Are you a current Michigan-based car shopper? A reporter would like to speak with you about your experience; please reach out to PR@Edmunds.com by 7/2 for details.
I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
there are some cars (especially higher end ones) that run multiple chains. I think some have 3. one for each bank and one in the middle connecting things.
@sda said:
That 3.8 V6 Ford used across all makes didn’t enhance owner loyalty. My sister’s boss had a new Taurus based Lincoln with every option. It was dark metallic brown with dark brown leather interior. I thought it looked nice. He had problem after problem, including defective paint. It was repainted under warranty. He was always a Ford man but no longer. Lexus for him and his wife ever since.
Those Continentals were not good cars. They had all the problems of the 3.8 Taurus plus the air suspension and more electronics.
The 3.8 was better in RWD applications but still not a great engine.
Thinking back on my Intrepid again, I did have the dealer do a search and see if there were any green ones in the area they could swap for. Back then they had two greens. One was a nice, deep forest/sequoia type green, which is what I really wanted. The other was more of a washed-out light green, sort of like that "sage" green that seemed popular in the late 60s. But this green actually looked sort of gray in certain lights, and just didn't do anything for me. The sales manager ended up asking the typical "what can we do to get you in this car TODAY?" and I said "throw in the cd changer." The Intrepid had a fairly nice standard sound system, but only had a cassette player, and they had mentioned a 12 disc CD changer that they could mount in the trunk, for something like $500. So, they said yes, and I said "SOLD!"
Perhaps not the best pic, and a bit ironic that it looks like it's outside a junkyard, but this is the green I wanted...
That got me thinking. I have technically never "bought" a new car. All 4 new cars were leases, and the current car was a bought out lease - maybe I can count that one as a technicality.
Also I am not sure if any new cars even have CD players anymore, I am skeptical.
I've only "bought" one new one, a 1998 Olds 88 LS. It didn't last long in the stable at all due to chronic interior water leaks.
Pretty young for a car like that? IIRC we are a similar age, in 1998 I was soon to graduate but still in college. I kept the fintail as a DD until just after Y2K when I did the sensible thing and bought a 10+ year old S-class (I was very anti-new car during that era).
@uplanderguy - did either of you have the liftback? I have only seen a few 5 door Corsicas over the years.
Yep, I was the ripe old age of 20. I've always been an "old man's car" type of guy as you all know. At the time I also had my 79 Continental (traded the 93 Taurus LX on the Olds). After the Olds was a 2000 Solara, by then I also had an 89 Town Car in the fleet. The 79 Conti got junked not long after I got the 89.
Young, foolish and still lived at home! At one point with three cars my Stepdad said anymore and I can sleep in one of them
Dad wasn’t keen on my growing collection of cars, either. My daily driver was a 76 Sunbird V6 , 5sp, ac, with ‘luxury interior’. A 59 Cadillac Series 62 coupe. Sadly after I did a partial engine rebuild, rings, rod bearings, carb rebuild, etc. I discovered it had a cracked block. Good learning experience but I was bummed. Being a college student, lack of $$, made it worse. A 70 DeVille convertible. I did a fair amount of work on it, including a repaint that I did in our garage. It looked nice and even dad liked it. He drove it several times. Great car, wish I still had it. A 65 Cutlass 2dr hardtop. 330 V8 4bbl, factory buckets, console and tach. The 59 was the only car I’ve owned and never drove and sold for a huge loss. The 65 I sold for a profit. The 70 I sold when I moved from TN to NC. One of my favorite cars dad had was a 77 Grand Marquis. Period metallic brown, brown leather and cloth interior, 460 V8. I can hear Emmy Lou Harris singing Luxury Liner from the 8 track. lol
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Nothing drives like the Grand Marquis or period Lincoln’s on the last revision of the full size platform. They rode amazing and have such a heavy feeling. Great car to soak up highway miles. My 79 also had amazing AC.
I agree, Andre.... the guides are absolutely the issue with any timing chain setup. They add them so that the block can be more compact and it helps keep the system quieter on startup, but they cannot help but wear with time, and when they do, it is nothing but problems. Even if chains were as long or longer than present, without the guides, they would almost always last well beyond the rest of the car. The only issue is that they would take up far more space due to making a straight shot from the crank to the cams, and they would also need to be much tighter, which would require more robust bearings at all points.
