Perfect Summer Cruiser! '64 Chevy Impala SS gets a bumper to bumper inspection by the CAR WIZARD 

I'm older than this car and it takes me longer to get up from the chair than it used to as well. Just like that convertible top.

The Wizard is such a great mechanic. He respects what the customer wants, but will notify them of everything he finds.

I love it when the old cars come in the shop I could care less about the Ferraris and Lamborghinis and Bentleys that come through here but the old girls like that that something else

Wizard: Today we have a 1964 Impala *NOTHING BUT A G THANG STARTS PLAYING*

Cruisin down the street in my six-fo'

I can’t wait to see the wizard install some switches on this 6-4.

I love the Car Wizard and Hoovies Garage! They are the inspiration to my new automotive channel!

Wizard: "Hoods don't close like that these days do they" That's exactly what I said, lol. Solid.

This channel just gets better and better. Thanks for entertaining the world.

We had a 1964 Impala as our family car when I was a kid what i remember was no seat belts in the back seat. only lap belts in the front ours was not a convertable I loved it as a kid. My Dad loved that car.

The convertible top going up sounds like a tripod from War of The Worlds.

Metal fuel filters are the way to go. Plastic filters are good for temporary usage. The ethanol that is used in today's fuel breaks down plastic way faster than it used to. Many under hood fires started by failed plastic fuel filters. Beautiful Impala!

We had a ‘66 Impala that I drove around back in high school in the mid 2000s. I wish I still had it. 327 V8 was a lot of fun. Drove that thing to prom!

I don't know if a person ever fitted better to his hat

Wizard had to put his pimp hat on for this one 😂

*WOW* !! *Wizard looks COOL in his hat* !! *LOVE this purple 1964 Impala SS* !! *GREAT weather here for such a beautiful car* !! #CarWizard

I'm 55, I year younger. My dad had one in purple. That one needs flowmasters. I had a 78 Grand Marquis fully loaded. It was like driving a house. Some cool lift music. That car is such a survivor, the right family owns it.

Man, I'd love to see this car all cleaned up. It looks like it's in REEEEEALLY nice shape for it's age!

I had a 65 impala back in 88 -> as my high school car. It shined and was free of blemish. A white four door. 283. I was into heavy metal and we called it the Hate Tank!

My father had a 67 that he bought around 72 and junked it about 10 years ago out of the blue! Much to our dismay! I drive that car in high school ( when it was cool AT ALL) and college. I miss it!

After your intro, I thought you had Tyler's Delorean back to fix again. You really should try to get them to upgrade the master cylinder to a twin reservoir model. Especially with 4 wheel drum brakes! As every car guy knows, one blown out wheel cylinder and they have no brakes! Fav old hot rod would be 66-67 Chevy II. I don't think there was a nicer looking car built in the 60's. I wish I had never sold my 66 Chevy II, even if it was a 4 door. It was beige over light brown with a 283/Powerglide and I loved it.

A good detail would make it sparkle like a diamond. The '64 Impala is one of very few cars that people from all generations can love. It's so versatile, it can be just about anything that someone wants. Up in Smoke!

I laughed when you mentioned the rear view mirror because my Grandfather invented the modern day windshield mount double swivel rear view mirror. His business partner invented the adhesive

I brought my tablet outside to show this impala to my 2017... she was jealous

These were the best selling cars in America when the big 3 had about 85% of the market and GM almost 50% alone. Beautiful cars with great build quality and design.

I had a 64 Biscane. 2 speed powerglide with a built 350 out of a vette I installed. One of the largest trunks I've ever seen. THAT is a car!!!

The wizard is awesome, he is a geek like me that really enjoys originality in cars, love that fact that this old impala is not molested. All metal interior, never see that anymore, dripping with chrome trim.

The John Belushi of the car world..

Love the music when you are lifting it on the hoist!!

