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My 409th Post.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:30 am
by rob
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:37 pm
by ozover50
Something like this, Rob?
****** quality, but I think you'll get the picture!!
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:30 pm
by rob
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:52 pm
by dean712
Nice! And I thought I was the only one who loved Impalas and Rickenbackers best....
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:49 am
by cheyenne
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.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:10 am
by rob
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.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:17 am
by beatlefan
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! ;^)
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:00 pm
by rictified
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.