As one of the 15,019 409-powered Chevrolets produced for 1962, Gary Anderson's immaculately restored Super Sport Impala convertible is an exceptional example of the '60s Super Stock street car breed.
It seems that lately the 348/409 engines have been experiencing a Lazarus effect. Since their introduction in 1958 until their demise in 1965 (with the introduction of the 396), the Chevrolet W-motors ...
When people first looked at the new lineup of Chevrolets in the fall of 1961, few probably realized how iconic the new fullsize Chevy would become. The clean, youthful styling of the Biscayne, Bel Air ...
“In 1962 the 409/409 engine was a $484 option. This was a smoking hot deal. Next time this one sells, expect the first digit to be a 7 or an 8.” (Hagerty, August 14, 2009). The car in question is, of ...
1963 was a feelings mixer for motorists and gearheads driving across the United States of Automobile. On the one hand, the Impala dropped the Z-11 gauntlet only to retract it almost immediately as ...
The 1965 Impala SS 409 sits at the intersection of mass-market success and true rarity, a high performance option tucked inside one of the most common American cars of its era. Understanding how ...
It's one thing to see these two pristine cars sitting there, the 1932 Ford five-window coupe -- little deuce coupe -- with its 327 Chevy engine, and the red-and-cream 1962 Chevrolet Impala with the ...
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Chevy's first muscle car was before its time
Back before the era of serious muscle cars began, there was a vehicle that combined Chevrolet's largest new engine with the most luxurious version of its popular full-sized car, the Impala. The 409 ...
One of the hottest tunes on the radio in 1962 was a little ditty by a group of surf-loving teens who extolled excitement over something called a “4-0-9.” The Beach Boys weren't the only ones focused ...
Although Chevrolet developed a V8 engine as early as 1917, the company really made its mark with the small block V8 in 1955. Just three years later the automaker introduced the powerful 348 ci engine ...
A NOTE ABOUT THE LEAD IMAGE: I apologize for confusing with the lead image of the 1963 Impala with the Z11 package. First, some 1963 cars were built in 1962, starting around August 1962 to be exact.
Justin Cupler has been a member of the TopSpeed team since 2012. Justin's love for cars started back when he was just five years old, helping his dad work on his 1957 Chevy Bell Air and then his 1966 ...
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