This is my favourite X-frame by far. By 1958 many customers waned a smaller, less tailfinny look. It all peaked in 1964 which was simply beautiful. I'd do a Wildwood disk brake upgrade, and hotrod That could be fun! The whine of the Powerglide brings back memories!

I'm really enjoying the wizards shop. I'm glad I don't see junk all over the place. Everything seems clean and organized.

I wish you could do a close examination of the multi million mile volvo p1800, car was still in great shape thanks to the love and care the owner had. Truly a one of a kind story.

Nice old ride. My Dad had a '64 Impala sport coupe. She had a 283 V8. That was a very smooth riding car. It was about the same blue color of the interior of this Impala. And the interior was the same. Thanks for posting Weezard!

You give a tremendous amount of info in these videos...and your wife asked the very question I was thinking towards the end regarding the roof...Thanks!

My Dream Car. My Dad had a 63 And a 64 when was a kid back in the 60's Just fell in love with them. Works of Art. I drove cars like that back in the day.

In 1967 at my first job at the corner Shell, the owner had a 65 Impala convertible that dark blue with white top. What a cool car to park on the corner as a customer magnet.

Love it, and there is only one thing to say, they don't make them like that anymore. Great reminder of my youth. Thank you Wizard.

Looks like a great daily driver that just needs a few basic repairs for a summer of cruising. Enjoying the videos, thanks Mr and Mrs Wizard!

Amazingly enough, these 64 Impala's are relatively abundant here in Los Angeles. Of course, most of them "low riders".

What a beautiful vehicle. Also super quiet, it’s been well cared for.

My first car in HS (1974) I bought was a parked 65 SS Impala (327 with Powerglide) with the same interior color. This one seems to have been painted. The purple, lack of orange peel are all suspects, but the mismatch between the interior and exterior is clearly not from the factory. My second car was a 64 SS Chevelle (M21 4 speed ) which I put the 327 from the impala into the Chevelle. Looking at the motor and interior brings back distant memories. My GF has 51 Impala in the original black from her Father.

When I was 13, my dad bought a new ‘64 Impala in the same color, Daytona Blue. It was a non-SS bench seat 2 door hardtop. It also had a 327 with 250hp and a 4 speed. With no power steering or brakes, it was a bear to steer and stop. It was pretty quick for the day at 0-60 in about 10 seconds, way faster than the 283 automatic. You could even get a 140hp 6 cylinder. It was optioned with a padded dash, oversized WW tires, full hubcaps and an AM radio with a rear speaker and cost after a dealer discount, $2816 out the door. It was a comfortable cruiser. By the time he was ready to get rid of it about 10 hears later, it was so rusted out that he just gave it to the neighbor kid for a few hundred bucks.

That’s the car my father bought. I was a sophomore in high school and had to swear that, unless I was killed in the wreck, that I would crawl on the Greyhound Bus and never return! Then I could take my date to the Drive Inn or to the family bowling alley/pool hall (no Booze). This was in the days when your date snuggled up next to you as you drove. Yeah, there were no seatbelts installed at the factory, however, my dad and I sold them at his Service Station and we put them in. However, my dates usually didn’t want them because they had never used them. The Arm Rest he pointed out left anything from a light pressure tattoo to a longer term real bruise, but it came with the territory back then and no one ever complained. I loved that car because of the 327 with a Carter factor carburetor putting out around 325 hp with no engine modifications and a 311 (I think - it’s been 66 years and those were the best years to grow up in.) positive traction rear end. The old professor Live Free or Die! Death to all Tyrants!

2:15 Yeah, let’s go for a ... ride. Real quiet gang back there. When it comes to buying cars, I will always ask how many bodies fit in the trunk. Once I forgot to laugh after and I think it made it better.

Another fabulous insight Wizard. What a special car this is - that fabulous colour combo, original (?) wheel trims, badges... I love these American 60's gems. (I'm an old Englishman!) Looking forward to a similar piece on the Camaro SS, Corvette Stingray, Thunderbird... You guys really were spoiled for choice!

