1968 Chevrolet Impala Sedan

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Clean 68 Impala 4 dr in PEI

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

I love that tu tone add some rallies and duals and away we go

68 427 · Poncho Master!

427carl wrote:

I love that tu tone add some rallies and duals and away we go

...AND DON'T FORGET THE BIG BLOCK! wink

CDN2PLS2 · Uber Guru

I love that! I happen to have a 454 sittin" in the garage.

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

CDN2PLS2 wrote:

I love that! I happen to have a 454 sittin" in the garage.

I like your way of thinking! It would be quite a sleeper with a built big block in it!

-- Edited by MC on Friday 22nd of October 2010 05:44:15 PM

CDN2PLS2 · Uber Guru

And leave it the way it is! Wouldn't that be cool?

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

The car has a 307 and a 3-speed automatic. That year only, on the Caprice & Impala you could get a 307 with a TH400.

Notice the colour. It was offered in the U.S. on Buicks only, but in Canada it was offered on Chevrolets & Pontiacs as well.

When dad was Deputy Reeve in Ancaster, the Reeve came over to our house to talk business with dad. The reeve owned a brand new 1968 Impala 4-door, Sequoia Green (Verdoro Green), plus a 307 / TH400. It had tinted glass all around as well.

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I wonder where the rear wheel opening molding is. Could that be a sign of rear 1/4 work?

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

69Laurentian wrote:

I wonder where the rear wheel opening molding is. Could that be a sign of rear 1/4 work?

Missing rear wheel opening moldings could be a sign of rear 1/4 work, but are also often a sign of missing fender skirts.

Shown below is a 68 Caprice with the skirts. Notice how far down the wheel opening they go, then look at the picture of the sedan for sale in P.E.I.

Jonno · Poncho Master!

That colour combo really rocks! The brown is a terrific colour!

I remember looking at the new '68s at Towne Chevrolet in Oakville and how crooked the side moulding was on a lot of them-the doors sometimes didn't line up with the fenders.

My dad bought a new Malibu there anyway, 4 door Smoke Grey with a 307. No side moulding on that puppy! smile

Lots of '68 Strato Chiefs and Laurentians in that brown. Looks great with minumum chrome.

gparis7 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

CdnGMfan wrote:

69Laurentian wrote:

I wonder where the rear wheel opening molding is. Could that be a sign of rear 1/4 work?

Missing rear wheel opening moldings could be a sign of rear 1/4 work, but are also often a sign of missing fender skirts.

Shown below is a 68 Caprice with the skirts. Notice how far down the wheel opening they go, then look at the picture of the sedan for sale in P.E.I.

The Caprice skirt is the same as the Impala skirt but the moldings are not a good indicator. On the Impala, it is a lip molding. On the Caprice, it's a wide molding that has special brackets allowing it to hang off the lip and much lower across the wheel opening. Bought a pair of the Caprice skirts from a guy in Alabama about 8 months ago. Before that I didn't know how the Caprice skirts were set up.

gparis7 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

CdnGMfan wrote:

The car has a 307 and a 3-speed automatic. That year only, on the Caprice & Impala you could get a 307 with a TH400.

Notice the colour. It was offered in the U.S. on Buicks only, but in Canada it was offered on Chevrolets & Pontiacs as well.

When dad was Deputy Reeve in Ancaster, the Reeve came over to our house to talk business with dad. The reeve owned a brand new 1968 Impala 4-door, Sequoia Green (Verdoro Green), plus a 307 / TH400. It had tinted glass all around as well.

I've seen a few 307/ t400 full size Chevs over the years, but only ever owned one - a fastback that was converted to a BB 4 speed, but still retained the 3 speed auto dash cluster. From 69 on the T350 was the three speed trans of choice for small block cars; one of my 69 Caprices had a 350/330 HP with a T350.