Neat car, can't have built many this spec. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/city-of-halifax/1966-impala-ss/1365182239?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I have been a car spotter since the 1960s. I can honestly say that is the first 1966 Impala SS with a straight six that I have ever seen. I have been aware of 2 1967 Impala SS convertibles (53 produced in the U.S.). Plus I have seen in person a bunch of '63 Impala SS coupes with 230s, though not in a few decades.
BTW, in 1966 the Impala Super Sport was actually as close to being just buckets & console as you could get. The side moldings & interior patterns were the same as a regular Impala. That year it was sold as the A51 Sport Option in Canada (in the U.S. it was a different series). In '68 it was option Z03 both in Canada & the U.S.
Here's the '67 Impala SS convertible that was on eBay in 2006:
Looks like the seats were probably recovered in cloth at some point. Easy fix.
Sadly, the most likely buyer for this car will convert it to big block 4-speed, as there is probably little appreciation for the rare combo vs wanting to go fast and make noise.
Thanks for pointing this one out, Don. It's a great example for the historians among us to document before it's changed forever.
Nope, not static display.
Drive it, just like they did back when it was new. You shouldn't need 500 horsepower to be able to appreciate a car like this, plus driving a six with three speed column shift presents a challenge of its own, fun to drive smoothly and efficiently without risking life and limb of the public you share the streets with.
Plus, it's a rare car that would raise a few eyebrows at any car show you take it to. Personally, I can't see anything wrong with that! :)
This one would disappear into the mix of it got changed to a v8 and lost the 3 on the tree it would be just another 66 2 door hardtop
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
A couple of years ago a ran into a 65 Custom sport at a show and shine in Edmonton that was a 6 and three speed car. The owner said it was a 1 of one apparently bought by a lady who badgered the dealership until she got what she wanted.
That 65 custom sport six cylinder three on the column showed up in Saskatoon at SuperRun a while back too. Black with red interior, beautiful condition. Had the rare blank console if I remember correctly. 67 Poncho (Vincent) and I both took pics but that was a couple of computers ago and not easily retrieved now. We both agreed we'd love to own that one and would definately keep it as is. As I am in a downsizing mode from here on I'll just have to admire that 66 Impala gem from afar.
Years ago in a US wrecking yard I came across an intact 65 Impala SS 3 on the tree. I can't recall what engine it had but it had overdrive. Stupid me, I never bought the console out of it. How cool is one of those blank consoles in any year Impala?
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Yes, consoles were used for the 3-in-the-tree Impala Super Sports 1964-68 (& bucket equipped 69s) plus 1964-70 Parisienne Custom Sport & 2+2 models and were based on the automatic consoles but with either a blank or an ashtray depending on year. Very rare regardless.
Below is a 1979 Auto Trader ad for an original paint 1964 Parisienne Custom Sport convertible with a 283 & a 3-in-the-tree. Don't worry, it wasn't being used in winter, it was only rolled out of the garage for the photo. I saw it in person in the summer of 1979 in Hamilton and it was in amazing condition. My older brother worked for Auto Trader back then. He also took a picture of Carl Stevenson's '67 Beaumont SD396 convertible when it was at a dealer in Delhi, Ontario back around 1982.
Note also the Grand Prix roadlight style turn signals in the grille. I have seen a few of them like that over the years. I believe it was an owner modification but then again you never know.
Any idea what became of that '64 Custom Sport Cameron? By the way you never cease to amaze me on what you manage to come up with on here!
Todd, I have no idea. I always kept my eyes peeled for it when I lived in the area. I sure hope it went to an appreciative owner.
As for the '66 Impala SS with the six & 3-speed, I would certainly keep it stock. Those 250s actually were pretty smooth and had surprising bottom-end torque for such a comparatively puny engine, even in a big car.
I don't know how many were made in Canada, but in the U.S. they made 823, 26 of which were imported to somewhere else. Put another way, Impala SS coupe 6-cylinder production was .8% of the V8 production. I'm surprise they even made that many back in the era of street racing, cheap gas & cheap horsepower.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
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