1966 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
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- Detroit’s second romance with post-WWII fastback styling resulted in many sporty compacts and mid-size models. But Chevrolet focused on full sized fastbacks with cars like this 1966 Impala Sport Coupe. Steve guides the tour.
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Steve's videos make my day..cup of coffee and hang out with Steve for 10 mins..thanks for the videos Steve!!!!
I do the same. Good stuff
@@dubiousf00d me too 😎
@Winston me toooo👍
I was drinking my coffee ☕ too
It really is a special kind of treat especially when he's talking about a car I like. Hot cup and some cool Impala information.
love the way steve talks in detail about every example of car options, motors, brakes, transmissions in such clarity , can tell he really loves cars and their impact on society
My best friend growing up had a 66 Impala. It was passed down to him by his grandma when he turned 16 and his grandma's sight coincidentally began to fail her and she could no longer drive.
When she bought it, the dealership only had 2 left, a 427 SS or a 283 2 speed automatic. You can guess which one was cheaper and consequently which one she picked unfortunately.
Still it was an awesome car and I would give anything to have one now, at least for a little while.
After driving around and making everything nice and presentable I'd give it to my buddy so he could relive those glorious days of yesteryear and who knows, maybe drop a 427 into the engine bay as well.
Hell, that one looks restorable.
Dosen't look bad for a New England car does it?
My thoughts exactly.
Hello some one needs to go buy that
@@cm-ek4ci it's close to what I'm in the market for, but much too far away for me
That 66 is restorable That's Marina blue
I wish vehicles still came with those little vent windows. Love those.
I have them . If the door is not all the way open , say , in parking lot . You can put your eye out bending forward to get in , when turning to put your butt in the seat . My car is a 1965 Parisienne . Pretty much the same car with a prettier frock .
dubiousf00d Umm yeah, I'm glad they don't anymore. You're just sad your childhood has faded away years and years ago.
This Impala looks great and could be restored . One of my favorite years !
When I was 16 I had a 1967 Chevelle with a 283 that did not get the engine travel limiter recall. When you put just the right amount of strain, the engine would rock and pull the mechanical linkage to full throttle! The pedal would literally pull away from your foot and plant itself against the floorboard. The only way to stop the car was to shut it off. Scary stuff for a 16 year old, taught me why the later motor mounts had fingers that prevented excess travel in the event of a mount failure. Also taught the benefits of a throttle cable vs linkage. As long as the cable had slack you could avoid the runaway scenario. Thanks for unlodging another memory from deep in my brain.
I feel that linkage pain all the time in my hotted up mk1 golf, stiffer mounts has helped but occasionally it'll be hard to shift when you're really burning tire and it's all torqued up.
HAHA I had the same issue in my '68 impala 307 when i was 18. I put headers on it and threw away the limiters. When my mounts broke it did all your saying but when the engine lifted, it also pulled the vaccum booster hose out so you barely even had any brakes. It took a couple times for me to figure out what was going on, but it really freaks ya out when it happens. LOL
My '66 had a chain installed by the ownner before me? I doubt that it was a factory recall or dealer job?
Dealers added cable restraint in a Govt. recall... it was done on our '67 Impala... I was pissed, the cable thing was ugly and in the way, felt we should have been given the new safety mounts!
I actually knew someone who had one that didn't get the recall work done. One day he went to do a burnout and the motor mounts let go and the engine flipped completely upside down in the engine bay lol
Couple buddies owned SS Impalas. A '65 with a 409/425 hp, 4sp, only one I've ever seen or heard of. Other buddy had a '67 427/390hp, 4sp. Tommy took time out of his busy schedule to show me his taillights after work one day. The big gurl would run. Saw Lorne Greene's 427 Impala at a Mecum auction a few years ago.
Cool! I wonder how many factory 409 '65's are left out there. I forget if any of our Canadian counterparts got them in '65.
Love those impalas. My dad told me he bought a tan with painted white roof 66 impala when he was in school in the late 70’s. Paid $50
Great videos Steve. Thanks for sharing.
1984 I bought a 1968 2 door Chevy Bel Air for $75 bucks. It ran and was in good shape. The motor was a 307 and a 3 on the column. Drove that car for 2.5 years until the motor blew. Sold it to the scrap yard for $100 bucks.
Every time I see a blue 66 I always think of the one in "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry " Everyone always remembers the 69 charger but the 66 impala 4 door is kinda forgotten.
