when I really started to notice cars and was able to identify the different models within a certain designation. I always tried to talk Dad into getting a car like this but he preferred the larger models.
If it was GM he drove Oldsmobile (he didn’t like Buick); if it was Chrysler, he drove–Chrysler. He wouldn’t drive Ford for some reason. I’d have preferred a basic Impala but I shouldn’t complain; whatever Dad drove I wasn’t embarrassed to be seen in it.
When I entered the repair trade this car would’ve only been 7 years old. We had a lot of ’64 models go through our shop. Mostly 6-cyl. / 2-speed Powerglides, mostly needing brakes and chassis work. When they started burning oil the owners deemed them worn out and traded them in. Usually 70-100K miles. Back in the day, most of these were overhauled then sold to a new owner who would proceed to drive the wheels off it again.
All was well. Then they started to “Equip” the cars with all sorts of gadgets that broke down. The basic car was boring, easy to work on. Then add A-C, Cruise Control, Climate Control, Auto-Tune radio, Power Windows, Power Door locks, Automatic Light Dimming, and probably an ATR stuck in there somewhere, and you suddenly had a day full of diagnostic nightmares.
A mechanic got to be a Jack-Of-All-Trades / Master-Of-None. And in a small town, some of those skills spilled over into watching kids…
Geo you struck a chord with me mentioning your Dad. My Dad was like your Dad, not a Buick guy, had Pontiacs and then Oldsmobiles. He fixed all his own vehicles for years including body and paint work. Everything he bought did NOT have power windows or locks no cruise control no tilt wheel. He always said less stuff to break and if he didn’t own the tools to fix it, he didn’t order it.
As for this Impala, I agree with what Elizabeth wrote, this color combination is very mid 60’s and very appealing I like it.
My grandpa who passed away in 2002 at81 was a AMC man that had AMC’s back then with the least amount of acessories so he could fix problems himself. Manual brakes ,steering, and transmission. And manual interior such as windows, locks and mirrors. It was a different generation back then. His last AMC was a 1973 2 door Hornet with a 232 six,auto with manual brakes, and steering but he did get A/C. It was his retirement car bought when I was born on his birthday August 23 1972 and only had 42,000 miles on it when he passed in 2002.
Before we moved to the suburbs when I was 4. We lived in Chicago on a very busy street. (111th) Mom was pulling her hair put trying to teach me to count. But when Dad came home. We would sit on the front steps and not only count cars. But keep a,separate tally of makes. By the time I was 3. I could keep the running tally all by my self. 22 Chevys, 8 Hudsons, 12 Buicks, etc. And Dad didn’t need to keep me corrected. It just p###ed off Mom to no end. And Dad thought it was great! Dad drove anything but Fords. (Even a couple of Dauphines!)
Back in the day I would sit in a corner in a front room and guess the make of cars passing by the sound. There was an intersection 60 yards from our first driveway and we were in the country. My brother kept score and I was always about 90% right. Bigger trucks could confuse me but cars and even different years had distinct sounds. That led to my police years with a radar where I would guess the speed then look at the radar. Normally I was within 1 to 3 mph correct. Cars with high rear gears made confusing sounds. Fun times.
john, Chevy made a TV commercial with this same thing – a kid could tell the car by the engine sound. Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZwONYWUu0Y
327 does not match 300. They are close so I can appreciate the author’s confusion.
My Dad was a car guy who learned to drive at 10 according to my grandpa. Grandma’s dad had money and the first nice car in their rural north Alabama community. Grandpa says he spoiled my dad since he was the first grandchild.
After the Korean war ended he and his cousin Yonk went north to Michigan to build cars, but cold weather ran them back south in less than a year.
He preferred FLM cars the rest of his life.
What’s your point? It’s a 327 cubic inch rated at 300 hp and is well known in the industry as a 327/300. There is absolutely no confusion from the author.
327 and 300 don’t match so – look! A squirrel!
It was a gentle joke. That’s the point since you asked.
Are you okay??? I’m worried about you..
