1962 Chevrolet Chevy Impala SS Z-11 Z11 & 409 Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@chrisjeffries2322]

How did I miss this one! Thank you Jim and Lou for sharing this outstanding 1962 Impala 409! OMG

[@loucostabile]

Hi Chris, Happy to read you found this one :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@loucostabile]

Here is one more you might like :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y37WhXubl9iWeLc

[@jward9637]

OMG!! It’s a time machine that takes you back to 1962!! What an amazing car! Jim thank you for showing this incredibly rare muscle car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi J Ward, Glad to receive a "OMG!!" from you :-) Lou

[@mzaccagnini7179]

That is a cool 409.I think it's the best one I've ever seen.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this "cool" car :-)

[@josephromano6825]

Now that’s a awesome car! That 409 sounds like a beast! Beautiful! Pure muscle!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Joseph, You're right, this car is 2 years before the GTO and I agree this is a Muscle Car :-)

[@silverbullet8901]

First car was a 62 SS,it set me back $125 when I was 15 years old and I regret letting it go to this day😢.

[@mr.e1220]

Don't regret it, you would have beat it to hell.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robbie Rabon, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 1st car :-) I think it was Dr. Seuss who said, "Don't be sad it's over. Be glad it happened." That quote helps me with people and things I no longer have, and I hope it helps you too, Lou

[@mr.e1220]

@@loucostabile I didn't expect a quote under this video to help me out with something I'm struggling with. Thank you dr. Seuss and thanks for remembering the quote. It helped me. I wrote it down.

[@johnsobey4261]

I had a 62 283 all red in my junior year in 68.. then got a 63 SS 327 teal blue in my senior year..wish I kept both of them

[@jimmccune568]

I Talked with Jim at the show and he told me it is one of 16 cars built and one of three known to exist. Stunning car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jim, So much fun to find a special car like this, video, and share. Glad you like this one, Lou

[@davemontanbeau2883]

The 62 Z11 parts were over the counter only to selected race car owners-drivers. Not an assembly line car.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Omggg

[@polystictus]

@@davemontanbeau2883 Thats what I recall hearing. No cowl induction?

[@davemontanbeau2883]

@@polystictus Cowl was a homemade deal in 62. The 63 was done during the assembly of the 50 something Z11s.

[@gregfair1749]

That’s such a sweet 62 Impala! My very fist car was a 1964 SS409 four speed!!!! Miss that car!!!!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Greg, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@gregfair1749]

I’ve been subscribed for awhile now and have seen quite a few of your high quality videos. Thank you Lou.

[@klartava]

learned something new today, As a chevy partsman, I have always thought the Z-11 was in 63 only..that my friends..is a very rare car

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bob Flynn, Glad you learned something new. I'm learning from the Care Takers on just about every car, and I find that so fun :-) Lou

[@klartava]

Yeah, that was an interesting article ..I was a chevy partsman from 69 to 77 Byrne Bro's Chev in north white plains ,NY. the high perf. days

[@jeremythompson9122]

Me too. Never even knew there was a 62 Impala Z11 until recently. Always thought it was 63 only

[@vppnbrent]

My uncle owned Del Munson Chevrolet in Pixley, CA and got one of these cars from the factory in '62. He sold it to Butch Leal who raced it for several years until Chevy pulled out of racing. This was the beginning of Butch's racing career. I watched Butch fire this car up when it was on the trailer. I was 13 at the time and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

[@loucostabile]

Hi vppnbrent, Thank you for viewing and sharing the story of your Uncle Del and details on your memory of this car, Lou

[@vppnbrent]

Lou Costabile i have a photo of the car and it looks very similar to yours, color and all.

[@gramps6334]

What a sweet car! The 409 sound is monstrous. Love it!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you "Love it!" :-)

[@williamwhiting6285]

That Z-11 sounds so strong! Beautiful.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks and sounds from this car :-)

[@davidm4160]

I was born in 62......this would make a good birthday present

[@loucostabile]

Hope you're behind the wheel of the right 1962 for you soon :-)

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Hello, I was also born in ‘62. Definitely, this is a dream car. Would make the very best birthday present ever. I’m also David.

[@paulb1150]

Man ! What a beautiful car.

[@EllotusFreeholy]

...And a super nice owner to boot! Very enjoyable video.

