Over 50 years later and the sound of an old 409 gives me chills. Pure power.
@bacsi19461
11 жыл бұрын
I grew up pretty poor. Never had a car until I came back from Vietnam in 66. I bought my first car with money I had saved. 1964 409 conver. white over black red interior. Had dual quads and 4sped. only had 20 thousand miles on it. I paid 1800 bucks fo it. It was a running SOB.
@davidleavitt3804
3 жыл бұрын
Nice.Thank you for your service.I wish I would have been able to own one.
@bigwaynebigwayne1084
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@davidefland1985
3 жыл бұрын
U had a rare one 64 was the last year for the 409 and a convertible at that
@vinces8974
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic !
@ccbusa05
6 жыл бұрын
A friend's dad was a Chevy salesman back in 1962 when I was a senior in high school. I will never forget the ride he gave us in a just arrived black 409 with red interior. That was 56 years ago, seems like yesterday.
@barbarasteed3966
2 жыл бұрын
Third time watching this and still enjoy
@RideswithChuck
2 жыл бұрын
Feel free to watch this video over and over and over again.
@critchley3819
8 жыл бұрын
From an era we will never see again, the cars, music & fun..
@abodza4520
7 жыл бұрын
brian critchley agreed
@allenblackman1459
7 жыл бұрын
Yep, those days are GONE for EEEEVVVVEEEEERRRRR
@1VaDude
5 жыл бұрын
When the chrome was thick, the women were straight and there was no such thing as an environmentalist.
@tommypackwood1013
4 жыл бұрын
I am so thankful I lived through some of these times.. You're right, we'll never see these times..
@barbarasteed3966
3 жыл бұрын
Can remember 409 Chevy they were king in 62 never had the chance to ride in one...too poor to buy a car..
@williamvance3124
6 жыл бұрын
I had a 62 with a 327 engine 4 speed and a positraction rear end. I never lost a race on route 17 in Ramsey, N.J. It was a great runner and it was a super sport Impala. Best car I ever owned. Bill
@bobdillon3948
3 жыл бұрын
My parents had a 62 Impala, a 283. I adored that car but never lucky enough to find this one. Later I bought a Roadrunner but the 409 is still my dream
@darylharvey2865
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous 409. And he drives it the way it was meant to be driven!
@garykcarpenter
3 жыл бұрын
My first car was a '58 Impala with a 348ci with 3 duces. I blew a schoolmates mind when I raced his brand new GTO Judge in '70.
@reggiepotts3437
3 жыл бұрын
I am at a lose for words, one of my school mates had one and took us for a drive , that was back in 1965, unbelievable car. you are so blessed to have that 62
@petek6522
3 жыл бұрын
My day will come ... sooner than later I'm hoping to have my own bubble top
@krystalstarrett6760
2 жыл бұрын
Now we're having fun! Thank you for the video.
@steveshepherd1046
2 жыл бұрын
I had a red 62 Chevy hardtop but mine had a 327 engine with single four barrel carb and 4 speed transmission. Loved those 62s.
@michaelstevenson952
6 жыл бұрын
That car is a classic ain't nobody going to ever see that again
@1RetroDrummer
7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful,elegant,simple..powerful! Chevrolet was humble when the GTO came out and was dubbed the first muscle car! This car would of eaten the GTO for lunch and spit out the bolts!!
@W1RMD
3 жыл бұрын
The look at the 30 second mark when he chirped the tires in third gear.......PRICELESS!
@RideswithChuck
3 жыл бұрын
That was a fun ride for me!
@JohnGruber-di3cw
5 ай бұрын
The 409 was a great engine but it had solid lifters meaning you had to adjust valves every 25-30k miles. I had a 65 Impala SS with that engine also. It was Red also but I had black vinyl interior with the bucket seats!!!Awesome car.❤❤❤❤
@chrisjeffries2322
4 ай бұрын
Yes, 1965 was the last year for the 409.
@1963impala2drWaylonWire
12 жыл бұрын
one of my clients who is a collector has 3 of those.. he said everyone they find is red with a 409.. I just love em!! thanks for posting
@davidleavitt3804
3 жыл бұрын
What a fortunate man to be able to own not one but two of these beasts.I'm impressed.
@flee.The.Cities
5 ай бұрын
Now this is absolutely beautiful, thanks for this informative video, you've won me ❤️🙏🏽
@impalaman9707
6 жыл бұрын
Those old Chevy dashboards are so cool looking!
@daleandrews367
6 жыл бұрын
Just gotta' come back for an additional comment(s). This is a fantastic find. Either someone did a perfect, correct resto or it's in pristine original condition. I'd hope for the later(never painted, original interior etc.). At any rate, a wonderful example. Looks showroom new. I trust you take good care of her. Garaged, protection from extremes in temp., etc. Be nice to her 'cause there sho' ain't gonna' be any more like this. Congratulations, Marty!
