62 Chevy Impala Value

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Stumbled upon a 62 Chevy Impala, 2 door, today. The car has SS Badges but isn't a real SS. Has a 350 small block and powerglide AT. Car looks good but noticed some bubbles in the hood paint and the water drain rails on the top have some soft filler that has been painted over. I'm guessing it has hidden rust issues..
Interior looks really nice except for some visable mold on seats but no tears. Owner is asking 13K......

What do you think?
 

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Do a search to see what similar cars are selling for. I'm currently in the process of buying a Shelby GT500 and have found that different regions or even different states have different market values. Also make sure that this is something that you are buying for your own enjoyment because even collector or classic cars aren't guaranteed to go up in value.
 

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That was one butt ugly car brand new....get a '57 or '59 2-dr. Hardtop or even a 55-56...
 

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Powerglide? If that's what your buying why do you care about the paint?
 

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Powerglide? If that's what your buying why do you care about the paint?

Hey, not all trannys are the same. The powerglide may have been the worst automatic ever produced. Seems it used to develop a problem shifting from low to high because some stupid modulator valve would get clogged up.
Back in the mid 60s's a friend of mine used to get to use his dad's Hudson (1952 or 53). The thing looked like a giant burgundy 4 door cockroach. I think the transmission was called a Hydro-matic and used a centrifugal clutch that allowed you to manually shift into different gears. The old thing was pretty fast but you were never sure if it was gonna shift into gear. His dad was Chief of the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department, so the old car had a siren and a Telly Savalas red light that you could set on the dashboard.
 

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Talking about a sleeper.

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1963 Chevrolet Z-11 Impala
Chevy loves their "Z" designations and one of their lesser-knowns was a groundbreaker. In 1963, a savvy car shopper could ask for the Z-11 option package on the already-popular Impala. The car would come equipped with a hopped up 409 CI engine with dual carbs and a host of internals which allowed it to crank out the horsepower. But to ease the strain on the monster motor, the car was shipped minus things which were just dead weight. No radio, front sway bar, heater, or sound deadener to slow this beast down. And, much of the sheet metal was aluminum. Some of these cars would record quarter mile blasts in the 11s. No more than 60 of these cars were built and very few of them survive.
 

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A stock Corvette grand sport cranks out 11's in the quarter but not on those tires :) 409 was a serious engine, but weird to work on.
 

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265, 283, 305, 327, 348, 409, 442....all I can remember of GM
 

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265, 283, 305, 327, 348, 409, 442....all I can remember of GM
early Chev motors-also the 302 (de-stroked and factory balanced and blueprinted 327) in the Z-28, 302 as a standard perf, 396, and 427. The 454 came later. The 442 you are referencing was the Olds line to compete with the Goat. I always thought 442 stood for 400 ci, 4 barrel, dual exhaust but it was referencing the 4 speed transmission. The 442 was originally equipped with a 330 ci engine. Interestingly enough, it was also available with a 3 speed standard and a two speed auto yet still carried 442 badges. Remember the Hurst Olds? It was the first production car to be equipped with a Hurst floor shifter. The 400 Olds engine came later. I had a friend that had a 68 that would literally fly.
 

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early Chev motors-also the 302 (de-stroked and factory balanced and blueprinted 327) in the Z-28, 302 as a standard perf, 396, and 427. The 454 came later. The 442 you are referencing was the Olds line to compete with the Goat. I always thought 442 stood for 400 ci, 4 barrel, dual exhaust but it was referencing the 4 speed transmission. The 442 was originally equipped with a 330 ci engine. Interestingly enough, it was also available with a 3 speed standard and a two speed auto yet still carried 442 badges. Remember the Hurst Olds? It was the first production car to be equipped with a Hurst floor shifter. The 400 Olds engine came later. I had a friend that had a 68 that would literally fly.
Some mighty fine motors listed there Coot. That 327 small block and 396 big block Chevy motors were awesome, as well as the 427, although you didn't really see a lot of them. I also really loved the 383/440 Mopar motors. My best friend in HS and early 20's had a Plymouth Satellite with a 440 six pack and that thing was a monster.....
 

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Speaking of the Chevy smallblocks, at 16 my first car was a 56 2dr BelAir straight 6 with 3 on the tree. Frigging thing was titty-pink! I paid $100 for it and blew the motor up the first week I had it. I worked 6 months to save enough money for a new motor. I bought a 283 shortblock a guy built but never finished. Paid another engine builder to change the milder hydro cam to a 30/30 Duntov and finished it with a set of power-pack heads. I couldn't afford an aluminum intake or headers so it sat in his garage waiting on me to come up with more money. I wound up getting a bunch of tickets driving my mom's car and had to sell the 56 and the motor to pay my fines which was probably a good thing. The guy that did the final build raced a beautiful midnight blue 427 55 at Thunderbolt Raceway. His car was named The Judge painted in huge white letters on the side. This was in 1967, a couple of years ahead of The Judge produced by Pontiac.
The 383/440 Mopars were badass and the Satellite was the basis for the Roadrunner which was a huge $/hp value. Both the wedge-and hemi heads produced a lot of power. I always thought the 64 Satellite was a thing of beauty. A few years later I bought a burgundy 64 2 dr Valiant with a 318 that could turn em over pretty good. Same body as the Barracuda without the long rear glass. Was really a sleeper and looked like the one in the video below only his is a Torqueflite, mine was a three speed. America produced some really awesome muscle cars in the 60's.
 

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