I was born in 1966...and my first ride in a car....a new 1966 Chevy Impala Sport Coupe...navy blue. I need to find the family picture...Mom, Dad, my older brother and myself as a newborn posing by the new Chevy, which Dad bought a few weeks before my birth. As family lore goes...Mom wasn't a fan of manual transmissions...and Dad's car at the time was a 1963 Buick Special coupe....with a three speed on the tree and a Buick 225 V6. Plus they moved to an area with hot and humid summers....so Mom got her drivers license at the age of 29...Dad traded the Buick for the Chevy which was a nice upgrade since it had an automatic transmission and air conditioning. Apparently when they were taking delivery of it, it was missing an ashtray...so the sales rep replaced it from another Impala on the lot.
They Impala stayed with us until 1970....in 1969, my younger brother was born and Dad traded the Impala for a 1970 Chevy Kingswood wagon with a 400 CI V8. This car stayed until 1979 when it was getting a bit long in tooth...plus gas prices were spiking..so Dad replaced it with a 1979 Olds Cutlass.
Years later, while at a car show, he saw a similar Impala Coupe on display and said "I wish we would have kept it." as it was a great looking car.
my grandmother had a 1966 chevy caprice 4 door. i like the wagons.
Morning everyone ! All motorheads in attendance !
Get well soon Steve! Always love your shows
I love my '66 SS396 Chevelle! she's a keeper!
1.4 million, and that's just the full-size. That's an INSANE amount of cars.
That utility bed on the Dodge truck is pretty rare these days!
Tom Valentine ordered a black on black 1966 Bel Air 427/425 HP ( engine code L-72 ) 4 speed station wagon and was the " scurge of B stock " at Dover Drag strip, Wingdale N.Y.
One of the rarest Chevrolets ever produced,
In 1976 I got a great deal on a 69 Chevelle SS 396 cause it had a blown motor. As I worked in a gas station, I let it be known that I was looking for a big block. On the other side of town another gas station took in a wrecked 1966 Biscayne black four door, dog dish hubcaps, with the right front suspension torn completely off by a high speed high-curb strike. The engine ran and I bought the whole car for $200, sight unseen. When I went to pick it up in the tow truck, the car also had a factory four-speed and factory tach! Talk about a sleeper! Power nothing and no radio.. Maybe ran moonshine down south as I cannot think of anyone else who would order a car that way.
i like that style of Impalas also. I had a '65 fastback with a 283 put in a Muncie M-21!
My 66 came with a manual 3-speed on the tree with overdrive and a 283. I moved the shifter to the floor, installed a 4-barrel carb, flipped the air filter cover over to reduce intake air restriction, advanced the timing 5 degrees, and installed tuned headers and glass packs. This made it possible to burn rubber even in 2nd gear. To keep from shredding the tires, I put a wider set of meats on the back and loaded the trunk up with tools. When I got the recall notice about the engine cable mounts, the dealer let me install them myself because he had a huge backlog.
Yes it’s a must have thing in the mornings now I’ve become addicted. !
My dad owned a 1965 Impala SS ,396 turbo 400. That was a cool car ,he was a gear head and taught me and my brother to be gear heads too. I was around 10 years old and i thought that Impala was the baddest car around. He also had a 1946 chevy truck with a 348 4 speed. My dad taught me well , i miss him greatly.
1973 firebird 455HO 4 speed
1990 ZR-1 Corvette
My two hotrods.
I had a 66 fastback Impala. I remember it had a "Cold" light on the dash that would light up green when I started the car and would stay on until the engine warmed up.
Yes. I had 3 of these. 2 2dr and my daily 4dr. That could light was my favorite thing. Wish I still had them
Interesting tutorial on the Air Force markings, and the history of our Air Force. Thanks for sharing.
This is my favourite year of style.❤
When I was a kid there was a man on our block that had a station wagon 427 4-speed bright yellow
I would love that car as a resto mod!
I love the cigs still in the 1 qt ash tray!
I bought a 1966 Biscayne for $50 in 1986 when I was a Sophomore in high school. The engine was seized and the interior was shot. My Grandparents had a 1966 Impala 4 door that they didn't driver anymore. My Dad and I pulled the engine (283) and Transmission (powerglide) Then I used most of the interior, It even had a tilt & telescopic steering column. I bought another Biscayne parts car for the rest of the parts I needed. It was a fun car until I wrecked it in College. Then I bought a 1966 Caprice and another Caprice parts car messed around with it for about 10 years sold it before I was done then complained for about 20 years until I bought a 1966 Impala SS Convertible. Happy again! Never owned a Bel Air though.
