The Chevrolet 409 V8 had a significant, but brief moment in the history of American big-block, high-performance engines. While the 409 V8 may be best known as the title of a popular Beach Boys song ...
Eric McFarland; Bethany, OK: I am a long-time subscriber and have magazines from the early '80s. Recently, I purchased a complete '65 Chevy 409 engine for a fantastically low price. On teardown (the ...
Before American cars had officially "gone muscle" with the Pontiac GTO, the 1961 Chevy Impala Super Sport captured the formula nicely: upgrade a regular passenger car with the biggest engine the ...