I bought my 96 Impala SS new. I still have it. It was my daily driver until I started working from home. Now it's a garage queen that only comes out when it's time to haul the grandkids around. It has 317,000 miles.
@@catsaretasty 1st transmission made it to 270,000 miles. Replaced the engine around 250,000 miles. Rebuilt the rear end around 280,000 miles. The car now has 322,000 miles.
@@chocodiledundee1 yes the 94 has the lowest production number. In 95 they made over 20,000 of them and in 96 they made over 40,000. So the 94 is the rarest of them all. But I believe the one everybody wants is the 96 because of the floor shifter and the analog gauges.
@@dariog36th Dário I love your work man 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼☝🏼🙌🏼👌🏼💪🏼👍🏼why more people ain’t like you brother, passion , love and knowledge thank I love the info , all the best brother geee I love to have a 94 SS omg
Nice, just got done putting headers on my 1990 ZR-1, cool seeing that impala SS with an LT5. My dad owned a 1965 impala ss 396 turbo 400 back in the day. Love me some impalas. 👍👍🏁🏁
BACK IN THE 90S THIS CAR WAS DOUBLE THE POWER OF MY 87 MUSTANG GT OF WHICH BACK IN 95 WAS CONSIDERED A VERY FAST CAR AND YES I STILL HAVE MY FOXBODYS A 92 LX 5.0 MY 87 T TOPS MUSTANG GT AND MY VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA AND I LOVE ALL 3.
@@dariog36th from the research I’ve done it doesn’t seem like an lt1 would be able to handle all that especially a super Charger without completely rebuilding the motor
600 Horsepower to the crank. 454WHP..that stands for Wheel Horsepower. The energy transfer from the motor->tranny->driveshaft->differential..that's why it is less than he said. Hope that helped.
They’re also easy to beef up and can take an amazing amount of abuse. You can bore and stroke it, or you can just add a super charger and you’ve got yourself super car performance .
Funny you say that... one of the magazine adds for the impala ss was a side pic of a black one with dark tinted windows and simply said "Vader, your car has arrived"
I'd take the'94-'96, not to picky. Already have the '62, plus a'67 Chevelle wagon and '68 Chevelle2 door hard top. Not quite as nice but acquired w/o having to look over my back!
95 I like first year of the cherry color and the gauge cluster nice too and 94s are more rare they all look the same but there is alot more 96s out there but if I wanted a black impala ss il get the 94 cause there is not too many of those and if u like the shifter on the floor u can easily install it
Uncle05Sam The 4L60E is bullet proof if you take care of it and do the maintenance on it. My Dad has 285k clocked in on his and it shifts like butter to this day.
I have a 96. Love the car. That being said. The 4l60e was a weak spot of the car. It wasn’t really capable of handling the torque these cars had. I had mine rebuilt around the 100k. It was rebuilt to the 4l65e specs. However, I know of lots of cases wherein people are still on their original tranny at 200+k. Many people would say the Achilles heal on these cars were the distributor. But I’m still on the original opti. So you never know. 🤷🏻♂️ Cheers
wow,, i remember seeing this on TNN over 10 years ago when i was looking for my first car. all my friends had honda's. anyway, ive been driving caprice's ever sinse. who knew that the caprice would end up being so popular in southern culture. well, i live in the boston area and this is what turned me on to the GM b-bodies. thanks Tim
I’ve been watching Jay Leno’s garage and there’s more car guys in Hollywood than I used to think. Of course they aren’t gear heads that do their own work but they know what they’re talking about.
Uh...yeah-It's my understanding that Marauders aren't the tire-fryers they're made out to be. They were right on par with the 94~96 Impala SS. BTW, the Car and Driver issue that had the info about Tim Allen's SS, had 3 special Impala SS' they tested: a stock one, one with a T56 and cam, and a MONSTER SS with an 8.4 liter mated to a 4L80-E.
@@bakerjoe6620 I've been trying to find someone who's actually done it. I've got a 96 Impala and have an LS9 that will be going in with a T56 Magnum. Where did you end up mounting the dry sump? And did you have any clearance issues with the SC and stock hood?
I love our LT1 Roadmaster a Wagon, we use it as a hauler for art, averages 25-27 mpg on the highway loaded! It floats down the road, has 190k, original except for a rear bags, and lowered the front end. It's a great car! Still does burnouts all day long ;). I loved driving a north star caddie, can't imagine a 450hp LT5!
