[mike nixon]

I should have stated all AUTO TRANS CARS were equipt with a TH400. I edited the above post to reflect that.

[mike nixon]

Originally Posted by 67droptop

Back in 1977 when I met my now wife....her father had a 1965 Impala SS with a 396/325 hp with a 4 speed in the garage! All original with a small Holley carb, single exhaust, spinner hub caps and the dealer installed tie down on the drivers side to keep from breaking the motor mount! Paperwork was in the car stating price of $4,011 new.

Single Exhaust?

The only Impala SS I've seen with a single exhaust was a documented [original bill of sale and window sticker] 1966 6 cyl 3spd car. White painted top, teal body,black [carpet /dash pkg tray] and white interior.

That tie down was a facotry service bulletin, at least in Buicks, I may still have a copy of that one somewhere.

Mike

[67droptop]

Originally Posted by mike nixon

Single Exhaust?

The only Impala SS I've seen with a single exhaust was a documented [original bill of sale and window sticker] 1966 6 cyl 3spd car. White painted top, teal body,black [carpet /dash pkg tray] and white interior.

That tie down was a facotry service bulletin, at least in Buicks, I may still have a copy of that one somewhere.

Mike

Yeah it had single exhaust from the factory and my father-in-law told me he took the car back to the dealer to install the tie down. In the late 80's he installed dual exhaust. Also around that same time I took the Holley to P-Dude for a rebuild!

[66Post]

Originally Posted by mike nixon

If that doesn't work our for you I may know a guy who still has one or two he'd part with locally.

Mike

Mike, I'll send you a PM.
Rich

[carcrazy]

I've never seen a 65 big block 396 impala with a single exhaust! Back in 1970 my best friend purchased a black on black 65 396/325 4 speed car with less than 40k miles-from the original owner. Was a dual exhast car. If memory serves me correct (and that is questionable) the 340 horse 409 with automatic got powerglides and 396 cars got turbo 400's.

[67droptop]

Originally Posted by carcrazy

I've never seen a 65 big block 396 impala with a single exhaust! Back in 1970 my best friend purchased a black on black 65 396/325 4 speed car with less than 40k miles-from the original owner. Was a dual exhast car. If memory serves me correct (and that is questionable) the 340 horse 409 with automatic got powerglides and 396 cars got turbo 400's.

I know the single exhaust seems crazy but I seen it! He purchased the car new and when I first saw it in spring of 1977 it was all original with 72,000 miles on the clock. The car was beautiful....soft lavender paint, white interior, air and full gauges.

[Lightfoot]

I guess I'm remembering wrong, but I thought all 1965 396 were either 425hp or 375hp.

I assumed the 425hp was Corvette only, and all the other models got 375hp.

I had all the Chevy HP ratings memorized up to 1970, back when I was in high school, but it's been 25-30 years since I did any serious reading on Chevies.

[mike nixon]

Originally Posted by 67droptop

I know the single exhaust seems crazy but I seen it! He purchased the car new and when I first saw it in spring of 1977 it was all original with 72,000 miles on the clock. The car was beautiful....soft lavender paint, white interior, air and full gauges.

That color is Evening Orchid AKA Iris Mist.

[67droptop]

Originally Posted by mike nixon

That color is Evening Orchid AKA Iris Mist.

Thanks Mike.....now I know the correct color! Car left the family about 3 years ago!

[paint guy]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

X2
There was a '65 SS 409 Impala in Auto Trader Classics a year or so ago that was asking around 25K IIRC.

Agree, the Powerglide just kills the value. 283 with original 4-speed would almost be more desireable. Yellow w/white is one of my favorites for that year Impala.

1965 was the year chevy switched from the 409 to the 396.IIRC,not many(about 800 hardtops and 200 or so verts)were made with the 409.At one point in my life,I owned 2 65 verts,one being a small-block,non SS car, the other being a rare SS 409 vert(with a small-block installed,the way i bought it,but i knew what it was).Had a deal on the table for a new house,needed more money so the real -estate agent offered to buy the 409 vert,couldn't talk him into the other one(he knew what it was,too).Long story short,wife was 8 monthes pregnant,we needed the house,bye bye vert.Always wished I could have kept that car.

[Jerry H.]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

I guess I'm remembering wrong, but I thought all 1965 396 were either 425hp or 375hp.

I assumed the 425hp was Corvette only, and all the other models got 375hp.

I had all the Chevy HP ratings memorized up to 1970, back when I was in high school, but it's been 25-30 years since I did any serious reading on Chevies.

The base 396 in 65 was 325 hp. We bought the first new one that our small town dealer got in. It was in a regular Impala, not a SS or Caprice as most were. I can't remember whether it came with a single or dual exhaust or not. That's been too long ago! We traded it for a new 68 Fury III and it sold to a little old retired school teacher who put only 10k more miles on it in 5 years. We bought it back from here estate when she died in 1973. By that time the original lacquer paint was faded and cracked so we repainted the car, drove it for a few months and resold it for a profit.

[Old Goat Racer]

My mom bought a new 65 Impala Caprice 4-door hardtop. It had a 396 with a POWERGLIDE It was a pooch. Two years later she traded it for a 67 Pontiac Excutive.

[skipp65]

I owned a 66 SS impala 427 glide,factory as far as I know. Shoulda kept that car.

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

There was a '65 SS 409 Impala in Auto Trader Classics a year or so ago that was asking around 25K IIRC.

I rummaged through some of my Classic Cars & Parts from last year. There were at least three different 409 '65 Impalas in these issues:

Silver 4-speed w factory A/C $32,000 in eastern MO Oct '08

Tuxedo black 4-speed $38,500 in western MA Aug '09

Glacier gray 4-speed A/C $38,500 in ne OH Nov '09

Same Illinois ad for a 327 car I mentioned in previous post is listed in January '09 Classic Cars & Parts for $18,500 Shows File Photo of a barrier blue Impala.