Well, I call the trip yesterday a success.
Rocked up at the first guys place who I thought only had the inner guards, rad support, and fuel tank.
And turns out he also had the Front and Rear Windscreens
Both front guards
Bonnet hinges
Steering wheel and column
Another dash and cluster
Rear bumper in ok to good condition, but it has the number plate holder that I don't have
Flat Boot lid
Doors and side glass- Pillared or Bel air doors, but they were gonna go to scrap so I thought I'd better pick them up
Another Brake booster
Interior door cards and trim - Stuffed, but it gives me the shape and also the metal bits that I didn't have
Door handles, window winder handles, etc
tons more chrome and stainless trim - need to go through this pile too
More tail lights, some 66 some 65
heaps more brackets, wiring loom, window winder mechs, etc
and probably more that I have forgot about.
Basically a whole other car. He bought his Impala as a parts car with the intent to actually buy the impala that I bought before I bought it to restore, how's that?
Apparently the previous owner of his started "restoring" it but hardly got anywhere then left it to rust, so he took all the parts off he could and stored it in the shed. Happy about that because the rest of the body is in no way salvageable.
Once I saw the amount of stuff there was I figured my ute wasn't gonna fit it all in, so my girlfriend actually drove out 2 hours in the Wagon to pick up the rest.
Then I went to the second guy...
Only picked up a Bonnet here, but he had lots of other parts available, 2 more sets of 66 front guards, all doors, plus more.
He also has a 1965 Impala and a 1966 Impala that he has nearly finished restoring so had a few extra parts left.
Funny thing though, this guys 66 Impala was the same Seamist green with the same colour and style interior as mine, and the first guys one was the same colour as well.
Not to mention aris, thinking maybe it was a popular colour when they brought it out.
All the parts aren't in the best condition but there are very few rust holes in anything, so that's ok. Will try to unload and find somewhere to put it all everything today.
Very happy with my stack of parts, and the price I ended up paying for it all