1964 I was 9 years old when this came out my sisters mother-in-law had one in 1970 blue with white roof and it was a ss when they got it the engine burned oil so they had the neighbor rebuild it he had a shop nice car I rode in a couple times
I love it when the old cars come in the shop I could care less about the Ferraris and Lamborghinis and Bentleys that come through here but the old girls like that that something else
We had a ‘66 Impala that I drove around back in high school in the mid 2000s. I wish I still had it. 327 V8 was a lot of fun. Drove that thing to prom!
That’s the car my father bought. I was a sophomore in high school and had to swear that, unless I was killed in the wreck, that I would crawl on the Greyhound Bus and never return! Then I could take my date to the Drive Inn or to the family bowling alley/pool hall (no Booze). This was in the days when your date snuggled up next to you as you drove. Yeah, there were no seatbelts installed at the factory, however, my dad and I sold them at his Service Station and we put them in. However, my dates usually didn’t want them because they had never used them. The Arm Rest he pointed out left anything from a light pressure tattoo to a longer term real bruise, but it came with the territory back then and no one ever complained. I loved that car because of the 327 with a Carter factor carburetor putting out around 325 hp with no engine modifications and a 311 (I think - it’s been 66 years and those were the best years to grow up in.) positive traction rear end. The old professor Live Free or Die! Death to all Tyrants!
My first car in HS (1974) I bought was a parked 65 SS Impala (327 with Powerglide) with the same interior color. This one seems to have been painted. The purple, lack of orange peel are all suspects, but the mismatch between the interior and exterior is clearly not from the factory. My second car was a 64 SS Chevelle (M21 4 speed ) which I put the 327 from the impala into the Chevelle. Looking at the motor and interior brings back distant memories. My GF has 51 Impala in the original black from her Father.
I had a 65 impala back in 88 -> as my high school car. It shined and was free of blemish. A white four door. 283. I was into heavy metal and we called it the Hate Tank!
I bought a 67 Biscayne wagon for $200 in the 80's. 307 stick shift w overdrive. You flop all the seats down and all the backs had metal. You could slide 8' lumber in and still close the tailgate. 24mpg. I sold it to a family for $500 because I felt sorry for them and they had it impounded for lack of insurance. The tow company had it crushed.
We had a 1964 Impala as our family car when I was a kid what i remember was no seat belts in the back seat. only lap belts in the front ours was not a convertable I loved it as a kid. My Dad loved that car.
Metal fuel filters are the way to go. Plastic filters are good for temporary usage. The ethanol that is used in today's fuel breaks down plastic way faster than it used to. Many under hood fires started by failed plastic fuel filters. Beautiful Impala!
I'm 55, I year younger. My dad had one in purple. That one needs flowmasters. I had a 78 Grand Marquis fully loaded. It was like driving a house. Some cool lift music. That car is such a survivor, the right family owns it.
I'm drooling over this gem! What a spectacular car! The special trim design, bucket seats, floor shift automatic, and counsel are unique to the SS models. Thanks for sharing this beautiful car! I love my dad's '62 Impala SS!
After your intro, I thought you had Tyler's Delorean back to fix again. You really should try to get them to upgrade the master cylinder to a twin reservoir model. Especially with 4 wheel drum brakes! As every car guy knows, one blown out wheel cylinder and they have no brakes! Fav old hot rod would be 66-67 Chevy II. I don't think there was a nicer looking car built in the 60's. I wish I had never sold my 66 Chevy II, even if it was a 4 door. It was beige over light brown with a 283/Powerglide and I loved it.
My Dream Car. My Dad had a 63 And a 64 when was a kid back in the 60's Just fell in love with them. Works of Art. I drove cars like that back in the day.
My father had a 67 that he bought around 72 and junked it about 10 years ago out of the blue! Much to our dismay! I drive that car in high school ( when it was cool AT ALL) and college. I miss it!
Another fabulous insight Wizard. What a special car this is - that fabulous colour combo, original (?) wheel trims, badges... I love these American 60's gems. (I'm an old Englishman!) Looking forward to a similar piece on the Camaro SS, Corvette Stingray, Thunderbird... You guys really were spoiled for choice!
