1962 Chevrolet Bel Air 409 Video: Muscle Car Of The Week Episode 259 V8TV

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  • 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air 409 Video: Muscle Car Of The Week Episode 259 V8TV
    The 1962 Chevrolet 409 was a bad machine, and this one has a rich history of winning drag races with the trophies and paperwork to prove it. A very cool 1962 Bel Air Bubbletop from The Brothers Collection!
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    #bubbletop #BelAir #409 #SuperStock #Dragracing
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  • @upptowne
    @upptowne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I was a teenager I worked with a guy who had the 425/409. That was the first time I ever rode in a really fast car. 60 years later I still remember.

  • @petergrey7125
    @petergrey7125 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this guy‘s voice.
    I thought I was listening to Ron Swanson.
    Beautiful ride!

  • @hoss1947
    @hoss1947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I miss those days. What a great time to be alive, and be a car guy.

  • @graphitedak04
    @graphitedak04 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Running elevens with this car is impressive!

  • @hansgruber650
    @hansgruber650 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My cousin bought a new 64 409-425 in Daytona blue in South Philly, it was something.

    • @dukeman7595
      @dukeman7595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So is South Philly.

  • @erwinmonti5066
    @erwinmonti5066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    IM 74 NOW AND I DRIVE A 1400 HP GTR...BUT I HAD 3 OLDS 442s, A L88 CORVETTE, A 68 HEMI CUDA AND I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO THE BEST ERA OF MUSCLE CARS EVER..ITS FUN TODAY BUT NOTHING LIKE THE 60s. .....

  • @jamey4242
    @jamey4242 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a black one back in 1973 and like a fool sold it in 1975. Was a perfect body, no rust and never wrecked. I had a 425 hp 427 and four speed

  • @TheGunfighter45acp
    @TheGunfighter45acp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Plain Jane"is a real head (& tire) turner for sure.

  • @rollingstopp
    @rollingstopp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Car started a whole new cultural Term at the Drag Strip :::Fire in The Hole

  • @SteveRood1
    @SteveRood1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You known your car is a massive Hit tbat 'The Beach Boys' created a Song dedicated to the 409 V8 engine !

  • @michaelcarmean4906
    @michaelcarmean4906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💥 How Do You Not Love This💥

  • @donnyboy9505
    @donnyboy9505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I owned a 63 impala ss in1972...409 425hp,4 speed...my God,that car was fast and scared and excited me at the same time.

  • @johnwilkerson2195
    @johnwilkerson2195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite cars

  • @boostpack609
    @boostpack609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy belated bday 62 keep saving cars like these from the junkyard

  • @kennethtibbitts6641
    @kennethtibbitts6641 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that is one BAD-ASS BEL-AIR

  • @BrewBlaster
    @BrewBlaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Distinctive car and a Distinctive Engine. Quite a perfect pair!!

  • @StevenJeNova
    @StevenJeNova 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Beautiful!

  • @owatajrkiam
    @owatajrkiam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Kevin.....it would be awesome to see you and your wife Kelle drive this into the local drive-in movie theater and watch peoples jaws dropped!

  • @CoastalAutoReactionCAR
    @CoastalAutoReactionCAR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you.

  • @dukeman7595
    @dukeman7595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is one bad ass car, love the bubble top, sleek and slippery fast.

  • @jeremythompson9122
    @jeremythompson9122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Chevy always made the coolest full size performance cars. Love the 409 cars but my personal favorite is either a 66 Biscayne 2 door post with a factory L72 427/425hp-4 speed combo or a 65 Biscayne 2 door post with a factory L78 396/425hp-4 speed combo

  • @ketoking9435
    @ketoking9435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Only ever owned one American car a 70 GTO Judge,,, luv your channel,,,,, Awesome,,,

    • @officialclownbusiness7788
      @officialclownbusiness7788 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Irfan Khan if you're only going to own one, at least you picked an extremely nice one.

    • @ketoking9435
      @ketoking9435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Max Power,,,,, Had to smile as that was way back in 1990 here in England and £3000,,,, no way I could afford one now,,,,always loved American cars and took any opportunity to get in them as worked in an American speed shop,plus a trip to Canada in 1978 got me a few more trips in states cars,,,,,these days nearest I get is Forza 7 and of course museums & car shows,,,, Have a great weekend,,,,

  • @weezer92
    @weezer92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing show! Well written and produced. Keep up!

