I have a 1966 impala hardtop 2 door. Non SS car. I recently noticed the frame is fully boxed. Was this the standard for these cars or did some have the C channel frame?

Asked by Glassman Jan 20, 2007 at 12:25 PM about the 1966 Chevrolet Impala

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   I have asked a few people and some say that the only impalas that came with a fully boxed frame were convertibles and some SS models. Mine is neither. I have checked the vin number and it says the car is and original 327 2 speed power glide car. Not sure if this is standard on impalas. I would appreciate any help........Thanks, Larry

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LouB answered 17 years ago

Hi Larry ... I really was disappointed to fail to find any info about the frame of that vintage Impala (a beauty). The best I could come up with was to find the most active Impala forum I could find and direct you there to try your question: http://www.chevroletforum.com/ ... Good luck. Hope this helps some !

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Fred answered 12 years ago

Many of the cars built in Canada were built with these heavy duty or "boxed" frames... These cars are the favorites of low rider enthusiast ..

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Tim answered 5 years ago

I owned a '66 Impala 2 door sport coupe with the swept back roof line which had a fully boxed frame. I know because just behind the front wheels, at the bottom they were known to rust out. Often in less than 10 years because of condensation build up from the exhaust manifold constant heating/cooling. This happened to mine in 1974! So I took it to high school and reinforced the area with a weld over box. Then drove it to California and back without missing a beat! Ahhh the memories!!

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