2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
out driving yesterday, both on the highway, a 1963ish 2 door Ford Galaxy (looked a little pepped up). and a 1970-72ish FS Olds convertible in a period light yellow/tan. With the top down. quite the barge. That one looked bone stock and nicely restored.
also, in my neighborhood a black BMW I have seen parked in the back was out on a driveway. 1980s I think (maybe early 90s) 533i with the center exhaust. Back when they were moderate sized and cleanly styled! Not positive, but I think the generation prior to the original M5
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
Out in the heat today - flat tire Aurora was gone, was able to get close to the Alliance convertible, parked outside with top down - I think it's an 85.
also, in my neighborhood a black BMW I have seen parked in the back was out on a driveway. 1980s I think (maybe early 90s) 533i with the center exhaust. Back when they were moderate sized and cleanly styled! Not positive, but I think the generation prior to the original M5
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
In the US the E28 was sold from 1983-1988. Models offered were the 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, 524td and the M5.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
also, in my neighborhood a black BMW I have seen parked in the back was out on a driveway. 1980s I think (maybe early 90s) 533i with the center exhaust. Back when they were moderate sized and cleanly styled! Not positive, but I think the generation prior to the original M5
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
In the US the E28 was sold from 1983-1988. Models offered were the 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, 524td and the M5.
When I was a senior in HS in 1982, my then GF's dad drove a 533i. I always thought it was an E28, but now I'm not sure. His was a stick shift, that I do remember, and he used to tow his three-quarter midget racer behind it. Took it to Ascot raceway in Gardena a couple of times.
also, in my neighborhood a black BMW I have seen parked in the back was out on a driveway. 1980s I think (maybe early 90s) 533i with the center exhaust. Back when they were moderate sized and cleanly styled! Not positive, but I think the generation prior to the original M5
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
In the US the E28 was sold from 1983-1988. Models offered were the 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, 524td and the M5.
When I was a senior in HS in 1982, my then GF's dad drove a 533i. I always thought it was an E28, but now I'm not sure. His was a stick shift, that I do remember, and he used to tow his three-quarter midget racer behind it. Took it to Ascot raceway in Gardena a couple of times.
It had to be an E28. I don't think the 533i ever applied to any other 5-series model
also, in my neighborhood a black BMW I have seen parked in the back was out on a driveway. 1980s I think (maybe early 90s) 533i with the center exhaust. Back when they were moderate sized and cleanly styled! Not positive, but I think the generation prior to the original M5
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
In the US the E28 was sold from 1983-1988. Models offered were the 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, 524td and the M5.
When I was a senior in HS in 1982, my then GF's dad drove a 533i. I always thought it was an E28, but now I'm not sure. His was a stick shift, that I do remember, and he used to tow his three-quarter midget racer behind it. Took it to Ascot raceway in Gardena a couple of times.
It had to be an E28. I don't think the 533i ever applied to any other 5-series model
Of course, this was 40+ years ago, so my memory could be failing me. I know it was a 5 series, and I remember it pulling like a frieght train compared to the cars I normally rode in or drove.
I also had a HS car-pool friend (a year ahead of me) who would occasionally be allowed to drive her sister's Bavaria. That car I liked, a whole lot. Her normal DD was a Datsun 610.
also, in my neighborhood a black BMW I have seen parked in the back was out on a driveway. 1980s I think (maybe early 90s) 533i with the center exhaust. Back when they were moderate sized and cleanly styled! Not positive, but I think the generation prior to the original M5
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
In the US the E28 was sold from 1983-1988. Models offered were the 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, 524td and the M5.
When I was a senior in HS in 1982, my then GF's dad drove a 533i. I always thought it was an E28, but now I'm not sure. His was a stick shift, that I do remember, and he used to tow his three-quarter midget racer behind it. Took it to Ascot raceway in Gardena a couple of times.
It had to be an E28. I don't think the 533i ever applied to any other 5-series model
Per wiki there was an E12 533i but I suspect was never officially sold in the USDM, I have never seen one anyway.