Cool. I know that this video is about a 1966. But...I feel like sharing.😁...My parents bought a new 1965 Impala Super Sport. It was the next to last car they bought. It had a 327, with an automatic transmission. Console mounted shifter, between the low-back bucket seats. It had power steering, but no power brakes. They had the dealership install an under-dash AC unit, because it came from the factory without AC. Car was white, with a coral (turquoise) top. Both my sister and I drove the car to high school. And then she drove it to college. I loved that car. But it didn't like me.😂 Seemingly every time I got to drive it... whether to school, or to Prom, or a date...I couldn't keep my foot off the gas pedal. And would inevitably something would break.😂😂
Mmmm.
I owned a 1966 Caprice with a 396, a factory 4 speed transmission and an in dash tash tach.
Wish I had it back.
I had a 4dr 327 4v power glide car in Vegas the smoothest running v8 I ve ever heard thanks Steve
My older brother had a 66 Impala SS 327 red black inside, auto on the floor, very pretty car, he hit a utility poll in 1968 at a high speed, he was 19 years old and spent almost 40 years in a nursing home until he died, a lot of young guys thought these big cars could handle like a sports car, they couldn't. I had an Impala SS 1965, 327 auto on the floor, it was blue with black inside, it was a very pretty car.
I'm back ( : These were not road cars, they were (straight line cars), these cars could not take a curve, they were BIG O' CARS. One of the best handling passenger car I ever had was a Dodge Intrepid.
The first car I drove, was my uncle's 1966 Chevrolet Impala, similar to this one, in blue. It was a 4 door sedan though, not a two door. I was 11 or 12 at the time. I lived on a farm, so learning to drive at an early age was common. The first vehicle I drove was a 1958 Chevrolet 1/2 ton with a three on the tree. My father just got in the truck, told me to come along also, we went out into a nearby field, he got out, and told me to sit in the drivers side, and after giving me the basics of driving a manual transmission, I learned to drive that day. I have always liked cars, so this was quite a thrilling day for me.
A 66 Chevrolet Impala was the first car my dad purchased new. I miss dad and that car. I went with him to pick it up from the dealership and we did not wear seatbelts back then.
Steve, get better! Thank you for your work
Thanks Steve Get well soon
I have always loved these cars!
As a high school senior in 1974 I had a maroon 66 Impala sport coupe, 275hp 327 powerglide. No power steering, no power brakes but factory air conditioning and factory dual exhaust. It would bury the speedometer but the only way to stop it from there was BOTH feet on the brake pedal and shifting the "ol glide into low @ 75mph! All that fun running on 8.25 - 14 bias ply tires...
WOW! I learned so much today, thank you for sharing
Another great video Steve keep them rolling along get well soon from Monroe Michigan
I always thought those mid-late 60s full size Chevys were emblematic of basically the pinnacle of US automobiles. They were built so much better than any other cars in the world at the time. Automatic chokes, reliable electronics, alternators, comfort, style and just decent. The 1970s were a slide down hill and we really never have dominated since.
Check uncle Tony's garage for a recent vid about a 68 Pontiac he saw at the local firehouse about to be cut up for training.
Yep basically from 68 on , we slid downhill.
@@MrTheHillfolk He uploaded a followup the other day after the fire department cut it up.
@@MikeBrown-ii3pt yeah I saw that one too 😑
That was the one where he went into the demise of the country since 68, not the first vid on that car.
Sorry for any confusion
There's Enough of this one left to be restorable
I was gifted my grandmothers low low mileage 66 2 door 327/powerglide in 1975. Car was bought and driven in New Orleans. Sadly it was sitting in front of our house(I moved it out of the driveway the night before) and a City trash truck hit it.Peeled the entire drivers side front to back.When I looked out the window the drivers side wheels were off the ground. I was crushed.
i have a built 1970 impala sport coupe fastback i put a built 402 big block in and man is it a fun car to drive.
At 11 years old I went on a trip, about 900 miles, in my Grandfathers then new, maroon '66 Impala Sport Coupe. Thanks for the memories Steve. Look forward to your "junkyard classroom" daily. Keep 'em comin'.
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
Steve is the coolest 😎
This is what my older bro and I learned to drive in...with 283 2V and powerglide trans. And of course, with the flipped air cleaner lid! Amazing how much rubber you could get when doing a N-D drop under full throttle!
Observation: Noticed this odometer shows 89k. I remember how thrilled dad was that we were able to get 100k out of our 283. A real testament on how much better the newer engine metallurgy, machining and fuel management is nowadays compared to the early days.