Mercury Marauder looks ok but can't touch a stock SS. I've taken out so many Marauder's it's not funny. The 300HP SOHC 4.6L has no torque in the right rpm.
imserious2187 Ah, they sort of worked around the Chevy crap, but I guess you figured that out. I am the original owner of my 1996 Impala SS, always garaged, all original, 27,7775 miles on od. I bought it for a collector car, now, after 24 years, they are wildly popular /go figure.
if someone just GAVE me a brand new Mercedes, id trade it for TWO of these... I LOVE THIS CAR... IT IS THE Mechanical version of ME... Chevy fucked up discontinuing this vehicle... Im B-Bodies for life..." '96 Impala Forever"...
Amen :( though I have great appreciation for Mercedes, i see them as American version of muscle car, they use big engines, big hp, badass all together though they do have way more comfort features and all the little details. I would take the most overpriced Benz, get a CL600 and 2 Impalas :)
I do not respect any foreign car, I don't care who made them or where they come from. I let English cars live only because they buy plenty American cars. Otherwise, I love to lure them to their doom and set them on fire. I sometimes point out the burning remains for the fire trucks.
These cars were very bland and boring even when they were new. The only they had going was that they were fast because of the motor. But other than that they were low optioned, cheaply made and outdated. Any Mercedes would be a much better choice. Also there were plenty of other family sedans that were more advanced and more exciting than these and thus resulting in there short production run. Not to mention they are very ugly looking.
Many Police departments would rebuild these 1994-1996 B bodies with new engines, transmissions, rearends etc,etc rather than go to the Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor. Low optioned? You could get whatever GM offered at the time. Try comparing the cost of a Merc to the cost of a B-body. In some cases you could buy of these Chevy cars to one Merc. Ugly? That's opinion, I think they are beautiful, esp. the actual true SS Caprices known as the Impala SS. They came in 3 colours in 1996, -Dark Cherry Metallic -Dark Green-Gray Metallic -Black.and looked amazing in each of them. Some of the best looking OEM rims that GM ever used. Those Enkei's on the 1995 Binford were gross IMO.
The LT series was still great and hugely innovative at the time. It's nothing like a sbc. I agree the LS engines are better, but don't hate on the LT's.
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I bought my 96 Impala SS new. I still have it. It was my daily driver until I started working from home. Now it's a garage queen that only comes out when it's time to haul the grandkids around. It has 317,000 miles.
Can I buy it?
I love to hear stories like this
These are real classics now
😂how many transmissions
Might be worth more than what you paid for it.
@@catsaretasty 1st transmission made it to 270,000 miles. Replaced the engine around 250,000 miles. Rebuilt the rear end around 280,000 miles. The car now has 322,000 miles.
"Upgraded leather seats" even Tim Allen knew those stock seats were gonna tear
They looked like Fleetwood seats
Yeah I was going to say that upgraded leather looked like stock roadmaster seats.
This man really was a roll model for a entire generation of men growing up.
Not anything but pure masculine energy 😂 and he used to sell dope
What? A Coke Dealer? He's a Rat Bastard.
He's cool
The last true RWD Impala SS.
Classic Tim Allen. Hasn't changed in 2019
Never will. We need more like him !!!
Yeah, He Still Sucks
I always loved those 90's Impalas , the wheels for those very one Impalas used to be made here in Adelaide , Australia where I live .
The wheels are the reason only 6303 impalas were made in 1994. There was a shortage of wheels.
@@dariog36th Cool so they became more special more unique more sort after ....
@@chocodiledundee1 yes the 94 has the lowest production number. In 95 they made over 20,000 of them and in 96 they made over 40,000. So the 94 is the rarest of them all. But I believe the one everybody wants is the 96 because of the floor shifter and the analog gauges.
@@dariog36th Dário I love your work man 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼☝🏼🙌🏼👌🏼💪🏼👍🏼why more people ain’t like you brother, passion , love and knowledge thank I love the info , all the best brother geee I love to have a 94 SS omg
LT5 V8, OMG, I've wanted one for my Chevy Silverado for years! They're engineering genius, and should be made today.
the ctsv of 96
greatest comment ever !
Rigo Mata yep
I think it was faster than the cady
wow didnt know Tim Allen was such a car guy. Props to him.
Caprice and Impala, my 2 favorite cars.😁😁❤❤
Tim still has some badass cars
Nice, just got done putting headers on my 1990 ZR-1, cool seeing that impala SS with an LT5. My dad owned a 1965 impala ss 396 turbo 400 back in the day. Love me some impalas. 👍👍🏁🏁
I am not a Chevy guy, but I would drive this.
I remember seeing this in an issue of Motor Trend in a Vic's grocery store back around '96. Never knew they had it on M/T TV.