Those old x-frame Chevys are not designed to be lifted by the rocker panels. Especially on a convertible, you could easily end up bending stuff you don't want to bend. People usually use a side-to-side bar, or even a 4x4 piece of wood, under the frame ears to move the weight to the frame instead of the body. The rockers on the convertible have welded on gussets to strengthen everything. If you had lifted a two door hardtop the same way, it could have been bad.
Nice old ride. My Dad had a '64 Impala sport coupe. She had a 283 V8. That was a very smooth riding car. It was about the same blue color of the interior of this Impala. And the interior was the same. Thanks for posting Weezard!
2:15 Yeah, let’s go for a ... ride. Real quiet gang back there. When it comes to buying cars, I will always ask how many bodies fit in the trunk. Once I forgot to laugh after and I think it made it better.
You give a tremendous amount of info in these videos...and your wife asked the very question I was thinking towards the end regarding the roof...Thanks!
This is my favourite X-frame by far. By 1958 many customers waned a smaller, less tailfinny look. It all peaked in 1964 which was simply beautiful. I'd do a Wildwood disk brake upgrade, and hotrod That could be fun! The whine of the Powerglide brings back memories!
There are special tools for releasing the spring wire for the door handles as well as popping off the wiper blades. I've had them in my tool box for over 40 years. Thanks for bringing back some old memories.
Other than a '56 Bel Air, this is my favorite ol' Chev!! Had a '64 ragtop Impala at the SAME TIME as a '64 SS '09er! WITH the 425 hp 409 ci! That's right, I had a "4-speed, dual-quad, positraction 409!!" Black on black, buckets and console, tach on the steering column, AM/FM radio, no PS or PB. That car was a BEAST. Got about 5 mpg- didn't care. Had a 4.11 ring and pinion in back for better take-off. Wizard, those cars got 2-piece driveshafts; pull the inspection plate to check the center bearing! Had these 64's back in about '75 or '76, cheap as dirt back then. But my '09er got rubber in ALL 4 gears!!! I holed the block street racing and STUPIDLY traded it for a '67 Bonneville ragtop. I swear, I almost cried afterward. But those were almost disposable cars back then; figured I'd pick up another at a later date. The engine makes those SS cars go for about $50k and up now!!! NICE car, but I believe that one is a repaint. That color wasn't available in '64. Good shape for the year, though!!!! PS Make sure to unzip that rear window before lowering the top, if you don't you can crease and scratch the clear plastic. I always put a clean towel above AND below the plastic to protect it!!!
I wish you could do a close examination of the multi million mile volvo p1800, car was still in great shape thanks to the love and care the owner had. Truly a one of a kind story.
These were the best selling cars in America when the big 3 had about 85% of the market and GM almost 50% alone. Beautiful cars with great build quality and design.
The wizard is awesome, he is a geek like me that really enjoys originality in cars, love that fact that this old impala is not molested. All metal interior, never see that anymore, dripping with chrome trim.
When I was 13, my dad bought a new ‘64 Impala in the same color, Daytona Blue. It was a non-SS bench seat 2 door hardtop. It also had a 327 with 250hp and a 4 speed. With no power steering or brakes, it was a bear to steer and stop. It was pretty quick for the day at 0-60 in about 10 seconds, way faster than the 283 automatic. You could even get a 140hp 6 cylinder. It was optioned with a padded dash, oversized WW tires, full hubcaps and an AM radio with a rear speaker and cost after a dealer discount, $2816 out the door. It was a comfortable cruiser. By the time he was ready to get rid of it about 10 hears later, it was so rusted out that he just gave it to the neighbor kid for a few hundred bucks.
A good detail would make it sparkle like a diamond. The '64 Impala is one of very few cars that people from all generations can love. It's so versatile, it can be just about anything that someone wants. Up in Smoke!
I laughed when you mentioned the rear view mirror because my Grandfather invented the modern day windshield mount double swivel rear view mirror. His business partner invented the adhesive
🤗🤗🤗You had to be there to appreciate those times.I not for second say that they were perfect,] but they were more innocent, and we weren't so keen to demolish anything that came in our path just for the hell of it. We tried to stop a war in the60's🤔🤔🤔🤔amongst other important things.