Favorite classic: 1966 Oldsmobile 442

Very nice classic car! Surprisingly little wrong with it for a 56yo. Wish I could be fixed up so easily.

Watching that top go down and back up reminds that we had more patience back then... a quieter gentler time.

I can't lie, I'm not the biggest 64 Impala fan but that thing is beautiful in every way. As you say, considering its age, and it's survivor status, she"s a beautiful old girl

It's vintage week at Wizard's - Corvette, old school Jag and cruiser bike, now this incredible leisure cruiser and there's always two 70's Caddys in the background

This car has only 94k miles done and is kept in a garage so has seen little use so no surprise that it looks well. Much more respect for a car that has done half a million miles, delivered long service and still looks great.

this is a really nice impala just clean and honest and all stock the way its supposed to be

I'm drooling over this gem! What a spectacular car! The special trim design, bucket seats, floor shift automatic, and counsel are unique to the SS models. Thanks for sharing this beautiful car! I love my dad's '62 Impala SS!

My dad had one with the 409. It's the car I learned to drive on. What a car. He would put a twenty-dollar bill under a plastic Jesus on the dashboard and tell his friends that they could keep it if they could grab it before they got to 60 from a stand still, it threw them back in the seat so hard.

Buddy of mine has a 63 Impala SS convertible with only 1800 original miles on it. Yes it’s original.

It's a beauty thanks for sharing.👍👍👍👍 You're going to throw your back😀😀😀

David/Wizzard - really enjoy your videos/work ethic. Thanks for your videos! Enjoyable!

We all have cars that we wish we had been able to keep. Mine was a 64 SS Coupe when I was in College. Oil embargo pretty much did me in on a school budget, so I sold it and bought a 66 Malibu 283. Another car that I would have enjoyed keeping. The outtake was worth the entire video time.

Other than a '56 Bel Air, this is my favorite ol' Chev!! Had a '64 ragtop Impala at the SAME TIME as a '64 SS '09er! WITH the 425 hp 409 ci! That's right, I had a "4-speed, dual-quad, positraction 409!!" Black on black, buckets and console, tach on the steering column, AM/FM radio, no PS or PB. That car was a BEAST. Got about 5 mpg- didn't care. Had a 4.11 ring and pinion in back for better take-off. Wizard, those cars got 2-piece driveshafts; pull the inspection plate to check the center bearing! Had these 64's back in about '75 or '76, cheap as dirt back then. But my '09er got rubber in ALL 4 gears!!! I holed the block street racing and STUPIDLY traded it for a '67 Bonneville ragtop. I swear, I almost cried afterward. But those were almost disposable cars back then; figured I'd pick up another at a later date. The engine makes those SS cars go for about $50k and up now!!! NICE car, but I believe that one is a repaint. That color wasn't available in '64. Good shape for the year, though!!!! PS Make sure to unzip that rear window before lowering the top, if you don't you can crease and scratch the clear plastic. I always put a clean towel above AND below the plastic to protect it!!!

My dad had a 66 Impala SS. Always loved that car,

Never disappointment Watching these videos

My 61 Chevy is a convertible and I have always unzip the back window and put It down in the well before letting the top down

Amazing 64 Impala!!! Great job to you and Mrs. Wizard. Wizard in the bowl hat priceless! You guys keep getting better and better.

love these old cruisers

What a great car from my childhood! Thanks for sharing.

Very nice specimen. Our 63 Olds had power brakes, AC, power steering and a remote trunk release in the glove box. The 61 had the trunk release too.

Man, what a beautiful car! It's so nice to see a 64 that hasn't been totally butchered.

I grew up with my Dad's '58 Impala Convertible. When you raised the top it immediately brought back my memory of that, and they did raise exactly the way this one does. Slower coming up and partial pause in the middle of the operation, so I'd say the top is working perfectly. I had no idea that GM was still using the X-Frame design in '64. That frame was the worst part about the GM cars that had them because there's no side protection. '64 was the last year that the manufacturer's used Nickel in the frame, but the side braces were always a cheaper steel than the frame and that's why those rotted. I love this car though, it looks really good, and that color was rather rare, I've never seen it on the convertible but recall it now and then on hard top models. I'm pretty sure that's Daytona Blue. I sure hope the owner's buy white walls for it as it won't look right without those. It was real nice hearing a stock 327 run again. Thanks Wizard.

