63 Impala sees sunshine for the first time in 20 years.

[wally72974]

I got this 63 Impala pulled out of a barn on Sunday. Hasn't seen the light of day in almost 20 years.
I have receipts of when the owner rebuilt the motor. He drove it home and parked it. He wrote the miles down when he bought it and after he got home with the new motor. He put a total of 5 miles on it since he bought it and rebuilt the motor. All of the receipts I have are dated and paid back in 1994. It's going to need a lot of TLC but I think it's a nice start.

I just got the car home Sunday night. I took it to the car wash on the trailer just to get the 20 years of dust off.
I think if I wash it again I'll polish and wax it. It should look pretty good if I do that. The tires are shot and it doesn't run. Tires and rims are miss matched. 14 inch on the front and 15's in the back.
The pictures make it look nice but it really does need some work.
http://m1290.photobucket.com/albums...VZEOHxTHJ+Z42bXPFl/8e6d1YGthMj0mUy+1BCjBGX3A=

 

[bobs409]

Looks nice in the pics! Nice color.

P.S. I fxed the title for you.

 

[18htan]

 

[Phil Reed]

Looks great to me!!!! I think I would have brought it home too!!!! Congratulations!!

 

[blkblk63ss]

Look's nice ,all there a good start, should be driving shortly!!

 

[63 Biscayne]

Great looking ride!

 

[bjburnout]

Nice ride.......love those 63's..........
I see it has the early Naugahyde interior option......
nice period example.......get her runnin' soon...

bj

 

[61belairbubbletop]

Wow! Nice looking car!

 

[Bub6le 2op]

Thats the kind of start i'm talking about way to go

 

[wally72974]

Thanks Bob and thanks to everyone else for the kind words.
The gas tank is shot. Got another one on the way. The brakes didn't work when I took it home but
after the brakes were bled they seem to work fine. Probably find the source of that problem later.
The owner told me he rebuilt the motor and replaced all the brake parts, bearings, lines hoses, master cylinder, etc. etc. before he parked it.
Didn't have to do a whole lot to the motor. Poured some gas down the carb and got her running again. I was really surprised even though I knew
the motor wasn't stuck. It will need a carb rebuild kit of course and who knows what else. Just about every rubber hose on that car is shot.
It's still fun anyway. It's my first Impala and I'm kind of excited!

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Sweet

283 power glide?

 

[wally72974]

Yep. 283 power glide. Just a cheap Impala I think. I have a 1965 348 that I could build a little stroker motor out of. That would be way later after she's running and driving. All I would need is the 409 crank for the little stroker build. Do they still have that 3.75 stroke crank or did they quit making that one? I already have a 409 crank in the 348 that's in my hot rod. Might as well go bigger next go round.

 

[benchseat4speed]

Red on red, bench seat/column shift, i can dig it I like the cheep 348 stroker idea. Stick with it keep us posted...