The 1965 Impala SS 409 sits at the intersection of mass-market success and true rarity, a high performance option tucked inside one of the most common American cars of its era. Understanding how ...

Rock and roll band The Beach Boys walk along the beach holding a surfboard (Dennis Wilson, David Marks, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson) | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Originally comprised ...

The 1963 Chevrolet Impala 409 has never been subtle. Even among Chevrolet loyalists, the W-motor big blocks carry a mythic glow, the kind of powerplants that helped rewrite performance expectations ...

Like many full-size nameplates that debuted in the 1950s, the Chevrolet Impala went racing in the early 1960s. Introduced in 1963, the Z11 lightweight drag racer is arguably the meanest and rarest ...

American muscle cars were typically rated by how fast they were in a straight line. This meant completing a quarter-mile run to boast impressive times. Most of these cars packed massive engines that ...

Q: Hello Greg and I enjoy your columns on the muscle and collector cars. I have a 1961 Impala Super Sport that I just purchased from my brother. It’s been in the family for 20 years. It has a 1962 409 ...

Chevrolet enjoyed a banner year in 1962. The celebration of that golden anniversary year not only saw strong sales, but Chevrolet witnessed wildly popular acceptance of the newly introduced 409ci ...

Image Credit: WD Detailing / YouTube. A 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS is already a special piece of American car culture. Add a factory 409 big-block V8, and the car instantly becomes the kind of barn find ...

If there's a new style afoot this year, it's simple cars that make an impact by being built right instead of using bright graphics and aluminum wings to get attention. Peter Jones' Bel Air is a ...

While the Beach Boys crooned about a “really fine ... 409,” how about a totally refined 409? That’s the lyric of this Bel Air bubbletop owned by James and Sandy Eudy. Its fuel-injected mill is ...