Rare 1961 Chevrolet Impala SS Bubble Top 1 of 118 

I love the 61 impalas. My dad bought one new and I remember it well. He’ll be 95 this fall.

My father bought one, brand new, exactly like yours from Erwin Chevrolet in Philadelphia PA.(!961) I drove it to my senior prom and more people came out to the parking lot just to see the car.

SWEET !

A car with style.

Beautiful car

Thanks for sharing !

Should the SS. 1n 1961 have a grab bar?

It seems like EVERYONE has a ‘61 SS. In fact, there are more ‘61 SS’s now, then back in 1961! SS package was a dealer add on You could have a 1961 Impala pillared sedan with a 6 cylinder as an SS. CB Unless you have dealership documentation, you got a fake.

There were six 61 bubble top lightweights built with the two four 409 and 4 speeds. A guy named John Munford owns three of the six

I bought a bubble top in 68 283 powerglidetook me a year to get it back to lke new. Seafoam green new seat covers. Was stolen that year. Never to see again.

The accepted production figures for 1961: Approximately 178,000 'bubbletops' produced. 453 Factory assembled Super Sports. Not all were bubbletops...any body style of an Impala (2 door sedan, 4 door sedan, 4 door hardtop, 2 door hardtop, convertible) could be ordered with the SS package. I have never seen a breakdown of production numbers for SS versus body type but I would imagine that most Super Sports were 2 door hardtops (bubbletops). 142 Super Sports with 360 HP 409 engine. All others with various HP versions (305 HP - 350 HP) of 348 CID engine. To me this car looks like a standard 61 Impala 2 door hardtop with a reproduction 'SS' emblem on the trunk lid. The other 'SS' features are either missing or can't be seen in the video.

Did it come with a 348

Almost every 61 2dr impala was a bubble top. Not biscayne and bel airs went both ways

Change tires & wheels

Lol his numbers of production are off a tad. And all two door hardtops had that roof. Makes me gag when they're called bubbletop. Dont know what goof came up with that term but its dumb. I have a 61 btw.

And all ss was a 4speed car