More power.....Arrggggh Arrrrgh Arrrgggh !!! Long Live Tim Allen !!
Still tuning in 2024!
I remember when spike tv was TNN it was a lifetime ago
I still love these cars! Agree! Best sedan ever!
i want to know if Tim still has that car
@Zack Johnston fuck off Cyrus.
He does. It was briefly shown on Jay Leno’s garage the other day
Yes
I HOPE SO.
@Zack Johnston you failed grade 10
Fu.ck o.ff
I still read this magazine to this day.And I remember there being an article about a modified Cadillac DTS he owned
currently at 93k miles and still going strong
My neighbor had a black 96 SS. I loved it and washed it everyday.
Wow...What an Impala!
I have plastic model of this
450HP was a HUGE number back in that time. U can mess with the LT1 or LT4 to give u that HP
Simply add a super charger and you could probably get 400 hp from a LT1
BACK IN THE 90S THIS CAR WAS DOUBLE THE POWER OF MY 87 MUSTANG GT OF WHICH BACK IN 95 WAS CONSIDERED A VERY FAST CAR AND YES I STILL HAVE MY FOXBODYS A 92 LX 5.0 MY 87 T TOPS MUSTANG GT AND MY VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA AND I LOVE ALL 3.
@@dariog36th from the research I’ve done it doesn’t seem like an lt1 would be able to handle all that especially a super Charger without completely rebuilding the motor
600 Horsepower to the crank.
454WHP..that stands for Wheel Horsepower.
The energy transfer from the motor->tranny->driveshaft->differential..that's why it is less than he said. Hope that helped.
"I'm addicted to cars...I'm thinking of checking into the Henry Ford clinic" -Tim Allen aka Tim "the tool man" Taylor.
nice, you learn something new every day, yes i was referring to the basic big block 427.
the LT1 was no slouch though, it had loads of torque and it wasn't unheard of for those old Impala SS's to hit 150+ mph since they weren't governed
They’re also easy to beef up and can take an amazing amount of abuse. You can bore and stroke it, or you can just add a super charger and you’ve got yourself super car performance .
To the guy who said ls7 I would agree except the ls7 wasnt out when they built this Impala SS for Tim Allen
i like the wrapped arm rest and black switches on the door. i might go do that now
WOOW Z06!! AND A 3.8 V6?? YOU ARE AMAZING DUDE!!
$46,000,000 for an Impala? Now Tim is a man that LOVES American Cars!
Think he might’ve been joking?
If Darth Vader drove a car, this would’ve been it.
Funny you say that... one of the magazine adds for the impala ss was a side pic of a black one with dark tinted windows and simply said "Vader, your car has arrived"
@@torque-ej4nu I thought the Grand National was Vader’s car
@@1badvic358 www.google.com/search?q=vader,+your+car.is+ready+impala+ss+add&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=isvn&sxsrf=ALeKk03_cdE5-nJX_J3XR4BDdh4gyzhlbQ:1608958419199&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCiqOY7ertAhXhtlkKHXNqAkoQ_AUoAXoECAMQAQ&biw=360&bih=560&dpr=3#imgrc=tWjgNkN9Bk4RbM
@@1badvic358 that's the link to the ad
@@1badvic358 The Grand National GNX was it
That's funny how 454 hp was insane in 1996. Nowadays 4 cylinders are pumping out over 300 hp.
450+ horse from a naturally aspirated V8 is still very impressive. Those 300 horse 4's you're talking about are using turbos.
moparmaniac21 there are n/a 4 bangers out puting over 300whp
N/A Pontiac Fiero Indy Car made 300hp from a 2.5 4 banger! Back in 85!
Ian Thompson That was for Indy... The production repros only made 91 horses.
Myrdoc Technology man.. It's crazy ain't it..
My favorite car 1996 Impala SS
I have the plastic model car!
I have a plastic model of the impala ss
I'd take the'94-'96, not to picky. Already have the '62, plus a'67 Chevelle wagon and '68 Chevelle2 door hard top. Not quite as nice but acquired w/o having to look over my back!
95 I like first year of the cherry color and the gauge cluster nice too and 94s are more rare they all look the same but there is alot more 96s out there but if I wanted a black impala ss il get the 94 cause there is not too many of those and if u like the shifter on the floor u can easily install it
Beardio black dudes ruined it for white people who don’t got they shit together??? 🤣🤣🤣. U get the DUMBASS of the month award
I have a caprice wagon with an lt1. Not the same, but I love that friggin car.
I have 95 Caprice Wagon.
96' lt1 police .....best car ever .
Damn I remember this I was a kid when this first popped up on tv. Funny how much modding cars has changed.
