hi there. i'm a female, but i love the old heavy-metal Detroit power
cars [used to quarter-mile a '64 GTO]. assuming you are speaking of
the 1965 Impala SS with the 409 c.u. engine, here's an excerpt from
the December 1964 CAR AND DRIVER magazine article on their test drive
of the new 1965 model: "Even within the rather limited scope of
Chevrolet's venerable two-speed Powerglide unit, there were no low
spots in the 409's performance and it accelerated smoothly from any
speed. Our test car was equipped with the standard 3.31 rear axle,
which is a lovely ratio for turnpikes and open road cruising, but
won't break any records in the stoplight Grand Prix. Without
punishing the transmission, and with two people in the car, the 409 SS
ran an easy 16.4-second standing quarter mile and might have been
persuaded into the mid-15 second zone by really trying. The whole
trip was very subdued and there was very little impression of the big
beast traveling over 90 mph at the end of the trap."
i Google'd the following search term, and this article came up in the
top 10 finds: [1965 Chevrolet Impala transmission] it's a long &
well-written article, so if you have any other questions about the
model as it came off the showroom floor, i'd commend you to reading
it. happy motoring &/or restoration. |
