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1968 Chevrolet Impala

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

$28,340

Vehicle Details

Make

Chevrolet

Model

Impala

Year

1968

Mileage

39,000 miles

Body Type

Coupe

Transmission

Automatic

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Engine

402 ci V8

Description

Price: US $28,340 (CAD $39,990 at the dealer).

1968 Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe. Canadian built car and well-done complete rotisserie restoration with lots to offer! Factory 396 car, with the engine rebuilt and bored out to a 402! Edelbrock Performer 2.0 intake and carburetor, plus ceramic coated hooker headers with 2.5” stainless Magna flow dual exhaust and X pipe. It sounds just as good as you image and runs very well.

Every aspect of the car has been well restored including the well detailed engine bay with chrome upgrades on the engine, as well as a modern power brake kit with 4-wheel disc brake upgrade. Power steering also on this big car like you’d expect. Behind all that is a rebuilt TH-400 3-speed automatic.

The exterior of the car is basically flawless. Excellent paint quality all around with all new chrome. The fiberglass cowl hood with hood pins and Cragar chrome mags with Michelin tires really give the car a muscle look to go along with the powertrain.

Colors are great with a very handsome metallic blue and white top. All marker and taillight lenses appear to be brand new as well. The interior again is all new with two-tone vinyl upholstery on front bucket seats, continuing to the back seat.

Door panels and side panels are perfect, and there’s new carpets, reproduced rubber floor mats and a new headliner. The car was originally columns shift but now has a console and proper floor shifter. The console has also been tastefully upgraded with extra gauges and a tach.

The dash is in great shape, and a modern Retro-sound radio has been installed in the factory holes of the original. Door speakers have been added to the front doors, but speaker grilles have been painted to match properly. Rear 6X9’s on the back package tray and a hidden Rockford Fosgate subwoofer complete a great sounding, powerful audio system.

Everything on the interior of the car was either completely restored or replaced with new and it’s absolutely stunning. Some custom work into the trunk is also very well done with vinyl covered panels all around, and a custom spare tire cover, plus interior quality carpeting. The original shop manual from ’68, jack and tire iron are all included.

A book with restoration pictures and documents is also included and the car looks to have been repainted in its factory correct color (or very close to it). Nothing to hide and no disappointments on this one – it’s awesome! The car shows 39,000 miles, but with only 5 digits and a restoration, true milage is unknown.

Classic Chevrolet Impala Buyer's Guide

Full guide

Mike Sullivan

Muscle Cars

1958–1985

~5 min read

Updated Apr 2026

Definitive buyer's guide for classic Chevrolet Impala 1958-1985. SS authentication, 409 and 427 V8 verification, frame and body inspection, current market pricing for survivors and concours examples.

This guide covers

✓ 10-point inspection checklist

✓ Common issues & what to avoid

✓ In-person inspection guide

✓ Market pricing by year & condition

✓ 5 FAQs answered

✓ History & fun facts

Read the Full Impala Buyer's Guide

Chevrolet Impala Market Overview

Based on 113 Chevrolet Impala listings currently on ClassicCarsArena.com

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$43,494

Avg. Asking Price

1958–1996

Year Range

Price Position on Our Site - Average Range

This car: $28,340

Low: $5,000 High: $169,995

Transmission Distribution

Automatic 58% ◄

Manual 13%

Condition Distribution

Excellent 8%

Good 12%

Fair 8%

Poor 4%

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Classic Chevrolet Impala Buyer's Guide

The Chevrolet Impala launched in 1958 as the top-trim Bel Air variant and quickly became the most popular full-size American car of the 1960s and 1970s. Across nearly thirty years of classic-era production (1958-1985), the Impala defined American full-size motoring, from the iconic 1958 launch year, through the legendary 1961-1964 SS bubble-tops, the muscle-era 1965-1970 SS427 and SS396 cars, the personal-luxury 1971-1976 generation, and the downsized 1977-1985 cars. The 1962-1964 SS409 Impalas remain among the most desirable factory drag racing cars ever produced. Whether you're hunting a documented 1963 SS409, a clean 1969 SS427, or a survivor 1977 Impala four-door, knowing what separates a documented original from a Biscayne or Bel Air dressed up with Impala trim is the difference between an honest investment and an expensive lesson.

