1964 Chevrolet Impala 2 Door Sport Coupe

1964 Chevrolet Impala - Original numbers matching car. Mileage 59,734

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Title of video: 1964 Impala 2 door 561

History -Born in Los Angles, California,lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and retired to Palm Beach, Florida.

My brother found the car elevenyears ago in Albuquerque, NM. It was a solid unrestored original carin daily driver condition with NO RUST! He couldn’t pass the deal up. After spending a few hoursin the parking lot of an auto parts store addressing some tune-up items, he hit the road for Florida. The trip took two days, the only issue being a flat tire. The Impala became his daily driver for the next four years until he decided it was time to take it to the next level. Over the next few years the entire car underwent a major restoration: paint and body, wiring, motor, trans, rear end, interior. As the car was nearing completion, he moved to Oregon for work. I had always loved the 64 Impala; especiallywith the Sport Coupe trim and a healthy V-8.So naturally, we worked out a deal and I completed the project . I have owned her for about Four years andhavedriven to a few local shows as well as the DaytonaTurkey Rod Run.However, I don’t drive the car very much and with the 60 wagon, 39 & 72Chevy pickup projects in the works, I could use the garage space. It's been an awesome ride, but it's time to move on.

Drivetrain: Original numbers matching motor. 283 V-8 Smooth running sweet lil motor. Very reliable & sounds great! Block casting # 3849852. Head casting # 3795896.The motor was gone through, compressionchecked, valve job & mild cam installed.Four barrelEdelbrock carb, 1966 327Corvette intake manifold #3872783. New & improvedharmonic balancer (In 64the balancer was a factory press fit. This worked fine, butafter 50 yearsit began to fail, so instead ofjust pounding a new one on and hopingfor the best, thecrankwasVERY CAREFULLYdrilled & tapped to accommodate a balancer bolt. As GM didon the350. ) New Malloryelectronic ignition & coil (installed last weekend).New alternator.New battery (7/16).New wiringengine harness. Temp, Oil & Volts gaugesunder the dash.New aluminum radiator( built to stock specs ) painted with gloss black radiator paint, ( temp never goes over 180 degrees, even on the hottest FL day ) shroud & fan sandblasted and painted with 2K Eastwood satin black.New water pump.New Rubber enginebay flaps over suspension. Engine mounts replaced. Exhaustmanifolds sandblasted & painted (Eastwood high temp manifold paint), New2''dual exhaust, glass pack mufflerswith stainless steel tips(great old school sound.) The original 2 speed powerglidewas replaced with a NewTCI 3 speed turbo 350 with shift kit,shifts smooth while cruising, but chirps 2nd gear when floored. ( needs speedo cable gear, speedometer readshigher than actual speed, cheap fix)Universal joints & carrier bearingreplaced.Rear end rebuilt to stock.Rear air shocks.Front drum brakes rebuilt last month ( stops straight, does not pull to either side ) Rear brakes work fine but driver sidewheel cylinder leaks. Stock rebuilt power steering. Rebuilt front end, drives straight.

Original air cleaner (painted Eastwood gloss black), 2 barrel carburetor & intake manifold come with the car.

A four barrel air cleaner base plate is also included. This allows the original air cleaner to be installed on a period correct four barrel carburetor.

Exterior:Paint & bodywas all done professionally.Base coat clear coat gloss black paint ( body was taken down to bare metal ).The only rust to repair was the passenger side floor pan, a new pan was welded in ( this was caused by a leaking windshield while being used as daily driver in FL )The front fender emblem was shaved to give a clean look( the original emblems come with the car )The antenna was shaved for a clean look.One piecesmoothie bumpers with shaved bumper bolts, bumper supports sandblasted and painted Eastwood chassis black ( original bumpers come with the car, daily driver condition, shown in photos ).Rear fender skirts.New Front & rear windshields installed. New side widow glass comes with the car, there was no need to install, as the original glass was in excellent condition ( bought the glass kit ).All weather stripping replaced.Frame & floor boards painted with Eastwood chassis black.Eastwood zinc phosphateinternal frame coating was sprayed in the doors, body, frame, fenders and every possible crevice.Wheel wells painted, and Eastwoodundercoated.New Blinkers & headlight buckets restored.New wiper blades, but needs wiper motor.New 14'' x 7'' Cokersteel wheels, Coker Classic white wall tires and original hubcaps.Good full size spare in trunk.

Interior: New OEM interior from Ciadella interiors was professionally installed.The floor, back deck & trunkwas sprayed with 2K epoxy bed liner (for sound deadening & rust prevention )Original style spatter paint in trunk & satincleared over.Insulation and new carpet was installed. New OEM rubber floor mats.Seats re-foamed & recovered. New visors, dash pad, glove box, door panels, headliner with the original star pattern. New interior lights & wiring.Original steering wheel restored &two tone base coat clear coat, gloss black & ivory white.Speaker wire run for 4 speakers, butdoes not haveradio ( was planning on running Modern radio with stock look )

Issues:. There are a few minor cracks in the paint on the lower fender behind the passenger side rear wheel. There is a bubble in paint on the passenger side top of the body. This must have been from a chemical reaction, as the bubble appeared immediatelyafter the car was painted(shown in YouTubevideo walk around).Sadly the paint shop refused to take responsibilityfor these issues.

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