Photo from the Cohort by Ralf K.
From the age of the full-size fastbacks, a 1967 Impala, found in Shelton, WA.
Related CC reading:
Curbside Classics: 1967 Chevrolet Impalas – A Study In Off-Color Contrast
Roadtrip Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Caprice – A California Survivor In Albuquerque, NM
Hi,
The 1965, 1966 and 1967 Chevrolet Impalas are iconic. The style and performance evolved into the 1967 SS and Caprice Wagon with the 427 performance.
The 1965 is my favorite and the 1967 with the 1965-6 SS wheel covers continues the legacy.
Gary
The 1967 Impala 4-door hardtop had gained some fans thanks for being the star in the tv series Supernatural as “Metallicar”.
https://imcdb.org/vehicle_58758-Chevrolet-Impala-16387-1967.html
And in CVS & others that sell the 1:43 scale cars I’d seen 67 4drht in black red white & blue For those into collecting models
The ’67 was imo the best looking Chevy of the ’65-68 years and the prettiest full-size US coupe (the ’66-67 Riviera excepted) of the 1960s, bar none. It had the best dash design too, with it’s round “gages’ IN GM-speak.
A ’67 4dr BelAir was my driver’s ed car at Towson High and I had some time looking that year’s improved dash layout… but poor Mr. Atkins, that man must have had nerves of steel, given some of the crazy faux-pas of the flighty 16 yr old girl who shared that car with me. He must have needed a change of underwear after some of those sessions.
A neighbor down the street is restoring one of these. The car has been repainted and is on jack stands with new alloy wheels. The process has slowed down quite a bit lately, I don’t know if the mechanical systems are already done. I don’t care for these as much as the ’65 and ’66. but they are good looking, simple, fairly rugged cars with good parts support. Not a bad choice for a collector car. My Dad bought a ’67 Bel Air wagon back in the mid ’70’s. I got to drive it quite a bit, it had a/c, a first for his wagons. Light yellow with a black vinyl interior, auto and 327 V8. Not a bad car, but I thought that it was big and cheap, like something that you’d buy at K Mart. On the other hand, his ’68 Le Mans wagon felt much more premium.
I wonder if there was ever an all-around better year to buy a new car. It seems that there was a great variety available and it was hard to go wrong no matter what choice a person might make. The 67 may be my favorite Chevrolet of the decade.
I’d hold out for 1968 – mandatory side-marker lights (except for Ford, which cheaped out and used reflectors on the rear), and (finally front shoulder belts) and rear lap belts. I also thought the conventional horizontal dash suited the Chevys better than the round gauges of ’67. (Though I liked the squarish pods of the ’68 Malibu.)
I also preferred the ’68 full-sized Chev to the ’67 (and the ’69 to either).
1968 was also my favourite year of Chrysler, full-sized Plymouth, full-sized Ford, and Malibu.
I know, once again I’m out of sync …
Indeed 1967 was a watershed year for automobiles .
I fondly remember these, too big for my taste but still very good driver’s .
-Nate
The 66 with the Silver Cloud fenders and plain tail is cleaner.
But I like the 67 better.
What are “silver cloud, fenders”?
I thought he meant Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, but it doesn’t look a thing like one.
There really isn’t a bad looking Impala of this generation, but we all have our favorites.
I’ve mentioned this here before, but I’ll disclaimer my bias again anyway. Since our family Impalas as I was growing up were a Firethorn Red ’66 Fastback and a Grecian Green ’68 Custom Coupe, this is why they appear second and first on the list respectively:
1) 1968
2) 1966
3) 1965*
4) 1969
5) 1970
6) 1967
* You all have turned me towards the original. The ’65 was further down my list until I saw that Evening Orchid example posted here years ago, and then again recently.
Our ’68 looked like this, but I don’t think ours had a vinyl top. Same wheel covers though…
Our ’66 looked like this, except instead of Cragars, it had the base Impala wheel covers of the day that looked like a truncated cone in the center…
Here it is in happier times.
Classy!
Good choice on the color, Peter. These ‘67 Impalas always looked good in that shade of light blue metallic. 👍
Thanks! Can’t go wrong with Chevy paint on a Chevy, even if it is the ’65 colour.
My mom had a ’67 Chevy back in the day, but it was not an Impala or Caprice, but rather a Bel Air 2-door sedan in Tahoe Turquoise. As Jose Delgadillo mentioned about his dad’s wagon, ours was “big and cheap,” with the 250 six, 3-on-the-tree, no power steering or power brakes, and of course no air conditioning.
Here it is after my brother jacked up the rear end and removed the then-uncool dogdish hubcaps.
Our “65”, then “68 Biscayne’s” had the same equipment ((though they were automatic’s)), as your mom’s “Bel Air”.
“65” was sahara brown ( think I got the name right).
“68” was “antique cream”. I’d say it was “ivory”.
I feel that the ‘67 Impala was a bit of a comedown after the almost perfect ‘65 and ‘66’s. They were a bit more swoopy and the proportions didn’t quite work as well. The only improvement was the dash, with the three huge round dials. Curiously, this dash only lasted one year, the horizontal speedometer returning for 1968. Incidentally, the introduction of the formal roofline in the ‘68 Impala Custom Coupe marked the end of any sporting intentions of this once iconic car. It loafed through the mid-seventies as a bloated faux Cadillac, then morphed into a basic, pedestrian family sedan.
My parents had a ’67 Impala SS with the 327. My first car was a ’67 Caprice 4 door with the 283. Both had the Powerglide. Big performance advantage with my parents’ SS. Sounded great too with the dual exhausts.
My parents’ SS was just like Peter’s model with the bucket seats, but tan with a white top. The FM stereo light indicator relay would click on and off when in a marginal reception area.
Per another Steve – I would have never expected models of these are sold in some CVS stores.
Interesting post by 210delray that there were really basic full size ’67 Chevys.
Tan with a white top you say?
No white top, and it’s gold rather than tan, but…