60 Impala help

[Verne_Frantz]

zoidberg,
The 4-speed was available in passenger cars beginning with the '59 model year. Easy checks to verify the 4-spd would be the steering column. There were no other floor shift combinations in '60, so if the column doesn't have a shifter on it, then that's pretty conclusive. Also, the 4-spd had a wiring harness for the back-up switch that ran from under the dash to a plug through the firewall, roughly behind the LH cylinder head, then down along the frame (2 metal clips to hold it) and onto to switch.
The 3/8" fuel line was also used on 4bbl 283 engines, so thats not conclusive evidence of a "W" motor. As for the tri-power, the coil bracket was mounted on the firewall, rather than the intake, so look for a bracket there, or evidence of one. The "W" engines also used an external ballast resistor before the points, rather than a resistance wire to the coil. The engine harness should have two wires trailing downward to this resistor, mounted a little outboard of the throttle arm on the firewall.

If the cars appear to fairly original, albiet missing a few items, I'd be interested in documenting them for a database I keep. If you're willing to spend some time filling out forms, PM me and I can send them to you.

Verne.