What to Check Before Buying

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Obtain build sheet or documented provenance for SS claims , PHS (Pontiac Historic Services) does not cover full-size Chevrolet B-body Impalas. For Impala SS authentication, seek a GM build sheet, dealer order records, or specialist authentication.

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Verify cowl tag body code matches Impala trim , Many Biscayne and Bel Air cars have been retrimmed as Impalas. Cowl tag body code is the only reliable verification.

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For SS claims, verify SS option code on cowl tag , 1961-1969 SS cars used specific RPO codes. Cross-reference with the VIN and cowl tag.

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Read engine stamp code (front pad below head) , Two-letter code identifies specific engine type. Cross-reference with the casting number and engine suffix code.

✓

For SS409/SS427 claims, demand specialist authentication , Re-stamped blocks and cloned cowl tags are well-documented forgeries. $200-$500 specialist inspection mandatory.

✓

Inspect X-frame (1958-1964) at body mounts , X-member rusts at body mount points and front kick-up. Same issues as Tri-Five Bel Air X-frame.

✓

Inspect perimeter frame (1965-1976) at body mounts , Body mount cushions collapse and water pools above. Frame rust here = $1,500-$3,500 minimum repair.

✓

Check trunk pan and rear quarter rust , Lift trunk mat. Standard rust zones across all generations.

✓

Test convertible top mechanism if applicable , Vacuum-actuated (early) or electric (later) top systems commonly fail. $1,500-$3,500 to repair properly.

✓

Compression test all eight cylinders , Should read 145-185 PSI uniformly. Variance >15% = head gasket or worn rings.

Common Issues

Impala rust patterns vary by generation but follow predictable patterns. The 1958-1964 cars (X-frame era) rust at the body mount points and at the kick-up behind the front wheels, same X-frame issues as Tri-Five Bel Airs. The 1965-1970 cars (perimeter frame era) rust at body mount points, rear cross-member, and inside boxed frame sections. Body rust hits the lower rear quarters (especially behind the rear wheels), the rocker panels, the floor pans, the trunk pan, the lower fenders ahead of the doors, and the cowl seam. Convertibles add structural concerns at the rear corners where the top mechanism mounts. The 1958-1964 cars are particularly vulnerable to floor pan rust due to the X-frame design, the floor pans are stamped steel that supports the body without separate frame reinforcement at the cabin floor. Mechanically, the Impala used the full range of Chevrolet engines from the 235 inline-six (early cars) through the 348/409 W-block big-blocks (1958-1965), the 396/402/427/454 big-blocks (1965-1976), and the small-block 283/327/350 V8s. Common issues include broken motor mounts on big-block cars, worn timing chain on tired engines, leaky oil pan and valve cover gaskets, and tired Quadrajet or Holley carburetors. The Powerglide, Turbo 350, and Turbo 400 automatics are essentially indestructible. Electrical issues are universal classic-car concerns. The original wiring harnesses are 50+ years old and prone to chafing. Convertible top motors (vacuum-operated on early cars, electric on later cars) commonly fail and require specialist repair.

