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1965-1970 Chevy Impala SS On Hagerty’s 2024 Bull Market List

Introduced for the 1965 model year, the fourth-generation Chevy Impala has gone down as one of the most iconic vehicles of the 1960s due in large part to its wide array of V8 engines, a notable example of which being the 454 cubic-inch Big Block V8. Now, Hagerty has named the 1965-1970 Chevy Impala SS to its list of the top 10 collectors cars to purchase right now.

According to a report from Hagerty, the Super Sport (SS) trim level of the fourth-gen Impala is likely to skyrocket in value in the future – more so than it already has. In fact, the auto publication goes as far as to claim that the Impala SS may be the most American of American vehicles ever. Other positives that serve to increase the viability of the Bow Tie brand’s iconic muscle car is the wide availability of parts and the ability of the Impala to comfortably cruise or drag race.

Side profile of Chevy Impala.

However, Hagerty does point to some drawbacks with the classic piece of American steel, including the need for a big garage, the abysmal fuel economy, and the Impala’s aversion to anything other than a straight line.

That being said, Hagerty prices a pristine example of the 1965-1970 Chevy Impala SS somewhere in the $45,000 ballpark.

For reference, the fourth-generation Impala was an extremely popular vehicle at the time of its release, with sales surpassing the one-million mark in 1965. As comparison, General Motors sold a little over two million vehicles in the United States over the course of the 2022 calendar year, all brands and nameplates combined.

Of course, Impala buyers had a difficult decision to make when it came time to check off the powertrain configuration, as the muscle car could be optioned with a bevy of V8 gasoline engines. Some notable examples include the 427 V8 producing 425 horsepower or the 454 V8 developing 390 horsepower.

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  1. I wasn’t aware that there was an Impala SS in the 1970 model year.

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    1. There wasn’t an Impala SS in 1970. The author didn’t do his homework

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    2. Called a sport sedan. It’s a four door flat rear glass. 2 door impala customs came with 454 also, more common was the small block I. The coupes with rear curve glass. Custom would be the higher trim like an SS. Flat glass coupes came same way. But no options like disc brakes as base option.

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  2. Our son, just sold his ’65 Impala. No big block, but a high reving 350, punched out and camed. Sold it at whopping profit after just 5 years ownership. Amazing the offers. He didn’t even put out an add. Just word of mouth. Being triple Black, didn’t hurt. It’s amazing how “old Iron” has grown in sales. Must be that the ‘New Stuff” is way over priced, to hard to hot rod and work on. Oh the old days are still around. Just more costly.

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  3. Had a 69 convertable impala with a 396 in it. Bright red , white roof , black interior. Wish I still had it what a cruiser!

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  4. My dad had a 68 SS 427 coupe, red with a white interior and white vinyl top. He used it as a DD and frequently drove down through the King Ranch country to Brownsville. In order to help with night vision, he installed aircraft landing lights in the high beam pockets. Wish I had that one back.

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  5. No 454 in an Impala either if memory serves. I am constantly chagrined by the obvious lack of research done by the current crop of journalist who write about cars today. They didn’t live during that time so one would think their prep time would be put to better use. I also find that the semantics they use generally imply false information and statements that are so ambiguous as to often leave the reader with miss information at best.

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    1. Agree!!! Even in Car magazines, the writers mess up. Has to be that they aren’t “old”l ike us. They never lived during those fantasitc times. We did! It was great. My husband still has his 1969 Chevelle SS396. He purchased it, in April 1969. just before his uncle, gave him an all exspense paid vacation. His Dad drove it while he was away. I think he wants to be buried in it. What a Country, Heh?

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    2. 454 was an option on the 1970 Impala but no impala SS in 1970

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  6. There was an Impala Custom offered in 1970, with notchback roofline, vs the sloping top for the base Impala. And the same for 68 and 69, I believe. There was indeed a 454 in 70, I had one. There was also a 400 2-bbl small block. It was a 4-bolt-main block, basis for many hot rod small blocks through the years.
    These were great cars when optioned well, and as the 94-96 Impala SS ads reminded us, they had “room to zoom”!

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  7. Nice to see some friendly talk here for a change. Must be all the Old Skool hot rod talk. Nothing says, Nostalgia, like older Muscle Machine memories. Glanceable to be in America, fer sure.

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  8. 1970 impala ss was a sport sedan. Some came with 454 big block. Not a super sport! I currently have one, a big block car. 1970 also had two door custom with big block and small block. Custom being a step up from base flat rear window impala. (2 doors only)

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  9. Called a sport sedan. It’s a four door flat rear glass. 2 door impala customs came with 454 also, more common was the small block I. The coupes with rear curve glass. Custom would be the higher trim like an SS. Flat glass coupes came same way. But no options like disc brakes as base option.

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  10. I had a 1971 Caprice two door with the optional rear concave window. So cool. That long rear trunk had the flow thru vents. Funny the fender had a 400 on it but the dwell plate said 402. It was a 396, 4 barrel carb with dual exhaust. Ohhhh my god how it flew. I miss it every day. I bought it in 1982 and kept it till the rust killed it. Dark green with matching roof. Incredible

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  11. My dad came home one day in a brand new 66 Impala SS396, auto that shifted like a manual. I drove her to school and back with everyone telling it was a 4 speed Car. I done exactly remember the color name, something like Indian Bronze, was a beautiful color, eye catcher, with a matching interior.

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  12. Ordered a ’68 Impala SS with the the 396 engine and turbo hydramatic shifter on the
    center counsel along with an 8 track tape player and rear speakers. It was a great
    car and I with I still had itl

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  13. My grandmother actually had a 67 ss impala and would legit street race teens with it after my dad got his hands on it 😆

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  14. I’ve got a 66 but the one I let get away was a 69 SS with a 427 and the hide away headlights it was silver and a black vinyl top and would flat fly🏁🏁🏁

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  15. I’ve got a 66 but the one I let get away was a 69 or 70 SS with a 427 and the hide away headlights it was silver and a black vinyl top and would flat fly🏁🏁🏁

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  16. On my 16th birthday (1969) I bought a 1965 Impala SS. Two-door with a 327 V-8 and Muncie 4-speed transmission. My friends all wanted rides to school as it could fly!

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  17. The days when cars had style, class, power, distinctive designs and character. Now, cars all look the same; like giant suppositories going down the highway.

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  18. I have 2 1967 impala one is a ss and the other one getting done from ground up everything brand new this one has a 427 pushing 500 hp all new suspension with all the new technologies I can get in there 2 more years and it should be back on the road ripping it up love the cars

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  19. I’ve got a 67 Tudor hard top 327 with a four speed Saginaw.
    Black with white interior

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