  • @Timinator62
    @Timinator62 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I never could (and Still) don't understand why the "Muscle Car" started with the '64 GTO...Chrysler's 300 that stared in '55 was called the 300 because it had 300 HP. In '61 Chevy had the Impala SS 409, Pontiac had the Super Duty Ventura, and Ford had the 6 Barrel 390 in the BIG T-Bird and then Mopar had the 413

    • @aaronhussain3873
      @aaronhussain3873 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Timinator62 and of course the 426 Max Wedge ;)

    • @ChristopherHayniedd980
      @ChristopherHayniedd980 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Timinator62 I agree.

    • @ragingbull94mtx
      @ragingbull94mtx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I can answer that. The original definition of a "muscle car" was an "intermediate sized" car with a massively powerful engine. All the cars you just named were "full size" cars with massively powerful engines. The GTO was based off of the "intermediate sized" Tempest... and by the original definition, was the one of the first (if not, the first) muscle car.

    • @terryschnereger8531
      @terryschnereger8531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Timinator62 probably because it was the start of a new era.

    • @Timinator62
      @Timinator62 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ok then, it's the "Intermediate" size that's questionable, my '64 Impala SS was was only 4 inches longer than than my buddy's '64 GTO. My SS had a 425 HP 409 in it...still doesn't add up...it's ALL hype. BACK IN THE DAY they weren't called Muscle Cars...

  • @jswan9658
    @jswan9658 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always, great car great video. Thanks.

  • @scotchbudmeister9018
    @scotchbudmeister9018 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the bubble tops! The Brothers should spring for a patch of land and some asphalt for these test drives. The parking lot is a bit tight.

  • @archiebunker6059
    @archiebunker6059 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice, nothing could touch that 409, in it's day.

  • @1962pjb
    @1962pjb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The outward visibility is phenomenal! :-)

  • @robertsklenka5823
    @robertsklenka5823 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a 62,63 and 64 full size chevy’s …and they all had tail light trouble…was a constant chase ..this one had the left side out ..haha

  • @michaelpacini1332
    @michaelpacini1332 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh yeah , plain can be beautiful but under the hood contains all you need know .
    Please let Kevin drive some of these cars !

    • @colin6769
      @colin6769 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm guessing that he might not want to since most of the brothers' collection are very expensive. If one breaks Kevin would either be very regretful or very broke. Sure glad he gets the brothers to drive 'em tho. Wow memories: I was 14 when that car was born and I'm still drooling. Great vid Kevin, thanks.

  • @theman9907
    @theman9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG! Love it

  • @ragingbull94mtx
    @ragingbull94mtx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how the video (excluding the ending title card) is exactly 4:09 long. ;)

  • @kc4cvh
    @kc4cvh ปีที่แล้ว

    My uncle had a 1962 Chevrolet, but it was the cheaper Biscayne version, with the venerable 235 c.i.d. L-6 engine. It would be great for a museum, but I have no desire to ride in one.

  • @mikesawyer4707
    @mikesawyer4707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We had a white bubble top 1961 Bel air. Great looking car, no power, big six.

  • @jeremythompson9122
    @jeremythompson9122 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mopar guy here but the 62 Bel Air 409/409 might be my favorite Chevy ever made. Right at the top of my list along with the 69 Camaro ZL1, 69 Chevelle COPO 427, and 68-69 Nova SS 396/375

  • @mynameis9057
    @mynameis9057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm wondering,do you guys probably run high octane racing fuel in these old beasts ? considering the original valve seats and high compression ratios these engines from this golden muscle car era were originally equipped with from the factory. I'm thinking it's gotta smell like cam2 sweetness for blocks around the days y'all are doing episode filming! just like a day at the track, ahhhh. thanks again guys! ▪☆☆☆▪

  • @rrmech11
    @rrmech11 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice Kevin

  • @aaronhussain3873
    @aaronhussain3873 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If the brothers have one, you guys should review a '61 Impala SS 409 (ideally with Dual Quads) - that is definitely one of my all time favourite cars!

    • @pnwdweler4100
      @pnwdweler4100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaron Hussain they didn’t have dual quads in 1961, you could only get a single four barrel, dual quads came out in 1962. Btw there were only 142 cars with the 409 in 1961.

