1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 396 425: Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 224 V8TV

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1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 396 425: Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 224 V8TV

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1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 396 425: Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode 224 V8TV
This 1965 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport is sporting a super-rare 396 engine, known as RPO code L78. This one was advertised at 425 HP, and it’s backed by a 4-speed manual transmission! How many 4-speed L78 convertibles are left? We don’t know… maybe 5? This is a great ride from The Brothers Collection, and we remind you to watch to the end… you won’t regret it!
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@deborahwilson4684 Жыл бұрын

OMG! My 1st car! My dad got a new SS Impala every yr for his bday. He saved THIS one for me! Got it several yrs later. Yes-it WAS the rare model! I learned to drive at age 12 & had a blast that day doing donuts! That car was just TOO COOL! I STILL street race. Never been beaten yet! Presently driving a 21 Charger Scat Pack WIDEBODY 392 HEMI. Would much rather have ANY of my old muscle cars back--but ESPECIALLY this car! You never forget your 1st car. I was so lucky THIS was my 1st CAR! Thank you so much for this video! God bless!

Ай бұрын

I had a '65 SS Impala in aquamarine color with a white convertible top sporting a425 CID. Wish I still had it ! Was traded in for 68 Olds Cutlass 442 convertible

@mikescaffo4850 Жыл бұрын

What a time in history that you could buy a car that was this sweet I absolutely love this car

@danielwilliams2994 3 ай бұрын

The very best way to end a muscle car video. Uptown!!

@robertloney46 5 жыл бұрын

Had a 67 ss 396 L78 .car was crazy.its preferred mode of travel was sideways at warp 9.

@randyscott2256 3 жыл бұрын

So sick!! Love love this white & red beauty...crazy burnout!!🤪

@donaldwilliamson4150 3 жыл бұрын

God bless you Muscle Car Guys you're a blast from the past really enjoy seeing these stories by the way I was nine years old when that 65 Chevy came out

@David-rx2to 6 жыл бұрын

Epic burnout near the end! Wouldn't want to be the maintenance man at the Brother's collection that had to clean all the rubber off the rear fenders after that! Beautiful car...big, but somehow lean looking.

@michaelmarks5012 6 жыл бұрын

Finally got a driver that can do righteous burnouts I see.

@70stunes71 4 жыл бұрын

I've known 1 only of these cars which was a hard top here in southern Michigan during my lifetime. Amazing automobile...

@sabrom 6 жыл бұрын

5:27 rewinded it about 3 times and turned up the volume..."SICK"

@HenryCalderonJr Жыл бұрын

Very coool ❤ thanks for sharing

@jamesbond9873 5 жыл бұрын

Omg that burnout was the best on KZfaq! Hands down.

@jayhagsrc3322 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car!! I never realized how popular this series of car was until we bought our 68 post sedan. Every time we take it out somebody tells us they had one or their parents had one. Great cruisers.

@Arkus-Duntov 6 жыл бұрын

Love 65 and 66 Chevys! This one is absolutely awesome!

@randyscott2256 3 жыл бұрын

Me too Bro!! Those 2 yrs we're my all time Favs !! Wish I had the $$ to buy a nice one!!!

@montymatilda 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my oh my. What is this. Fantastic!

@guyloehr5820 4 жыл бұрын

DAMN...... I saw this and went crazy !!! back when I was young, one of my best friends had this exact car ( well, almost, it was a hardtop ) Jet Black Impala SS , 425 hp 396 4 gear...we used to cruise that car all the time.. almost always pulled away from them in 3 rd gear... had 4.10's in the rear end.. miss that car... gotta love the 4 gear cars.. they can compete with the automatics.... wind it up to 3 grand and dump the load, and then the right foot never leaves the floor...

@benkristiansen9926 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, it was sold on my birthday! That burnout was amazing.

@steves4639 6 жыл бұрын

ok, this one is the burnout king of all time

@darrellpickering8535 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the Impala bench seat model with the 327 & 4 speed. Not sure how many were made but GM had an add with a red convertible, top down, seen from the passenger side with the door open & there was the 4-speed. 1 sold @ an estate sale in this area some years ago.

@704406bbl 6 жыл бұрын

A standing ovation for that burn out! Man, I had a 65 2 dr hardtop when I was 18 in the summer of '77.yanked the 283 and put in a 327w/ turbo 350 trans.I had to power brake it at the drive in to get a burn out but it sure wasn't anything like that! Very awesome. I saw an SS 65 with a 409 in it. An owner of the local parts store had it. Surely a very early production for 65. Best day at work ever,beatin' the heck outta a rare car like that and getting paid to do it. Only in America!

@buch1224 6 жыл бұрын

Love this car. I was quite young and we rode as kids in a 65 red station wagon for years. No high speed. Just good times going to the Top Hat and White Castle in Detroit.

@MrCapi55 6 жыл бұрын

"Those were the days my friend"

@andrewhill8226 4 жыл бұрын

Luv them old school Chevrolets

@Dave-hc6pp 3 жыл бұрын

Just came across your channel and it’s good stuff. I’ve got a 65 Impala Sport Coupe with a 396. I’m pretty sure it 325 horse so I’ve got some work to do.

@V8TV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 6 жыл бұрын

wow top show and top car and again top burnout on your show = thank you kevin for finding this diamond of a car super fantastic !

@eadelfin 6 жыл бұрын

Best Impala ever. Finally a proper burnout.

@billmoloney4224 4 жыл бұрын

My dad bought a new 65 Impala SS 396 x 425hp white / white w blue interior. Super rear. I just sold my 65 Impala non SS car 396 x 425hp bench 4 speed maroon w/ black interior dog dish caps. It was a beautiful car.

@land9990 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a perfect meaning of "watch the bowtie smoke"

@timallbritton7329 3 жыл бұрын

I was 6 when this car was first bought. Hell yeah.

@darthdurf9611 6 жыл бұрын

MOST EPIC AND BEAUTIFUL BURN OUT PERIOD!!!!

@mothertree 6 жыл бұрын

My dad had a 327,3 spd on the column version and it was a really great car.Ran really good and never gave us(him) any problems at all !

@xcelerator67 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet impala! And yes one badass burnout!!

@maninaboysbody 6 жыл бұрын

I turned 2 days old when this car was first sold!! WOW!

@stephenlacher587 5 жыл бұрын

Are you still in as good shape, lol?

@midnightspecial2990 4 жыл бұрын

My dream family cruiser, but this one is the most awesome example ever!

@hansgruber650 6 жыл бұрын

My neighbor down the street bought new a 65 Impala SS 396 ragtop dark green with 4 speed but never saw under the hood. This was in Philly.

@hansgruber650 6 жыл бұрын

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@hansgruber650 6 жыл бұрын

Got it, drew a blank for awhile, was not even thinking of that movie when I created the page name...go figure.

@Fioravanti.80 4 жыл бұрын

Not a muscle car fan, but great episodes - have been enjoying watching these very much. Thanks.

@jamesfeisley2810 6 жыл бұрын

As one of the Griswalts said in Christmas Vacation “It's a beaut, Clark. A beaut.”

@Lernca 4 жыл бұрын

Love it, one of my "Dream Cars"!

@jeremythompson9895 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome car man! I love the 65-66 full size Chevy body style. Especially the bare bones Biscaynes and Bel Airs with the 425 hp L72 427. I'd take a 66 L72 Biscayne over a 70 LS6 Chevelle any day. Especially loved the sleeper cars of that era like the 66-67 426 hemi Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite and Dodge Coronet and the 66-67 R-Code 427 Ford Fairlane and Mercury Comet

@petemedina8446 6 жыл бұрын

Wow that's a Gorgeous car and powerful for a big car love it never knew some came with a 4spd

@hotwheel6663 5 жыл бұрын

Love Big Impalas. My first car was a 63' Impala. Dang 84,000 miles they must have been build to last.

@johanbrand8601 4 жыл бұрын

Pardon? 84k miles is almost nothing. That's extreme low mileage for a car of this age. It was definitely only a weekend car. You can certainly see it in the overall condition.

@johnfay681 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful car Chevy rules love that year

@f4tweet 4 жыл бұрын

My friend had a hardtop in High School. It would peg the speedo with ease with the needle going flat past 120.

@theinvestorsmind2547 6 жыл бұрын

The real test to weather a car is mint is if the clock works.

@371francis 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video.

@darrellpickering8535 3 жыл бұрын

Ever see 1 of these with the 409? Extremely rare & made before the 396 came out.

@montymatilda 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, One. I think they were extras left from 64. Only lasted until what? January '65? I almost bought it back many, many, many years ago. It was a Tan/Biege SS coupe - white interior. 340 hp/powerglide version and completely loaded down to the gauges/tach/tilt wheel and a/c I might be forgetting something. I just procrastinated to long and then, it was gone. What a shame. Now there is no way I could afford one. The people that bought it probably never knew what it was. The engine compartment was detailed and they painted the engine orange (over the chrome). We checked. We first thought someone had dropped in a 348. But the dip-sick was on the right side and was partially chrome with SS 409 stamped on it. Same as my 63.

@proskills2168 6 жыл бұрын

Thx 4 the burnout. Luv the rare combo.

@GlassTopRX7 6 жыл бұрын

My grandfather had 66' sport coupe with the gutless 283 an a powerglide. It actually drove pretty nice though.

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

The 2 speed Powerglide really hurt the performance of whatever car they came in. I can't believe they were even offered as an option in cars like the early GTO's. The GTO's with the Powerglide were significantly slower than a 4 speed GTO. They were a decent transmission but not in a high performance car. The Chrysler 727 Torqueflite was the only automatic transmission that I would even consider ordering in a muscle car back then. The GM TH400 was a good automatic transmission but they didn't come out until later on. Im not sure of the exact year though. I know the Mopar Torqueflite first came out midway through the 1956 model year

@danroney4067 3 ай бұрын

Boy do I owe someone a BIG apology. A fellow at a car cruise had a hardtop with the 396/375 4 speed and I said to him that that motor was only in the Corvette and the Z16 Chevelle in 1965. He said he had the correct documentation that came with the car when he bought it. My apologies sir, you win.

@michaelcuff5780 4 жыл бұрын

That car paid JRs way through college street racing! Lol!

@stevemartinez1909 6 жыл бұрын

My dad had a 67 Impala Super Sport slapstick on the floor

@thafirebird150 6 жыл бұрын

all i can say is, DAMMMMNNNN!!!!!

@GIGABACHI 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving it a proper "wake up, you lazy bastard !" trashing.👌👍💓😎 That's what those engines were made for...🇺🇸

@Coalblack79k10 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta have that heartbeat

@christolbert4628 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! ! 425hp with a single four barrel. Ford had to have two to get that many horses on the R code. Lol.

@BISQUIK4570 6 жыл бұрын

65 Impalas have always been one of my favorite cars. I just don't understand the drop top on a car like this.

@jamesgreg5542 6 жыл бұрын

My best friend had parents that pretty much gave him whatever he wanted and his FIRST CAR was an all white ,65 SS Impala convertible! IMAGINE! That thing was absolutely GORGEOUS. Maybe 2 years old when he got it?? My first car (by comparison) was an old, very beat up 63 Ford Galaxie four door that had a dent in every single body panel! I aid $25 for it!! 6 cyl, three on the tree. That Impala was the car to have back then! Had a 283 turbo glide trans. Not bad but certainly no 396!

@WoodedAcres 3 жыл бұрын

Adding to that....a 12 bolt? Wow.

@AtticusDraco 6 жыл бұрын

a rarity,, being in a 1960s Impala and the clock works

@gatorman5013 5 жыл бұрын

My Grandma had a 66 Volkswagen with 2 squirrels and a 4 speed trans. Mileage was 100 per 2 peanuts.

@rickuyeda4818 6 жыл бұрын

Even rarer is the '65 Biscayne. It was called the "Drag Pack" option. 425hp 396 and 4 speed with dog dish hubcaps. I built my own Biscayne with a 550hp 454 and a Richmond 6 speed with disc brakes and Hotckis suspension.

@jamest6697 6 жыл бұрын

I have a '65 4 door Belair with 2 speed 230. White with red interior, i tracked down some NOS red bowtie dogdish's- they look awesome. Great Saturday cruiser.

@jackassman6726 6 жыл бұрын

Also had a 4 link Rear End ...!!!!!

@elizabethcherry920 6 жыл бұрын

I can remember back in 73 my father's girlfriend had a 65 SS 396 Impala hardtop coupe, it was maroon and to this day I can remember him saying that it was rare because it had the L78 engine with all of the options. Beautiful car but those brakes were not good.

