1963 Chevrolet Impala SS 409: Classic Muscle with Enduring Appeal and Big Block Power (Chevrolet) This particular 1963 Impala, finished in a striking Autumn Gold hue, is a testament to the enduring ...
Introduced in 1961 and deleted at the end of 1965, the Chevy 409 big-block V8 sat at the top of the muscle game in the Bowtie backyard. While short-lived, the engine did leave behind certain ...
It didn't have to be that way, however, as Chevy developed an engine that would have beaten ... which by 1962 was cranking out 409 ponies, making one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement.