1961 Impala SS 409 2dr sedan?

[1964SuperStocker]

Just never know what you will see online for sale.

1961 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 2-Door Sedan

Bid for the chance to own a 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 2-Door Sedan at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #128,997.

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[61BUBBLE348]

More than likely a 283 car, at least the VIN shows a V8 Impala 2 door sedan.
Don't know about the funky cowl plate

 

[64ss409]

I know it wasn't available from the factory, but I like the black car with the black stripe.

 

[Carl 1962]

Terrible SS clone, so many things wrong with it. The cowl tag is a custom made fake that contains some information from the original cowl tag, like build date 11E - 5th week November 1960, which confirms it was built too early to be a genuine SS, but the body number lines up with an early Kansas City car and the ACC code is correct for a tinted windshield. But the VIN is welded or riveted on upside down and the window sticker is a terrible fake. The trim and paint codes are "BLACK" and "GREY", which is the Canadian spelling for gray... hilarious! The story was cool, but the original Pikes Peak car is probably long gone.

 

[62BillT]

Carl,

Glad to see you jump in about the details of this car. I believe it is the same car I posted about a few weeks back. Figured it wasn't a real one, but good to see it verified.

 

[62BillT]

Wonder how much Bring-A-Trailer cares about authenticity?

 

[skaz]

i guess their trusting the sellers information is true and correct( which i don't believe it is )
there are lots of thieving rats out there,............the last thing i want when i sell something is someone coming back to me because i sold something it's not!

 

[Lost in the 60's]

If you have a shady deal to pass,
There's only one place,
Take it to Bat.
They don't care, if it's a fake or clone,
As long as it sells,
And they get their dough.

 

[DaveN]

Hi Carl Have you registered this 61 Impala it has vin 11837F243587 body FC17601 Trim 809 Paint 900 Acc, W8K My friend owned this car and always thought it may have been a 4 speed 409 car. He stored in a friends barn a long time ago and when he brought it back to his house the Vin and Trim tags were not on the car. He believed the person who stored it took them off and sold them. the guy of course played dumb and said that someone must of stole them off the car. I asked Vern about this car and he never replied back confirming the cars heritage.

 

[425/409ER]

Saw a white 61 SS 2dr Sedan at back to the 50's one year. I told the guy it was a fake and he got real pissed, not sure why

 

[Carl 1962]

Hi Carl Have you registered this 61 Impala it has vin 11837F243587 body FC17601 Trim 809 Paint 900 Acc, W8K My friend owned this car and always thought it may have been a 4 speed 409 car. He stored in a friends barn a long time ago and when he brought it back to his house the Vin and Trim tags were not on the car. He believed the person who stored it took them off and sold them. the guy of course played dumb and said that someone must of stole them off the car. I asked Vern about this car and he never replied back confirming the cars heritage.

I haven't recorded the details of this car, but it was a 348 or 409 car and a very late build in probably mid to late July 61 at Flint. Do you have a photo of the cowl tag or just the details?

 

[DaveN]

I only have the details the car was a shell with the tags removed already when I saw it. my friend had it for a long time he used the 4 speed parts for the restoration of his 61 SS clone back in the 80's. It didn't have a powertrain when he bought it. He only suspected it might have been a 409 car.

 

[Mr. Chev]

I've said it on the other thread the grill emblem is like a zit on a beauty queens nose, sorry if I was trying to convince someone of this 409 car, the least you could do is get it right, there is no excuse, why would someone change it, it doesnt customize it, it downgrades it. cool car but sorry not sorry!