@lennyd.9270 4 жыл бұрын

Time for new tires 😂

@bsimpo18 5 жыл бұрын

Have you all ever found 1 with a factory 427 4sp? Love the Impala, Biscayne, Caprice, Bel Air 65& 66

@jeremythompson9122 4 жыл бұрын

They've got a 66 Impala SS with the factory L72 427/425 hp-4 speed in the collection. The 427 didn't come out til 66

@jeremythompson9895 5 жыл бұрын

The 65 Impala SS396 425 HP version is my all time favorite "plus size" muscle car. Actually it's a toss up between this,the 63 1/2 427 Ford Galaxie, and the 62 Pontiac Catalina 421SD. Mopar never really offered full size muscle cars like GM and Ford

@jeremythompson9895 5 жыл бұрын

Can't forget the 61-62 Impala SS409. Preferably the dual quad 409 HP version. But hey beggars can't be choosers

@hornetbrown 6 жыл бұрын

Real smoker there. A fine buggy it is.

@cdnpont 6 жыл бұрын

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the clock has obviously been quartz converted. But I'll overlook that lol!

@boostedgm1 6 жыл бұрын

Thought the aluminum head was the highest @375. 427 had 425 and up ?

@barryhuizing2804 6 жыл бұрын

Had 1963 SS Impala with 327 cubic inches however it was an automatic.....

@rqkeating 6 жыл бұрын

What is the blue bottle for in the engine bay around the 2:17 mark?

@rqkeating 6 жыл бұрын

Talked to a guy that has a car like that and he said it was extra washer fluid.

@fastcar405 2 жыл бұрын

I'm of the belief that the 425HP came with two 4 bbl. carbs not one.

@michaelcuff5780 6 жыл бұрын

I dont remember a 396 makin 425 horse! Do any of you guys? Im talkin about guys that were alive back then

@michaelcuff5780 6 жыл бұрын

I just thought the hemi made that kinda power back then. Thanks!

@scottelkin562 6 жыл бұрын

The '65 Corvette was rated at 425 with a 396. Most others made less, Z16 Chevelle made 375. A handful of Impalas, because they were considered a full size car, came with the L78 at 425 hp.

@GS455Stage1 6 жыл бұрын

The 1965 Chevy 396 cubic engines came in 2 hp variations due to mechanical options available as to a higher compression ratio on the 425 hp version along with different camshaft/ different intake / carburetor option / Holley larger CFM / High output fuel pump. Also, the crankshaft was stronger and the connecting rods were stronger than the 396/325 hp engine. The 425 hp compression ratio was with 11::1 versus 10::1 for the 325 hp version. Lastly, the 425 hp version was only available for the heavier vehicles to keep the power to weight down for insurance purposes. The 425 hp version wasn’t available for the 1965 Chevelle body style lighter body style. The Corvette engine size for the 1965 model year was 327 & 427 cubic engines. I don’t believe the 396 / 425 hp engine was optioned for the corvette during the 1965 model year production run.

@scottelkin562 6 жыл бұрын

Last time. 1965 Corvette big block was the 425/396. Z16 Chevelle , 375/396.

@michaelcousins2526 6 жыл бұрын

Where is the Brothers Collection housed?

@martinmartin5904 6 жыл бұрын

Who's the fastest ? This one or Video Episode #142: 1965 Ford Galaxie 427 R-Code

@trentinnault9944 5 жыл бұрын

Hello my name is trentin and me and my grandpa got a 1965 Chevy impala with a 396 4 speed big block and is like to show you what we’re working with if you could get in contact with me that would be great

@trentinnault9944 5 жыл бұрын

It is also a hard top with a rock crusher transmission

@johanbrand8601 4 жыл бұрын

A rare priceless car, but driving the shit out of it as if it is a daily shitbox. Anyway, I love the car.

@anthonynelson9136 4 жыл бұрын

The kid is smiling because he is thinking one-day-old man that car will be mine and your insurance rates are going to increase exponentially!

@oliasofsunhillow7116 5 жыл бұрын

The 396 had 425 horses in 1965 and in 1966, the 396 only had up to 375 horses and the 427 had up to 425 horses! The 425 horse 396 and the 375 horse 396 were the exact same engine! What's the scoop!