Nice car! When I was young my older brother's friend had one of these cars. 1964 Black exterior and a red interior with bucket seats and console with the 327 4 barrel, 4 speed manual trans. Sounded so nice and was in great shape. His pride and joy! Very protective of it1
In 1967 at my first job at the corner Shell, the owner had a 65 Impala convertible that dark blue with white top. What a cool car to park on the corner as a customer magnet.
GM X frame cars are notorious. Consumer Reports did an offset crash test of a 1959 BelAir with the X-frame vs. a modern Malibu. The full-size X-frame car folds right up.
It's vintage week at Wizard's - Corvette, old school Jag and cruiser bike, now this incredible leisure cruiser and there's always two 70's Caddys in the background
We all have cars that we wish we had been able to keep. Mine was a 64 SS Coupe when I was in College. Oil embargo pretty much did me in on a school budget, so I sold it and bought a 66 Malibu 283. Another car that I would have enjoyed keeping. The outtake was worth the entire video time.
I was just in Avery's Auto salvage (yes that one) this morning and saw an old skyline that was just brought in. It's in rough shape, but it could be saved.
I can't lie, I'm not the biggest 64 Impala fan but that thing is beautiful in every way. As you say, considering its age, and it's survivor status, she"s a beautiful old girl
Looked up production numbers, 889,000 or so Impalas made in 1964. It would stand to reason just by sheer numbers you'd have a good number of survivors.
So many memories.... I have to thanks my friend father for letting us use his 64 impala SS convertible (red&black top) to the beach every other weekend
Mother of pearl!....I'm so old I remember the commercials for the '64 Impalas (all versions)....During the broadcast of "Bonanza"....They use to piss me off with those things since they interrupted the "action"....Now I just wish I had had a room temperature IQ in my teens and had purchased one, used of course, when they virtually littered, for very, very cheap, the used car lots in our area, AND held onto it.
Great to see you do this car, my first car was a 65 impala hardtop SS. Was a great car could get all my friends in after school and head to Santa Cruz beach good times
My dad had one with the 409. It's the car I learned to drive on. What a car. He would put a twenty-dollar bill under a plastic Jesus on the dashboard and tell his friends that they could keep it if they could grab it before they got to 60 from a stand still, it threw them back in the seat so hard.
Might want to consider lubricating the hood hinge. When it gets stiff, you won't really notice it (due to leverage), but the effort to open/close can start bending the hood. The hood does seem a little higher by the hinge.
I grew up with my Dad's '58 Impala Convertible. When you raised the top it immediately brought back my memory of that, and they did raise exactly the way this one does. Slower coming up and partial pause in the middle of the operation, so I'd say the top is working perfectly. I had no idea that GM was still using the X-Frame design in '64. That frame was the worst part about the GM cars that had them because there's no side protection. '64 was the last year that the manufacturer's used Nickel in the frame, but the side braces were always a cheaper steel than the frame and that's why those rotted. I love this car though, it looks really good, and that color was rather rare, I've never seen it on the convertible but recall it now and then on hard top models. I'm pretty sure that's Daytona Blue. I sure hope the owner's buy white walls for it as it won't look right without those. It was real nice hearing a stock 327 run again. Thanks Wizard.
Boy, this car brings back memories! It was one of the first ones I drove in Canada. Coming from Europe there was not flipping end to the hood. Trying to back it up she would be so easy to run into something but I drove it for three years and fixed her all up. Sold it and the guy crashed it in a drunken stupor three weeks later. Oh well... love the fedora
That’s the car my father bought. I was a sophomore in high school and had to swear that, unless I was killed in the wreck, that I would crawl on the Greyhound Bus and never return! Then I could take my date to the Drive Inn or to the family bowling alley/pool hall (no Booze). This was in the days when your date snuggled up next to you as you drove. Yeah, there were no seatbelts installed at the factory, however, my dad and I sold them at his Service Station and we put them in. However, my dates usually didn’t want them because they had never used them. The Arm Rest he pointed out left anything from a light pressure tattoo to a longer term real bruise, but it came with the territory back then and no one ever complained. I loved that car because of the 327 with a Carter factor carburetor putting out around 325 hp with no engine modifications and a 311 (I think - it’s been 66 years and those were the best years to grow up in.) positive traction rear end. The old professor Live Free or Die! Death to all Tyrants!
