Impala SS
1961 Chevrolet Impala SS
In 1961, the Impala SS (Super Sport) was introduced to the market. The SS badge
often been an appearance package only. The Impala's SS package in 1961 was truly
a performance package, beginning with the high-performance 348 in³ (5.7 L) V8
engines (available with 305, 340, and 350 hp (230, 255 and 260 kW)) or the new
409 in³ (6.7 L) V8, which was available with up to 425 hp (317 kW). The package
also included upgraded tires on station wagon wheels, springs, shocks and special
sintered metallic brake linings. Starting in 1962, the Impala SS could be had with any
engine available in the Impala, down to the 235 in³ 135 hp (101 kW) inline-6. With
one exception, from this point until 1969, the SS was an appearance package only,
though the heavy-duty parts and big engines could still be ordered. From 1962-on,
Super Sports were limited to the hardtop coupe and convertible coupe exclusively.

The exception was the Z24 option package available in combination with the
standard Z03 Super Sport package. Starting in 1967 through 1969, buyers of Impala
Z24s got cars badged as "SS427" models. The SS427 included a heavy-duty
suspension and other performance goodies, as well as a Turbo-Jet 427 in³ V8 in
either L36 (385 hp 1967-1968 390 hp in 1969) or L72 (425 hp RPO 1968-1969 only.
17 L-72s were rumored to have been built in 1967; however, this has been disputed
and none has surfaced as yet). Special SS427 badging, inside and out, was the rule,
but few were sold since muscle car enthusiasts were looking toward big-block
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Classic Car Data and
Chronology
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The Chevrolet Impala was, through 1996, a full-sized automobile built by General
Motors for their Chevrolet division. The Impala was reintroduced in 2000 as a mid-size
front-wheel-drive car. Ed Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the
Impala as a "prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen."

From 1958 until 1965, the Impala was Chevrolet's most expensive full-size car. In 1965,
Chevrolet introduced the more-expensive Caprice.

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