A 1964 Chevrolet Impala is hardly a rare discovery here on BF, we’ve covered them out the Wazoo; so why another? Well, this one’s a true garage/barn find that’s been sitting since 1982 – not a megadollar, fully restored example, so I thought it had cred for that reason alone. This one’s a Super Sport (SS) two-door hardtop model, finished in Daytona Blue – a very common combination back in the day! It’s a bit forlorn but maybe has some potential for the future – let’s look it over and decide. Hot Springs, Arkansas, is where you’ll find it, and this stylish coupe is available here on eBay for a no-reserve current bid of  $5,200 with six bids tendered so far.

Chevy’s Impala SS became its own model with a unique numerical designation in ’64 and continued as such through the 1967 model year, returning as a regular production option (RPO) in ’68. Successful, these were as about 117K  Super Sports, in both hardtop and convertible body styles, were assembled in ’64, a year that proved to be a phenomenal one for the bowtie. They assembled 2.3 million passenger cars that year, placing them number one in the domestic production race, and besting number two, Ford, by about 260,000 vehicles.

This car is rough! The driver’s side looks OK, but I have no idea what in Sam Hill happened to the passenger side –  it’s a rusty mess. The seller does state, “Underside looks like it’s in acceptable shape. A few rust areas noted but did not put it up on a lift and do an extensive review,” but fails to mention anything about the obvious elephant in the room. There are some interesting placed dents too, one in the roof and another in the top of the quarter.   Even the Mickey Thompson, or maybe they’re American Racing wheels, have become very tired-looking.

“Interior in remarkably good shape considering the age, except for mold spots,” opines the listing, but yuck! What a turnoff that mold is – it’s truly disgusting. Beyond that, we have a missing radio, a cracked dashpad, a broken horn ring, rancid-looking carpet – well, you get the idea. This is an A/C equipped Impala and the seller states that all of the components are included – that’s a start anyway.

You know, when you try to sell something, it helps to know a bit about what you’re trying to sell. Besides not bothering to open the hood and give us an engine image, the seller states, “Not a 409 engine, so must be a 327, 2 barrel carb.” The crossed flag fender emblems tell us that this Chevy was built with a 327 CI V8 engine developing either 250 or 300 HP. Whether that’s what’s still under the hood or not is unknown, and the seller seems disinclined to delve further into that matter. Oh, and both of those 327s were fed by Rochester Four-Jet (four-barrel) carburetors – a two-barrel-fed 327 wasn’t a factory installation in an Impala until ’69. The only two-barrel carburetor-equipped engine available in a ’64 B-body was the 195 gross HP, 283 CI powerplant, and those were identified by a tri-color “V” fender emblem, sans the crossed flags. As is too often the case, a Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission is in place.

Final verdict? The seller is honest with the images (other than that missing engine faux pas), so that’s certainly admirable, but I’d keep looking. There is a sizeable population of these big ’64 Chevies still running around, and better examples can certainly be had. That’s my thought, what’s yours?