  • @johnnygride2118
    @johnnygride2118 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a glorious automobile !!! I've got a 62 Biscayne and 58 delray but neither one of um is a 409 or 348 I wish they where though ...

  • @ZEEKUPP
    @ZEEKUPP 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice!

  • @roberteshaw9520
    @roberteshaw9520 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I ordered one it would be exactly as this. I had a 62 sedan 235 3 speed 4 door and I liked it.

  • @kleenk8
    @kleenk8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My cousin had one of these in white. Bubble top, 4 speed, 409 plant. I got the honor to drive it once. I think it is in Sweden now. I wished I had taken a picture of it in my driveway.

  • @ronaldstaples1741
    @ronaldstaples1741 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought one in 1965 off a Buick dealers used car lot.

  • @David-ze4ce
    @David-ze4ce 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best car yet

  • @hypocycloidiaspora
    @hypocycloidiaspora 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any 1961 Impala SS 409's in the Brothers' Collection? I'd love to see that!

  • @rogerholloway8498
    @rogerholloway8498 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're right, that's the back end I saw!

  • @TonyDantzler
    @TonyDantzler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please ask the brothers to find a sweeper truck to clean up those rocks all over that parking lot. This parking lot is not nearly as clean as the one that you used early on in these series. By the way that 409 Chevy is quite remarkable. it looks pristine.

  • @sanfranciscobay
    @sanfranciscobay 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the bench seat, 4 speed, big engine muscle cars. Mom's race car disguised as a family cruiser.

  • @PaftDunk
    @PaftDunk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandpa owns a 62 Bel Air Sports Coupe (Bubbletop,) Numbers Matching, 409.

  • @ChristopherHayniedd980
    @ChristopherHayniedd980 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love these cars. My guess on actual hp is about 500.

  • @midnightspecial2990
    @midnightspecial2990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have a Popular Hot Rodding mag that told this car's story from 1984.

  • @michaelcassidy463
    @michaelcassidy463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a ‘63 409. It won 80% of the street races if the other cars were near stock.

  • @donalddoty5768
    @donalddoty5768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do feel sorry for the young people today. They gave up the trill of this for a cell phone, video games and social media,

    • @tomupchurch4911
      @tomupchurch4911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah... I hear that. Can you imagine this latest batch on Omaha Beach?

  • @canoebelue
    @canoebelue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I owned a 62 Biscayne that was 409/409HP from the factory. It was faster when I installed a tricked out 396.

    • @mgn5667
      @mgn5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      well you couldnt do that in 62 ..ha ha

  • @brucemorris6319
    @brucemorris6319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always wanted a 348 or 409 in a 59 impala. I had a 62 once but it had a 283 in it.

  • @mgn5667
    @mgn5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive Read that when you really got on the accelerator you didnt steer the car But Pointed It...!

  • @livewire2759
    @livewire2759 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, if I were a rich man in the early '60s, I'd have a few of these 409s.

  • @suzanneursitti2110
    @suzanneursitti2110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1958 Mercury was the first car with 400 hp with it,s 430 cu in engine...

    • @richardkochan460
      @richardkochan460 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Suz Hate to " Burst yer Bubble " That Merc
      Weighed 6K Lbs.☮️

    • @daleostrom3613
      @daleostrom3613 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardkochan460; Actually, that 430, 400 HP engine was available in any 1958 Mercury. A 2 door hardtop Montclair had a shipping weight of 4085 lbs. It could be had in a 2 door sedan cheapy also switch would easily be under 4000 lbs.

  • @sthompson4049
    @sthompson4049 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    ok,thats 2 on the bucket list,'63 ford 300 4 door with the 427,now this,let me keep watching,there might be more......

  • @OMENASOSE-ll8yc
    @OMENASOSE-ll8yc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I WISHD ID HAD 2 BELAIRS 61-63 AND ONE RED BEL AIR

  • @Revolution1117
    @Revolution1117 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always been a Ford guy, but what I wouldn't do to own this Bel Air.

  • @timbutler7433
    @timbutler7433 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muscle car era was from 1961 to 1971 in my book!

    • @xxllbb55
      @xxllbb55 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      1970 corrected !

