58 years ago ...I picked up my 1966 Impala SS

LittleD · Dec 9, 2023

Another anniversary .....58 years ago yesterday...took delivery of my 1966 Chevy Impala SS....still going strong !!
Ordered it from the factory on October 15th 1965 and picked it up from the dealer on Dec. 9th 1965. I have done all the service work on it over the years myself....48 oil changes since new. This year we took it to several cruise nights, Quite a few garage sales (big trunk) and many backroad drives. This summer being so hot we had to pick and choose the days because being young back in 1965 I never thought i would need Air Conditioning and didn't check the box.
Special memory taking my wife Bev home from church after our wedding 57 years ago.
Some interesting prices from the original window sticker : ( Vacuum Pwr Brakes $42.15) ( Rear antenna $9.50 ) ( Dual exhaust $21.10 ) ( Power Steering $94.80 ) ( Tinted Windshield $21.10 ) ( Floor Mats $6.05 )

Steve in VA · Dec 9, 2023

Not many can look back on that! Did you even imagine looking into the future and still having such a sweet ride in 2023? I'm jealous.

sms · Dec 9, 2023

That's great! In the northeast it would have rusted away long ago unless kept inside 8 months of the year.

Tgrasher · Dec 9, 2023

A lot of us had dream cars, few of us were able or smart enough to keep them. Thanks for sharing.

Hemmjo · Dec 9, 2023

Very cool.

gtractorfan · Dec 9, 2023

Bet you didn't know what it would look like when you ordered it. I have a similar story- ordered a '65 Chevy SS 327, 4 on the floor without knowing what it would look like. Sorry to say I didn't keep it but the one I really wish I still had is the '58 Chevy convertible my sister had.

Bruce from Can. · Dec 9, 2023

Very nice car. I liked them back then and I still like them now.

fastfarmall · Dec 9, 2023

A friend had a 65 like that,he drove down to Fort Leonard Wood Mo, for boot camp, i rode with him, we parked it in that old guys pasture with his permission, after Basic and AiT , went back hit the key and started up.

Southern Ray · Dec 9, 2023

I had one like that. Rusted real bad under the rear window, of all places. Traded it for a Plymoth Satellite. It also rusted under the rear window.

Mark-Ia · Dec 9, 2023

Beautiful Car!!!

oldproudvet · Dec 9, 2023

Same scenario.......... Bought a 66 Chevelle 396 375hp in the spring of 66 after finishing flight school. New officers have great credit, not much money but we know where you are. Same color combination, maroon and black. My true dream car at the time. I loved that car. Like a complete non thinking idiot I can occasionally display, I sold it when I got orders for Viet Nam in the summer of 67. I could have simply parked it in a shed on the farm, go figure......... Thanks for sharing and digging up some neat ol memories. Larry

Dean · Dec 9, 2023

Wow! What a story!

Not my favorite Impala SS (64 is) but it is my favorite color, Palomar Red Metallic.

Just guessing: 327/300?

Rich'sToys · Dec 9, 2023

That is a beautiful car!!
I was also going to ask about the engine.
How many miles are on it?

Bob N.Y. · Dec 9, 2023

You must live in an area where they don't salt the roads.

ROME/NE.IA. · Dec 9, 2023

What a beautiful car. Back then cars had such beautiful and individual styling no matter what make it was. Lots of memories when you sit behind the wheel of that machine. I just celebrated 50 years of ownership on my 1973 'Cuda 340 that I ordered new and took delivery on April 18th of '73. Currently has 28,000 miles.Thank you for sharing.

JF in MI · Dec 9, 2023

As a young teen I took a tour of the Tarrytown, NY plant right about the time your car was made.

Dean · Dec 9, 2023

Another wow!

The Cuda 340 was a real sleeper in the vein of the 66 Nova L79.

CaseChev · Dec 9, 2023

Worked in our small town Chevrolet dealership in 1966 during college etc. Always loved that body style.....I can remember almost every Impala and Caprice that I prepped for customers in 1966. Great times

old · Dec 9, 2023

When my mom died back in July of 2022 she had a 1965 Chevy Bel=air in a carport and it had only 72,??? mile on it since new

showcrop · Dec 9, 2023

LittleD, could you tell what made you keep it rather than trading it like everyone usually does?

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