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@mikepierce4739]

Love the black paint and red interior. Miss these old muscle cars.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mike, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Good news! You're on the right KZbin Channel for the cars you enjoy, Lou

[@MrModelworx]

Wow ! what a beast of a car, thanks for the video, that's one if my favourites that you've done. I love the 62 Chevys

[@loucostabile]

So much fun when you find / video a car that there are so few of.

[@HWolfeIII]

As a 2004 Impala SS owner. I loved this one, gives you insight into the history of the brand.

[@loucostabile]

Hi HWolfeIII, Happy to read this one brings info to where yours came from, Lou

[@jd4harley]

I had an impala SS the first year they offered the 5.3 v8 motor in it FWD it would run 140 mile an hour love the car was terrific and I also owned the first year for the impala 1958 they didn’t offer a SS back then but it was a nice car would’ve loved to of had the 348 motor with three carbs but that was the first car I ever owned! Jus sayn ❤️

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

Beautiful Chevrolet

[@loucostabile]

Hi Chris, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

@@loucostabile Yes I did subscribe and turned on notifications bell. My dad bought a new Chevrolet Impala in 1967. I I’ll never forget that car

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

@@loucostabile my mom teach me how to drive in a 1960 Chevrolet Impala 348 motor

[@wrenchmanhotrods1247]

I remember going to Capital Raceway in 1963 and Malcolm Durham had just received his 1963 Z11, it had the window sticker on it . The Z11 package was $1200 extra

[@loucostabile]

Hi Wrenchman Hot Rods, Happy to read this car / video brings back great memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@davemontanbeau2883]

The dealer net was 874.00 for the RPO Z11 and list was 1150.00.

[@waynespyker5731]

Malcolm would occasionally run at York US 30 in Thomasville, Pa.

[@88SC]

I love, love, love everything about this car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi 88SC, Happy to read you "love, love, love everything about this car!" :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy, Lou

[@dcformee123]

that is one beautiful 62 Impala SS aluminum front end vehicle.

[@loucostabile]

well said.

[@dcformee123]

I saw a lot of pretty cars when I went to Barrett-Jackson to couple years ago and that was fun

[@dcformee123]

In Reno

[@kevinbrucestevens7747]

Awesome car.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this "Awesome car" :-)

[@RSDX99]

I saw Dyno Don Nicholson run one like this back in the day, 1962 and it ran 13.2 in the quarter and that was great back in those days.

[@loucostabile]

That's pretty cool. Thank you for viewing and sharing the Dyno Don story, Lou

[@davemontanbeau2883]

12s-Dyno Don Nicholson (underhood, looking over his 409) returned to Pomona in 1962 to defend his 1961 Stock Eliminator title. During class racing on Saturday, Dave Strickler in the Bill Jenkins-tuned “Old Reliable” 409 Chevy beat Nicholson, but would later fall to Hayden Proffitt’s Pontiac in the SS/S finals. On Sunday Nicholson and Strickler faced off again in the Stock Eliminator final. Strickler turned the quicker e.t. (12.55, the best Stock time of the meet), but Nicholson got to the finish line first, winning with a 12.84 at 109.22 mph.

[@extramile150]

yes--even Nicholson's '61 409 ran high 12s.

[@dyer2cycle]

...I have always been a huge fan of the W-motor...since I first saw one as a kid, I was fascinated by those huge heads and scalloped valve covers...as a teenager, I used to like to prowl through junkyards and peer under the hoods of every 1958-1965 Chevy full-size car I could find to see if it had a W-motor in it...and later, late '50's to mid-60's heavy trucks, when I found out they used W-motors as well...only found 2 or 3, they were probably 348's...this was in the late '70's and early '80's. Fast forward to the late 1980's-early '90's, I actually got to see them racing at Atlanta Dragway on Super Chevy Sundays...then one weekend, around 1989, they had some sort of vintage muscle car/drag car show and races at Atlanta Dragway...don't remember the name of the event...LOTS of rare original drag cars, got to see my legendary 409's race...they did well against the Fords, BUT...they NEVER won a shootout against the 413, 426 Wedge, and 426 Hemi Mopars...Nor against another competitor that I had never really heard much about until then...the 421 Super Duty Pontiacs...I was really impressed..and shocked, really...the Super Duty Pontiacs would absolutely run toe-to-toe with the Mopars. The Chevy 409's and Fords would not...was that the way it was back in the day when they were new?....

