Chevrolet Impala · 1961–1964

Impala Super Sport

The Impala SS of 1961 to 1964: a performance package in 1961, a trim package for the sport coupe and convertible in 1962–63, and a series of its own in 1964.

The story

The 1961 package required a 305-, 340- or 350-hp 348 or the 360-hp 409, by GM's supplement, and added heavy-duty suspension, power brakes and steering, metallic linings and a tachometer; from 1962 it was trim, with any Impala engine.123

How to spot an Impala Super Sport

A package, then a series

Option 240 in 1961–62, Z03 in 1963, and in 1964 its own series, models 1347/1447 and 1367/1467.1456one source

Two bodies from 1962

From 1962 the Super Sport was for the sport coupe and convertible only.347

Production by year

How many Impala Super Sports were built each model year.

1961
453
1962
99,311
1963
153,271
1964
119,166open ruling
As a table, with notes
YearBuiltNote
196145389one sourceSuper Sport equipment on 453 Impalas, 142 of them with the 409, by Consumer Guide. One source.
196299,3118one sourceHardtops and convertibles with Super Sport equipment, by Consumer Guide. One source.
1963153,2718one sourceHardtops and convertibles with Super Sport equipment, by Consumer Guide. One source.
1964119,166 (open ruling)8one sourceConsumer Guide's rows: 99,751 sport coupes and 19,415 convertibles (our sums). Over-Drive's estimates differ. Ruling

Engines

Chevrolet's regular production option number from GM's own lists: numbers in 1961–62, letter codes from 1963; «Std.» is a standard engine. The VIN shows only six or V8.

YearsCodeEngineRated
1961572348 cu in V8305 hp137
1961590348 cu in V8340 hp13
1961573B348 cu in V8350 hp13
1961580409 cu in V8360 hp137
1962587409 cu in V8, two 4-barrels (top option; any Impala engine could be ordered)409 hp34
1963L80409 cu in V8, two 4-barrels (top option in GM's printed list; the Z11 427 is outside it)425 hp58
1964L80409 cu in V8, two 4-barrels (top option; any power team)425 hp610

Where the sources disagree

Every conflict behind the figures on this page. All rulings.

Open

The 1962 Super Sport package price

Our ruling: Unresolved, leaning to $156. Over-Drive's $53.80 is the 1961 price in both chains (Consumer Guide's Super Sport article and Over-Drive's own 1961 sheet, about $54), so it looks carried over from 1961; Over-Drive's 1962 sheet also says both «any Impala» and «Sport Coupe and convertible». GM's kit has no price list. Both chains agree on $161 for 1963.

What each source says (4)

Settled

The Super Sport's option code in 1962: 240 or Z03

Our ruling: 240 in 1962. GM's own 1962 option list prints «Super-sport … 240 … 17-1847, 67» (read off the page image), and its 1963 list prints Z03, when Chevrolet moved to letter codes; Over-Drive also gives 240. Wikipedia's «from 1962» has no source.

What each source says (3)

Open

1964 Super Sport production

Our ruling: Unresolved, leaning to Consumer Guide's 119,166, because it gives figures row by row while Over-Drive calls its own figures estimates. Over-Drive's body-style totals for all 1964 sport coupes (442,292) and convertibles (81,897) come from the same chain as Consumer Guide, so they do not confirm either count.

What each source says (2)
  • 119,166: 99,751 sport coupes and 19,415 convertibles (sums of its six and V8 rows)8one source
  • about 165,000 sport coupes and about 18,000 convertibles, as estimates10one source

Sources

  1. 1961 Chevrolet Passenger Car – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  2. 1961 Chevrolet Full Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  3. 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport HowStuffWorks (Consumer Guide Automotive) · read 2026-10-11
  4. 1962 Chevrolet Passenger Car – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  5. 1963 Chevrolet Passenger Car – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  6. 1964 Chevrolet Passenger Car – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  7. Chevrolet Impala Wikipedia · read 2026-10-11
  8. 1958-1965 Chevrolet Impala HowStuffWorks (Consumer Guide Automotive) · read 2026-10-11
  9. 1961 Chevrolet Full Size Car Production Figures Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  10. 1964 Chevrolet Full Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  11. 1962 Chevrolet Full Size Cars Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11

Year by year

The Impala Super Sport in each model year.

1961Chevrolet ImpalaThe first Impala on the new 1961 body: trimmer and boxier, a one-year 2-door sedan, and the first Super Sport, with the new 409 from mid-year.About 491,000 built1962Chevrolet ImpalaA convertible-look roof on the sport coupe, the new 327, the 409 in two versions, an Impala wagon, and the Super Sport as a trim package.About 704,900 built1963Chevrolet ImpalaSquared-off styling, a new 230 six, three versions of the 409, the 427 Z11 for racing, and 153,271 Super Sports.About 832,600 built1964Chevrolet ImpalaThe last of the third generation: the Super Sport became its own series, the taillights sat in a body-colored panel, and the 409 topped out at 425 hp.About 889,600 built (disputed)