Like many full-size vehicles from the time period, the 1967 Chevrolet Impala was available with a wide range of engine options, with those same choices also available in the Super Sport. By this time, sales of the Impala SS were declining, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 74,000 units produced for ’67, down from nearly 120,000 the previous year, due in part to many performance-oriented buyers setting their eyes on the smaller pony cars with a good punch under the hood and lacking the extra mass. But that was then and this is now, and demand for the sixties Impala SS cars like this one here on Craigslist seems steady, with an excellent head start here on the restoration. If you’d like to see the project through to completion, the Super Sport is in Fishers, Indiana, and comes with an asking price of $15,000.
We’d like to thank Barn Finds reader Tony Primo for his great tip on this one! Perhaps the worst news in the go department here is the engine, as the 283 was the smallest size V8 available for ’67. But good news follows as not only is that the original block we’re seeing in the bay, but it was also given a rebuild in 2018 that included a couple of upgrades like an Edelbrock four-barrel intake manifold plus a Holley 650 carburetor on top, which the seller says upped the horsepower to 220. Underneath, the factory Powerglide automatic transmission is still there too, and there’s also a new exhaust system in place.
Obviously, quite a bit of body massaging has already taken place outside, with the seller claiming it’s not too far from ready for a new paint job. We don’t get to view any before photos of how the Chevy looked prior, but the owner says he’s had the car for the past 13 years and, as it is now, the finish consists of both paint and primer. A new vinyl top was added in 2018, so that’s already been taken care of, and hopefully not too much additional bodywork will be required before this one will be ready to enter the paint booth. A new OEM hood is also included with the sale.
Most of the interior is stated as original and seems to be in fine shape overall for all the years that have gone by, but the seller mentions the car’s only been driven 53,000 miles, so it’s had less occupancy than most cars well past the 50-year point. The inside door panels have been removed and are said to be in excellent condition, with another positive being this one’s also got A/C. I’m thinking with the fresh V8 and all the work that’s already gone into this 1967 Impala SS the next owner will be at a decent starting point to have this one back on the road without an exhaustive amount of effort, what do you think?
You really need that tach on the steering wheel with that 283 engine,automatic and air condition
Hello, I’m not really responding to you but I’m new here and don’t know how to post. I have a 68 Chevy Caprice that has 25,000 original miles and the interior looks like it rolled off the showroom. Unfortunately, it sat under piles of shingles outdoors untouched for 40 yrs. and the body has cancer everywhere. The frame and underbody are solid, no rust, but things like the roof, hood etc are in bad shape. It is a four door model. Does anyone know a junkyard or something that would have a restorable body that I could transplant this car’s guts to? Thank you, and sorry for the out of place comment.
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No such thing as a 4 door Caprice. Impala
hey RH56,
” no such thing as a 4 door Caprice “??
well, other than the 67 4 door hardtop i owned, and the famous one on TV, theres pictures of them all over the internet.
Al
Sun super tach not needed but was a must have to “look”cool back in the day. 2 speedPower glide meh but if you manually shifted that 2 speed I guess you could over rev that 283
I like originality but he made a mistake keeping and investing in the 283
Not necessarily. I had 3 cars when I was young and they all were 283’s. With overdrive they could get some seriously good gas mileage. But then didn’t have the pollution crap we do nowadays. I had virtually no money and couldn’t get a job at 16 so I had to make the gas last
ya, because pollution isnt crap..
because clean air for ALL of us is stupid
typical, so heres a lil enlightenment for ya
and EGR valve doesnt compromise your horse power in any significant way unless your a drag racer trying to shave of some fraction of a second to beat some arbitrary time that doesnt serve anyone in any menaingful way.
A catalitic converter also doesnt compromise power in any noticable way unless it clogged; just like a clogged fule filter or air filter
So, all this crap about emission systems is just that cral, from guys that dont know how to service them or are delusional that their not so powerful car is loosing some male ego generated power brag to another uneducated bone head.
If your 3 horse power loss messes up your bravado, you got bigger issues than emissons.
Nice body style impala, really like the buckets and console. Not a fan of vinyl tops that would come off and paint the complete car the original color.
I had a 283/Powerglide 65 Impala SS, and I used to occasionally use it in manual mode too.
I like it for the originality, not every Impala came with a 396.
I had a 283/Powerglide 65 SS, and I used to occasionally use it in manual mode too.
My first car was a 67 Impala 2 door hardtop in Sierra Fawn with black interior, 283, powerglide. Paid $600 for it in 1980. This car brings back so many memories of that car. Would really like to own this one.
