1962 Chevrolet Impala

    The use of the Super Sport option expanded in 1962, but only on two body styles, the two-door coupe and convertible. Unlike the SS Option Package of 1961, it could be had with any engine, from the standard 235 ci
six-cylinder to the 409 ci big-block V-8 (Giddyup 409 . . .). The 348 ci V-8s were dropped, replaced by 327 ci small-blocks. Horsepower ratings on the two optional 409 ci V-8s were upped to 380 on the single four-barrel and 409 on the 2x4 barrel.
     The V-8 powered Impalas were a separate model series from six-cylinder models, but the numbers used to designate body style and model series were the same.
     The heavy-duty mechanical items of the Super Sport option (heavy-duty springs, shocks, brake linings and so on) were deleted in 1962, though these items were available optionally. In this guise, the Super Sport option was just a trim package.
     In the interior, the passenger assist bar was still used, as was the chrome shift plate on cars equipped with floor-shifted manual transmissions. Vinyl bucket seats were standard equipment, as was a center locking console.
The 7000 rpm tachometer, standard in 1961, was not relegated to the option list.
     On the exterior, the most noticeble difference between the Super Sport Impale and the regular Impales was the use of aluminum body molding inserts; plain Impalas came with painted inserts. The rear fender SS emblems were redesigned. For 1962, SS letters with red inlay were positioned over the circular Impala emblem. An Impala SS emblem was located on the right rear part of the trunk lid. Wheel covers were the regular Impale units with the
                                        three-blade spinner.