I was perusing a feature in Classic American magazine (UK mag devoted to US cars) this morning showing Buick brochures from 1963 compacts. Then, while going to work out, I saw a ‘65 (maybe) Electra 225 (deuce and a quarta’), which decidedly is not compact. I really miss Buick cars. My grandmother was a huge Buick gal. She always said she would rather stay home than drive anything other than a Buick. I remember her cars in the 50’s & 60’s - very cool. She never had a 225 - said she wouldn’t be able to park it.
@kyfdx said:
Early '70s Coupe DeVille converted to an El Camino type vehicle. Couldn't get a picture of it. Looked pretty decent from about 50 yards away.
Saw a K-car (sedan) driving along, probably the same as I saw a couple weeks ago as how many dark brown K-cars are still on the road? Come to think of it, knowing Spokane there are still a few.
out driving nearby today, a black early 6 series (mid 80s). Looked very nice and shiny. Did not see the badging so not sure if it was an M6 like RB had, but right vintage.
A few more sightings - an E34 5er in a pretty silver blue color, parked on the street with no plates. Those are getting thin on the ground. Also noticed an immaculate later run 90s Cougar - I was thinking "that's not very old" and then realized at a minimum it is 28 years old now. Drove by the neighborhood house where a white Mark IV lives, it looked clean sitting in a carport, haven't seen it on the road yet this season.
28 years and it still seems like a normal, modern car. But that is the same age as a 1940 model in 1968 when it still looked like an antique.
And still fun relative to that car, equivalent to at the newest a 1969 car when it was new. Some 90s cars look dated, but not old, and I don't think it is just us getting older but not realizing it.
28 years and it still seems like a normal, modern car. But that is the same age as a 1940 model in 1968 when it still looked like an antique.
I got a little reminder again of how fast time goes by, the other day. I was filling out the registration for the car show in Macungie, PA, that I normally put my '67 Catalina in. It's put on by the AACA, so they're a bit stricter than a lot of shows, normally requiring the cars to be at least 25 years old. Well, that puts it at the year 2000, currently. So my old Intrepid, which I bought brand new, and I swear doesn't seem all that long ago, could now be put in an AACA show!
If I still had my Dad's old 2003 Regal, I have a feeling I could have slipped that one in, too. Even if it's technically too new, I have a feeling that nobody could tell it from a '97-2000 without looking at the VIN. Maybe some eagle-eyed afficionado with a fetish for the '97-04 Century/Regal might be able to tell, the differences from year to year, but I know I sure couldn't!
I think even the AACA is aware, that its membership might be dwindling. For instance, this year the featured car at the show is the Camaro. So they're letting ANY Camaro be shown, even those after 2000. And, to attempt to lure in a younger crowd, I guess, they have a category called "Sports Cars," which ranges from 1900-2015. Its criteria is "Coupes and Roadsters only," so I guess that means someone with a fairly recent Civic or Accord coupe, Miata, etc could put one in. Although I tend to think of "Roadster" in a somewhat strict sense of a small, sporty, 2-seater open car with a manual top, and curtain windows. So would that mean they'd exclude a late-run Solara convertible (since it's not really a roadster?), but let in the coupe?
I guess the term "Roadster" has evolved though over the years. For instance, I'd think of a Miata as a roadster, as it's small, sporty, 2-seater. I dunno if the top is manual or power. And, of course it has real glass windows instead of snap-in curtains.
I guess every car is based on the one before it.. But, the Gen one could be had in a hatch, and the Gen II was sedan only. People went nuts for the Gen III (1992+), but I think Gen II was just about the perfect vehicle.
I think the '87-91 Camry did have a lot of '83-86 in its DNA. It wasn't like the Accord, where it seemed like Honda totally threw out the old design and started the new one from scratch. But, it was still substantially different.
One major difference I remember, is that the '87-91 seemed to have a totally different seating position. I remember the '83-86 being what I'd call "a decent 4-seater." I could sit in the front, and be fairly comfortable, and also be able to fit back, with the front seat adjusted for me. The '87-91 seemed to be a LOT roomier up front, but it was cramped in the back.
It's been ages since I've been in either one though; were' talking like 30+ years here. It could have been something as simple as them just giving the front seat more fore-aft travel with the '87-91.
My idea of various auto generations might run contrary to the "real world" though. For instance, I tend to think of the '59-64 Chevy as one generation, although I don't think most people do. I think with me it's because that range uses the same frame, and the same basic body structure, even if the styling changed considerably over the years.