First car as a 16 year old sophomore in 1974 66 SS396 Impala. Only a 325hp model, but boy was it loaded with all the toys. It had been rode hard and put away wet but it was a mine. I learned a lot with it. Some good some not so good. Wished I still had it. I do still have the SS spinner hubcaps which were replaced with Crager SS rims.
The 1969 Chevrolet Kingswood with the base 327 V-8 I had used that same recall kit for the motor mounts.
Built a 69 Nova oval track racer years ago and put the 11" drums all the way around. With a 383 small block, posi rear end and the stock 3 on the tree, that car has just as much whoa as go. Won 4 main events in a row with that car, my competition decided that it was easier to wreck me than beat me.
My mother bought a 1966 Impala 4 door hardtop new loved it . I Aztec Bronze with a black interior
My parents had this car in maroon but with a black interior, power glide trans, 283 V-8. Loved the vent window cranks.
This is one of my favorite car show styles. Historical context. I find it more similar to channels like "forgotten weapons" than most car channels. Thanks for the quality contrnt
My aunt had this car when I was very young , cranberry with a black vinyl interior, I loved that car.
and another AWESOME VIDEO
Steve is second to none!
Wow that one considering where it is! Is still in great structural shape! Great contender for restoration I think! Great video Steve!👌😎👍
When I was 16 my family had a '66 Caprice 396 with a tow package. It had an automatic climate control called "comfortron" set it and forget it.
65 one of my favorites! 👍
I remember those motor mount cables on my grandpas Impala .
back in 1982 when I was 16 , I stuck a 396 in a 69 Nova and that broken motor mount gag got me! thank God I was able to control it and nobody got hurt! I temporarily just did the piece of chain from the engine block to the frame, eventually I put solid motor mounts on it.
WOW! My brother old high school car!
Went to highschool, graduated in 79, with a guy who inherited his grandfathers 66FB. Such a nice clean car, Silver in color IIRC. He kept it tasteful but did put Craigers on it.
Silver was actually a very rare colour back in the 1960's. However, today, seven out of ten vehicles on the road today, are either silver or grey.
My favorite impala! Thanks
That brings back memories,my dad had a 65 Impala SS. 327 with a 4spd. I use to sit in the back and watch him shift the Transmision. Got me hooked on cars ever since, now have a 57 Chevy 427 with a 5 Spd Tremec. Great car you picked Well done!
'65,yellow with white bucket seats.
My dad had a 67 with the same drivetrain. It hooked me too.👍
My grandfather had this car in white. He bought it new and drove it until 1977. He traded it in for a Cutlass. For a decade he would brag about how he got more money trading it in then he payed for it. Grandma had a 4 door that looked similar. They both had fitted clear plastic upholstery covers the furniture in their house also had fitted clear plastic covers. Back then I was small and that car was so big.
I know there isn’t much that can be seen but that’s a pretty good looking car. Ready for some work and a new home.
Nice! I have a ‘66 Caprice..my dad gave it to my in HS for my first car and I drove it all the through college..This is making me want to put some elbow grease back into it
Hi Steve.. The Turbo 400 Trans was first available in the full size Chevy in 1965.. But.. Just like in 1966.. Was Big Block Only.. N/A with a small block or 6 cyl..
NEVER HEARD OF THIS CAR BEFORE!!!!
I had a four door Imp. with a 283 PG. had it for about six years until the front strut rods ripped away from the frame. Was a great car, got really good miledge, these drove so easily. Miss it, sold it and a sister car to a guy who was crudely fixing up a 2 dr Biscayne. He practically wanted me to pay him for selling it to him. I was lucky though and got to keep the 283 and PG.
These are among my favorite Chevies of all time. They’re just sooooo good looking and well executed in design. Really great engine and transmission lineup available on them. And many options available on them too - I’ve seen these Impalas with cruise control, electric windows, and even automatic climate control!!
Agreed, Joe!
I had that same motor mount recall "repair" on a 1969 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe. It had the 300hp 350 4 barrel and Turbo 400 trans.
Looks like you really got in the weeds for this one. We thank u. I always like these body lines. The 65 tail lights are cooler. These cars look great anyway you do them. ✌️
Steve, that's so funny that you mentioned they had a problem with engine mounts. My buddy had a 327 version with a 3 on the tree back in 1976. We used to zip around in it and some of the spark plug wires kept coming off (when he got on the throttle). We finally figured out the left side engine mount was gone and the engine rocked so much it popped a couple of spark plug wires! Good fun though.
two stories // clerking at a convenience store in 1966, sitting on the counter watchin the cruise and a guy turns the corner in a 66 SS, dark green, buckets, comes in, 396 or 427 ? - 427, ya can tell by the red flags, want a ride // yep // 4 speed, when the quadrajet opened up I was hooked for life // can relive the expereince like it was yesterday
early 90's in a desolate industrial area, sitting in the weeds, no wheels // 66 just like this one // trudge over // 427 flags and a four speed car but everything long gone // darn it
My parents had a 66’ Impala and glad to see this one!
