How many 1971 impala convertibles were made?
I have had mine since the early 80's and I wonder How many were made and how much I could get for it.
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1971 Chevrolet Impala Reviews, Pricing & Specs
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The 1971 Chevrolet Impala was the first of the second generation of Impalas, a generation which would be best known for...being known for little. What had started out as a powerful car soon became best known as being a fleet car. The 1971 Impala grew its wheelbase to 121.5 inches after being at 119 for over a decade. The standard engine, however, shrunk a bit; it was still a 250-cid inline 6, but had been reduced to 145 horsepower. The standard V8 continued to be a 350 cid small-block with horsepower down 5 to 245. All engines across-the-board had lower compression ratios per GM corporate mandate to enable the use of lower-octane unleaded gasoline with horsepower dropping accordingly. Optional engines included a 255-horsepower 400, 300-horsepower 402 and 365-horsepower 454. The 400 was basically a stroked 350 small-block while the 402 and 454 were big-block engines. Impalas today are a whole new story: these cars are easily tuned and rebuilt, so have become popular restoration cars. The best part is that they can be restored to better than original.
Published Aug 9, 2022 by CarGurus Editorial Team
User reviews for 1971 Chevrolet Impala
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by Anonymous
Jan 09, 2014
Car is fun to drive I'm in this car daily it doesn't matter if it's 100* outside or - degrees I'm always in my car! I enjoy seeing ppl using their vintage cars as their daily drivers! 1971 is my favorite body style in the Impala. I like the comfort, the handling and the speed for a long heavy car! I will have this car for the rest of my life.Jan 09, 2014
by Anonymous
Dec 28, 2013
I am a huge fan of this body style. The 71 model has a muscle car look while being a family car. It's a rare car and rarely seen on the streets! My 1971 Impala is my daily driver and family car I love driving this car but hate paying for the gas.Dec 28, 2013
by Fatih B
Nov 03, 2010
İşte bir dönüm noktası daha. Yıl 2000. Cadillac görünümlü Chevrolet takıntım
sonunda bu arabayı rahmetli Hsan Danki buldu getirdi. 6 yıl kullandım. Tık demedi.
Motor gücü düşürülmüş Corvette motoru var üzerinde. 5.733 cc V8. Chevrolet'nin
üretim tarihindeki -limuzin üretimleri hariç- en uzun gövde yapısına sahip seri
üretimdir 71 model.Nov 03, 2010
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by Anonymous
Jan 09, 2014
Car is fun to drive I'm in this car daily it doesn't matter if it's 100* outside or - degrees I'm always in my car! I enjoy seeing ppl using their vintage cars as their daily drivers! 1971 is my favorite body style in the Impala. I like the comfort, the handling and the speed for a long heavy car! I will have this car for the rest of my life.Jan 09, 2014
by Anonymous
Dec 28, 2013
I am a huge fan of this body style. The 71 model has a muscle car look while being a family car. It's a rare car and rarely seen on the streets! My 1971 Impala is my daily driver and family car I love driving this car but hate paying for the gas.Dec 28, 2013
by Fatih B
Nov 03, 2010
İşte bir dönüm noktası daha. Yıl 2000. Cadillac görünümlü Chevrolet takıntım
sonunda bu arabayı rahmetli Hsan Danki buldu getirdi. 6 yıl kullandım. Tık demedi.
Motor gücü düşürülmüş Corvette motoru var üzerinde. 5.733 cc V8. Chevrolet'nin
üretim tarihindeki -limuzin üretimleri hariç- en uzun gövde yapısına sahip seri
üretimdir 71 model.Nov 03, 2010
by Anonymous
Jul 10, 2010
Chevy Impala 1971 , RARE 327 TRI-POWER, 77.881 Miles , LTD edition , GM 10.5 , 4.11 , solid frame and body , TH-350 Fireball very RARE , great great looking car , classical old Chevy of course to be restored when i've time for lol one dayJul 10, 2010
by Jason B
Jul 02, 2010
I love this car, built back when American cars, where tough. The small block 350 provides plenty of displacement to the point of being able to accelerate up most steep grade, and on flat land you cant help but turn it loose. The gas mileage, as expected, isn't the greatest but i can still go an average of two weeks between fill ups. Cost of maintenance is minimal as long as you can do the repairs yourself parts can be gotten reasonably priced(and as long as you aren't looking for body parts) Ive had this car for about a year now and ive only had to do only the remotest of repairs, less than i was expecting with a 39 year old car. I must say it doesn't have the looks of the 60's Impalas but it is one fun car to drive and the looks i get from people is well worth it.Jul 02, 2010
by Óli G
Jan 22, 2009
Þetta var frábær bíll, algört teppi með leður bekki að framan og aftan eidi um 25l-L/100 í rólegum akstri, og þót að hægri vélar festingin væri slitin þá var æðislegt að keira hann keipti hann á 1500$ árið 2000 og han var seldur á 800$ held égJan 22, 2009
by Anonymous
Oct 28, 2008
Easiest car I ever owned to do my own maintenance. Plenty of space in the engine to get to the parts I needed. Never had any major mechanical problems. Engine relatively uncomplicated. Body is solidly built. Owned mine for 15 years until it was totaled out in a high speed wreck by a drunk. I emerged unscathed and injury free. Any other car I would have probably been killed.Oct 28, 2008
by Eddie G
Mar 18, 2008
solid car, looks great with whatever you do to it, strong 350 under the hoodMar 18, 2008
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