xiao cars caught a ’64 Impala coupe on the go, somewhere near Munich, I believe. This is the first shot.
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#3. From the wheels and the non-original 327 badge, it’s pretty obvious this is not an original car, but has received some tasteful and useful upgrades, which haven’t exactly hurt its cornering abilities either.
#4
It’s not an Impala SS, but a regular Impala, the chrome trim along the side of the body is different for the SS. Still, it appears to be in excellent condition.
Doh! Of course it’s not. I need to stop assuming that Cohort posters have correctly ID the cars they shoot.
1964 is my favorite of all the 60s Impalas. I find it a very purposeful design – interesting details, but not overwrought with details. I find the ’65-’69 design too bulbous.
I find it interesting that the last year of this generation of full-size Chevys is the most iconic, just as the ’57 is the most iconic of the Tri-Fives, and the ’96 Impala SS the most iconic of the final ’91-96 generation. Am I missing any others?
Great action shots, with kind of a film noir feel. I think he’s being followed by the blue Seat.
Those are interesting wheels, quite a bit larger in diameter than the old 14 inchers.
I look at these and wonder if the German fellow driving this assumes that all big American cars of the era handle as badly as this one did. Or maybe this one has gotten some steering and suspension upgrades that have turned it into something with more modern handling characteristics.
I have always been fascinated by the thin metal inserts in the lower parts of the bumpers. I remember seeing lots of those inserts being badly mangled back when these were still common.
One of the guys where I sometimes load oil has a very clean 66 SS Chevy it looks like a nice stock car however its not, he tells me it has a 4 speed auto 350 injected engine and corvette front suspension so it actually steers properly, I suspect this 64 has similar upgrades, looks like a nice car now I’ll see one in traffic today after yesterdays 57s a 55 passed going the other way an absolute minter CC effect is still working well.
Same memory on those odd bumper inserts. I find the wheel choice to be quite nice…they must enhance handling, they fill the wells, period appropriate style, they don’t take your eye from the nice lines, and matching the color to the roof is a fine touch. Would look as fine in South Florida as it does in Germany.
An interesting difference in the tyre section height as well. I didn’t notice it until the last shot. And a nice rake too.
How much of a problem is it to get 14″ tyres these days? I know the 12s on my old ’84 Suzuki were a pain.
Easy here my Xsara ran 14s and I run xsara steelies on my Hillman lots of people have gone for really low profile tyres here and the rimz and tyres get smashed to pieces by our unmaintained roads some potholes are epic I prefer some sidewall
The car has a German H-plate. This should indicate that it is original or equipped with correct (period) upgrades. Germany is very strict about these rules.
Maybe they cahnged some things after acquiring the H-plate.
I’d like to know how he lucked into the numerical digits “64” since this is a ’64 Chevy.
I once knew a guy who had a Lexus SC Coupe. His tag letters were BMW. Oops. In Maryland, you just get whatever number is next in the sequence, unless you get vanity plates.
Maybe in Germany you have a little sway with the MVA/DMV/DOT, whatever it’s called over there.
It’s a good looking ride for sure.
Maybe it’s just me, but I find the 4-door hardtop “Sport Sedan” version of the 1964 Impala soooo much better looking than these 2-doors. I’m no fan of the faux convertible roof, and it seems especially incongruous here on the more linear squared up body of the ’64. And painting it white I feel calls it out even more. What if GM had tried something more fastback-y for its 2-doors, like Ford did with the Galaxie in late ’63? Not the kind of Photochop work I could ever tackle, but it’s an interesting thought.
My best friend bought a ’64 SS when we turned 16 We had a lot of good times cruising in that car. Others are correct that the photo is not a n SS.
The licenseplate indicates CR for the german county of Crailsheim, wich is some 200km northwest of Munich.
In most counties you can personalize your plate after the first 1, 2, or 3 digits which stand for the city or county where the car is registered, after this you always need 1 or 2 letters an then 1 to 3 numeral chracters. In all there are no more than 8 digits allowed. As Marcel Bruning pointed out correctly, the H at the end says it´s a historical vehicle. To achieve that status, your car has to be at least 30 years of age and in good original, or restored to original specs, condition. Modifications are allowed only so far, as if the vehicle was modified at least 20 years ago, or the mods are period correct. So this guy with the ´64 probably put on the big wheels after the initial H registration check. He would have do prove the possibility of using this kind of wheels in 1992. I don´t believe the tire/rim combo would be legal anyway, even without the H plate.