@MrSebfrench76
11 жыл бұрын
WHAOOOOOOO! You made the day of a french addict of US of A cars from the 60's!! Thank you,what a sound!!!
@MrSebfrench76
8 жыл бұрын
W.O.W !!!! That engine SOUND !! Thank you from Normandie !
@metsot
6 жыл бұрын
Saw a '62 bubble top with the 409 just today in a cruising event in Finland ..thought it was an impala at first. It's a really sweet looking ride.
@daleandrews367
7 жыл бұрын
Gotta' love those factory "dog dish" hub caps! Take those 409 stickers off and you have yourself a "sleeper" at a stop light!
@vernfowlkes8110
3 жыл бұрын
I had a '65 Belair 4dr with a '67 Vette engine. Sleeper.
@Chevan1995_
5 ай бұрын
I Wish if Have this beautiful Chevy :) .
@merlemorrison482
11 жыл бұрын
Not everybody likes the same thing: some of us appreciate the classics for what they are. And not crashing is always a good idea!
@johncaballero8013
10 жыл бұрын
Love this car Chuck! Have wanted one of these nearly all my life. The Famed 409. Great stuff. Keep up the good work Chuck :)
@talfacprez
12 жыл бұрын
Incredible Car!!!!! I love the solid sound of metal when he shuts the door at the beginning. You don't hear an actual metal sound when you shut a door and slam a hood on modern cars.
@MrSebfrench76
11 жыл бұрын
I adore the smile he has in the car,sure of his power...
@1VaDude
3 жыл бұрын
I never saw a Biscayne or Bel Air with the "pillarless" hardtop. Every one I have ever seen had the door post. This must be a really, really rare car -- and I like it. Manual transmission, AM radio and (most likely) no power steering or brakes. Top it off with a vinyl bench seat, crank windows and no A/C. No ABS or traction control - which must have made driving on wet roads almost treacherous. This is an example of a fast, no-frills street fighter of a car that doesn't have a lot of "fluff" or extra weight to slow it down.
@matrox
3 жыл бұрын
1:33 When I take her to the track she really shines (giddy up, giddy up 409) She always turns in the fastest times (giddy up, giddy up 409) My four speed, dual quad, Posi-Traction 409 (409, 409, 409, 409
@Chummy57C
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chuck! Another really GREAT Ride!
@wert13d
12 жыл бұрын
One of the Baddest Chevy Ever Built. When I hear that Beach Boys song:"She Real Fine MY 409"!!! And yes I'm a suscriber Chuck!!!!!!!!!! Keep them coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@rickrider
12 жыл бұрын
I always liked that body style. Big change up from the finned cars. A girl I knew in the mid sixties parents had one. Also like the "bubble" top Pontiacs.
@2vintage68
3 жыл бұрын
I bought a used '62 09 Impala SS in 1963; same motor and trans as this car. It already had 20,000 miles on it and was Nassau blue with the silver blue interior. Speeds in the gears were 65 in first, 85 in second and 105 in third with a 3.36 rear gear. Fourth gear would "bury" the speedometer. Not sure if there are many alive today that will understand that terminology. I bought mine in Chicago too and the big hangout place was a huge A&W near 95th and Cicero in Oak Lawn. We raced (for money) out in the Forest Preserve area on 107th street, which was really out in the country then. Good times!
@gwapopete
9 жыл бұрын
That Engine sound BEAUTIFUL
@kjchicago1
11 жыл бұрын
Best 1962 Chevy Ever! And that 409 engine! Great!
@AntiqueCarsRCool
12 жыл бұрын
WOW. what a beautiful car! Thanks, chuck...without vids like this I would not get to see such cars.
@johnberg4097
11 жыл бұрын
72 olds 442's came standard with a 455, the 403 began in 77. what 403's need are w-31 heads and cam to bring them alive.
@TheShadeTreeFixitMan
12 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great car and in pristine condition. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@jakeg1342
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the production. Surely I wish the camera work was better but understand the age of this production. I've never heard a 409 run. With the 3.5 stroke it does not sound like a big block and for that I love it.
@jodythepig1
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite roof line. Bring back many memories.
@RideswithChuck
3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to be of service.
@reijerlincoln
12 жыл бұрын
Nice to see (and hear) he keeps it original and drives it hard. Cool video, Chuck, thanks for posting.
@Krashdavus
11 жыл бұрын
One of my all time fav's. She's a beauty, but boy does it have a real 4x4 stance with those springs. I think you could change the oil w/o even jacking it up.