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read the details you enjoy about this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy!

[@williamwhiting6285]

I was a huge racing fan back in the 1950s to mid 1960s in the Detroit area. A very devoted Chevy fan, in all honesty the 409 could not compete with Ram Charger at all. I saw one 1964 409 Impala beat a 426 Dodge and run 13.08 at 108mph. AA stock. That was it. The 409 design did not breathe well at all. You really had to work the heads, valves etc to make them run well. Great days.

[@johnjenkins6547]

Outstanding find!

[@loucostabile]

Hi John Jenkins, Thank you. Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Lou

[@johnnyhawkins5061]

john jenkins I'M kin to some Jenkins from Kentucky!!!My name is Johnny Hawkins!

[@robertwilson6144]

My 1963 SS409 had factory cast iron headers. The dual quads were really difficult to set up properly for the street - they were really designed for the drags. I wound up running a single Holley 750 vacuum secondary on the street - not quite as quick but much more driveable. The biggest limitation was the rear fender wells which could only accommodate relatively narrow tires - a hard shift into second or third could put the car sideways…

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@jimsteele2072]

That car is a work of art!

[@loucostabile]

Hi James Steele, Glad you enjoyed this one and consider the car a "work of art!" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@jimmysapien9961]

Absolutely 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@charleshaggard4341]

I was practically raised in a Chevy dealer in E Texas during the 60s and mostly remember the cars from 62 to 70 when the owner died and it closed. Unfortunately, I was only 11 back in 62 and I didn't know Chev built anything like this. It was a small town dealer and my dad was service manager.

[@loucostabile]

Hi CHARLES, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your time at the Dealer in TX :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@charleshaggard4341]

@@loucostabile The first 409 I remember that was in a car and not a truck was a 63 Impala SS 409 with 2 4 bbl and a 4 speed. The guy used it as a daily driver and in the days of leaded gasoline, dad couldn't keep it tuned up. Always fouling spark plugs. My dad cursed it but it was a beautiful burgundy car. My uncle was Sales Manager and Dad told him if he ever ordered any more multi carburetor cars, he was going to make him work on them. lol

[@decay21450]

"If you see her on the strip, don't try to choose her. You might drive a go-er, but you'll never lose her."

[@loucostabile]

Hi decay21450, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@richardcarson2941]

Just purchased the car from Jim Mattison, Owner of PHS services (Pontiac Historical Society). Will be coming to Las Vegas soon! It's the real thing and the actual race car of Dickie Harrell, also known as "Mr. Chevrolet"!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Richard Carson, Congratulations on your new car! Very exciting, Lou

[@loudbutslow_z2853]

Actually saw this exact car run at Amarillo Dragway

[@loucostabile]

Hi Loudbutslow_Z28, Happy to read this car brings back memories of this car at Amarillo Dragway :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Beautiful car! I like the '61,62,63.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John G, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

[@jameswinter6125]

Beautiful Chevy.

[@loucostabile]

Hi James, Happy to read you appreciate this of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@stevefowler2112]

If one of the big 3 would build some of these era retro cars they'd sell like hot cakes...

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steve Fowler, I think you have a solid idea there, Lou

[@EllotusFreeholy]

I've always thought that too. I think any of us that grew up in the 60's probably just fell in love with some particular make, model, year of some car. It would be so cool to recreate those bodies, maybe even scaled down a bit but keeping the classic lines, stance, you know, the overall package. I think the only thing that has really come close, as far as I know, would maybe be like the PT Cruiser, which is kind of retro in a way but evokes models from even further back than muscle cars.

[@jeremythompson9895]

Depends on the price

[@poikaa3]

@@loucostabile Other than my 1951 GMC, the 62 was my favorite! Love to see them again!

[@ivanwesley8182]

What a car! Absolutely gorgeous!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ivan, Happy to read "What a car! Absolutely gorgeous!!" :-) Lou

[@lelko8]

No ET or MPH . Knew a guy with a'62' 409 with one four barrel that turned 12:40 's at Union Grove . This car has the tach set at 6000 RPM's which means solid lifters.

[@loucostabile]

Hi lelko8, Happy to read this car brings back memories of the 62 409 :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@matrox]

Zora Duntovs name is on the release form.