I ordered a 64 Impala Coupe from the factory new with a 327 300HP Corvette engine in light metallic blue. Great car and really fast. Wish I still had it.
This car has only 94k miles done and is kept in a garage so has seen little use so no surprise that it looks well. Much more respect for a car that has done half a million miles, delivered long service and still looks great.
If my memory serves me correct, the aluminum 2speed PG trans leaks usually are one or all of the external seals and gaskets, especially the input and output shaft seals. Generally all can be done including R&reinstall the trans. In 1-1 1/2 hour, maybe 2. Usually very, very simple.
My best buddy had a 64 four door with the straight six. The only door that worked was the right rear. It was a real production when 7 of us got in / out!
I'm older than this car and it takes me longer to get up from the chair than it used to as well. Just like that convertible top.
If only that top could talk, it could tell some stories!😏😏😏😣and they wouldn't all be G rated.
That car is 57 years old right now. Just think how primative a 57 year old vehicle was back then.
@@jamesjames3525 I wonder how many drive in movies it saw?
1964 I was 9 years old when this came out my sisters mother-in-law had one in 1970 blue with white roof and it was a ss when they got it the engine burned oil so they had the neighbor rebuild it he had a shop nice car I rode in a couple times
The Wizard is such a great mechanic. He respects what the customer wants, but will notify them of everything he finds.
Nobody. Beats. The WIZ!!!!! BTW that look of whorls. On the side and rear trim is really tape apples to the metal. Trim
Gr8 episode; love the taillights on the ‘64 Chevy
Sounds like a normal mechanic... hes going to tell u what's wrong lol
@@shawnsta7779 and how much$$$$
I love it when the old cars come in the shop I could care less about the Ferraris and Lamborghinis and Bentleys that come through here but the old girls like that that something else
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Absolutely agree.
We had a ‘66 Impala that I drove around back in high school in the mid 2000s. I wish I still had it. 327 V8 was a lot of fun. Drove that thing to prom!
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Wizard: Today we have a 1964 Impala
*NOTHING BUT A G THANG STARTS PLAYING*
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Straight up, any 90s rap has to be played
I was waiting for at least a snippet of the intro...1, 2, 3, and to the fo'...
I was a little disappointed when it didn't happen.
That’s the car my father bought. I was a sophomore in high school and had to swear that, unless I was killed in the wreck, that I would crawl on the Greyhound Bus and never return! Then I could take my date to the Drive Inn or to the family bowling alley/pool hall (no Booze). This was in the days when your date snuggled up next to you as you drove. Yeah, there were no seatbelts installed at the factory, however, my dad and I sold them at his Service Station and we put them in. However, my dates usually didn’t want them because they had never used them. The Arm Rest he pointed out left anything from a light pressure tattoo to a longer term real bruise, but it came with the territory back then and no one ever complained.
I loved that car because of the 327 with a Carter factor carburetor putting out around 325 hp with no engine modifications and a 311 (I think - it’s been 66 years and those were the best years to grow up in.) positive traction rear end.
The old professor
Live Free or Die!
Death to all Tyrants!
CAR STARTS HOPPING
Wizard: "Hoods don't close like that these days do they"
That's exactly what I said, lol. Solid.
I can’t wait to see the wizard install some switches on this 6-4.
16* switches
It needs some Daytons.
I gotta go 'cause I got me a drop top
and if I hit the switch, I can make the ass drop
@@afpawlak 2day was a good day
Cruisin down the street in my six-fo'
Easy would just LOVE this car
knuckleheads out there cold shootin some hoops
@@senorpepper3405 you skipped a couple of lines...haha!
Dang it, beat me too it!
My first car in HS (1974) I bought was a parked 65 SS Impala (327 with Powerglide) with the same interior color. This one seems to have been painted. The purple, lack of orange peel are all suspects, but the mismatch between the interior and exterior is clearly not from the factory. My second car was a 64 SS Chevelle (M21 4 speed ) which I put the 327 from the impala into the Chevelle. Looking at the motor and interior brings back distant memories. My GF has 51 Impala in the original black from her Father.
Impala model came 1958, no Impala in 1951.
Buddy of mine has a 63 Impala SS convertible with only 1800 original miles on it. Yes it’s original.
