Before 68, the SS was a trim package.....after that it became the big block package. Friend of mine had a 67 SD Beaumont with a 6

cloth buckets are not original in this car. Vinyl only in a SS

Dale @ NOS

Perfect for static display. 

Nope, not static display. Drive it, just like they did back when it was new. You shouldn't need 500 horsepower to be able to appreciate a car like this, plus driving a six with three speed column shift presents a challenge of its own, fun to drive smoothly and efficiently without risking life and limb of the public you share the streets with. Plus, it's a rare car that would raise a few eyebrows at any car show you take it to. Personally, I can't see anything wrong with that! :)

I know of a '66 396 three on the tree Impala in Southern Ont. I would say that's as rare as this one.

That style of console must be a very rare part

A couple of years ago a ran into a 65 Custom sport at a show and shine in Edmonton that was a 6 and three speed car.  The owner said it was a 1 of one apparently bought by a lady who badgered the dealership until she got what she wanted.

Remember this gem from a few years back?

PG/6. super low miles.

I would imagine that any of us would be smacking out fists into the dash while reaching down to the console to shift!

Yes, consoles were used for the 3-in-the-tree Impala Super Sports 1964-68 (& bucket equipped 69s) plus 1964-70 Parisienne Custom Sport & 2+2 models and were based on the automatic consoles but with either a blank or an ashtray depending on year. Very rare regardless.

 

Below is a 1979 Auto Trader ad for an original paint 1964 Parisienne Custom Sport convertible with a 283 & a 3-in-the-tree. Don't worry, it wasn't being used in winter, it was only rolled out of the garage for the photo. I saw it in person in the summer of 1979 in Hamilton and it was in amazing condition. My older brother worked for Auto Trader back then. He also took a picture of Carl Stevenson's '67 Beaumont SD396 convertible when it was at a dealer in Delhi, Ontario back around 1982.

Note also the Grand Prix roadlight style turn signals in the grille. I have seen a few of them like that over the years. I believe it was an owner modification but then again you never know.

Canadian Poncho wrote:

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Any idea what became of that '64 Custom Sport Cameron? By the way you never cease to amaze me on what you manage to come up with on here!

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 Todd, I have no idea. I always kept my eyes peeled for it when I lived in the area. I sure hope it went to an appreciative owner.

 

 

As for the '66 Impala SS with the six & 3-speed, I would certainly keep it stock. Those 250s actually were pretty smooth and had surprising bottom-end torque for such a comparatively puny engine, even in a big car.

I don't know how many were made in Canada, but in the U.S. they made 823, 26 of which were imported to somewhere else. Put another way, Impala SS coupe 6-cylinder production was .8% of the V8 production. I'm surprise they even made that many back in the era of street racing, cheap gas & cheap horsepower.