  • @LanceisLawson
    @LanceisLawson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 409 was a great street engine. However when the 409 was sent to run on the big NASCAR ovals they basically blew up. The reason being the 409 was bored out to the point that the cylinder walls were too thin. They also had a tendency to drop falves much like the smaller 348 was prone to doinng.

  • @MH-fb5kr
    @MH-fb5kr ปีที่แล้ว

    My HS buddy convinced his mom to buy one… black stripper… never bested in a drag

  • @anthonyowen
    @anthonyowen 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every time I watch your videos I think how can someone who can afford all those nice cars not pay to clean up all that gravel in their parking log. I get nervous watching those beauties dance on those rocks.

  • @MrHeadbanger366
    @MrHeadbanger366 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the stripped down look.

  • @rjwintl
    @rjwintl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    she's real fine, my 409 ...!!!

    • @christinrkm
      @christinrkm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I Know That song.

  • @chrisjeffries2322
    @chrisjeffries2322 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    💋

  • @serget2168
    @serget2168 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The low rider community used the bubble tops 409s and thats where a lot of them ended up

  • @jessealcalarealtyone
    @jessealcalarealtyone 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any shops In SoCal that specialize in 409 engines?

  • @michaelclarke9488
    @michaelclarke9488 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Size not withstanding, that’s all Muscle Car.

  • @rondickson7906
    @rondickson7906 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Dad bought a new 1964 Impala SS 409 , 340hp, with 2 speed power glide transmission. At the time this car was the only one at the dealership. Was this car a rare one due to the power glide ? I’ve never checked . Thanks.

  • @manowar5516
    @manowar5516 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone else hear that banging noise at 3:54 ?

  • @mikecostello8769
    @mikecostello8769 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Four-speed dual quad posit traction 409

  • @2ManyNamesTaken
    @2ManyNamesTaken ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna know what TIRES it ran an 11 sec. 1/4 on. - Like most muscle cars, TRACTION is the main handicap.

  • @Pro1er
    @Pro1er 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You keep mentioning the bubble top but never mention the curved windshield.

  • @TimMartin62
    @TimMartin62 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    at 3.00 ,burnt out brake light,,,,one of my pet peeves ...1157 bulbs are cheep.

  • @anodyneforever3996
    @anodyneforever3996 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Giddyap giddyap....,!

  • @danielthomas3057
    @danielthomas3057 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check left brake light.

  • @Doug-mc3dd
    @Doug-mc3dd 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fo' 09...fo' 09...she's so fine my fo' 09.✊😁

  • @dcformee123
    @dcformee123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful car just need some hubcaps it looks dumb with no hubcaps.

  • @EvelMcChicken
    @EvelMcChicken 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like the left brake light is out

  • @everettblack4719
    @everettblack4719 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Covet...

  • @richardkochan460
    @richardkochan460 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's Said the GTO Was the first Muscle Car ?
    This 409 Bel Air Was Actually Faster👍
    Turn it on , Wind it up , Blow it up , GTO LMAO☮️

  • @Johnnycdrums
    @Johnnycdrums 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lucky that thing was never scratched.

  • @jamesflynn5392
    @jamesflynn5392 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it for sale. Price

  • @randybeard6040
    @randybeard6040 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chevy's have come a long way--the New Mid engine Corvette does 0 to 60 in about 3 secs...

  • @glengabruch4664
    @glengabruch4664 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super fine 409!!!👍Please check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a rowdy 512 stroker backed by an A833 4 speed manual. I think you'll approve. 👌

  • @thecarkid9667
    @thecarkid9667 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Maybe its just me, but that seemed like a LOT of white smoke coming out of the exhaust...

  • @jeremythompson9895
    @jeremythompson9895 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful car and really fast but I'd still rather have a 62 Pontiac Catalina 421SD or a 62 Dodge/ Plymouth 413 Max Wedge in a drag race. I'd take the 409 or a 62 Ford Galaxie 406 as a daily driver though over both the SD Pontiac or Max Wedge Mopar

  • @jared5021
    @jared5021 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for skipping the song. I cannot stand the beach boys!

    • @MrBradymoss
      @MrBradymoss 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are entitled to you're opinion I get that but be advised, you're very alone on that one.

  • @gordonmohr2268
    @gordonmohr2268 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    4 downvotes from toyota prius owners. :p

  • @merkarrand
    @merkarrand ปีที่แล้ว

    62 chevs with 327 and 409 engines are great cars