65 Copo Biscayne?

[om617]

Hi,been reading and trying to find some info around the 65 Biscayne 2 door. As for 1965,so far i have come to the conclusion the biggest engine option was an 409 L31? Was there any COPO version of this,or is the L31 version what they call COPO? Some say there was an 427 version,maby just wishful thinking,or is this a fact? Any GM gurus on here who know? As for 1965 i notice the 396 425hp engine you find in the Monogram Impala`s very similar to the 427 engine in the 69 Yenko Camaro. Where these engines visual identical?

Sorry for all these questions. I have this 65 2 door post in resin i would like to try make somthing cool from.

This is sweet: http://munitechmotorcars.com/65~Biscayne~044.html

[Ron Hamilton]

Do you mean something like this?

Or like this?

Edited December 15, 2013 by Ron Hamilton

[om617]

Nice! Yes,but even more basic,no metallic paint and dog dish hubcaps.

[MachinistMark]

the 366, 396, 427, and 454 are more or less visually identical.

[jeffs396]

Hi,been reading and trying to find some info around the 65 Biscayne 2 door. As for 1965,so far i have come to the conclusion the biggest engine option was an 409 L31? Was there any COPO version of this,or is the L31 version what they call COPO? Some say there was an 427 version,maby just wishful thinking,or is this a fact? Any GM gurus on here who know? As for 1965 i notice the 396 425hp engine you find in the Monogram Impala`s very similar to the 427 engine in the 69 Yenko Camaro. Where these engines visual identical?

Sorry for all these questions. I have this 65 2 door post in resin i would like to try make somthing cool from.

This is sweet: http://munitechmotorcars.com/65~Biscayne~044.html

Yes, the Gen 2 Mark IV BBC (396) was available in 1965 full-size and Corvette, as was the 409 early in the production year, but the W-engine was NEVER in the Vette. NO 427 until 1966! If you are using the Monogram '65 Impala for your donor kit anyway, I'd use the engine in the kit...post pics when you build it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Big-Block_engine

Edited December 15, 2013 by jeffs396

[Guest]

I've been wanting to build a '66 Biscayne or Bel Air myself. The biggest hurdle for me is the interior. There's a huge difference in those and the Impala SS. I'm trying to decide on whether to just start from scratch or modify the kit pieces. I almost think I would be as well off starting from scratch. Then comes the work it will take to get the body right.

[om617]

This is what i have so far,and a photoetch three for Impala,Bel Air and Biscayne.

There are vacum shaped glass for the front and some clear plate for the rear. Also taillights and bench seat.

[Craig Irwin]

There was no need for a COPO 65 Biscayne, because you could order Chevy's biggest engine (a 425 HP 396) in any full bodied Chevy, along with a 4 speed or turbo-hydramatic, and it's 12 bolt rear was available with a limited slip and tons of ratios, all right in the regular order forms.

[charlie8575]

That's a nice car to use for reference material.

Remember, metallic paint was considered pretty much standard for most American cars in the 1960s, to have a non-metallic color would leave you with very few options. Unlike European cars, metallics weren't an extra-charge option except for Cadillac's "Firemist" colors.

That turquoise Biscayne was about as invisible on the streets of America, 1965-up as anything else. Very common color and a low-trim car.

Black, white, red, and I think a beige were your choices for non-metallics if you absolutely insist on it.

Charlie Larkin

[om617]

Aha,i was sure non-metallic colors where standard and you had to special order metallic.

Sure look mean in black.