I remember watching this on New Years of 2001.
Fun fact, Tim Allen's real name is Tim Dick, and he started acting in prison when arrested for cocaine dealing.
I have this video ! And I watch it OFTEN I can't get enough of the MOTOR REVS Like Tim Allen . RRRRRRRRR !!!! Major REV BUMPS RRR!!!
Best impala ss ever made
I agree.
Likewise, mine is garage stored but I had it out and about this summer. What a great car. Almost 60,000 miles :[
10 years later, how many miles are on it now?
@@ravenpiece Not many more. It's been sitting mostly. Can't believe it's been 10 years since I made this post xD
@@ikazy13 hahah time flies doesn't it? If it's even close to 60k miles that is still incredibly low. Bet it's clean
Wow, the 4l60E in my '96 Caprice had 105k on it and it still shifted perfect?? Please tell me more about how they only last 20,000 miles
Uncle05Sam The 4L60E is bullet proof if you take care of it and do the maintenance on it. My Dad has 285k clocked in on his and it shifts like butter to this day.
I have a 96. Love the car. That being said. The 4l60e was a weak spot of the car. It wasn’t really capable of handling the torque these cars had. I had mine rebuilt around the 100k. It was rebuilt to the 4l65e specs. However, I know of lots of cases wherein people are still on their original tranny at 200+k. Many people would say the Achilles heal on these cars were the distributor. But I’m still on the original opti. So you never know. 🤷🏻♂️ Cheers
Very wonderful my friend
"It just needs more power, so I rewired it." - Tim Allen
ok Santa, you paying attention 96 Chevy Impala SS for Matthew for Christmas this year lol
never knew that the "tool man taylor" had one of these impala mod and in his collection!
wow,, i remember seeing this on TNN over 10 years ago when i was looking for my first car. all my friends had honda's. anyway, ive been driving caprice's ever sinse. who knew that the caprice would end up being so popular in southern culture. well, i live in the boston area and this is what turned me on to the GM b-bodies. thanks Tim
Don't you DARE compare a caprice to a impala
One of the few Real car people from hollywood
I’ve been watching Jay Leno’s garage and there’s more car guys in Hollywood than I used to think. Of course they aren’t gear heads that do their own work but they know what they’re talking about.
Uh...yeah-It's my understanding that Marauders aren't the tire-fryers they're made out to be. They were right on par with the 94~96 Impala SS.
BTW, the Car and Driver issue that had the info about Tim Allen's SS, had 3 special Impala SS' they tested: a stock one, one with a T56 and cam, and a MONSTER SS with an 8.4 liter mated to a 4L80-E.
That guitar is ATROCIOUS! TURN IT OFF!!
+Tanner Phoenix LOL
make it stop!!!
pleeeeease no more
people got paid to edit that music in there
It's Bad to the Bone!
i own a 95 impala ss and i love it very dependable
I wonder if anyone has put an LS9 into one
Going to
I did
@@bakerjoe6620 I've been trying to find someone who's actually done it. I've got a 96 Impala and have an LS9 that will be going in with a T56 Magnum.
Where did you end up mounting the dry sump?
And did you have any clearance issues with the SC and stock hood?
@@kamovn8122 did you end up putting an LS9 in your impala?
Gorgeous looking car. Makes you really see how ugly the modern cars are.
I love our LT1 Roadmaster a Wagon, we use it as a hauler for art, averages 25-27 mpg on the highway loaded! It floats down the road, has 190k, original except for a rear bags, and lowered the front end. It's a great car! Still does burnouts all day long ;). I loved driving a north star caddie, can't imagine a 450hp LT5!
I miss my 95. I never got to do the thiings I wanted like bagging it. Had full exhaust though, with Afterburner headers.
TIM I want this car!!!!by the way I love Benford.
Tim the tool man Taylor is a bad ass
I wonder if he still owns this SS impala.
This could definitely be the Hellcat eater.
I wish but he said it's pumping out 454 hp and the non red-eye hellcats makes 707hp
It’s actually 600 crank 454whp.
@KINGWARKING 12 3:35 it’s 600hp at the crank.
Could the ZZ Top guitar riff be any louder? Or longer?
I can't wait to get my 96 impala ss
Damn.. That's impressive
1:20 454 horses
3:45 600 horsepower
🤔🤔🤔
Car guys like to fuck with the numbers
That’s GM for ya!
*HOME IMPROVEMENT INTENSIFIES*
A small block 427 makin 1600hp from NRE would be the shit. Nelson Racing Engines is the KING OF POWER.
No, Burger Kings is the KING OF POWER!!!
so what'll it do in the quarter mile?
