Introduced in 1968, the Custom Coupe was an Impala using the Caprice’s more formal roofline. It looked more expensive than the Sport Coupe, but they were equipped mostly the same. The seller has a like-new 1970 Custom Coupe that we’re told is all original, yet the car has 114,000 miles. Located in Yadkinville, North Carolina, this beauty is available here on craigslist for $34,900 (several times its original sticker price).
The fourth generation of the Chevy Impala ran from 1965 to 1970. I’m probably in the minority on this, but I like the looks of the ’70 better than the ’65. Maybe that’s because I took driver’s education in 1970 and we had several of those to pilot around the school. This Chevy has fairly standard gear with a 350 cubic inch V8 (2-barrel? 250 hp?) and an automatic transmission (TH-350?).
Donnie (the seller) tells us this is a family-owned automobile, but we don’t know how long it’s been in that family or the number of times it may have turned before them. We’re told it’s been well-maintained, which would be necessary for it to be such a solid cruiser with the claimed mileage. 114k is no big deal now, but it was 50-60 years ago. The car has the usual goodies, like power steering and brakes, and factory air conditioning.
This garage-kept vehicle is said to be in showroom condition, and the limited photos lean that direction. There is no rust, and the paint, vinyl top, and interior all look ship-shape. The Chevy has new tires, which may add up to a cruiser that you could drive anywhere. Donnie also says this car is a great investment, but I’m not sure how much upside potential there may be at the asking price. BTW, thanks to T.J. for another cool tip.
Is it just me, or does anyone else see the spectrum here? To go from a Kei car, to a Chevy Impala. Opposite ends are not more obvious. Put me in the Impala. For the record, the “See the USA” anthem ended in 1963, but continued on for a couple years. It morphed into “Building a better way to see the USA”, and by 1975, it was gone, in place was “Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet”.
These were wonderful cars, the epitome of all Chevys that came before it. Cars could have stayed like this and would be fine by me. Nice car, $34gs, um, we’ll see about that. Don’t kid yourself, someone spruced up an already clean car. Several times the original cost? More like TEN times, at about $3400 new.
Apple pie 🥧 🇺🇸 machine Howard 👍
Clean everyday car, nothing special. I remember every old lady would drive cars like this back in the day. This was the type of car that got you from A to B in comfort. This car is well preserved but, I think $35k is a bit much.
Considering the average retail for a average condition 1970 Impala is around 11k and the value of one in great condition is around 21k..This seller musta watched B-J and saw something that scattered his thinky bits.
This is a nice looking car. Looks just like the one my grandmother drove in the mid 70’s. As for price, I see low to mid $20’s
Divide by three and add a lil and your there
I had this in a convertible with the 350 four bolt main and a turbo 400 tied to a 12 bolt rear end.
It’s a tight economy now and cars are a lil down on price but evidently others are overpriced.
My reason I sold mine was to get a smaller 67 Stang vert was the new house built in 1999 with little standard garage. It was built for compact cars and the boat ( nicknamed) if almost touched the front wall then the garage would close. The wide body stole from the two car garage too.
Goid luck with sale..