I would watch the car wizard 🧙‍♂️ unplugged a toilet 🚽 his videos are great 👍 and mrs wizards commentary are great as well, they make me glad, I tinker with the cars that we own. Keep them coming you 2

No tire store tires. This car needs the Coker radials styled to look like period bias-plies from the day.

Ms Wizard does a great job editing these videos!!

I ordered a 64 Impala Coupe from the factory new with a 327 300HP Corvette engine in light metallic blue. Great car and really fast. Wish I still had it.

Powerglide transmission always had that sound when in neutral

Such a beautiful 60s Impala. A real one, not like the fake ones of the 2000's. Perfect cruiser.

Loved the walk-around of this 64 impala!

Just a beautiful classic, what a car!!

I love this car. My grandfather had a '64 Biscayne and I grew up in a '63 Bel Air so this was a treat to see.

That 64 is very nice, a keeper.

Nice ride. Thanks for the video.

Literally one of my dream cars. Awesome episode!

Very nice example of a 64 Chevy. I was a little kid when they came out. Shifter seems to indicate a Powerglide trans.

My dad had a 68 Chevrolet Impala which drew a cloud everywhere. American cars were very rare in Europe. Power steering, Aircon and a 5,7 litres V8 were unthinkable in Europe in the sixties and seventies. Most cars had 1,3 or 1,6 litre engine and 40-50 hp. My dad's car had more than 4 times that. It was completely alien.

My best buddy had a 64 four door with the straight six. The only door that worked was the right rear. It was a real production when 7 of us got in / out!

Electric roof in 1964! DAMN! Americans made some sick cars back in the day.

Nice car! When I was young my older brother's friend had one of these cars. 1964 Black exterior and a red interior with bucket seats and console with the 327 4 barrel, 4 speed manual trans. Sounded so nice and was in great shape. His pride and joy! Very protective of it1

Great to see you do this car, my first car was a 65 impala hardtop SS. Was a great car could get all my friends in after school and head to Santa Cruz beach good times

Great classic, thank you!

Nice video. My aunt had a 64 Impala 4 door hardtop from 1964-1973

GM X frame cars are notorious. Consumer Reports did an offset crash test of a 1959 BelAir with the X-frame vs. a modern Malibu. The full-size X-frame car folds right up.

absolutely timeless

Really nice original car. Love that.

I appreciate Wizards 🧙‍♂️ admiration of the classics. It’s refreshing to enjoy both the classics of old & the ultra modern high end.

Wow that's beautiful. My father had a light blue sedan. I remember that dash!

He should probably get new springs to go with the new shocks to.

Wizard is looking FRESH with that hat

There are special tools for releasing the spring wire for the door handles as well as popping off the wiper blades. I've had them in my tool box for over 40 years. Thanks for bringing back some old memories.

Six Foe Impala. Every Chicanos dream come true 🙏🏽

F’n sweet Impala. Thanks for sharing Wiz. You the man.

Thank Mr. & Mrs Wizard

Those large trunks were good for the drive-in, you could bring extra people into the drive-in. They use to charge per person to enter the drive-in, so some of the kids would load up their car trunks with teenagers. My dads last car before he passed in 66 was a 59 used Caddy with the large fins. A very nice riding car, all power windows, power antenna, seak bar on the radio, power brakes, steering, three-speed wipers a well-equiped car for the time. That's when GM built a good dependable vehicle. Here's a hint for pushing a heavy car or truck that I used. I would place my back against the vehicle and grab the bottom of the bumper and push that way, on the older vehicles, I found that it was easier for me to push by using that method.