My 409th Post.

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:30 am

One of my all time dream cars is the early 60's Chevy Impala SS with a 409 under the hood. It looks kinda far off, since the company I work for is being extremely cheap on my pay right now. Oh, well.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:37 pm

Something like this, Rob?

****** quality, but I think you'll get the picture!!

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:30 pm

Well, I'm not into lowriders, but if it has a 409 I'll take it!!!

Actually, this is the first 4 door I've seen in a 60's Impala. IMHO these are beutiful cars.

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:52 pm

Nice! And I thought I was the only one who loved Impalas and Rickenbackers best....

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:49 am

Last Spring their was county auction next to where I work and one of the items to be auctioned was a '60's era firetruck. Just the truck keep in mind, all the equipment and logo's were removed, in very nice shape though for a '60s truck. A friend of mine bid $800.00 for it and won.

Turns out it had a Chevy 409 engine, (no one knew!) And the fact that it was a firetruck from a very small town, it had less than 10K miles on it.

Anyway within a week my friend sold the engine to a car collector, then found a buyer for the truck, he smiled all the way to the bank. I cant recall what he got for the engine, but it was a substantial amount.

rob · Post by **rob** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:10 am

Man, if I was that guy with the firetruck, I would've kept that engine for a project.

About three years ago, I saw this 1970 Plymouth (Satelite?) that looked like it came fresh out of a barn. Faded blue paint, 4 doors, dog dish hubcaps, etc. Looked like a real granny-car. Well, under the hood was a stock 426 Hemi. Go figure.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:17 am

My dad worked over 30 years as a body/fender repairman for various Ford dealerships in the Baltimore area....he would bring home those little 1/24th scale give-away promo cars when the new models came out every September.....BUT, I would usually trade the Galaxies for the Impalas , with my friend down the block...hehe!! Shhhhhh.....don't tell my dad! ;^)

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:00 pm

During the 50's and 60's many hotrodders bought plain jane cars like that to save weight with huge motors in them, sleepers, they're my favorite motorhead cars. My friend has a 60 Impala with a 409 and a four speed, it's not original though.