Following Ford’s lead with the LTD in 1965, Chevrolet added the Caprice as a gussied-up Impala later the same year. It was a popular decision, and the Caprice became its own series in 1966. The Caprice was like an Impala on steroids and was only offered with a V8 engine. The seller has owned this nice example for 58 of its 60 years and has done a great job of maintaining it. Located in Denver, Pennsylvania, this sharp Chevy is available here on Hagerty, where the current bid is $5,805. A nod goes to T.J. for the groovy tip!
The Caprice 2-door hardtop had a formal roofline, while the Impala was a fastback. Until 1968, when Chevrolet decided to also apply the Caprice roof to an Impala and called it the Custom Coupe. After a record sales year in 1965, where the Impala sold more than one million copies (a feat yet to be replicated), sales of the lightly changed ’66 full-size Chevies dropped by about 20%. This Caprice may have only traveled a little more than 1,150 miles a year since new as the odometer reads 69,000 miles.
A 327 cubic inch V8 resides under the hood of this Caprice, complete with a 4-barrel carburetor and 2-speed Powerglide automatic transmission. The car sports Aztec Bronze paint, which was reapplied 30 years ago and has a few minor, age-related flaws. A black vinyl top accents the exterior and matches the bucket seat interior with console and gauges. While the car has power steering, the brakes are manual but converted to a dual-reservoir master cylinder.
This Caprice wears aftermarket wheels, but the original steel wheels and “hub caps” will follow the car in the sale. As the seller was going for a performance image, Hooker Headers were added along with an aftermarket exhaust. The car has had a recent tune-up and all the fluids are fresher, so this should be almost a turnkey Chevy for your driving pleasure. Some of the cabin electronics no longer work, such as the clock, radio, and gas gauge. But nothing’s perfect, right?
Love that engine compartment! Not a bunch of aftermarket crap. It looks beautiful.
To me, 1966 was the best year appearance-wise for both the full size Chevys and full size Fords.
I’ve loved this Caprice coupe since I saw the first one in the fall of 65.
My mom had an Aztec Bronze 66 Caprice too, but hers had the 396. It still wasn’t near as quick as my 55 Chevy with a 327 4 speed!
Super nice car. Should be snappy too with the 327 4b. I’m sure it’ll bring lots more than the current bid, or somebody’s gonna get a bargain. great looker!
The car is from up north How about rust?
If this is a legitimate question, all you have to do is visit the link to auction and view the undercarriage pictures – takes all of 3 minutes.
The owner states:
“Corrosion visible on undercarriage components and trunk floor” but I think it looks pretty good. Judge for yourself.
Sharp early Caprice and nice to see a healthy small block.
Same car was a regular at the church I went to….it was handed down to Phil my same age who was already a SR-22 insurance risk in the early 80’s…..he ran down the side of my Hemi Road Runner with it….never saw a dime….
This is a nice one – always loved the color…..
Nice car but the price sounds little high to me,hmmm,it has been taken pretty good care of so it might bring this kinda money.
This one ended up at 13K, Reserve Not Met.
35 bids.