*WOW* !! *Wizard looks COOL in his hat* !! *LOVE this purple 1964 Impala SS* !! *GREAT weather here for such a beautiful car* !! #CarWizard
I had a 65 impala back in 88 -> as my high school car. It shined and was free of blemish. A white four door. 283. I was into heavy metal and we called it the Hate Tank!
I bought a 67 Biscayne wagon for $200 in the 80's. 307 stick shift w overdrive. You flop all the seats down and all the backs had metal. You could slide 8' lumber in and still close the tailgate. 24mpg. I sold it to a family for $500 because I felt sorry for them and they had it impounded for lack of insurance. The tow company had it crushed.
I had an SS hardtop and a wagon 65 is my favourite
We had a 1964 Impala as our family car when I was a kid what i remember was no seat belts in the back seat. only lap belts in the front ours was not a convertable I loved it as a kid. My Dad loved that car.
Metal fuel filters are the way to go. Plastic filters are good for temporary usage. The ethanol that is used in today's fuel breaks down plastic way faster than it used to. Many under hood fires started by failed plastic fuel filters. Beautiful Impala!
I'm 55, I year younger. My dad had one in purple. That one needs flowmasters. I had a 78 Grand Marquis fully loaded. It was like driving a house. Some cool lift music. That car is such a survivor, the right family owns it.
Love the music when you are lifting it on the hoist!!
I'm drooling over this gem! What a spectacular car! The special trim design, bucket seats, floor shift automatic, and counsel are unique to the SS models. Thanks for sharing this beautiful car! I love my dad's '62 Impala SS!
After your intro, I thought you had Tyler's Delorean back to fix again. You really should try to get them to upgrade the master cylinder to a twin reservoir model. Especially with 4 wheel drum brakes! As every car guy knows, one blown out wheel cylinder and they have no brakes! Fav old hot rod would be 66-67 Chevy II. I don't think there was a nicer looking car built in the 60's. I wish I had never sold my 66 Chevy II, even if it was a 4 door. It was beige over light brown with a 283/Powerglide and I loved it.
My Dream Car. My Dad had a 63 And a 64 when was a kid back in the 60's Just fell in love with them. Works of Art. I drove cars like that back in the day.
Man, I'd love to see this car all cleaned up. It looks like it's in REEEEEALLY nice shape for it's age!
The convertible top going up sounds like a tripod from War of The Worlds.
Not to mention the squeals and squeaks of the hinges when Wizard opened the hood.
Music to my. Ears!!
I don't know if a person ever fitted better to his hat
Yoooooooo. Oxhorn and The Car Wizard!
@@myang245 haha I love that I get this 😂
You'd think he needs a pointy hat, but no: trilby.
Tom Landry
Bear Bryant
Frank Sinatra
M’lady
I had a 64 Biscane. 2 speed powerglide with a built 350 out of a vette I installed. One of the largest trunks I've ever seen. THAT is a car!!!
Very nice classic car! Surprisingly little wrong with it for a 56yo. Wish I could be fixed up so easily.
My father had a 67 that he bought around 72 and junked it about 10 years ago out of the blue! Much to our dismay! I drive that car in high school ( when it was cool AT ALL) and college. I miss it!
My dad had a 66 Impala SS. Always loved that car,
Another fabulous insight Wizard.
What a special car this is - that fabulous colour combo, original (?) wheel trims, badges...
I love these American 60's gems.
(I'm an old Englishman!)
Looking forward to a similar piece on the Camaro SS, Corvette Stingray, Thunderbird...
You guys really were spoiled for choice!
Those old x-frame Chevys are not designed to be lifted by the rocker panels. Especially on a convertible, you could easily end up bending stuff you don't want to bend. People usually use a side-to-side bar, or even a 4x4 piece of wood, under the frame ears to move the weight to the frame instead of the body. The rockers on the convertible have welded on gussets to strengthen everything. If you had lifted a two door hardtop the same way, it could have been bad.
Nice old ride. My Dad had a '64 Impala sport coupe. She had a 283 V8. That was a very smooth riding car. It was about the same blue color of the interior of this Impala. And the interior was the same. Thanks for posting Weezard!
My 61 Chevy is a convertible and I have always unzip the back window and put It down in the well before letting the top down
What a beautiful vehicle. Also super quiet, it’s been well cared for.