But then with the '57-64 Fords, which used the same frame, I tend to lump '57-59 together, and then '60-64. I wonder if 1959 could be considered a stand-alone year. I heard that for '59, the Ford actually got a modified version of the '57-58 Mercury body, while Mercury got a new body for '59-60. And then for '61, Mercury moved downscale to the Ford body (and frame).
I believe Mercury for 59 had a unique wrap around windshield with parallel sweep wipers instead of the opposing wipers on the Ford and Lincoln's lesser wraparound glass.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Saw this on "Low Miles, No Miles" FB page last week. I love low-mileage originals of any make, and this car was from the Lambrecht Chevrolet dealer auction in Pierce, NE (pop. 1,823) in Sept. 2013. It was interesting TV to me. I watched it on the History Channel then, although their host was largely clueless ("Engine in the back in this Corvair?! Wow!"). I'll admit to being skeptical at the time about the lady auctioneer but she did just fine and was well-informed about the cars and trucks.
I find the small-town dealer thing irresistable, and I guess this town didn't know what hit them when the auction came to town, as it had been widely promoted. I saw guys who looked like they didn't have two cents to rub together, open their wallets to show they'd brought 25 grand with them, LOL.
Anyway, I know all about the "What do you do with it? All the rubber will need replaced!", but I love cars advertised as original, and the small details actually confirm for a change. It's refreshing. This car has ten miles.
Some interior parts show some storage/weather wear, but hard to believe this '65 396 was leftover at the end of the model year. Lambrecht wouldn't sell model-year leftovers when the new model year was introduced in the fall. I simply don't understand how he could afford to do that.
As we've discussed here many times, the '65 Impala was the best-selling single model in history, never repeated since--a million sold for '65 model year, and that does not include the lower-trim level Biscayne and Bel Air models of the same car.
I could only guess this car having a 396 might've been a harder sell then.
It had been advertised at $41K I think it was; now just listed as "SOLD".
I guess every car is based on the one before it.. But, the Gen one could be had in a hatch, and the Gen II was sedan only. People went nuts for the Gen III (1992+), but I think Gen II was just about the perfect vehicle.
Both second and third generations were available in wagons. Ugly as sin and very afterthought in appearance, but they did exist. The AWD wagons, which I am pretty sure were second gen only, were extremely popular up here in Alaska.... but even so, still rare as hen's teeth.
2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
Comments
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Those Continentals were not good cars. They had all the problems of the 3.8 Taurus plus the air suspension and more electronics.
The 3.8 was better in RWD applications but still not a great engine.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Nothing drives like the Grand Marquis or period Lincoln’s on the last revision of the full size platform. They rode amazing and have such a heavy feeling. Great car to soak up highway miles. My 79 also had amazing AC.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
On the road today saw a 70s Datsun pickup and a bathtub Packard. Should be well into the 90s here today, warm inside both no doubt.
2 white HHR's. One just past the Tesla.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
edit: did a google. was an E28, offered in the 1983 and 1984 MYs, and also was the first model range that had an M5.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Out in the heat today - flat tire Aurora was gone, was able to get close to the Alliance convertible, parked outside with top down - I think it's an 85.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and let us know! Post a pic of your new purchase or lease!
MODERATOR
2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
I also had a HS car-pool friend (a year ahead of me) who would occasionally be allowed to drive her sister's Bavaria. That car I liked, a whole lot. Her normal DD was a Datsun 610.
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and let us know! Post a pic of your new purchase or lease!
MODERATOR
2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
Once it got down to the first 1 minute clock, about 5 pm, I couldn't leave.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-ford-mustang-svt-cobra-135/
My mom's 1994 Mustang was that color. Quintessential 90s.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
We also had a 30's garage, so when the door was closed(by hand) it landed just past the rear window.
Saw a really rare 80s Gem today. Late run Cressida wagon. It was on a car carrier. Looked pretty rough.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Probably a former funeral home flower car.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Left my car at the shop and had some interesting sights walking home a mile +
A Hybrid Tahoe
A Mazda6 wagon
First gen Camry. They've all rusted away here
I think all the Mazda 6 wagons were V6 models.