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@thelorax7704]

There is so much more to tell with this Chevy. I would love to hear more about this being the prototype for the '63 where they made it a 427. These were beasts! Have you heard of "Old Reliable"?

[@loucostabile]

Hi The Lorax, Happy to share this "Beast" with you. Isn't "Old Reliable" in Yellowstone National State Park....oh that's "Old faithful" :-) Feel free to share. Lou

[@josephwest7227]

Fantastic car,brings back memories, Thanks so much.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Joseph, Happy to read you enjoy this "Fantastic car" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@ThomasDeLello]

That is rare... Very rare... This new owner doesn't seem to know much about the original owner and early history of this car. Z-11's were all FX'ers and not used for street cruising.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Thomas De Lello , Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@M21L35]

The mic was too far away on some of Jim's recitation, Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi M20L35, Yes, you're right. It's car show "drive in" day so you're going to have background noises. Bottom line is you do the best you can, in the time allowed, with the equipment you have, to the best of your ability, and this was the result. Lou

[@zangzang1268]

What a beast. I learned something too. Z-11 = 427" and full on Super-Stock race car. Awesome! Would love to take a ride in that thing.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Zang Zang, Happy to read you appreciate this car and it's fun learning too :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@zangzang1268]

@@loucostabile Back in 1964, an uncle that grew up living with us as an older brother had a black on black 1963 Impala SS. I don't know the RPO code on the engine. It was a dual quad version 409 with 4:56 posi, exhaust cutouts, dual point distributor and he put a hood scoop on in. Traction bars and spreader blocks in the front springs to raise the front end. At Forsyth county drag strip near Atlanta, with 10" slicks on the best days it ran high 12's. I was 10-11 years old back then. I can remember like yesterday riding in it. We'd visit a couple of other cousins that worked at an American gas station and hang out for a couple of hours - at the south end of Norcross. When it was time to go, Jim would unscrew the caps on the exhaust and crank up the 409 to warm it up. With Uniroyal street tires the burnouts were spectacular. Johnnie and Eddie would walk out front to the Buford highway to make sure the coast was clear. We'd pull out onto the highway and lay down full 1/8 mile posi burnouts in all 4 gears fishtailing to show off. He'd let it hook up 75-80 and punch it to the floor. With the cast aluminum hood scoop on it, when pulling to the top end, around 90 MPH the hood would begin to shake. One of the sweetest memories of my 66 years on earth - for an 11 year old kid it was breathtaking - open exhaust, dual quads roaring and that 409 screaming full-tilt. If I could go back in time, one of those burnouts would be moment at the top of the list. With street tires and the 4:56 posi it would melt the back tires. Going through the gears it was like the car was on ice. Blew through 1-3'rd in 2-3 seconds and then 4th was 80-90% of the burnout. No BS here I promise you that. John Force did spectacular burnouts in the days with Austin Coil - but he wasn't first. :) It was a cat and mouse game with the local PD, there weren't many cars in the area that could lay down that kind of rubber - they knew who did it and would harass him all the time. Anyone that ever rode in a 4-speed dual quad posi-traction 409 knows this to be true. The 409 Chevy's were the first factory fire breathing monsters to hit the streets. The others followed. Subscribed.

[@waynespyker5731]

@@zangzang1268 How about all the 3 carbed 348s?

[@zangzang1268]

@@waynespyker5731 A cousin had a white '59 Impala with 348 3 deuces - sweet setup. The 348 was a baby 409.

[@kevin2960]

The 62 was basically the prototype z11, in 63-64 they were made to be 427, still a 409 type. In 62 it had all the aluminum and goodies but was a 409.

