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'63 Inline 6 with 3 on the tree? - 1/30/2008 8:27:06 AM

DadsGotA63and64

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My dad has a '63 Impala SS with an inline 6 and a 3spd on the column. Is this a rare '63 or were they pretty common? He's thinking about selling it for like 2 or 2.5Gs so he can start restoring his '64 but I'm gonna try to convince him to keep it at least until I can afford to buy it.

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RE: '63 Inline 6 with 3 on the tree? - 1/30/2008 1:30:58 PM

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The inline/column shift combo is pretty rare. Usually you see floorshift 4-speeds manuals with the 327. I don't know what the value is, but it really depends on the condition.

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RE: '63 Inline 6 with 3 on the tree? - 3/19/2008 7:01:11 AM

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The 6 cyl/3spd combo is uncommon on a Impala SS so I guess you could call it "rare". Back in those days you could order a car with just about any combination of equipment you wanted. However ---- just because a car is "rare" does not mean it has a higher value or is more desirable and that is the case with the car you have, it is rare but actually has a lesser value than a V8 car. In fact "Old Cars Price Guide" says to deduct 10% for 6cyl ImpalaSS. So unless this car is in very good condition or you are a real purest yank that inline & give it a V8 !!! Also you might want to check to make sure it is a real SS.

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RE: '63 Inline 6 with 3 on the tree? - 3/19/2008 2:15:00 PM

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Its rather uncommon, though I don't think its worth more than $2500. It would take about 20 years before it would be worth anything over that.

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RE: '63 Inline 6 with 3 on the tree? - 3/19/2008 6:53:42 PM

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check

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RE: '63 Inline 6 with 3 on the tree? - 3/19/2008 9:23:43 PM

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Honeslty, I would keep it in my barn and slowly restore it over the next ten years. Then one day I would take it to a car show and see what conspires.

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