It was just a 283 2 barrel car with a power-glide & 10 bolt rear...heck, it wasn't even a Super Sport, but I really liked this '67 Impala. For every part that was even a little sub-standard, I had New Old Stock to replace it.

When I was having my current house built, I had my '71 Nova & '74 Scottsdale for sale - I ended-up selling this Impala too.

If I would have kept it, it would have gotten at least 327 upgrade - perhaps a 396 or bigger. I would enhanced the brakes, rear & transmission too - I'm sure of it.

The plan was to get it re-painted (again White) and install all of the new parts - I didn't have a new drive train lined-up when I sold it - but I was always looking.

Again, because I was building a new house, money was tight - I had had the opportunity to buy a 4 door '67 Caprice that had 427/385, TH300, PDB & tilt wheel - I have always wished that I would have bought that Caprice & kept the Impala. Instead of simply stripping (i.e. destroying the Caprice), I believe that I would have put the all of the low HP components on the Caprice & the Hi-HP stuff on the Impala.

I'm sure many of the Garage Owners have similar stories - that was my story of the one that I wished I had kept.

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