Photo: Barrett-Jackson
The month of May marked an important moment in the lives of American car collectors. For the first time in ages, there was no public auction held in the States, and chances are there will be none for the coming months either.
As did other businesses, auction houses were forced to move their activity online, and that proved to be a great idea. Barrett-Jackson, for instance, raised nearly $4 million during such an event held earlier this month.
One of the high earners from the hundred of cars available is this 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. A muscle car with a business suit on, it fetched just a little over $42,000.
Born in 1961, the third-generation Impala is considered one of the models responsible for the American muscle car age. For Chevy it’s an important nameplate too, as it was this particular model that first made use of the SS badge to declare it comes equipped with trim, suspension and engine upgrades.
In the case of the car we have here, we’re talking about a monstrous 409ci (6.7 liters) V8 engine hiding under the hood, but that was the original displacement. Careful tuning and a bunch of extra parts like a forged stroker crank took that number up to even higher levels, to 482ci (7.9-liters).
Linked to a 4-speed manual transmission, the engine sends its power to the road via large 20-inch wheels that blend in perfectly with other chromed parts of the otherwise pure black machine.
Inside, the color of choice is also black. The Impala is equipped with bucket seats, a floor console that holds a chrome shifter, and a carefully crafted dashboard.
The Impala was at the top of the list of high earners during the Barrett-Jackson auction, but it came nowhere close the price of the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window that went for $357,500.
One of the high earners from the hundred of cars available is this 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. A muscle car with a business suit on, it fetched just a little over $42,000.
Born in 1961, the third-generation Impala is considered one of the models responsible for the American muscle car age. For Chevy it’s an important nameplate too, as it was this particular model that first made use of the SS badge to declare it comes equipped with trim, suspension and engine upgrades.
In the case of the car we have here, we’re talking about a monstrous 409ci (6.7 liters) V8 engine hiding under the hood, but that was the original displacement. Careful tuning and a bunch of extra parts like a forged stroker crank took that number up to even higher levels, to 482ci (7.9-liters).
Linked to a 4-speed manual transmission, the engine sends its power to the road via large 20-inch wheels that blend in perfectly with other chromed parts of the otherwise pure black machine.
Inside, the color of choice is also black. The Impala is equipped with bucket seats, a floor console that holds a chrome shifter, and a carefully crafted dashboard.
The Impala was at the top of the list of high earners during the Barrett-Jackson auction, but it came nowhere close the price of the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window that went for $357,500.
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