You’re not going to get more basic than a beige Biscayne. But hold on. This one doesn’t have the base Turbo-Thrift Six, it has the 325-horsepower Turbo-Jet 396 V8 under the hood. And you’d have to do some looking around to find one this meticulously restored. To say this Chevy is “showroom new” would not be an exaggeration. The seller says it’s never been in the rain under his watch and the only reason he’s selling is that a bucket list car (a Bubble Top) has come up for sale. Located in Springfield, Missouri, and for sale here on eBay, this spotless ’66 Biscayne had a top bid of $30,000 as of this writing, which is short of the reserve and there’s a BIN price of $45,000.

“Bank on good looks priced for a budget.” That’s how Chevrolet’s glossy color booklet in 1966 described the Biscayne, the entry-level full-sized model behind the Caprice, Impala, and Bel-Air. And a Cameo Beige 2-door sedan, like this one, is featured on the Biscayne page in the booklet. Perusing the photos shows a practically flawless car as rust, dents, and dings can’t be found and the paint is shiny and presents very well. The chrome and limited trim look good as does all the glass. The seller says the floor pans and trunk are “spotless and rust-free” as is the undercarriage. I remember ’65 Biscaynes only offered four of six taillights but had forgotten you didn’t get the full wraparound taillights on a ’66 Biscayne; I guess every penny counted.

Biscaynes only came in three interior color options in 1966: red, blue, and the fawn color like you see in this car. I have to agree with the seller that the interior is like stepping into a brand-new car. The seats, door panels, carpet, dash, headliner, tilt steering wheel, and dash look perfect. Chevy bragged about its new pattern cloth and vinyl trim seat fabric and it looks really attractive; it doesn’t shout low-budget to me.

And don’t worry about power windows, the old school roll-up crank windows “roll up and down easily and seal properly.” I’m not sure how many ’66 Biscaynes were ordered from the factory without a radio but with a tachometer, but that’s what we have here. And the seller states that the aftermarket AC blows ice cold.

Under that beige bonnet sits an extremely clean 396 V8 with a 4-bbl Quadrajet carb that’s mated to an automatic transmission. The mileage on the odometer reads 71,650 but can’t be confirmed. The seller shares that it runs strong and doesn’t leak, the entire suspension is new, including sway bars, and that the suspension parts and frame have been powder coated. So what do you think? I don’t always agree with how sellers describe the vehicles they’re trying to sell, but I can’t argue here when this seller says, “This is, without exaggeration, one of the nicest 1966 Biscaynes that you will see. It was professionally built by a man who paid excruciating attention to detail.”