West Coast Classics presents are proud to present an exceptional example of this custom built 1961 Chevrolet Impala 2 door Coupe with a crate 350 V8 440HP V8 engine matched to a 700R4 4 speed automatic transmission with a shift kit & with 4 wheel disc brakes & striking chrome 'Foose' wheels.
Please note we sold this car a few years back and since then the new owner installed a new digital dash cluster and a Holley Sniper Electronic Fuel Injection tank, A/C system with 2 custom A/C lines with R134, 700R4 Stage 2 rebuild kit with high energy W clutches, 10' Torque convertor 2600 stall, beast sun shell, electric window kit ($600), 2 way vents, coil over kit front & rear, ($21,192.49)
Big brake kit front and rear ($1,995)
Electronic modern upgrades:
Installed Dakota Digital Instrumentation, dual antenas, seat belts, MDS EFI system, 'Champion' aluminum radiator & coolant fan & shroud, front & rear performance shocks, new EFI ready fuel tank with sending unit & pump, MSD digital box, MSD ready to run distributor & ignition, Edelbrock air cleaner. ($5,280)
Sound System:
Power Acoustic 1" tweeter, JBL 6.5 stadium 2 way speaker, JBL 6.9 stadium GTO 930, Sound Stream 1000.1, Nesa 2000.4 td-48, Pioneer 12 flat sw 1500 watts, 12" box 112 top port box, Blaupunk 4gage amp kit, alarm system ($1900).
The car is finished in a stunning 'Solid Twilight Turquoise' over a 'White' hardtop color repaint with a new matching Turquoise stock looking interior and trim and the car already had a superb build with an all new drive shaft, U joints, belts, plugs, hoses, radiator, exhaust and with custom 'Stewart Warner' gauges before the upgrades were installed!
The 1961 full-size Chevrolet model was totally revamped for the new year. As with all other full-size GM lines, the new cars finally finished with the knee-banger, wrap around windshields and tailfins and shed some of the length and width that had been popular in the prior three years. The front end sported a full width grille with dual headlamps mounted at each end with the turn signals and parking lamps mounted above the headlamps. The car boasted all the regular Bel Air equipment plus Nylon pattern cloth seats, electric clock, full carpeting and dual backup lights.
The Impala was restyled on the existing GM B platform for 1961. The new body styling was more trim and boxy than the 1958-60 models. Sport Coupe models featured a 'bubbleback' roof line style for '61 and a unique model, the 2-door pillared sedan, was available for 1961 only. It was rarely ordered and a scarce collectible today. The rare Super Sport (SS) option debuted for 1961 and was retired in 1968. The 1962 model featured new 'C' pillar styling for all models except the 4-door hardtop 'Sport Sedan.' Sport Coupe models now featured the 'convertible roof' styling, shared with other GM 'B' full size hardtop coupes.
This particular example is an obvious a fully customized car with no expense spared and yet still very stock looking and boasts a lot of its original equipment including the AM radio and with original floor boards and trunk and a very straight body. It has received a beautiful date correct 'Solid Twilight Turquoise' color repaint with an 'Ermine White' hardtop and has a matching interior trim and seats and rides on striking 'Foose' chrome wheels.
We are including photos of the car both after the upgrades and before for your information.
This car must be seen and driven to be fully appreciated - the engine is extremely strong and responsive, the transmission shifts smoothly through the gears and the engine temperature always remains cool. The car's re-paint is of a very high quality and in very fine shape and the car has very few flaws.
In summary, this is a wonderful example of a very striking 1961 Chevrolet Impala 2 Door Hardtop coupe muscle car in turn-key ready daily driving and daily head-turning condition, most definitely one very collectible and attractive example of an early sixties full-size classic all American muscle car!
