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Pick of the Day: 1967 Chevrolet SS 427 Convertible

There were only two times Chevrolet introduced a high-performance full-size car in the 1960s. What about the Impala SS? Most of the time, it was a trim package, available with a six or V8, so no. However, the Z24 package that was introduced for 1967 certainly counts. A convertible that has that option is our Pick of the Day. This 1967 Chevrolet SS 427 convertible is listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller out of Candler, North Carolina.

The first full-size Chevrolet performance car was the 1961 Impala SS. If you glance at the specs for the SS package, you’ll notice there was a big-block engine requirement – in this case, a 305-horsepower 348 backed by a four-speed or Powerglide. Variants offering 340 or 350 horses were also available. Other Super Sport features included a consolette (with a four-speed), passenger assist bar, electric tachometer, padded instrument panel, special wheel covers with simulated knock-offs, power steering and brakes, sintered metallic brake linings, heavy-duty suspension, and special SS ornamentation. Believe it or not, this package was available on all five Impala models, including four-doors. Only 456 were built, plus possibly several more packages installed at dealerships.

Starting in 1962, the SS package was repurposed. Now only available on the Impala Sport Coupe (hardtop) and Convertible, the package consisted of bucket seats, a console with a locking compartment, a passenger assist bar, special wheel covers with simulated knock-off hubs, distinctive side molding inserts, and Super Sport identification. Engine choices ranged from the inline-six to the 409-horsepower 409. This basic theme, either as a package or individual model, would continue through 1968.

Starting in 1967, a performance-focused Impala made an appearance for the second time. Order an Impala SS Sport Coupe or Convertible with the Z24 package and your car would be transformed into the SS 427. Akin to the SS 396 model in the Chevelle’s roster, this package included an L36 385-horsepower 427 paired with a three-speed manual, special hood with ornamentation, unique 427 emblems and SS 427 badging, F40 suspension, Super Sport wheel covers, special gauges, Strato-bucket or Strato-back front seating with a center arm rest, and more. This package was available through 1969, with the L72 427/425 added for 1968-69.

This Ermine White 1967 Chevrolet SS 427 Convertible is quite a rare piece: 2,141 Impalas were built with the Z24 package, and there’s no telling how many were ragtops. Aside from being a standout unto itself, there are several other aspects that distinguish this car even more. According to the seller, it was an executive-ordered car, which was then put in GM’s car pool with 1,500 miles. The owner of Berger (burr-jurr) Chevrolet (one of America’s premiere high-performance Chevrolet dealerships) selected it as his summer car, making several personalized modifications along the way. He subsequently put it on his used car lot.

1967 Chevrolet Impala SS 427 license plate

Options include air conditioning, special instrumentation, Strato-back seating with Custom seat belts, a three-spoke steering wheel on a tilt column, a Multiplex stereo with an 8-track tape player, power windows, a TH400 automatic, Rallye wheels (it has 15-inch x 8-inch Corvette wheels, which are supposedly original), and the very rare D96 stripes (one of 200), which were only available on cars with the Z24 package. “Frame-off, nut-and-bolt restoration,” the seller claims. “Complete rebuild of the 385-horse engine,” though the transmission has never been apart.

Nineteen sixty-seven was one of the best years for Chevrolet—note the strength of its styling for all models, from the Chevy II to the Corvair, Camaro, Chevelle, and full-sizers. If you are a big-car fan, here’s an example that has all the good stuff (note the data plate’s accessory codes, including the 4D for the Z24 package), an interesting history several times over, plus a blue top that goes down. Do you really want to experience the summer rays without this Bow Tie? It’ll cost you $110,000 for the privilege.

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1932 Ford Highboy Roadster Hot Rod 5-Speed

This 1932 Ford highboy roadster was custom built by the seller in 2024 using a 1932 frame paired with a Brookville Roadster steel body featuring a removable hood panel, a tilt-out windshield, and a custom-fabricated removable soft top. Power is provided by a rebuilt 292ci Y-block V8 topped with a Mummert aluminum intake manifold and linked with a Tremec five-speed manual transmission and a Ford 9″ rear end. The car rides on a 1935-style rear spring, a Pete and Jakes front drop axle with split wishbones, and Super Bell Front spindles, and it is equipped with a Wilwood brake master cylinder feeding into Buick-style drums. The custom interior features saddle leather upholstery, a Hurst shifter, square-weave carpets, and Dolphin gauges, and the trunk is trimmed to match. This 1932 roadster hot rod is now offered with parts records and a clean Texas title in the seller’s name.

The steel Brookville Roadster body was finished in black during the build, and the door handles were shaved. Details include tinted windshield glass, dual mirrors, a removable hood panel, blue-dot taillight lenses, and a custom black removable soft top.

The car rides on a 1935-style rear transverse leaf spring, a Pete and Jakes front drop axle with split wishbones, tube shocks on all four corners, and Super Bell front spindles. Braking is handled by Buick-style hydraulic drums with a Wilwood frame-mounted master cylinder. The 15″ front and 16″ rear steel wheels wear baby moon hubcaps and are wrapped in American Classic tires on the front axle and Firestone tires on the rear axle.

The bench seat and trim panels were upholstered in custom saddle leather during the build, and square-weave carpets are installed over Dynamat insulation. The trunk is trimmed to match and has a flip-up panel to access the fuel filler.

The banjo-style steering wheel is mounted to a chrome steering column ahead of a painted dash panel. A polished aluminum instrument bezel surrounds Dolphin gauges consisting of a 140-mph speedometer, a tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The digital odometer indicates just under 600 miles, which is said to be the mileage added since the completion of the build in 2024.

Power is provided by a 292ci Y-block V8 that was bored .040 over and rebuilt in 2016. The Mummert aluminum intake manifold is topped with an Edelbrock four-barrel carburetor, and an aluminum radiator is installed along with an electric fan.

Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Tremec five-speed manual transmission and a Ford 9″ rear end with 3.70:1 differential.

Photos of various stages of the build process are provided in the gallery below.

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The Mercury and the Door Panel Mystery

While writing my Pick of the Day on a 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham, I learned more than I ever bargained for thanks to my friend who’s all about Mercury. Dennis Pierachini answered my questions and set me straight after being led astray by several resources, but he also shed light on nuances that will be of interest to pedant-leaning enthusiasts.

The initial ad on ClassicCars.com showed the vehicle to be a Mercury Marquis. Normally, it would be easy to assume it was a base Marquis and not the Marquis Brougham, but not everyone lists vehicles correctly. Looking at a brochure, I learned about a Marquis model that I had never heard of before—the Marquis Deluxe. Somewhat of a clunky name for an upper-middle-class car, wouldn’t you say? Yet I was not able to find anything in my research material that mentioned the Deluxe, though I eventually went back to the brochure and looked at the end page to find my answer—I was looking at a Canadian brochure with a Canadian-specific model.

Door panel of the 1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham in question.

Digging deeper, I found an American brochure, and it indicated Americans had just a Marquis and Marquis Brougham to choose from. The ad on ClassicCars.com did not specify or show the VIN (maybe the seller should read this), so I focused on trim to help determine which version of Marquis it was. Alas, this Marquis lacked most of the full-length fender top trim that was a feature of the Marquis Brougham, but the interior certainly looked fancy, befitting a car with “Brougham” in its name.

Molded Mercury Cyclone door panels first appeared on the 1971 Cyclone GT. This brochure shows the different Cyclone model interiors.

Next, I went to the seller’s site, which happened to have a photo of the car’s VIN—an image that was never uploaded to ClassicCars.com. The body code was 62, which my resources showed to be a Marquis Brougham four-door sedan. Clearly the Brougham trim had been removed for a semi-custom effect.

To be extra sure it was a Brougham, Dennis had me show him a picture of the door panels, which introduced me to a detail about these cars I would have never known except by speaking to a Mercury expert like him: the Hi-back Twin Comfort Lounge Seats in a choice of all-vinyl or cloth and vinyl was an option for the Marquis Brougham, but it also was an option for the base Marquis.

Molded door panels for the Marquis first appeared for the 1971 Marquis Brougham.

What distinguished the two with the same interior were the door panels, as the Marquis Brougham featured molded door panels (excepting the rare instance of a Brougham with the power windows-delete option). A vehicle with this Lounge interior without the molded door panels would suggest it most likely was a base Marquis.

The 1971-72 Marquis Brougham was one of several Mercury models that featured molded door panels. Starting in 1971, it was a feature of the Cyclone GT, then it was used for the next-generation version—Montego GT—built for 1972-73. The 1971-73 Cougar XR-7 also featured molded door panels, as did base Cougars with the Décor option (a package that was included on convertibles).

1971 Mercury Cougar brochure shows different door panels depending on model and/or interior.

According to Dennis, all big Mercurys went to the same basic door panel starting in 1973: fiberboard with an applied plastic armrest base, with pad and series-specific trim patterns, door pulls, courtesy lights, and so forth. The same held true for the redesigned 1974 Cougar and, of course, 1972 Montegos save the GT.

Mystery solved!