Was the this car like the one Tim Allen had available for the public to buy?
I'm quite sure you're talking about the old 427s that used to be in the old vetts though.
I can't believe someone let Tim drive that car!!!!
Don't forget the mercury marauder great car too!
Mercury Marauder looks ok but can't touch a stock SS. I've taken out so many Marauder's it's not funny. The 300HP SOHC 4.6L has no torque in the right rpm.
I'm a owner of both and they are all fun to drive with a good tune and 93 octane
so what does it run????
i wonder if he still has the badass machine
Don't you wish the Old Car and Driver came back?
Got the Binford badge on it, LOL! MORE POWER EEEROH! ROH! ROH! ROH!
Beastly car
What are those wheels? Size and every iformation please!!
Reminds me of so many holden VN ss you see in Melbourne
I wonder who has this car now ?
I'd steal that beauty, jesus, one hell of a drive before prison.
I m 52 yrs old my friend its not unusual to have a couple of cars at that age.Lol
So the lt5 engine is a dohc version of the 5.7 right?
Designed by Lotus. Same block as the northstar engine I think.
That car is not slow
:)
does it have a supercharger?
So which is it, 600hp or 454 hp? They said both in the video.
600 crank 454 to the wheel
i guess he really means it when he says "too infinty and beyond!" =P
Dam that sounds good😍😁
Did he say “Cadillac” converters @ 1:51
That car is gangsta
That Impala is probably worth 35 grand.. pending on the mileage!
More than that if the mileage is low and the car is still in great condition.
I miss my Impala ss.watching this video makes me sick.damn.
What was the 1/4
Whats mini tubing?
At one point Tim says it has 454 HP, but later the narrator says its pushing 600?
Wheel hp vs crank hp 🤔
I'd still love to have that car, different wheels tho
imserious2187 Ah, they sort of worked around the Chevy crap, but I guess you figured that out. I am the original owner of my 1996 Impala SS, always garaged, all original, 27,7775 miles on od. I bought it for a collector car, now, after 24 years, they are wildly popular /go figure.
if someone just GAVE me a brand new Mercedes, id trade it for TWO of these... I LOVE THIS CAR... IT IS THE Mechanical version of ME... Chevy fucked up discontinuing this vehicle... Im B-Bodies for life..." '96 Impala Forever"...
Amen :( though I have great appreciation for Mercedes, i see them as American version of muscle car, they use big engines, big hp, badass all together though they do have way more comfort features and all the little details. I would take the most overpriced Benz, get a CL600 and 2 Impalas :)
I do not respect any foreign car, I don't care who made them or where they come from. I let English cars live only because they buy plenty American cars. Otherwise, I love to lure them to their doom and set them on fire. I sometimes point out the burning remains for the fire trucks.
These cars were very bland and boring even when they were new. The only they had going was that they were fast because of the motor. But other than that they were low optioned, cheaply made and outdated. Any Mercedes would be a much better choice. Also there were plenty of other family sedans that were more advanced and more exciting than these and thus resulting in there short production run. Not to mention they are very ugly looking.
Many Police departments would rebuild these 1994-1996 B bodies with new engines, transmissions, rearends etc,etc rather than go to the Ford Crown Victoria Interceptor. Low optioned? You could get whatever GM offered at the time. Try comparing the cost of a Merc to the cost of a B-body. In some cases you could buy of these Chevy cars to one Merc. Ugly? That's opinion, I think they are beautiful, esp. the actual true SS Caprices known as the Impala SS. They came in 3 colours in 1996, -Dark Cherry Metallic -Dark Green-Gray Metallic -Black.and looked amazing in each of them. Some of the best looking OEM rims that GM ever used. Those Enkei's on the 1995 Binford were gross IMO.
+cj2style1 GM has the 2016 SS Impala 6.2 liter rear wheel drive.
I had a 1996 Impala SS and I swapped the LT1 engine for the 200 hp 4.3 liter V8 with single exhaust. I paid out the wazoo to have it done.
2:37 let's not kid ourselves,those little tables are for drugs
The ultimate gm muscle car
These cars are perfect. Except for the distributors. LS engines were way better.
Amen! LS engines are becoming the way of the world these days and for good reason.
angus smith You say that, yet Cheverolet is going back to the iron LT series. How unfortunate is that..
The LT series was still great and hugely innovative at the time. It's nothing like a sbc. I agree the LS engines are better, but don't hate on the LT's.
Far from hating. I hear they changed a lot of the weak points that made the LT's hated. So only time will tell I guess, right.
Opitspark is the biggest piece of shit ever!