1962 Chevy 409 test drive
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Personally I'd rather have a 340 hp Powerglide...but I know most gearheads like the stickshifts...
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cool car...love the heater and radio delete...this wonderfull time capsule of an age never to return...Id gladly give my right nut for that car, even just for a year of having it! LOL! Im serious as a heart attack!
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I'm not a fan of Chevys but the beach boys are the only thing that make me like that car
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thats my favorite car of the muscle car era. one day i hope to get a striped down biscane, and drop a 409, M22, and 12 bolt in it. one FUN car.
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@gojoe283 i'd rather have a 413 wedge
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"She's real fine"
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Only thing a 409 is good for is a boat anchor
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Let's put it up against a 413 Max Wedge and....just see....
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I agree with gojoe283 on the 340 hp - smooth (hydraulic lifters) and powerful, only 5 less lb/ft of torque than the 400/425hp versions in '63. Wish I had '63 convertible back. In '62, the bubble-top was carried over for the Bel Air line only with the Impala 2dr hdtp transitioning to the new roof. The 4 speed available was a Borg-Warner T-10 not an M22. Powerglide came available with a 340hp in '63, 64 and early 65. I seriously looked for a 63 Z-11 in the mid 70's and never found one. :(
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It is a 62, my dad had one. Not 409 but a 62 chevy belair. God what fun I had in that car.
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@rudeman15 Reread my post I said it was a 62 I was correcting the guy who said it was a 61
Yes, it was an M22. However, the whine in the video is the typical sound of "pete Jackson" steel mesh timming gears. This car has been sold.
classicarsva 1 year ago