348-409 Shootout

[@CudaRebelsAutoModeling426]

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!

[@lotharfunke8749]

Had a 1958 Biscayne with a 348 from an Impala when I was 18, loved that car wish I had it today.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Do the man down at the bank take her from you?

[@brucemorris6319]

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.

[@olskool3967]

my first car was a 62 impala 2drht, wish i had it back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@jamey4242]

Wish I could have been there with my 62 bubble top with the 427

[@jameshuban6515]

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.

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

"SRFM409"... LICENSE PLATES ON MY 62' "BUBBLE TOP"🥰

[@jimmyers8114]

nice picture of the tree instead of the cars, DUH>

[@c.hundley9714]

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.

[@michaelfalkenstein2544]

Don't make em like that no more Chevrolet is AWESOME

[@00buck2]

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.

[@phantomblott1]

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.

[@00buck2]

@@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.

[@janpyatt4283]

Amazing to see these x frame cars with 2 piece driveshaft hauling ass

[@jameshuban6515]

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.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Most were one piece aluminum

[@wildestcowboy2668]

409 was the greatest thing ever until late 64 when those dodge boys made the 426 hemi engines. They killed the 409 engines

[@Rocky-xs1kd]

Have a 60 Elcamino with a 348 tri power, but my block is cracked!! Can anyone out there help me find a 348 shortblock?

[@dehoedisc7247]

Videographer? Button Pusher.

[@roberthernandez8548]

Stock 409-62,63,64

[@mikemapleshade6718]

This blows.

[@randybeard6040]

tHEY jUST dON'T mAKE uM lIKE THIS aNYMORE,wHAT A sHAME......

[@dayerotth8273]

Bad carmera work