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
The 6 was a V6 and I do believe they all were. I think those came out late in their model run. Didn't sell many and got dropped for the next gen.
and the real oddball, actually driving around, a Citroen SM. looked very nice. and it was moving under it's own power.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Birds of a feather flock together.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I look at Porsche Speedsters like Rolexes - everyone assumes they are fake
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
a dime a dozen!
A Ferrari at Chevy prices, built here by UAW, and with Chevy's about-tied-with-Ford's by-far largest U.S. dealer network!
Even I think a red Corvette is cliched though. Really, a red performance car is a cliche to me.
I'm driving mine to western PA this morning and back, about 140 miles in total.
If I still had my Dad's old 2003 Regal, I have a feeling I could have slipped that one in, too. Even if it's technically too new, I have a feeling that nobody could tell it from a '97-2000 without looking at the VIN. Maybe some eagle-eyed afficionado with a fetish for the '97-04 Century/Regal might be able to tell, the differences from year to year, but I know I sure couldn't!
I think even the AACA is aware, that its membership might be dwindling. For instance, this year the featured car at the show is the Camaro. So they're letting ANY Camaro be shown, even those after 2000. And, to attempt to lure in a younger crowd, I guess, they have a category called "Sports Cars," which ranges from 1900-2015. Its criteria is "Coupes and Roadsters only," so I guess that means someone with a fairly recent Civic or Accord coupe, Miata, etc could put one in. Although I tend to think of "Roadster" in a somewhat strict sense of a small, sporty, 2-seater open car with a manual top, and curtain windows. So would that mean they'd exclude a late-run Solara convertible (since it's not really a roadster?), but let in the coupe?
I guess the term "Roadster" has evolved though over the years. For instance, I'd think of a Miata as a roadster, as it's small, sporty, 2-seater. I dunno if the top is manual or power. And, of course it has real glass windows instead of snap-in curtains.
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
One major difference I remember, is that the '87-91 seemed to have a totally different seating position. I remember the '83-86 being what I'd call "a decent 4-seater." I could sit in the front, and be fairly comfortable, and also be able to fit back, with the front seat adjusted for me. The '87-91 seemed to be a LOT roomier up front, but it was cramped in the back.
It's been ages since I've been in either one though; were' talking like 30+ years here. It could have been something as simple as them just giving the front seat more fore-aft travel with the '87-91.
My idea of various auto generations might run contrary to the "real world" though. For instance, I tend to think of the '59-64 Chevy as one generation, although I don't think most people do. I think with me it's because that range uses the same frame, and the same basic body structure, even if the styling changed considerably over the years.
But then with the '57-64 Fords, which used the same frame, I tend to lump '57-59 together, and then '60-64. I wonder if 1959 could be considered a stand-alone year. I heard that for '59, the Ford actually got a modified version of the '57-58 Mercury body, while Mercury got a new body for '59-60. And then for '61, Mercury moved downscale to the Ford body (and frame).
I believe Mercury for 59 had a unique wrap around windshield with parallel sweep wipers instead of the opposing wipers on the Ford and Lincoln's lesser wraparound glass.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Edmunds Price Checker
Edmunds Lease Calculator
Did you get a good deal? Be sure to come back and share!
Edmunds Moderator
I find the small-town dealer thing irresistable, and I guess this town didn't know what hit them when the auction came to town, as it had been widely promoted. I saw guys who looked like they didn't have two cents to rub together, open their wallets to show they'd brought 25 grand with them, LOL.
Anyway, I know all about the "What do you do with it? All the rubber will need replaced!", but I love cars advertised as original, and the small details actually confirm for a change. It's refreshing. This car has ten miles.
Some interior parts show some storage/weather wear, but hard to believe this '65 396 was leftover at the end of the model year. Lambrecht wouldn't sell model-year leftovers when the new model year was introduced in the fall. I simply don't understand how he could afford to do that.
As we've discussed here many times, the '65 Impala was the best-selling single model in history, never repeated since--a million sold for '65 model year, and that does not include the lower-trim level Biscayne and Bel Air models of the same car.
I could only guess this car having a 396 might've been a harder sell then.
It had been advertised at $41K I think it was; now just listed as "SOLD".
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2066782386864241/search/?q=1965 impala