2:15 Yeah, let’s go for a ... ride. Real quiet gang back there.
When it comes to buying cars, I will always ask how many bodies fit in the trunk. Once I forgot to laugh after and I think it made it better.
You give a tremendous amount of info in these videos...and your wife asked the very question I was thinking towards the end regarding the roof...Thanks!
This is my favourite X-frame by far. By 1958 many customers waned a smaller, less tailfinny look. It all peaked in 1964 which was simply beautiful. I'd do a Wildwood disk brake upgrade, and hotrod That could be fun! The whine of the Powerglide brings back memories!
Powerglide transmission always had that sound when in neutral
Joe Mazzola slip and slide with powerglide
I have 3 of those transmissions in storage and one Corvair transaxle.
Torque converter turbines whine
Had plenty of powerglides in my time and never had a problem. Good memories
Yep and a two barrel with a poweglide would be so gutless!
There are special tools for releasing the spring wire for the door handles as well as popping off the wiper blades. I've had them in my tool box for over 40 years. Thanks for bringing back some old memories.
Other than a '56 Bel Air, this is my favorite ol' Chev!! Had a '64 ragtop Impala at the SAME TIME as a '64 SS '09er! WITH the 425 hp 409 ci! That's right, I had a "4-speed, dual-quad, positraction 409!!" Black on black, buckets and console, tach on the steering column, AM/FM radio, no PS or PB. That car was a BEAST. Got about 5 mpg- didn't care. Had a 4.11 ring and pinion in back for better take-off. Wizard, those cars got 2-piece driveshafts; pull the inspection plate to check the center bearing! Had these 64's back in about '75 or '76, cheap as dirt back then. But my '09er got rubber in ALL 4 gears!!! I holed the block street racing and STUPIDLY traded it for a '67 Bonneville ragtop. I swear, I almost cried afterward. But those were almost disposable cars back then; figured I'd pick up another at a later date. The engine makes those SS cars go for about $50k and up now!!! NICE car, but I believe that one is a repaint. That color wasn't available in '64. Good shape for the year, though!!!! PS Make sure to unzip that rear window before lowering the top, if you don't you can crease and scratch the clear plastic. I always put a clean towel above AND below the plastic to protect it!!!
I wish you could do a close examination of the multi million mile volvo p1800, car was still in great shape thanks to the love and care the owner had. Truly a one of a kind story.
According to "Tom Mcahill"(ask your Grandpa), the P-1800 was "unbreakable", used half of a 8-cylinder truck engine!
These were the best selling cars in America when the big 3 had about 85% of the market and GM almost 50% alone. Beautiful cars with great build quality and design.
The wizard is awesome, he is a geek like me that really enjoys originality in cars, love that fact that this old impala is not molested. All metal interior, never see that anymore, dripping with chrome trim.
When I was 13, my dad bought a new ‘64 Impala in the same color, Daytona Blue. It was a non-SS bench seat 2 door hardtop. It also had a 327 with 250hp and a 4 speed. With no power steering or brakes, it was a bear to steer and stop. It was pretty quick for the day at 0-60 in about 10 seconds, way faster than the 283 automatic. You could even get a 140hp 6 cylinder. It was optioned with a padded dash, oversized WW tires, full hubcaps and an AM radio with a rear speaker and cost after a dealer discount, $2816 out the door. It was a comfortable cruiser. By the time he was ready to get rid of it about 10 hears later, it was so rusted out that he just gave it to the neighbor kid for a few hundred bucks.
TRUE STORY!
A good detail would make it sparkle like a diamond. The '64 Impala is one of very few cars that people from all generations can love. It's so versatile, it can be just about anything that someone wants. Up in Smoke!
I laughed when you mentioned the rear view mirror because my Grandfather invented the modern day windshield mount double swivel rear view mirror. His business partner invented the adhesive
Watching that top go down and back up reminds that we had more patience back then... a quieter gentler time.
It was a "gentler" time, save for the "assassinations" and the Vietnam "thing"!
🤗🤗🤗You had to be there to appreciate those times.I not for second say that they were perfect,] but they were more innocent, and we weren't so keen to demolish anything that came in our path just for the hell of it. We tried to stop a war in the60's🤔🤔🤔🤔amongst other important things.