What to Look For

SS authentication is the first non-negotiable for any Impala SS claim. The 1961-1969 SS package was the high-trim performance variant and is the most cloned trim level in the Impala market. A GM build sheet or documented order confirmation, where available, confirms original engine code, transmission code, axle ratio, paint, options, and dealer destination for 1958-1969 cars. Without documented provenance, treat all SS claims as base Impala or Biscayne clones, fine if priced as such, but not at SS money. For 1962-1965 SS409 and 1965 SS396 cars, demand specialist authentication. The 409 and 396 big-blocks each have specific casting numbers and stamping codes that verify originality. Re-stamped blocks and cloned cowl tags are well-documented forgeries in the muscle-car market, the market premium for a documented SS409 versus a clone with the same drivetrain is $50,000+ on a 1962 bubble-top. Frame inspection is the second non-negotiable. For 1958-1964 X-frame cars, crawl under and probe the X-member at the body mount points and the front kick-up. For 1965-1976 perimeter-frame cars, probe the perimeter frame at the same body mount points. Body mount bushings collapse over 50+ years and water pools above them, rotting the frame from inside the boxed sections. Replacement is $2,500-$5,500 per side if needed. Body and trim verification: many cars sold today as Impalas are actually base Biscaynes or mid-trim Bel Airs with Impala emblems and trim added. The cowl tag (riveted to the firewall) lists the body style code that identifies the original trim level. Cross-reference against the dashboard VIN and the trim tag. For convertibles, inspect the top mechanism and the rear corners where the top mounts to the body. Top mechanism repair is expensive, $1,500-$3,500 for proper specialist work on the vacuum or electric actuator system.

Price Guide

1958 Impala (the launch year) is increasingly desirable. Driver-quality cars run $35,000-$65,000 today. Convertibles add $10,000-$18,000 to equivalent hardtop pricing. The 1958 Impala was Chevrolet's top trim level that year, not an SS, the Super Sport (SS) designation was introduced for 1961, making the 1961 Impala SS the first SS-badged Chevrolet. Documented original-paint 1958 Impala cars: $70,000-$130,000+. 1959-1960 "bat-wing" Impalas (with the dramatic horizontal fins) are increasingly collected. Driver-quality cars run $28,000-$55,000. The 1959 model is more desirable than 1960. Convertibles command 25-35% premium over equivalent hardtops. 1961-1964 SS Impalas (the bubble-top era) are the muscle-car icons. Driver-quality cars run $32,000-$65,000. SS409 cars: documented driver-quality $70,000-$140,000, concours-grade $160,000-$320,000+. The 1962 SS409 "bubble-top" is the holy grail of this era, $220,000-$450,000+ for documented numbers-matching cars. 1965-1969 SS Impalas: driver-quality cars run $35,000-$75,000. SS396: $55,000-$110,000 documented. SS427: $70,000-$160,000 documented. The 1969 SS427 was the final year of the SS package on the Impala, strong appreciation potential. 1971-1976 personal-luxury Impalas: driver-quality cars run $18,000-$38,000. The 1971-1972 Custom Coupes are the most desirable era. Convertibles (1971-1975 only): $28,000-$55,000 for driver-quality cars. 1977-1985 downsized Impalas: $12,000-$28,000 for driver-quality cars. The 1985 final-year Impalas are the bargain entry into nameplate ownership. The 1994-1996 Impala SS (modern era) is a separate market, not classic-era. Project Impalas start around $15,000-$30,000 across most generations. Stripped roller candidates: $5,000-$15,000.

Did You Know?

The Impala name was suggested by GM stylist Clare MacKichan and chosen for its association with speed and grace, the African impala is a small antelope known for its leaping agility. The Impala emblem has remained essentially unchanged across all production generations, with the leaping antelope figure appearing on every Impala from 1958 through modern production. The 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS409 was Chevrolet's serious attempt at NHRA Super Stock dominance. The 409 cubic inch "W-block" big-block produced 380 hp (single four-barrel) or 409 hp (dual four-barrel), and the SS409 became the song subject of the Beach Boys' 1962 hit "409." Documented original SS409 dual-four-barrel cars now command $160,000-$450,000+ at auction, making them among the most valuable production Chevrolets of the early 1960s. The 1959 Impala's distinctive "bat-wing" rear fins are the largest tail fins ever produced on any American car. The fins extend nearly five feet wide at their broadest point and were Chevrolet's response to the contemporary Cadillac and Chrysler tail fin extravagances. The 1960 model significantly reduced the fin proportions, and by 1961 the Impala had moved to a more restrained styling language.