While Super Sports, like the '65 Crocus Yellow L30 hardtop we saw back in August, get all the attention, a regular 1965 Impala is nothing to sneeze at, either.
'65 was the first model year of the Impala's fourth generation. It saw the car move from the old X-shaped frame to a new perimeter frame structure to aid in achieving those Sixties Detroit goals of Longer, Lower, and Wider.
The fender badges tell us that popping the hood would reveal a Turbo-Fire 283 cubic inch small-block V-8. Rated at 195 SAE gross horsepower, it featured a Rochester 2-barrel carb and a 9.25:1 compression ratio. It was no rocket, but it was definitely up to some chill top-down cruising in your 3,765 pound boulevardier.
This super clean Regal Red example was photographed with a Nikon D7100 and 16-80mm f/2.8-4E VR zoom lens in April of 2022.
The poverty caps and narrow whitewalls are a good look.
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