1961 Impala 409
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I think this when the car was sold at Scottsdale in 2007 -no pictures -but it says silver and red
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Sold* at Scottsdale 2007 - Lot #734.2 1961 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS 2 DOOR HARDTOP
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Carl 1962
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This is the Dale Armstrong car that Verne confirmed was a Super Sport "test mule" built by the R&D guys at the tech center, presumably to test the viability of 348/409 SS and AC, because AC wasn't available on high HP engines. It now has a reproduction cowl tag after the color was changed and doesn't have the codes for an SS built at Van Nuys, but was original before the color change and new cowl tag. It was originally twilight turquoise (paint code 915), but now it's arbor green (paint code 905). The below link is from when it was for sale at one point. I laughed when it says it's the original paint because here's the cowl tag tracing of the same car with the same body number from when Verne first documented it and it clearly shows paint code 915. Tracings were how it was done before digital cameras.
For Sale: 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS in Orange, Connecticut
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Carl 1962
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The shadow gray car with red interior that was sold at Scottsdale is a different car and one of the worst 61 SS fakes going around. The cowl tag for this car has about 10 mistakes on it.I think this when the car was sold at Scottsdale in 2007 -no pictures -but it says silver and red
1961 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS 2 DOOR HARDTOP - - Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions
Sold* at Scottsdale 2007 - Lot #734.2 1961 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS 2 DOOR HARDTOP
I recall showing at Hershey many years ago when this car was sold there. At that time I didn’t own my 61 SS 409 and recall carefully looking at its dual twin cowl tags and disliking the color of the car but recall it could use a refreshing. The car was sold and I’ve never seen it since. As a side note that might have been the year my 62 SS was given a national award.
Robert