Thanks for your concern. Please start (and donate generously) a go fund me page.
Here is a 😃.
You can stick it in my above posts to indicate I was having fun with word play.
Or, if you still don’t get it, you can just stick it where the sun doesn’t shine.
john, I thought that I was the only one that did that! When visiting my grandmother in Evansville Indiana. At the young age of 12-14 years old. There was not much to do other than sit on the big porch swing and close my eyes and play the “make/sound” game. I couldn’t always depend on my sister’s to tell me the truth on the brands as they often times couldn’t tell the difference. But I was surprised by how many I got correct. A lot easier then than now. Cat. Converters hide alot of exhaust noise. (Besides alot of engine sins)
The only thing I would love to change is my name on the title.
My Dad bought one of these in 1968, 4 years old. 4 doors, same colour, power nothing, auto, small V8 (I want to say a 283?). I remember the 5 of us hauling our little Tag-A-Long tent trailer with it (I wa sonly 3 at the time). Good times.
Traded it in 18 months later on his first ever new car, a Verdero Green Pontiac Laurentian. Also power nothing :)…….
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It looks like an original dash tach and shifter with a lock out. This is a beautiful car.
I bought a convertible in 1970 in this same color same engine but with the power glide transmission. Was still driving it on my wedding day any kept it until the first child was born. Of all the cars I’ve owned, this is the one I’d like to have again. This one is gorgeous but well beyond my purse.
327/300 hp. Lots of ‘Vettes around back in the day. Gary’s black on black F.I. roadster was a Saturn rocket when it was running right.There was a 350 hp or two around and a white 360 coupe as well. A guy up on the North Hill had a bumble bee yellow and black 435h.p. 427 roadster but he never drove it that I’m aware of other than from his garage to out in the driveway for us to drool over. But day in and day out, cold weather or hot, Thad’s red on red split window was the one to beware of. Backed by a 4 speed and a 4:11 posi, that 300 h.p. 327 ran strong ALL the time. :-) Terry J
It’s a nice car, I was surprised to see the original shifter still there. They were sloppy and a lot of them were replaced with a Hurst Competition Plus over time. The Hurst is effective, but not the same look at all. I like the stock look, just not the shifter feel.
A friend had one in a 65 Chevelle, it liked to jam when going across the gate from second to third. It was OK if you took your time, but he never did. After driving it home a few times in second gear it got a Hurst.
By the time I got out of college and could afford that stuff, I just bought a Hurst
every time and never looked back.
Regarding the shifter, I know the aftermarket produces a stock-appearing shifter handle with the reverse lockout, (non-functional) to bolt on the Hurst shifter body for Corvettes. I can’t speak to the big cars. The sloppy stock shifter on my ‘vette will be replaced with that setup at some point in the near future.
nice impala. looks to be of high quality.
Is that a K&N Oil Filter? Isn’t K&N Oil Filters the worst possible option? Don’t they ruin an engine? I thought I have seen this somewhere, and often.
I don’t know about K&N oil filters as I don’t know who makes them for K&N. But the worst oil filter is FRAM! I’m sure I still have a few of the nickels of everytime a car was towed in with no oil pressure. And all we had to do was drop the Fram and replace it with a Wix. (Or in the case when I worked at a Volvo dealership, a Volvo brand filter.) Also see the adapter above the filter? These originally came with the canister style filters. This is a good upgrade!
Engine Masters did a review of 10-12 oil filters a few years ago.All were cut open and compared, and run on the dyno for real-world results…the K&N Gold was the top choice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eddi_qoCxP4
Nice Impala. Why change anything? It’s made it 63 years like this already. This one reminds me of my aunt’s 63 Bel Air in color. Hers was rather plain except for a radio. Only thing missing from the dash is the St Christopher medal.
Even though it’s not an SS Impala, I like the way this Impala is set up. Looks like original buyer ordered it the way he wanted. 327 Factory 4 speed manual, posi trac and factory tach. And no frills like PS/ PB or AC. I sold my 64 Impala SS a few years ago and it’s restoration was a labor of love and more valuable than any college course.
