Chevrolet Impala SS 1965 for GT Legends by Team21& altbierbude.de (04.08.2016)
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Physic: Deep-Strike
Sound: Wolferl
Model, textures und templates: CY-33
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Redesigned in 1965, the fourth Impala set an all-time industry annual sales record of more
than 1 million units in the U.S.. All new full-size Chevrolets eschewed the "X" frame for
a full-width perimeter frame, a new body which featured curved, frameless side glass (for
pillarless models), sharper angled windshield with newly reshaped vent windows, and
redesigned full-coil suspension.
1965 Super Sport exteriors differed only slightly from regular Impalas. Rocker panel trim
was deleted. "Super Sport" scripts replaced the "Impala SS" badges. A total of 243,114
Impala SS coupes and convertibles were built for 1965 (Text from Wikipedia.com).
It hass been well documented that the 1965 spat between NASCAR president Bill France,
Chrysler and Ford resulted in a lackluster season. Ford dominated, even racking up 32
consecutive victories; most Mopar drivers defected to other series and fan attendance
plummeted. Lost in the story is Chevrolet. Despite widespread rumors that it would make a
return to racing after aligning itself with the misinterpreted AMA ban on motorsports, the
division remained grounded: no factory-backed racing. But that didn't stop a few pioneering
racers from giving the brand their best effort, including Tom Hunter and Roy Mayne.
Tom purchased the cheapest Chevy Impala SS off the Hunter Chevrolet showroom floor and,
with Roy, began its conversion by removing the 283-cu.in. engine, automatic transmission,
rear differential and most of the interior; they sold the unwanted parts back to the
dealership. The next step was to reinforce the frame and install a roll cage. Tom struck a
deal with driver Rex White that provided the differential, axles and six-lug wheels and
hubs, and suspension from Rex's '63 Impala to complete the build. Finally, two engines were
assembled for racing: a 409-cu.in. plant for use on the short tracks, and a 427 for the
superspeedways. In reality, the 427 was a 396 with an overbore that made use of a stroker
crankshaft. This type of engine use arrangement was common among the few Chevy teams due to
the 409's lack of big track durability.
Hand-lettered and still sporting its factory Evening Orchid paint and 283 emblems, the car's
first outing came at Atlanta International Raceway--race 25 of the season. Roy qualified
28th in a field of 42 and managed to drive the Chevy to 16th at the checkers, 22 laps off
the pace. The team then headed to Daytona for the Firecracker 400. After starting 27th on
the grid, Roy pushed the Chevy to a solid sixth-place finish; although, in all likelihood,
it helped when only 14 of the 40 starters were running at the end of the 160-lap contest.
(Text by Matthew Litwin in the August, 2011 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines)
The 1965 season was clearly dominated by the Ford Galaxie winning 48 of the 55 races and
Ned Jarrett claiming his second champion title. It took until july 1966, when Bobby Allison
won the first race at Oxford Plains Speedway in a '65 Chevy. Two more victorys followed
that year and three more in 1967, all by Allison.
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For Installation extract the Chevrolet_Impala65_V1.0.rar file in your GT-legends
mainfolder and answer questions to overwrite with "yes" - no original Files will be
overwriten.
If maunal Installation is required drag the folders out of the *.rar file to the following
paths:
Folder Chevrolet Impala 1965 to /GTL/GameData/Teams/GTC-65
Folder Chevrolet_Impala to /GTL/GameData/Sounds
Folder Talent to /GTL/GameData
Installation on your own risk, no liability by the creators.
It is not permitted to change, to convert or to re-use files without express consent of the
creators. Please respect our work!
New Skins are welcomed - please download the templates seperately! We are curious what
you gonna paint and hope you gonna show screenshots and videos on forums!
If you'd like to host the car on your page please inquire first
(PM on altbierbude.de or nogripracing, Username: CY-33).
Copy this car only including this Readme.
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Thanks and Credits:
Physic: Deep-Strike
Sound: Wolferl
Model, textures und templates: CY-33
Thanks for the superb work and the good collaboration!
Beta Tests: dikl, ddd55 and Manfred Haupenthal
Pic collection and background infos:
www.nascarimpala.com, LeGhoul for #46 Stickers
Additional thanks to the racingfr.com, the altbierbude.de and the nogripracing.com teams -
without their forums the exchange of ideas would not be possible and the GT- Legends
creators who gave us a unique basis for our add ons by their fine piece of software.
Thanks to all of you!
Have fun with the Impala and many good races
from Team21
/CY-33
VERSION-HISTORY:
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2016-08-04, V1.0:
- GTL final version
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ALTBIERBUDEN VERSION: YOU NEED THE ABB CARCLASSES TO RUN THIS MOD
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