1965 CHEVROLET IMPALA SEDAN LEFT-HAND DRIVE EXCEPTIONALLY ORIGINAL SURVIVOR MUST BE SOLD

If you have been looking for a classic American Chevrolet that hasn't been restored, repainted, modified beyond recognition or turned into somebody else's unfinished project, this is a very special opportunity.

This 1965 Chevrolet Impala Sedan is an exceptionally original left-hand-drive car retaining its original six-cylinder engine, automatic transmission, original interior trim and, remarkably, its original paintwork.

And that is exactly what makes this car so appealing.
The paint has not been restored to make it look new. It wears the wonderful, honest patina that only comes from approximately 60 years of surviving largely as Chevrolet built it.
The dashboard is equally impressive, with none of the damage and deterioration so often found in cars of this age. The original trim remains in the car and the traditional full-width seating gives you genuine six-passenger accommodation three across the front and three across the rear.

Mechanically, it is an absolute pleasure.
Turn the key, it starts. Select Drive and away you go.
The original six-cylinder engine runs beautifully and the automatic transmission makes it an incredibly easy classic to drive. It doesn't miss a beat.
We have recently carried out one very worthwhile safety upgrade a FOUR-WHEEL DISC BRAKE CONVERSION.

To accommodate the upgraded braking package, the car has also been fitted with a set of 17-inch wheels. The result is a classic Impala which retains its wonderful original character while providing substantially upgraded braking hardware for today's driving.
It is currently on historic registration and is ready to be enjoyed now, subject of course to the purchaser's own registration/club eligibility requirements.

THE BEST PART YOU DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
This is where this Impala becomes particularly interesting.
You can simply leave it exactly as it is.

Enjoy the originality, the patina, the effortless six-cylinder cruising and the fact that you own an increasingly difficult-to-find survivor that hasn't been pulled apart in someone's shed.
Or, when the time is right, build the classic V8 Impala you have always wanted.
We also have an unrestored 350 cubic-inch Chevrolet V8 available with the car, together with power-steering components and associated accessories.

The 350 provides the next owner with the basis for a very straightforward period-style V8 transformation while allowing them to build and detail the engine to their own specification before changing anything on the car.

The engine was understood to have been running when last inspected, but it is being supplied as an unrestored engine and we invite purchasers to inspect it and satisfy themselves as to its condition.

There is no need to pull apart a perfectly usable classic today.
Drive the Impala with its original six-cylinder while you build the 350 properly at your leisure. When you're ready, do the conversion and take the car to the next level.
Or don't touch it at all.
That is the beauty of this particular car.

WHY THE 1965 IMPALA?
The 1965 model represented a major redesign of Chevrolet's legendary full-size Impala and today remains one of the iconic shapes of the 1960s American-car era.
Long, low and unmistakably American, these cars have an enormous following around the world. While restored, modified and V8-converted Impalas regularly appear for sale, finding an honest sedan still wearing its original paint, original trim and original six-cylinder drivetrain is becoming considerably harder.
This isn't pretending to be a concours restoration.
It isn't pretending to be an SS.
It isn't a freshly painted car hiding 60 years of history underneath.
It is something arguably much more interesting an honest 1965 Chevrolet Impala survivor that proudly shows its age and history.
Original left-hand-drive configuration
Original six-cylinder engine
Automatic transmission
Original paintwork never repainted
Beautiful genuine patina
Original interior trim
Excellent original dashboard
Full-width front and rear seating six-passenger capacity
Recently converted to four-wheel disc brakes
17-inch wheels fitted to accommodate brake conversion
Starts easily and runs beautifully
Current historic registration
Unrestored Chevrolet 350 V8 available with power-steering components and accessories
Drive it exactly as it is or build the V8 conversion at your leisure
This car needs nothing to start enjoying it.
The difficult decision is whether you preserve what has survived for approximately 60 years or eventually give it the 350 V8 treatment.
Either way, you are starting with something increasingly difficult to find a remarkably complete, original and honest 1965 Chevrolet Impala.
It is only being offered because there are simply too many projects and not enough time.

THE VIN TELLS THE STORY
One of the things that makes this Impala particularly interesting is that its identity and original configuration can be read directly from its factory VIN:
VIN: 163695S279065
The number decodes as:
1 Chevrolet
63 Impala six-cylinder series
69 Four-door sedan
5 1965 model year
S St. Louis, Missouri assembly plant
279065 Sequential production number

Importantly, the VIN confirms that this car was built by Chevrolet as a genuine six-cylinder Impala four-door sedan exactly the configuration in which it survives today.

The 16369 designation identifies the six-cylinder, four-door, six-passenger Impala sedan, making the full-width three-across front and rear seating part of the car's original character.

For a car now more than 60 years old, that provenance adds enormously to its appeal. This isn't a V8 car that has subsequently had a six-cylinder fitted or a collection of parts assembled to resemble an original Impala. It is a genuine factory six-cylinder 1965 Impala sedan that still presents remarkably close to the way Chevrolet intended it.

Together with its original trim, believed-original six-cylinder engine, untouched original paint and wonderful natural patina, the VIN helps tell the story of a remarkably honest survivor.


THIS ONE MUST GO.
Serious inspections are welcomed and encouraged.
If you understand original American cars, come and have a look at this one in person. The photographs will show the patina, but they won't fully explain just how much character this Impala has.
Turn the key. Hear it idle. Put it in Drive.
Then decide whether you really want to change a thing.