I almost bought a bright red 67 Impala, and I kinda wish I had, but at the time I was a lot younger and I didn’t want to have to feed that thing gas, plus it had some questionable issues. One being the motor in the car, it was some random 455, and wouldn’t even spin in gravel. Passing gear out on the highway at 55mph made no change whatsoever, and almost all the trim inside and out didn’t line up correctly, it had a burgundy velour interior, and it had a brand newly rebuilt trunk, so I had a feeling it had been horribly wrecked at some point. But dang it was beautiful, I should have bought it and worked out the issues and learned how to tune that mill, or swapped it for a 327 or something else with a little less weight and a little more oomph. This one’s got my eyebrows raised, looks like a fun diy project… And I’m sure I could figure out how to wring a few more ponies out of that smallblock, probably a better idea than putting a beast in there.
Well….. At least its not a 6 with the power glide and a tach!!!
It always amazing me why people don’t follow through on thier restorations, maybe they are getting older, maybe they don’t have the money or just maybe it’s not worth it.
Steve .. I’m currently in the midst of a total restoration on a 67 Chevy Impala convertible with the 283. Cost so far is North of 73 G’s . Obviously 75- 80 % is labor . Cost is definitely a factor why these jobs are not completed. Parts also can be a problem. I’ve been looking for gold inside door panels for the last 8 months.🤷🏼♂️
Bought a panel truck (to restore) that I’d been looking for over 40 years, forced into an early retirement after 34 years, had a stroke, had to quit driving, got a lifelong health issue from (2) Pfizer vaccines that gave me a heart attack, 45 lb. weight loss, and constant pain. No strength anymore. Hands are shot. Been selling off my last (3) project trucks, and then my tools. Maybe it’s just life, sure not my choice.
Ok, so I remember back in the early 70’s, when we had a fake man made up oil crisis that sent gas prices through the roof and every care had to have the pollution equipment on them, how many of those cars and trucks actually cleaned the air? Only through the years did things get better but in the beginning was crap. Car manufacturers raced to get their pollution control gismos certified by the government for which the government didn’t even know what was needed. Lots of crappy cars then with the cheaper ones being rust buckets from recycled steel.
Nice car. Still needs a LOT of prep work and paint isn’t cheap.If it was a 396 or non z24 427 car I could see the asking price. I don’t know why theres a tach on the column with a slip and slide and a 283. Ain’t goin nowhere fast with that.Would have put a th 350 in at least imo.
Mangy
I disagree while not good for cruising at highway speed many wing drag racers preferred Built 2 speed Power glides so the not going anywhere fast is just not accurate
That makes zero sense. Unless it has overdrive high gear is high gear.
I’m talkin about a street car. Better get a strong aftermarket input shaft to race em on the 1/8 mile behind HP. Stock one is weak.
Pretty nice project for somebody. I’m thinking 10k is more realistic though. Even if it were finished and perfect, there isn’t a huge demand for plain Jane Imapalas with a 283. Still, for the right price it would make a fun driver.
I would have left off the vinel top they where all paper thin.
BUT it does have the factory 8 track!! In about 1974 I had a ’67 Caprice coupe that was loaded, tilt, cruise,buckets console, A/C 327, 400 turbo etc. The only thing it didn’t have was an 8 track to go with the AM/FM. I found an aftermarket 8 track that had matching wood grain to the console and mounted it in place of the little triangle piece on the front of the console. I was really stylin!! The guy I bought the car from had sellers remorse and bugged me for a year til I sold it back to him. I took the money and bought a 55 Nomad that I still have. I also have since found an original 67 8 track, just in case another cherry 67 comes around!
I built 67 impala for my father ground up keep the 283 bullet proof. Far as the tach more for the looks I put tach on father steering column
I had a white 1967 Chevy Impala, 2 door hardtop, with a 327 engine, shift of the column. It was one of the better cars that I ever owned, considering the miles that I drove it and only a couple of clutches.
Everything was easy to work on.
Every time the front seat would wear out, I would go to a junk yard and replace it with a good seat from a wrecked vehicle.
When I sold it, I had a front seat from a full size Pontiac in it, and it looked original.
I was told the milage was altered as many as three times?
Of course, I have no direct knowledge of that.
Not sure how that could be, but certain things happened in those days?
So, i believe that most older cars listed for sale with hardly any “actual miles” needs to be at Ripleys Believe it or Not!
I’m convinced this Chevy is actual miles though, because it looks nice and has great potential! I would love to own a vehicle like this.
It brings back fond memories!
Just my oponion!
My dad bought a ’67 327 Impala red with a white rag top. I learned how to drive in that car, and he let me take to the drive-in. I loved that car.
My 69 camaro wlth 307-P/G, figured how to powershift with the floor console. Start in low and slap it to N and pull back to drive! (I couldn’t blow it-I wanted to throw my vette motor and muncie in!)