The Chevy Caprice was introduced in mid-1965 as a luxury version of the Impala to compete against Ford’s new LTD. It was highly successful and remained a Chevy staple for many years. It became a series of its own in 1966 and essentially was an Impala on cosmetic steroids. The seller has a potentially restorable ’67 Caprice Sport Sedan that could be turned into a clone of the black car on the TV show Supernatural. Located in Ravenna, Ohio, this running project is available here on eBay, where the current bid is $5,000.
Ford’s big claim with the early LTDs was that the car was as quiet as a Rolls-Royce, a premise that I don’t know was ever proven beyond the TV commercials. I don’t recall Chevrolet making such a statement about the Caprice, which wore a higher level of trim than the Impala and had a V8 engine as standard equipment. The seller’s car is the Sport Sedan, which was Chevy-speak for a 4-door hardtop. It may or may not be rare in that tens of thousands of these cars in that body style were produced back in the day.
The seller suggests you could turn this Caprice into a clone of a similar car from the long-running TV show Supernational. The series ran for 15 seasons beginning in 2005, and one of the “stars” was a black ’67 Caprice Sport Sedan piloted by the Winchester brothers, who nicknamed it “Baby”. The seller says this Baby wannabe runs but needs restoration, and we’re guessing a 283- or 327-cubic-inch V8 resides under the hood.
The undercarriage of this Chevy is crusty, and it once wore a vinyl roof covering, which may have led to some rust where the chrome trim once was. The car has likely been repainted, and you can see it is beginning to crack in a few places. A restoration back to stock condition may not suit most collectors, so do any Supernatural fans out there want to take on a challenge?
Well, that was fun while it lasted! Good luck everybody!
This is the 5th time the seller has listed on eBay, the 4 previous time it had a set price of $16,000.
Steve R
If they’re looking for more than $5,000 or $6,000, it’ll continue to sit and rot even more. That is a shame, it looks like it could be preserved and enjoyed for what it is, a nice family car. As long as it gets stored in a garage.
Looks like a no-reserve auction, so this time the car will get a new owner, assuming the winning bidder pays.Then they’ll have to perform major surgery on the roof.
I spy big block flags on the fenders, now a 2 bbl 283. Cowl tags says built with power windows plus more – Granada Gold with a Black vinyl top. A shadow of what it was.
In 1977 I bought a “winter beater” like this car, gold 1967 Impala 4 door hardtop, 396 cid 325 hp, lots of rust, for $125.
After I wrecked it, I sold the TH400 to a friend for $100 and the 396 was harvested for my 68 Camaro.
Then I needed another “winter beater” and bought a 70 Chevelle 2 door hardtop, 307 2 bbl, 3 speed manual for $400 (couldn’t afford the 65 GTO 2 door post, no option car for $500).
The late 70s was a great time to buy 10+ year old cars with big engines cheap.
Oh, that’s why it looks so light up front.
A couple of corrections are needed here.
1.) The car Baby in the show “Supernatural” is a 1967 Chevrolet Impala, not a Caprice. It’s the four-door Sport Sedan model, so I get that it looks similar to this car. However, the Impala has become an iconic symbol of the show, so I doubt any “Supernatural” fan will spend the money to convert this car into an unauthentic Baby look-alike.
2.) There is a typo in the Wikipedia link regarding the TV show “Supernatural”, calling it “Supernational”.
And on a random note, “Supernatural” is what started my interest in classic cars, which prompted me to subscribe to Barn Finds and led me to my own classic car purchase. (Thank you, Barn Finds!)
Q: How many more fake “Supernatural” tribute cars do we need? How many is enough? There must be more than 50 already. Obviously that is who seller is marketing this to. Because he already had $16,000 offer and that wasn’t enough. S/N aside, this is a $6,000.-$7,500. 67 Caprice, as is. How about just cleaning it up and enjoying for what it is.
I respect and understand your opinion. I have no problem whatsoever about making it a tribute to Supernatural nor would I have an issue with a Christine tribute. I like what I like and life is short and my goal wouldn’t be public approval, although some definitely would approve. I like what I like. I have no desire to own an old school lowrider but if they are done well I very much appreciate the quality and pride of ownership that the owner has. Same with Harleys. No desire whatsoever to own one but a well kept older one or even a custom build if done right will get a 👍 from me everytime.
WOW – whatta POS !!!
Regardless of how you feel about clone cars, The Supernatural Impala is one great looking car for a 4 door.
Recreating something in the spirit of this or a TV cop car is fine. The trouble is when the copy is pawned off as authentic. You want a Mustang that looks like Eleanor, alright. Just don’t try to dupe the public. Cloned GTOs, SSes, Shelby’s or Hemi anything is no longer about the car.