[@USCG.Brennan]

My '62 Impala SS 409 (2X4) didn't have a Hurst shifter like this one does. It was a factory narrow kind that was curved midway and had a black ball on top with a clear upper half showing the shift pattern in it. I had my Impala in '68 and I think I was only the 2nd owner. It didn't have PS or PB, but did have an AM radio and heater. The clutch was SUPER stiff and the 2 4bl carbs LOVED the gas stations. I had to use Chevron Custom Supreme (gold label) because regular just didn't do the job. That's back when Custom Supreme was .42-45c gallon and I thought that was terrible! ;-)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Curt, Thank you for sharing details on your car, Lou

[@johnnyhawkins5061]

A friend of mine had a big fat GMC truck well it was actually a big wrecker and it had a truck 409 in it with two trans and tandem rear ends!!I remember when one of the heads went bad & I thought he would have trouble finding one,But he got one at a parts yard in Owensboro,Kentucky!!! ,had to be in the late 80$ or early 90$ !!!!!!!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Johnny, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends GMC Truck with a 409 :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@rickyjohnson1034]

My question is ? Do these come with the to piece drive line? I had a 621/2 SS red on red with first year 327 stock square four barrel four speed car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ricky Johnson, Not sure, and hoping a Viewer who has knowledge car share the answer to your question, Lou

[@davemontanbeau2883]

Yes on the 2 part driveshaft. From 58 to 64 had them. 62 was the 1st year for the 327 and 250HP was the highest in a big car and 360HP in the Vette.

[@jd4harley]

Such an amazing collectible car I would give anything to have one just like it especially an impala SS might’ve been the only way you could get that motor

[@loucostabile]

Hi James, Happy to read you appreciate this "amazing collectible car" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@josejunioroliveira8241]

Fantastic !!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jose, Happy to read you appreciate this "Fantastic !!!" car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@timmclaughlin3314]

You could also order the parts separate and equip your existing car.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing & sharing your knowledge.

[@rolandgard6984]

Dad owned one of one hundred, or so '61 409 four speeds. I wish he would have kept the car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Roland, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@daviddonaghy7568]

Can't hear most of the audio with the loudspeaker in the background.

[@loucostabile]

Hi David, Yes, when you're at a car show you do what you can with what you have because you can't control the environment, so this is what you get, Lou

[@lucasswearingen377]

since its a z-11 its a 427 not a 409?

[@loucostabile]

Hi lucas swearingen, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@donhathaway3234]

Beautiful car!!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@harrylinka5227]

Wow impressive you're a lucky man to have that what I wouldn't give for that car that is one of the sweetest cars I've seen ever nice

[@loucostabile]

Hi Harry, High praise. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@harrylinka5227]

I like especially when you start the car up and you let it run and you show the engine because that's really the bread and butter of everything I will subscribe to your Channel

[@harrylinka5227]

I have a 2006 Mustang GT and I put some camshafts in it competition cam and I fixed it up quite a bit and it's a really cool looking car I think it's one of the best looking cars in Oshawa and it is nice I'm a car guy myself I've been a mechanic since I was 16 years old I'm a Millwright by trade but I've been working on cars like I say since I was 14 years old and driving cars since I was 14 years old I started with a Volkswagen my dad had a Volkswagen and he'd like to drink so he let me drive my mother around and him around while they got drunk

[@ant-1382]

4 speed dual quad positraction 409.

[@loucostabile]

Hi ant-1 -1 , Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@edb.3313]

Fantastic car...what a racer 1/4mi at a time and just the way it should remain.THX Lou, and what a beauty she is and always will be!!! ÷)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ed B, Glad you like this one :-)

[@johnwilkerson2195]

Love the sound of that 409 beautiful car!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi John, Sounds just the way we like it :-) Lou

[@jeremythompson9122]

The 62-63 Z11 Impala's are my favorite Chevy's ever made besides a 69 ZL1 Camaro. That's a BAD machine

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read this one is a favorite of yours :-)

[@rollingstopp]

there was a drag racer back in the day that put the 409 in a 1960 vette he called it the 409,er.. and theres a video of a team building a 60 vette with the 409 extremely over the top build.. the 427 was a nascar motor and wasnt production til later,, so the 409 was the top bad ass chevy engine along with 396 wich was soon to come into production... the old god engines rule= chevy 409.

[@loucostabile]

Sounds like a fun bunch of Guys! Thank you for sharing, Lou

[@drpatferrydc3853]

WOW! WHAT A SUPER FIND! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR CAR JIM! DO YOU HAVE ANY TIMES AND SPEED IN THE QUARTER MILE? ALSO WHAT GEAR RATIO DID IT COME WITH FROM THE FACTORY AND WAS IT POSI TRAC?