What a great car from my childhood! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing 64 Impala!!! Great job to you and Mrs. Wizard. Wizard in the bowl hat priceless! You guys keep getting better and better.
Wizard had to put his pimp hat on for this one 😂
Looks like a great daily driver that just needs a few basic repairs for a summer of cruising. Enjoying the videos, thanks Mr and Mrs Wizard!
Nice car! When I was young my older brother's friend had one of these cars. 1964 Black exterior and a red interior with bucket seats and console with the 327 4 barrel, 4 speed manual trans. Sounded so nice and was in great shape. His pride and joy! Very protective of it1
I love this car. My grandfather had a '64 Biscayne and I grew up in a '63 Bel Air so this was a treat to see.
super clean! if thats all original ss convertibles are worth some good $$$
Such a beautiful 60s Impala. A real one, not like the fake ones of the 2000's. Perfect cruiser.
The John Belushi of the car world..
In 1967 at my first job at the corner Shell, the owner had a 65 Impala convertible that dark blue with white top. What a cool car to park on the corner as a customer magnet.
Love it, and there is only one thing to say, they don't make them like that anymore. Great reminder of my youth. Thank you Wizard.
Thank goodness they do not still make them like that old Impala.
Favorite classic: 1966 Oldsmobile 442
Very nice specimen.
Our 63 Olds had power brakes, AC, power steering and a remote trunk release in the glove box. The 61 had the trunk release too.
GM X frame cars are notorious. Consumer Reports did an offset crash test of a 1959 BelAir with the X-frame vs. a modern Malibu. The full-size X-frame car folds right up.
More like 40k out here in Cali, nice car !! My favorite impala.
"64 is the pinnacle for Impala's. Like "70 Chevelle and "57 Chevy Bel air.
Juan Galvez no way. Im LA, maybe $14k on a sunny day.
Little Demon 18 if you can fine someone that will pay more than $23k for a mint condition Impala SS let me know. I have one in the garage for sale.
It's vintage week at Wizard's - Corvette, old school Jag and cruiser bike, now this incredible leisure cruiser and there's always two 70's Caddys in the background
David/Wizzard - really enjoy your videos/work ethic. Thanks for your videos! Enjoyable!
We all have cars that we wish we had been able to keep. Mine was a 64 SS Coupe when I was in College. Oil embargo pretty much did me in on a school budget, so I sold it and bought a 66 Malibu 283. Another car that I would have enjoyed keeping. The outtake was worth the entire video time.
I was just in Avery's Auto salvage (yes that one) this morning and saw an old skyline that was just brought in. It's in rough shape, but it could be saved.
Any pics? It would be cool to check that place out
@@RustySh4ckleford if I could post pictures on here I certainly would.
I can't lie, I'm not the biggest 64 Impala fan but that thing is beautiful in every way. As you say, considering its age, and it's survivor status, she"s a beautiful old girl
I brought my tablet outside to show this impala to my 2017... she was jealous
this is a really nice impala just clean and honest and all stock the way its supposed to be
I'm really enjoying the wizards shop. I'm glad I don't see junk all over the place. Everything seems clean and organized.
Very nice example of a 64 Chevy. I was a little kid when they came out. Shifter seems to indicate a Powerglide trans.
Amazingly enough, these 64 Impala's are relatively abundant here in Los Angeles. Of course, most of them "low riders".
Yeah and they're expensive as hell too cause they're really sought after.
Wish more of these were left original & not ghettofied. This one is refreshing to see.
Looked up production numbers, 889,000 or so Impalas made in 1964. It would stand to reason just by sheer numbers you'd have a good number of survivors.
@@sleepyhollow783 not really a low rider is not cheap and it's become part of culture
They made millions of that body style 1962, 63, 64
Man, what a beautiful car! It's so nice to see a 64 that hasn't been totally butchered.
So many memories.... I have to thanks my friend father for letting us use his 64 impala SS convertible (red&black top) to the beach every other weekend
Mother of pearl!....I'm so old I remember the commercials for the '64 Impalas (all versions)....During the broadcast of "Bonanza"....They use to piss me off with those things since they interrupted the "action"....Now I just wish I had had a room temperature IQ in my teens and had purchased one, used of course, when they virtually littered, for very, very cheap, the used car lots in our area, AND held onto it.