Thanks Steve. Interesting fact you mentioned about the T3 lights. Did not know that.
The "vent" windows were called vent windows for a reason:
If you open the vent window an inch or two, the Bernoulli Principle would come into play creating low pressure outside of the window.
This low pressure would draw air out of the car and ventilate the car. It was good for cigarette smokers who needed to keep the inside air changed.
However . . .
In the heat of summer, you could open them all the way and they would draft a stream of air directly into your face. That would cool you off quick. 🌬
They were commonly called "wing windows." (I sure would like to get those back because they would really cool you off in the summer.)
In those days, it was common to drive with your window down and your arm resting on the window sill. If you wanted to have your hand up, it was convenient to wrap your hand around the top of the wing window.
Nowadays it is nearly impossible to drive with your arm out the window because the seats do not line up well with the window (very frustrating).
Great show Steve!
That's almost identical to my Impala. Mine has 283 badges and a black interior though. You didn't mention it only had one side mirror. Thanks Steve.
Number badging for the 283 ended in '65.
Nice to see Steve Thanks, my first car in '75 a burgandy '66 S/S convertable, 283 power gluide, Oh the power WooHoo! I paid $800 from delivering the Globe in Quincy 7 days a week.
Those fastback Impalas from 65 to 68 were a great body still. Very big car, but very graceful lines. The 67 in particular was a looker.
Steve in 1975, I was riding around in new Fairfield and found a 65 impala ss 427. knocked door wOld women had it , Her husband bought the car new,in the He passed away, The control arm bushing were gone, ,No rust In the woods. I Bought the car 50.00 Dollars
Steve, since you love the details, our family 1964 Biscayne wagon (283. Powerglide) had crank vent windows. I remember missing them on later family wagons by Ford and Dodge.
We had '66 Impala 4 dr hardtop. I remember it had to go back to the dealer for those cable restraints to be installed. Ours had the 283 2bbl. with the power glide. Really nice riding car and it was garaged most of the time but once out in the weather the lacquer paint soon failed and rust set in. We sold it to a guy that had a "65 Caprice and he only drove those full sized Chevies. I think my father got $300 for it around 1974 or 5 . That car had lots of chrome and once it was waxed up it was a sharp car!!
So many different Biscayne body styles from 1957-58 up to the early 1970's . Stamping must have been expensive and well worth it.
love the 66 &65 👍👍💯
As I recall, the fix for the potential motor mount failure was the cable loop to the A-arm, but only on the left side of the engine. In the early 70's we'd get these cars in, and if the cable was still in place we knew the motor hadn't ever been apart. Nobody ever put those cables back on if there was heavy repair work done. I'm surprised to see a cable on the right side, only the left side of the motor would lift due to torque, the right side would tend to push down against the motor mounts.
I always liked those Impalas. A friend of mine from the Navy had a 66 SS 327 in like a pale yellow color with black interior. He sold it when he got out. Really cool car. Thanks Steve!
I was never a fan of full-size cars in general, but the Impala fastback is an exception to that rule. For me, the rear quarter window really sets the style for that car---Chevy turned a full-size car into something that looked sporty
Love the videos. Thanks
My first car was a version of this one. 66 Bel-aire 4 door with an in-line 260 6 cylinder with 3 on the tree column shifter. Never had the guts to pull the overdrive cable. I drove it from 1983 until 1988. Everyone loves their first car, and even though it’s not very collectible, I’d love to own one again some day.
Am I the only one that wants to go to Bernardston as a vacation destination?
My 1st car in 72 was my moms 66 Impala SS Convertible 283 2 BBL in Marina Blue -- in 1975 I bought a NICE 67 Impala SS 427 4 speed with he original window sticker for $650, LOVE THE BIG FAST BACK ! had it repainted Marina Blue at MACCO for $99 - paint job was JUST paint not body work
Way back in High School, one of my best friends would customize his Mom's 4 door '66 Impala, chrome valve covers, a "footprint" gas pedal, etc., but it was something stock that blew my adolescent mind; he and I went to McDonald's in the car, (no dine-in then), and he dropped down the glove compartment door, and whaddya know?, a perfectly flat table, with indentations for our milkshakes.