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Hi! Just signed up for the free e'mail, SSdriver@1963chevrolet.com, and expect lots of good things from your website. I have enclosed some pics of the 1963 Impala SS the I just bought. Originally was a three speed manual with 327, but currently has a 350 with a 4-speed muncie. I plan to drive this one for a while as I collect the needed restoration parts to bring it back to full glory. In case you sharpies notice, the bucket seats are from a Pontiac, for you Pontiac fans...and I would gladly trade or sell them so that I can get the right Chevy ones. Also will be looking for a 4-speed console. Body and frame are sound with some rust in the usual spots on the quarters. Side mouldings have been replaced with Impala standards, too. Hope to keep new pictures coming as the restoration progresses .

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W.I.P.(work in progress) I bought this car in october '99 for only $400 when it went unsold for $750 after three weeks. It has rust in the normal spots but not too severe. Interior of the car is truly awesome. No tear or rips in the seats or headliner but the floors and trunk do need a little attention The car looks much different from the pictures as I've been working on it and fixing the damage from my fender bender. I've replaced both fenders and detailed the engine compartment. Body work and brake work are next and its looking and running much better than when I first got it. I plan to sell it in the near future and would possibly trade for another 63 chevy. Im located in sw IL. I'm a big sedan fan and 409 fan & would like too see and hear about them if anyone has one.

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hi everyone,my name is bob and and i to am the proud owner of a 1963 chevrolet ss convt.i live in west tenn.where we go to a lot of car shows just about every week end.we have done lots of things to our car to keep it orginal as we can.i know you are saying the tail pipes coming out the back are not orginal nor are the gauges under the dash and you are right but i said as orginal as i can or want to.we had the bumpers recromed this past fall along with the inside mirror,also wesent some pieces off to the chicago area to have those done.the new top was put on about 4 weeks ago along withthe new boot.all the pieces on the outside of the car are recromed or new reproduction or nos.i plan to have the trunk boxed in and also have some embroied done on the carpet in the trunk because it has some pieces welded in the trunk area so i cant put it orginal.the engine in our car is a 327 300 horsepower with a powerglide transmission automatic.the engine is very strong and the car drives and rides great.we enjoy our car very much going to and from car shows or just going crusing because of all the thumbs up we get along with the waving and car blowing.i guess you know my favorite color is red and i will be getting it repainted this fall of course the same color.when i get the trunk done i will be sending more pictures.i almost forgot i am going to have the complete console recromed and the crome that goes over the bucket seats.well thats it for right now only that one day i would really like to have a 409 with a four speed thats called dreaming but one never knows.be sure to tell your friends about the sight so we can get more 63s on this sight...also i had the numbers docmentation by jersey late greats inc.and my car has one of the highest vin numbers documented.which means mine was one of the last 63s built at the janesville plantbefore tooling and model changeover and my car was built on or about thur.aug.15th 1963.thanks again i hope this is not to much bob

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Hello Graham, my name is Jesse (this is my Dad's email address). I would like to submit some pictures of my 63 Impala 2 door hardtop. I'm restoring it, and haven't done any repairs yet. Just taking it apart still. I'm sending four pics. Two are before I washed it, and two are after I washed it. The after pics are when the car is still wet, but like many people who see my pics, I'm impressed. I hope you are too. The car has seen better days, but hopefully someday I'll be cruising around in it. Here's some info on it. It's a Canadian built '63 Impala 2 door hardtop, (I'm told it's a Sport Coupe if it's not an SS...is this right?) It has a bench seat, column shifter (minus handle now...a previous owner crudely cut a hole in the floor). It has no power options...Manual steering, brakes, windows, locks. The exterior is white (Ermine?) and the interior is blue. I'm waiting for my history package from GM of Canada. This will tell me if the seized 283 I got with the car is original. The VIN number on the block, and the VIN number on the car don't match, but A guy told me in '63 they didn't match from the factory. The guy I bought it from took the front end off just to remove the engine. (Weird, huh?) He then set the engine on the ground and left the car to sit for the next 10 years (approximately). The plates that were on the car say "Expires Feb.1975". Well...that's all I can think of for now. Thanks.

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Here's some pics of my car for the photo gallery. The car is far from done yet, but it's a start! Following is some info about her too. I saw the car last November (99), and knew i had to have it. As i was taking it for a test drive, the car ran out of gas. Since it was only several hundred yards sown a two lane road from the owner's home, we decided to just push it back to his yard, put some gas in, and finish the test drive. As I was pushing, a lady that was too preoccupied chatting with her passenger didn't see the car in the road, and swerved to the shoulder to avoid us. Unfortunately, at the instant I heard her brakes squealing, i dove for the shoulder also. The inevitable happened, and I was struck and thrown 20 feet. I suffered some back injuries, but am happy to say there were no really lasting problems. Anyway, azfter that, i just had to buy the car, so I did in December. The owner felt so bad, he dropped the price substantially. I've cruised the car all summer so far, with the only problems being the tranny. I couldn't find another powerglide in my area after the old one conked out for the third time, so I went with a TH-350. I've also added a Quadrajet from an early '70's Chevy truck, and a dual plane intake from an early '80's Camaro. I plan on a re-paint over the fall and winter, but right now i'm having a great time driving her every day. She gets a thumbs-up wherever we go. This has got to be one of the most fun cars i've ever owned!