Loving those Bowties! my grandpa had a white '62 409 Impala long ago, A fun car while he had it... Great event and high praise to those classic Chevy's, coming from a Mopar guy!
409 ended because they couldn't get much more hp off pump gas. The heads maxed out compression. The other problem was if you missed a shift on the 4 speed, the engine was prone to self destruction. Overall, pretty quick engine.
Yeah, Can you imagine the frame flex of those cars. I'm sure the center bearings were relatively new. The welds on mine snapped and raised hell one night. That was with a 6 cyi/powerglide.
Sorry for your loss. I owned one of the few 1959 Impala's with the 348, 335 horse and the Bog Warner 4-speed. It was a heavy car but it sure would smoke both rear tires so easy. Uncle Sam called me and I had to sell it in 1966. Won many street races with that 348. You probably never heard a 348 with all three carbs wide open at 6,000 rpm's ?? It's like a bee sting that one never forgets.
@@phantomblott1 Had a friend that bought a new 1961 impala convertible 4-speed with three two barrel carbs run ok for back then, I had a 1963 with 4 -speed 327 300 h.p run very good.
Loving those Bowties! my grandpa had a white '62 409 Impala long ago, A fun car while he had it... Great event and high praise to those classic Chevy's, coming from a Mopar guy!
I always wanted a 348 or 409 . Don’t even have to have a car to go with it just have the engine setting in my shop just to look at it.
Had a 1958 Biscayne with a 348 from an Impala when I was 18, loved that car wish I had it today.
Do the man down at the bank take her from you?
my first car was a 62 impala 2drht, wish i had it back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
So this is where all the Bowties went. I always hoped my old 64 Biscayne would grow 2 more cylinders with those W valve covers.
Wish I could have been there with my 62 bubble top with the 427
"SRFM409"... LICENSE PLATES ON MY 62' "BUBBLE TOP"🥰
nice picture of the tree instead of the cars, DUH>
409 ended because they couldn't get much more hp off pump gas. The heads maxed out compression. The other problem was if you missed a shift on the 4 speed, the engine was prone to self destruction. Overall, pretty quick engine.
Amazing to see these x frame cars with 2 piece driveshaft hauling ass
Yeah, Can you imagine the frame flex of those cars. I'm sure the center bearings were relatively new. The welds on mine snapped and raised hell one night. That was with a 6 cyi/powerglide.
Most were one piece aluminum
409 was the greatest thing ever until late 64 when those dodge boys made the 426 hemi engines. They killed the 409 engines
Don't make em like that no more Chevrolet is AWESOME
Videographer? Button Pusher.
never saw a 348 that would spin a tire on dry pavement. that last tan car at the very end must have been the 348 for sure.
Sorry for your loss. I owned one of the few 1959 Impala's with the 348, 335 horse and the Bog Warner 4-speed. It was a heavy car but it sure would smoke both rear tires so easy. Uncle Sam called me and I had to sell it in 1966. Won many street races with that 348. You probably never heard a 348 with all three carbs wide open at 6,000 rpm's ?? It's like a bee sting that one never forgets.
@@phantomblott1 Had a friend that bought a new 1961 impala convertible 4-speed with three two barrel carbs run ok for back then, I had a 1963 with 4 -speed 327 300 h.p run very good.
tHEY jUST dON'T mAKE uM lIKE THIS aNYMORE,wHAT A sHAME......
This blows.
Stock 409-62,63,64
Bad carmera work