Three 1996 Impala SSs crossed the block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in January 2026: a 3,000-mile car sold for $36,300, a 7,000-mile car for $38,500 and an 89,000-mile car for $13,200 (CLASSIC.com). Mileage is now the whole market for this car, and our view is that the smart money sits in the middle, with an excellent car you can still drive.
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69,758 Impala SSs built from 1994 to 1996: 6,303, then 21,434, then 41,941 (Hagerty).
$23,500: Hagerty's average for a car in #2 (excellent) condition, up from about $16,000. A #3 (good) car averages $15,500.
$13,200 to $38,500: the three 1996 cars sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, January 19 to 21, 2026 (CLASSIC.com).
About $25,935 landed in the UK for a $23,500 car: $1,200 from New Jersey to Southampton (14 to 16 days, our rates table, October 21, 2026) plus the effective 5% import VAT for a car that qualifies as a collectors' item (HMRC). Port and local charges come on top.
About $26,093 landed in Dubai for the same car: $1,350 from New Jersey to Jebel Ali (65 to 70 days) plus 5% customs duty on the CIF value (u.ae), before VAT and local charges.
The recipe was simple and nobody else was cooking it: take the Caprice 9C1 police package, drop in the Corvette-derived LT1 V8 rated at 260 hp, add 17-inch wheels and a monochrome body, and charge $22,495. A full-size American sedan that ran with contemporary performance cars while looking like trouble in the rearview mirror.
Chevrolet built 6,303 cars for 1994 (all black), 21,434 for 1995 and 41,941 for 1996, 69,758 in total (Hagerty). The 1996 is the one collectors chase: final year, and the only one with the floor-mounted shifter and a full analog cluster with a tachometer, where the 1994 and 1995 make do with a digital speedometer. Of the 1996 cars, 19,085 were black, 12,180 Dark Cherry and 10,676 Dark Green-Gray.
Our take: the 1996 earns its premium, because the floor shifter and gauges are what make it feel like the performance car it was sold as. The 1994 is the one for a buyer who wants scarcity and doesn't mind the dash.
Hagerty puts a #2 (excellent) car at an average of $23,500 and a #3 (good) car at $15,500, says a #4 (fair) car can still be bought for under $10,000, and has the best low-mile #1 cars approaching $40,000. Hagerty's valuation tool doesn't separate the three model years. The January 2026 Barrett-Jackson sale shows the spread: $13,200 for an 89,000-mile 1996, $36,300 for a 3,000-mile car and $38,500 for a 7,000-mile car.
Our take: a sub-10,000-mile car is a museum piece, and every mile you add takes money off it. If you want to drive an Impala SS, an excellent car near Hagerty's $23,500 is where we would spend, and the money saved covers the shipping several times over.
The LT1's Opti-Spark ignition sits behind the water pump, dislikes moisture and is expensive and labor-intensive to replace, so look for leaks from the water pump and seals, and ask whether it has been done (Hagerty). Hagerty's list goes on: EGR valves, fuel pumps and sending units, the plastic trim around the window switches, and 4L60E transmissions past about 120,000 miles.
Then check the paperwork. Caprice-based clones exist, so match the VIN and the build sheet before paying SS money. Hagerty also flags the odometers: if the mileage looks low, make the condition prove it.
The Super Sport package debuted mid-1961 at $53.80, and just 453 buyers found it, 142 of them with the new 409 V8. By 1964 the SS was its own phenomenon at 185,325 cars, 8,684 carrying the 409 that the Beach Boys had already put on the radio. The original run closed with the SS427-only 1969 model at 2,425 built.
Our take: the 1960s cars are a different purchase. A documented 409 car and a 283 or 327 SS share a badge and little else on price, so the paperwork sets the value, and we would pay for an inspection before we paid for the car. We give no 1960s price ranges here because we could not check current figures at the source today.