[@loucostabile]

Hi DR PAT FERRY DC, High praise :-) Hope Jim sees your comment to answer your questions, Lou

[@loucostabile]

Hi DR PAT FERRY DC, Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@bigcurt011]

There’s nothing like a tuxedo black 62 impala 😎

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@hansgruber650]

Beauty.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Hans, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Lou

[@lostsoul3154]

The dual quad that year was rated @ 409 h.p., not 430.

[@fredmartin1626]

Z-11 cars were 427CI not 409 and had aluminum front end metal. GM rated them at 430 hp but way more power than a 409/ 409hp.

[@kwhite145]

I thought 409s were dog engines like the 348 truck engines?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kenneth White "Dog engines" :-) I have to say your comment made me laugh. Thank you. If this is a dog engine, I get the feeling this one will bite you :-) Hope you see many cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@danieltubbs5422]

They have heavy pistons as they have tall crowns because of the lack of a combustion chamber in the head. The intake ports leave a bit to be desired but big port heads can support 500 hp without heavy porting. I have a 62 409/409 and while it is slow compared to todays muscle cars, I imagine in 62 it was a sight to see.

[@12345harleyman]

Ralph Husemann your correct but if I remember correctly. The 427 in this car is from a 409 block. it's just strocked.

[@cammacgregor9354]

Nice informational video. By the way, for less than $25, microphones are available that totally blank-out background noise

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cam MacGregor, Happy to read you enjoy the video. Thank you for seeing the need and sharing. Here is a link to my Patreon account, Lou www.patreon.com/MyCarStoryWithLou

[@thomastaylor6699]

I wonder what kind of torque curve the engine had. I bet it was pretty flat throughout the rpm range. Anybody know?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Thomas, Hmmm, I'm not sure. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge, Lou

[@AbelG76]

Awesome

[@loucostabile]

Hi Abel, Happy to read "Awesome" :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@jimmysapien9961]

Omg 😳. What a beautiful car omg

[@loucostabile]

High praise for this car :-)

[@mr.e1220]

My neighbor has a 64 Impala SS 409. It's beautiful and it sounds amazing. Does the 409 sound different than the 396 427 and 454?

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your neighbors car :-) Regarding sound, I think every car sounds a bit different based on cubic inch, as well as carburation, injector, turbo, and exhaust set up.

[@rsstrazz6261]

I owned a '62 409/409 followed by a '66 Chevelle SS396/360. The '62 was too expensive - tires, gas, clutches, synchros, starters. The Chevelle was much more streetable & Muncie trans was like butter compared to that T-10, also the big Chevy's heavy (Pontiac) clutch & plate. Big difference in engine sound when opening up both the 409's 4 barrel carbs though - "ROARRRRRRRR!!!!"

[@elsleepy63]

It’s a unicorn.

[@loucostabile]

Hi El Sleepy, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@juanasanelli6831]

Lou, saluda al señor de mi parte dile que yo tengo un Impala que no está tan lindo como el de el

[@loucostabile]

Hi Juan, When I see Jim again, I'll let him know you said hello, Lou

[@genius-no5sl]

Epic car ! Everything about it !

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read you enjoy this car :-) Hope you see many more cars you enjoy on this KZbin Channel.

[@BrownPride2010]

Love the impalas!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Wedenche, Happy to read you love the Impalas :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@chrispappas3750]

I question the authenticity of this car. I was under the impression that Z11's were made in 1963 with a punched out 409 (427 cubes). Only Impalas were used to make Z11's, no SS's. Entire front end was aluminum, including the bumper. If this car is real, I've never read about one.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Chris Pappas, The car is real, and bonus, now we both have not only heard of one, you can share this video with your Car Friends and educate them too, Lou

[@SLJ2137694]

It wasn’t punched out, bored, it had a stroker crankshaft.

[@chrispappas3750]

@@SLJ2137694 Steven, to increase cubic inch displacement the bore and stroke have to be increased. "Stroker" means the crankshaft is from a smaller engine (look at the Chevy 302 for Trans Am racing). I will not argue with you on Lou's channel, but please educate yourself about cars.

[@SLJ2137694]

@@chrispappas3750 you are an ass! I was engineer for GM for 33 years. The crankshaft was a longer stroke crank that gave the 409 a total of 427 cubic inches.

[@SLJ2137694]

@@chrispappas3750 the bore OR stroke can be increased. How do you think a Chev 350 can get to 383 cubes. Please educate yourself about cars!

