In the Garage: 1965 Chevy Impala
This 1965 Chevrolet Impala four-door sedan is owned by Jeff Schilling. Credit: Handout
“The car is completely original and unrestored,” he says, “from the 283-cubic-inch, 195-horsepower engine to the two-speed Powerglide transmission to the ‘Mist Blue’ exterior paint. I purchased the car with 22,000 original miles and this was confirmed after contacting the original owner’s grandson, who provided an oral history.” The sedan had been bought new from a Minnesota dealer and “was rarely used, garaged and well cared for,” Schilling notes. “It passed to the grandson in 1985 and, shortly thereafter, it was stored away until 2005.”
