1964 Chevrolet Impala SS
Chevrolet was on a roll in 1964, selling over 2,100,000 vehicles for the year. The Impala accounted for 689,600 sales all by itself, and the pinnacle of the Impala line up was the sleek and powerful Impala Super Sport. By this time, the SS label had graduated to be a distinct Chevrolet model selling 185,000 units in 1964, as GM began to realize that their sales were being driven by a younger demographic that wanted performance.
The SS was just that – big and powerful – and this particular car has the full deluxe trim package with features such as tri-bar SS wheel covers, crossed flag emblems, the now familiar triple tail lights, and that cool engine-turned strip on the rear of the car. Only the 1964 Super Sports included a wider upper body molding, Impala lettering and SS badging on the rear fenders, and even one on the deck lid. Lots of excellent chrome both front and back round out the deluxe trim package on this beautiful white Super Sport, and all those extras make a real SS like this easy to spot from a distance.
This 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS is finished in deep maroon and powered by a replacement 327ci V8 mated to a recently-installed two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission.
Black-painted 15″ rally wheels wear polished hubcaps and beauty rings, and are mounted with new Cooper Cobra Radial G/T tires. Fresh brake drums and shoes have also been fitted.
Inside, this Super Sport lives up to it’s name in style, with the original leather-look vinyl bucket seat upholstery in contrasting black that’s in great condition throughout, and a locking center console behind the floor mounted automatic transmission shifter. The deluxe instrument panel echoes the engine-turned look from the exterior, with the factory AM radio sitting right under a clean dash.
For many Chevrolet enthusiasts, 1964 represents the early days of a glorious era for Chevrolet, with features, styling cues, and race-inspired performance that make the Impala SS one of the most desirable cars of the year, and today, GM is considered the leading edge of the muscle car era. Highly prized by many collectors and American car enthusiasts, this 1964 Super Sport is one of the most attractive and hard to find Chevrolets of the 60’s.