I don’t care if it rains or freezes, as long as I have my plastic Jesus, glued to the dashboard of my car! Sorry, I don’t remember the rest of the words to that song, or who sang it.
I had a ‘63 Impala same colors 250hp version 3 on tree while parents had a red ‘64 4dr HT 250hp PG trans. Wards had a lifetime exhaust system guarantee; if my car wasn’t in their shop getting new pipes then parents ‘64 was, back and forth for several years!
If this is the car, I think it is it was sold new in Springfield, Kentucky at RC Bottom Chevrolet to a young man named Clifton Carrico Jr. I was 10 years old in 64 but remember when he ordered it with bench seat 327/300 posi track. They asked him if he wanted power steering or power brakes or air conditioning and he said no I want all my power in the engine. I remember him telling that story as everyone was gathered around it looking at it. I’m sure more than one was built with that configuration in that color but if this isn’t it, it is it’s twin. He still owned it in the early mid 80s with low mileage and some local small time dealer there in Springfield bought it and flipped it. Be nice to see a VIN history.
Well, never mind. I was just looking thru all the pics again and noticed this car has power steering. Problem with that tho this appears to be an integral PS setup. I thought full sized Chevys used the cylinder (power assist) thru 64 moving to integral in 65.
The GM plant in Atlanta that made this Impala in 64 and it’splants remains are still outside of Atlanta next to the Federal prison. That old GM plant is still impressive.
john, I thought that I was the only one that did that! When visiting my grandmother in Evansville Indiana. At the young age of 12-14 years old. There was not much to do other than sit on the big porch swing and close my eyes and play the “make/sound” game. I couldn’t always depend on my sister’s to tell me the truth on the brands as they offer times couldn’t tell the difference. But I was surprised by how many I got correct. A lot easier then than now. Cat. Converters hide alot of exhaust noise. (Besides alot of engine sins)
I had one of these in a SS vert model with 283AT, paid $1000 and had it shipped from Maine. It looked great in pics but was rusty all over, like it was pelted with rocks that made rust holes about pencil sized. It polished up great, I decided to get a 68 Camaro and I sold this for $3500, sold fast back in late 1980s.
Whatever it was, it wasn’t an original SS. Whoever cloned it didn’t know enough to put the 283 “V” in the correct location.
Beautiful car. They were obviously going for originality, and did a good job. An aftermarket radio is in the dash, but it’s easily remedied. What isn’t though, are the kick panel speakers! I can’t imagine what made them think those were a great idea.
The 64 Impala has a special place for me. This was my dad’s first new car buy as a dad. I was 11. It was an SS, 283 powered with a Powerglide trans and a vinyl roof. I remember the color, Almond Fawn. The car was actually for my mom. I remember him discussing with us the engine choice. Of course as kids, my brother and I wanted the 327 and he said no, emphatically. He was leaning toward the straight 6 for economy and we rebelled! ” You can’t have an SS with the 6 cylinder engine tag on the front fenders!” He laughed and we settled on the 283! We, also, of course wanted a 4 speed but that was absolutely out of the question for my mom. We had the car until 1969 when my mom fell asleep at the wheel and luckily only drove up onto a guard rail. She was not injured, thank heavens, however, the car was considered a total. I was 16 and did not have my license yet… I never got to drive it except up and down the driveway…..MSRP $2350!
Neat car! The 327/300 has always been one of my favorite motors. My big sister had a ’64 SS 327/300 4 speed and that big old boat would scoot.
One note: there are no SS options on this car, the factory tach could be ordered with any V8 4 speed car. I think that the price might be a tad aggressive but it won’t surprise me if he gets it.
I love this car, and what I really like is the huge response to this car from so many of us. One of my favorite cars had a 300 HP 350 in it (out of a ’70 Corvette). No lope but gobs of low end and a really gutsy engine. I imagine a 300 hp 327 would be really similar. Btw did anybody else notice the Corvette valve covers on this engine?