Great to see you do this car, my first car was a 65 impala hardtop SS. Was a great car could get all my friends in after school and head to Santa Cruz beach good times
Nice video. My aunt had a 64 Impala 4 door hardtop from 1964-1973
Thx for the old car 'fix' of the day..
My dad had one with the 409. It's the car I learned to drive on. What a car. He would put a twenty-dollar bill under a plastic Jesus on the dashboard and tell his friends that they could keep it if they could grab it before they got to 60 from a stand still, it threw them back in the seat so hard.
Might want to consider lubricating the hood hinge. When it gets stiff, you won't really notice it (due to leverage), but the effort to open/close can start bending the hood. The hood does seem a little higher by the hinge.
That is a beautiful car in great condition, inside and out.
I grew up with my Dad's '58 Impala Convertible. When you raised the top it immediately brought back my memory of that, and they did raise exactly the way this one does. Slower coming up and partial pause in the middle of the operation, so I'd say the top is working perfectly. I had no idea that GM was still using the X-Frame design in '64. That frame was the worst part about the GM cars that had them because there's no side protection. '64 was the last year that the manufacturer's used Nickel in the frame, but the side braces were always a cheaper steel than the frame and that's why those rotted. I love this car though, it looks really good, and that color was rather rare, I've never seen it on the convertible but recall it now and then on hard top models. I'm pretty sure that's Daytona Blue. I sure hope the owner's buy white walls for it as it won't look right without those. It was real nice hearing a stock 327 run again. Thanks Wizard.
As a former owner of a old convertible the owners manual states the engine should be running before raising or lowering the top. Great vid
Ms Wizard does a great job editing these videos!!
Boy, this car brings back memories! It was one of the first ones I drove in Canada. Coming from Europe there was not flipping end to the hood. Trying to back it up she would be so easy to run into something but I drove it for three years and fixed her all up. Sold it and the guy crashed it in a drunken stupor three weeks later. Oh well... love the fedora
That’s the car my father bought. I was a sophomore in high school and had to swear that, unless I was killed in the wreck, that I would crawl on the Greyhound Bus and never return! Then I could take my date to the Drive Inn or to the family bowling alley/pool hall (no Booze). This was in the days when your date snuggled up next to you as you drove. Yeah, there were no seatbelts installed at the factory, however, my dad and I sold them at his Service Station and we put them in. However, my dates usually didn’t want them because they had never used them. The Arm Rest he pointed out left anything from a light pressure tattoo to a longer term real bruise, but it came with the territory back then and no one ever complained.
I loved that car because of the 327 with a Carter factor carburetor putting out around 325 hp with no engine modifications and a 311 (I think - it’s been 66 years and those were the best years to grow up in.) positive traction rear end.
The old professor
Live Free or Die!
Death to all Tyrants!
I like the "lift" music!
It amazes me how they know how to match the music for the type of vehicle! ;)
I ordered a 64 Impala Coupe from the factory new with a 327 300HP Corvette engine in light metallic blue. Great car and really fast. Wish I still had it.
Loved the walk-around of this 64 impala!
I had one of those that wasn't an SS with the shifter on the column.Those were nice cars.
Just a beautiful classic, what a car!!
love these old cruisers
Car Wizard you look so good in that machine! And the hat too!
This car has only 94k miles done and is kept in a garage so has seen little use so no surprise that it looks well. Much more respect for a car that has done half a million miles, delivered long service and still looks great.
If my memory serves me correct, the aluminum 2speed PG trans leaks usually are one or all of the external seals and gaskets, especially the input and output shaft seals. Generally all can be done including R&reinstall the trans. In 1-1 1/2 hour, maybe 2. Usually very, very simple.
My best buddy had a 64 four door with the straight six. The only door that worked was the right rear. It was a real production when 7 of us got in / out!
It's a beauty thanks for sharing.👍👍👍👍
You're going to throw your back😀😀😀
Great classic, thank you!
absolutely timeless
Dust doesn't mean anything, That is a piece of American History! Great Looking car!
It’s missing the V-8 engine badges on the lower front fenders
You beat me to that. 327 would be a V with flags.