[@moniquedujardin1824]

Well, the speedometer should have been round, like the rest of the guages. No wonder, you didn't see it right away. GM wasn't used to working with aluminum. Still, I think those stamping creases look cool. 1962 was a great design year for both GM and Ford

[@loucostabile]

Hi Monique, Thank you for viewing & sharing, Lou

[@waynespyker5731]

'63 was Ford's year with the 427s

[@timmclaughlin3314]

I've never seen a Z-11 package on a Super Sport. Always a straight Impala.

[@jeremythompson9122]

All the Z-11's were Impala Super Sport's. Kinda strange. One would think they would've used the Biscayne 2 door post because it was the cheapest, lightest, and most rigid body out of all the full size Chevy's

[@loucostabile]

Glad to share this rare treat with you :-) Hope you see many more cars you'll enjoy on this KZbin Channel.

[@tonycolca2241]

That is a very rare car if it isn't counterfeit I would look very closely at it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Tony, this is the real deal :-) Enjoy! Lou

[@tonycolca2241]

@@loucostabile then it should be a 427 the top of the engine appears to be that

[@ezrabrooks12]

BEAUTIFUL CAR!!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi ezrabrooks12, Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@tommaryott4957]

110% badass....

[@loucostabile]

Just the way we like it :-)

[@StellarBlue1]

I actually owned (for a short time, unfortunately) a 1962 Bel Air with the 409 engine in a four door family car. I owned it in 1967 as a teen ager that bought it second hand from somebody back in the day. It had tri power with a automatic transmission, and I remember telling my friends I wanted to cut a hole and put in the 4 speed. Ah, the good old days!

[@loucostabile]

Hi StellarBlue1, That's a fun way to get everybody in the 4 doors and more around :-) Lou

[@davemontanbeau2883]

3 speed was standard and the 4 speed was an option. No automatics were available for the 409 until 63 and it was for the 340HP only. 4 door 09s were very rare. Just a hand full were made and some cop cars were 4 doors with a few city car station wagons with the 409.

[@StellarBlue1]

Dave- You sound incredibly well informed. However, as I stated, I was not the original owner. It was definitely a 62 ( I had a 58 Impala with 283, 59 Bel Air with 348, 63 Impala with 327 and a 68 Caprice with a

[@davemontanbeau2883]

Had to be a 348 that someone put into the 62. Tri power only came on 348s. I have been with the W since 1965 and my dad was one of the engineers in Warren MI at the GM Tech Center. That is where I have gotten my knowledge. Dad would bring these cars home to test drive on the streets and the test track in Milford MI.

[@LynxStarAuto]

Wow 409 sedan is a rare beast today.

[@geraldstephens6612]

Weren't these cars built for racing?

[@loucostabile]

Yes

[@robertklein1316]

The 63 Z11 engine was whole different animal than the 62 409.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Why didn't they put a 409 in those early 60s Corvettes?

[@loucostabile]

That's a good question.

[@nrken1]

WOW!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to receive a "WOW!" from you :-)

[@roysmemorylane]

Museum piece that means business.

[@loucostabile]

Well said.

[@TulsaGirlForever]

I have a question Lou,...did he say where he got this car & is it a Harrell touched product? I couldn't see what was on his display poster behind the car. REALLY nice example of '62 race history!

[@loucostabile]

Hi TulsaGirlForever, Unfortunately I don't know the answer to your question. Glad you like the history and thank you for viewing, Lou

[@4vmax]

Beautiful car

[@loucostabile]

Hi George, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@michael69040]

A sporty Honda civic today can probably match the SS's quarter mile time which was what? I'm guessing in the low 13s.

[@loucostabile]

Technology clearly improves over time.

[@michael69040]

Agree -sort of- It changes but not necessarily improves with time. We're still rolling drunk on petroleum (Vonnegut's astute observation about homo sapiens from the 70s). The infernal combustion engine just might be the end of us as a species.

[@TheRacerbrown]

@@michael69040 Your Honda has NO legacy!!!

[@michael69040]

@@TheRacerbrown Give it fifty years when my 2015 FIT will have a session of "chopped and channeled" and people will gasp. Not really! There might not be nostalgia for anything from the 2000s.

[@kimmorrison9169]

why put this race engine in the fancy, heavier SS rather than a spartan Biscayne?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kim, This one I believe has aluminum bumpers & fenders to reduce weight, however a Biscayne would be a good option too, Lou

[@finnblu3002]

... a beast...

[@loucostabile]

For sure :-)

[@RNicolasRuvalcaba]

It might be original, but those rocker panels look funny to me on this ride cuz those were more of a luxury option - probably doesn't need the back seats either..

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts :-)

[@gregmaggielipscomb9246]

That is quite something, T/Y.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Greg & Maggie Lipscomb, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@marclayne9261]

One of the last, of the V-8 Interceptors......

[@loucostabile]

Hi Marc, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@keithdmaust1854]

Such an important story to cover. Shame you couldn't have taken a few minutes to pull outside into quiet venue and be properly miked.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Keith D Maust, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Yes, you're right, when you're at a live car show, it's impossible to control the environment, so you do the best you can, with what you have, and in the time you have, and this was the result, Lou

[@pcegan5841]

Can't hear narration too well because of background noise!!!

[@loucostabile]

It's a car show. You do the best you can with what you have where your at and this was the result.

[@jazzandbluesculturalherita2547]

Lou please get yourself & guests a boom mic for future vids. WAY too much ambient noise that close mic'ing might solve. Should help you in all your vids.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jazz and Blues Cultural Heritage, Thank you for the tip. If you're interested in Sponsoring the Channel here is the link to my Patreon account, and thank you in advance, Lou www.patreon.com/MyCarStoryWithLou

[@steelwheels327]

Chevy did some odd stuff they wanted to cut weight with the hood, outer & inner fenders but ignored the bumpers, trunk lid and had a practically fully loaded interior.....wait !! oh yeah heater & radio delete that will save a lot of weight, lol!

[@loucostabile]

You're right, it is interesting how they determine what stays and what goes. Thank you for viewing and commenting, Lou

[@LynxStarAuto]

ABB 4323 it wasn't just about weight. It was also about power and reliability. Car was designed for the track. Radio and heater is useless on the track, plus you can't even run antifreeze in your engine because it is slick and could cause an accident if it spills on the track. So only pure water could be run. Further diminishing the function and reliability of the heater. Also, aluminum fenders, hood and inner fenders is a good chunk of weight. You need to understand this was the 60's aluminum was in its primitive stage here. Manufacturers didn't have the tooling or experience to work with aluminum like present day. With that said, hilarious that they still included the lighter and ash tray. 😭😭😭😭😭. A racer gotta smoke now.

[@polystictus]

You would think they might have thought of having a fiberglass front bumper as done on the 64 Thunderbolts...hey...they had plenty of FG floating around for the Corvettes....

[@braaheim]

Ya Jim!!!!

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@stephanmerrifield4319]

Immaculate car . Who needs GPS on a 1/4 mile ride.

[@loucostabile]

No need for GPS :-)

[@bobsaturday4273]

nice

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read you enjoy this car Bob Saturday :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@bobsaturday4273]

@@loucostabile , good advice , I just subscribed , thanx Lou , really appreciate hearing from a guy like Jim whos got the skinny on these beauties and that line when you asked "why such low mileage ?" : "it was 1/4 mile at a time " pretty much says the level of collecting hes at . nearly forgot to say , when he starts it up , it sounds every bit as good as it looks .

[@arthurrodesiler3109]

I had a 64 chevy SS impala with a 327 with a 30 30 cam and 4 speed. The rear end in these cars were junk. First you break the long axle replace that not knowing you cracked the rear end pig by the caps. Next hole shot there went the rear and ring and pinion gear. Good thing junk yards almost gave parts away back then. After this happening 3 times I bought a 12 bolt and put in the car. Never broke the rear end again. A 409 would be worse breaking the rear ends. That pig style rear end chevy made back in the day was pure junk and the weak link in these cars.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Arthur Rodesiler, Thank you for viewing and sharing details on your car too, Lou

[@ricardofierro7041]

Heater delete , radio delete. BUT it has a clock and cigarette lighter.

[@loucostabile]

Interesting. So you can "smoke" the competition and time it too?

[@garymckee8857]

I owned a black 62 that looked as good but it was only a 283 nothing rare like this one.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gary, Happy to read you had a cool car like this too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou