Hidden inside the 1963 lineup was the Z11: an all-aluminum 427 drag-racing special rated at 430 horsepower. Chevy built exactly fifty of them.
Median 89 hp across 231 similar cars
Lead trim: 235 Blue Flame six (135 hp) · up to 425 hp
Chevrolet Impala third generation1961–1964
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FactHidden inside the 1963 lineup was the Z11: an all-aluminum 427 drag-racing special rated at 430 horsepower. Chevy built exactly fifty of them.
The 1961 "bubbletop" restyle that also launched the Super Sport package (available on any Impala in 1961 including sedans and wagons; only 142 got the 409), followed by a wider C-pillar in 1962, the 409 replacing the 348 (380 or 409 bhp, manual only) and the 283 small-block enlarged to a 327 offered at 250 or 300 bhp. The Turboglide automatic was dropped for reliability, leaving Powerglide until 1965. The 1964 model was restyled softer and rounder, with the 409 dual-quad Carter AFB making 425 bhp; the Beach Boys' hit "409" refers to it. Body styles from convertible and hardtops to a station wagon (1961 Nomad, then Impala). SS was an appearance package from 1962 and a separate model from 1964.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 Blue Flame six (135 hp) | 1962–1964 | 3.9 L Inline-6 | 135 hp | 217 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 327 V8 (250 bhp, 1962) | 1962–1962 | 5.4 L V8 | 250 hp | 350 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 327 V8 (300 bhp, 1962) | 1962–1962 | 5.4 L V8 | 300 hp | 360 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 409 V8 (380 bhp, 1962) | 1962–1962 | 6.7 L V8 | 380 hp | 420 lb-ft | — | RWD | manual | — |
| 409 V8 (409 bhp, 1962) | 1962–1962 | 6.7 L V8 | 409 hp | 420 lb-ft | — | RWD | manual | — |
| 409 dual-quad V8 (425 bhp, 1964) | 1964–1964 | 6.7 L V8 | 425 hp | 425 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| SS 409 V8 (360 hp, 1961) | 1961–1961 | 6.7 L V8 | 360 hp | 409 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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The last Impala wasn't just an American icon — this 10th generation also found its way onto dealer lots in the Middle East and South Korea.
The SS version of this Impala packed a 5.3L V8, the first (and still only) V8 ever offered in a front-wheel-drive Chevrolet, and the first in any Chevy sedan since the 1996 Caprice.
After four decades as a rear-drive icon, the Impala came back in 2000 as a totally different animal — a mainstream front-wheel-drive sedan.
The Impala SS was essentially a cop car in plainclothes — built on the Caprice's 9C1 police package, with suspension and cooling gear once reserved for law enforcement.
The downsized '77 Impala wasn't a step down — Motor Trend named the redesigned Impala/Caprice its Car of the Year, and production jumped enough to reclaim the #1 sales spot in the US.
A thousand of these Impalas quietly shipped with an experimental airbag system in 1973, decades before airbags were mandated — one survivor even played Kramer's car on Seinfeld.
The redesigned 1965 Impala set an all-time industry sales record — over a million units in the US in a single year.
Hidden inside the 1963 lineup was the Z11: an all-aluminum 427 drag-racing special rated at 430 horsepower. Chevy built exactly fifty of them.
Exported to Australia, this Impala carried a distinction no American import before it had: the first postwar US car sold there with a V8 as standard equipment.
The brand-new 1958 Impala sold so well in its first year that it made up 15 percent of all Chevrolets built — and helped Chevrolet reclaim the number-one production spot in a recession year.
Rivals
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