The 2006 to 2009 Impala SS is front-wheel drive, a V8 family sedan rather than a rear-drive B-body. Our take: it is a used car, not a collector car yet, and it is decades away from the 30-year classic rates in the UK and the EU. Buy one to drive in the US, not to ship.
| Model | Built | Hagerty average | Notes and recent results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Impala SS | 453 (142 with 409) | No benchmark checked | Thin market |
| 1964 Impala SS | 185,325 (8,684 with 409) | No benchmark checked | Price follows documentation |
| 1969 Impala SS427 | 2,425 | No benchmark checked | Final original SS year |
| 1994 Impala SS | 6,303 | $23,500 (#2), $15,500 (#3) | All black, no tachometer |
| 1995 Impala SS | 21,434 | $23,500 (#2), $15,500 (#3) | Digital speedometer |
| 1996 Impala SS | 41,941 | $23,500 (#2), $15,500 (#3) | $13,200 (89k mi), $36,300 (3k mi), $38,500 (7k mi), Barrett-Jackson Jan 2026 |
Production: Hagerty (1994 to 1996) and Muscle Car Club (1961 to 1969). Values: Hagerty condition averages for 1994 to 1996, which do not vary by model year. Results: Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, January 2026, via CLASSIC.com. Read October 21, 2026.
Most of the supply sits in the US. Start with the same four venues we recommend for any American classic:
For the full toolkit, see our guides to finding classic cars for sale in the USA and checking classic car values before you bid. The Impala SS also anchors our 1990s American muscle import guide alongside its B-body sibling, the Buick Roadmaster wagon.
The timing works in your favor. The 1994 and 1995 cars are already past 30 years old, and the 1996 crosses that line this year, the age at which many countries start treating an original car as a collectors' item. In the UK, a car over 30 years old, in original condition and no longer in production can qualify as a collectors' item and pay an effective 5% import VAT (HMRC). In the EU, the 0% duty on US-built cars from July 1, 2026 is granted by the customs office handling the import, and current guidance ties it to a certificate of origin, which a 30-year-old Impala usually can't produce, so plan on the collectors' route instead. Our view: the 1996 is the Impala SS to ship, and it now sits in the same age bracket as the 1994.
On our rates table for October 21, 2026, a car in a shared container from New Jersey costs $1,100 to Bremerhaven (30 to 33 days), $1,100 to Rotterdam (17 to 20 days), $1,200 to Southampton (14 to 16 days) and $1,350 to Jebel Ali (65 to 70 days). From California, Melbourne is $2,250 with asbestos testing included (33 to 36 days). The shipping calculator prices your car and lane, by ocean or air.
We ship door to door from our own warehouses in California, Florida and New Jersey, covering all of the US for imports and exports, and our own team loads every car and handles every document. Details on our UK, Germany, Netherlands, Australia and UAE pages, or run your car through the import calculator.
6,303 in 1994, 21,434 in 1995, and 41,941 in 1996, just under 70,000 in total. All 1994 cars were black.
185,325, the peak year for the Super Sport, including 8,684 cars with the 409 V8.
The 1961-1969 and 1994-1996 cars are rear-wheel drive. The 2006-2009 Impala SS is front-wheel drive.
No. Chevrolet ended the Impala after the 2020 model year, and there is no current Impala SS.
Hagerty puts an excellent (#2) car at an average of $23,500 and a good (#3) car at $15,500. At Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in January 2026, three 1996 cars sold for $13,200 (89,000 miles), $36,300 (3,000 miles) and $38,500 (7,000 miles).
Yes, if it qualifies as a collectors' item: over 30 years old, in original condition and no longer in production. Shipping from New Jersey to Southampton is $1,200 on our October 2026 rates, 14 to 16 days.
Our take: the 1996 is the Impala SS to buy, and an excellent car at about $23,500 lands in the UK for about $25,935. A black 1994 in a Florida garage, a 1996 bought at Scottsdale while you were here for the auction week, or a 409 at an auction in Europe: we ship door to door from our own warehouses in California, Florida and New Jersey, by ocean or air. Run your car and lane through the shipping calculator for a price today.
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