My 1963 ss impala

[1966shortwide]

Here is the project i have been working on the last 6 year's . Frame off 327 , 4 speed power steering 600 delphi box. Originally a black on black 63 SS . I have all seat's and door panel's done and waiting on my guy to do headliner and carpeting and it will be finished and THEN i want to start on my two 1966 chevy pickup's ,a short wide fleet frame up in progress that i had been working on before i bought 63 ,but got put to the side and a long bed fleet , that i drive daily

[flashed]

Very nice but need many more pics ,PLEASE ?

[1966shortwide]

Well, honestly i wish i has taken some when i started the frame off , but i never gave it a thought. I wished i had. i have a motor picture, will post some more when interior is in.Some of these are when i first bought it in an implement shed and brought it home , pretty gruesome huh?????

[1966shortwide]

more.... My daily driver, cant wait to get on it when 63 is done at i can get some paint on it , Everybody ask's me, When you gonna paint it?????

[1966shortwide]

Waiting on headliner and carpet guy , just put in front seat's so i can get to him when he's ready. Put hush mat on floor's and on roof.

[brown7373]

Nice ride that brings back memories. When I was in college in 1969, a friend had a 63 SS convertible (327 automatic) that he and I and 2 other friends drove from Penn State to Ft. Lauderdale for spring break. We stayed at my aunts house, so we had no motel charges. We split expenses 4 ways, and my total cost for gas, food, drinks etc. was $49.00.

[chevyrestoguy]

I'll be following this thread. The '63 is my favorite of the '62-'64 generation Impalas. I love the black paint on your car because you don't see many '63s in that color. I would bolt on a set of vintage 15" straight spoke Torq Thrusts (unpolished spokes) with some redline tires and it would be perfect! It would look like a street machine circa 1963!

I love the 'Vette Rallys with the flat caps, too. I used to run that combo on almost every vintage Chevy I have ever owned. Back in the day, you would have to pull the caps off every time you stopped because everybody wanted them and they would get swiped in a hot second. That was before the time when they started remaking them, and they were a 1yr only (1967) cap and super rare. The best looking Rally wheel cap they ever made.

[1966shortwide]

Thank you, I like the simplicity of the upkeep of the rally wheel's, and easy to balance and get tire's mounted without some one breaking them. I've thought about 17'' polished torque thrust's in the future but for now these will work .

[kaycee]

LOOKS GREAT I am restoring my 63 sport coupe are your wheels 15x8 and what size of tire, like the look of them ralleys. This was my first car so it needs a lot of help but should be close by this spring but my wallet is the main factor Glad to see your pics.

[1966shortwide]

wheel's are standard offset as off a corvette 15/8 and bf goodrich 255/60 /15 series with letters turned in.I had the same car new in 1963 except new one had 2 speed wiper's ,this one has single and no washer's, and new had single right rear antenae ,and this had rear dual's ,which i deleted left rear. Otherwise both were black with black interior ss model's with 327 /250 hp , 4 speed . Yeah, i know all the cost involved in building these car's. I can show you all my record's of all part's i bought and i have $25,000 in it not counting my labor doing a frame up.

[68Timber]

Beautiful car. I see a cornbinder lurking. My first car was a 77 w/304 and 4-speed that came with under-dash AC.

[kaycee]

Wow I thought all SS were 300hp , My antenna is up on the pass. fender has power brakes but no P.S. Weird how they built some of these some had PS but no power brakes,some had no power . Nice not seeing it made into low riders though thats a plus

[1966shortwide]

Promised pictures of interior when completed ,so here we go .

[1966shortwide]

Carpet is in headliner ,door panel ,interior is done.

[flashed]

WOW ,that looks good .

[Russell Ashley]

I like this car. A friend that I worked with bought one exactly like this from Nalley Chevrolet in 1963. He drove hard and kept it torn up a lot until it finally got stolen in 1965.

[57larry]

very nice looking 63