This beautifully restored 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS, which has been spruced up with some tasteful aftermarket upgrade parts, will soon be auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson’s Fall 2020 sale in mid-October.
According to Barrett-Jackson, this Malibu SS is fresh off of a thorough four-year restoration completed by Denny’s Bowtie Restorations in California. Under the hood is a new 327 cubic-inch GM engine, which features a COMP camshaft, Holley six-pack induction and Pertronic distributor, while a Muncie four-speed manual transmission with a new shift linkage and performance clutch sends power to the rear wheels. Other upgrades include a GM 12-bolt rear end with 3.53 gears, disc brakes and custom adjustable torsion links.
Inside, this 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS has been freshened up with re-upholstered front and rear seats, modern-day Dakota Digital gauges and a six-speaker audio system. The exterior is mostly stock, but it was stripped to the bare metal during the restoration process and then filled, primed and sprayed over with a shiny coat of PPG Cortex Silver metallic paint. If the muscle coupe’s looks aren’t enough to turn the heads of passersby, the deep, low note of the two-and-a-half inch Magnaflow mufflers will probably grab their attention.
Offered without reserve, it’s not clear how much Barrett-Jackson expects this timeless Chevy coupe to sell for when it goes under the gavel next month. According to Hagerty’s online classic car valuation tool, however, an example like this should be worth anywhere from $63,200 to $87,900 depending on the condition and originality. We’d expect this car to sell on the lower end of that spectrum as it does feature some modern-day upgrade parts and doesn’t seem to be a numbers-matching vehicle, but it should still have no trouble attracting bids.
Check out the listing here for more information on this 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS or check out the walkaround video embedded below.
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This is a really nice car, and the work that has been performed on it looks spectacular. But, I cannot fathom this car selling for the projected range. It’s a tweener Malibu – not highly desirable, not original, but not meaningfully updated, either.
The 64-67’s were my favorites but they were all awesome until 73. I actually prefer the 64-65 model because it’s more like the Chevy 2 Nova in size. The 327 engine is a Chevrolet engine though, not a “GM”. GM hadn’t yet begun their total corporate takeover of the individual companies they held operated as divisions. Though GM attempted to call the SBC a GM Corporate engine in the 80’s/90’s, they really didn’t succeed in fooling the public. Pontiac guys in particular were pretty upset seeing a Chevy 350 or 305 under their hood where a genuine Pontiac engine once stood. It wasn’t until the 2nd smallblock LS that GM finally had their way in having a true GM Smallblock for everything and not a Chevrolet Motor Division engine.
GM-Corporate really ruined all of their companies or severely damaged them. I watched a documentary on the Vega last night which was GM-Corporate’s first attempt at having a true GM-Corporate car sold as a Chevy. The Chevrolet engineers and designers weren’t very happy about GM coming in and telling them do. Many quit.
Looks clean but missing some chrome lettering and chrome decals, SS, V8 V so not restored correctly. Sorry no gold star!