@roberthaslar5288
8 ай бұрын
I always liked and drove the 63 Or64 ss impala..Even made my own death trap 64 Chevy 2 straight axle four speed posi (welded gears) The only disturbing issue was keeping the front wheels on the ground
@brucerodbro7188
Жыл бұрын
Cool. I was also twenty yr old when I bought my new 62. I wanted the 409 of course but I had a girlfriend who wanted me to get a convertible. Love is blind. I couldn’t afford both a convert and the 409 so I ordered a white Impala convert with blue interior, the new 327, 4 speed and posi traction rear. I loved that car.. sold it to my next girlfriend when I had to go to Viet Nam in 66/67. She sold the 62, we married (54 yrs-she just passed). The guy who bought it robbed the 4 speed and posi for his 55chev and put the 62 into a field to rot away. Arrrgh!🥴😥
@MrPozzy456
11 жыл бұрын
it was a complete monster had the numbers stamped on the side of the block 403 and it was an old with headmen headers long tube 3inch exhaust and a 750 holley dominator on it with msd 6aL turbo 400 and 411 it was wiled and we put this motor in for shits and giggles had no idea that it ran with such power it was amazing i could go on all day about that motor and i've had some really quick motors but that one used to scare the shit out of me
@kyclay58
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that is the figure I had come up with but had no consensus on it. My friend bought a brand new one in 1962. Sadly he totaled it a year later. So we know there can only be 299 left.
@pathbelow6652
3 жыл бұрын
I have 2 1962 bubble top. 409 2 quads 4spd 12bolt posi. We added ps p disc brakes and a/c. My wife drives them. One was green and the other burgundy. Heck of a car.
@79tazman
5 жыл бұрын
She's so fine my 409 :) Gotta love it a 62 bubble top with a 409 and a 4 speed what more can a guy ask for from a car that's just awesome
@fcaughli
10 жыл бұрын
I thought “oh geez another granny cruise”, and damn if the old f’er doesn’t get right on it. Cool. Drive ‘em some like they were made to be driven. I miss my old 63 SS 327 Muncie. Oh, and Merle, the 409 is obviously a large engine and the dual quad version uses Carter carbs that are wider then they are long unlike Holleys. They don’t fill the manifold end to end. If you look at the start of the engine shots you see the front carb starting right behind the water neck. And look how huge that air cleaner housing is to cover those two carbs on the low profile manifold. Thanks Chuck and Marty.
@chuckwillingham3103
4 ай бұрын
🎵Nothing can touch her🎶 Nothing can beat her!🎵 .... 409 .. 409
@mitym64
12 жыл бұрын
62 409 409 bel air my most favorite car on the planet!!!!!
@CuChiKat
5 жыл бұрын
I watched this video just to listen to what I heard so many times ...soo long ago. I was working at a Texaco full service (including having to sweep out the mat under the drivers feet) when this rich kid came in with a brand new 1962 SS 409/409, he didn't know squat at the time, asked me what I thought. Bored and balanced , Howards aluminum rods, Jahns power-slot pistons, Hurst competition plus shifter, Atlas Bucron tires for the street, front bumper off, 4:56 gears and hello 12.7's which showed a lot of Maxi- Wedge 426 and 406's and 427 Fords the tail end of that beautiful Anniversary Gold 409...yeah, good ole' days.........there was no-such thing as a snow flake.
@1VaDude
5 жыл бұрын
Manual steering, crank windows, AM radio (or no radio), 4spd manual, drum brakes all around, bias-play tires, no A/C, vinyl bench seat.............times we will never see again.
@Blackwaterdogs
11 жыл бұрын
Wow....`62 bubbletop Oh-Nine....it doesn`t get much better than that ! (Takes me back to my demented youth :-)
@jeremythompson9122
5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Mopar guy first but I love the 61 Impala SS 409 and 62 Bel Air 409/409. Really like the 65 Impala SS 396/425 and 66 Impala SS 427/425 as well. Those 4 cars are probably my favorite Chevy's ever made. The 1961-62 bubble tops and the 65-66 Impala SS are the best looking of the full size Chevy's in my opinion
@burfordt.justice424
5 жыл бұрын
first video ever of somebody actually getting on it with a 409.
@smokedaddy258
10 жыл бұрын
RARE!! ! Been a car nut al my life and ONLY seen one black 1962 Bubbletop Belair Coupe ever. Greenwood Alabama July 1981 en route north from the Gulf Coast tricked out, tastefully don..... only saw it for a split second when those second set of secondary openings got kicked open! Beautiful car and a legend too.
@RJL681
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah its really cool that this car is totally stock,the sound of that exhaust and the hearing those tires squock as wicked w headed 8 cylinder beast wind through the gears,is just bone chilling..Horsepower and torque is pure evil.
@mikeslomski7063
8 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder if in the Beach Boys song "409" if revving engine at the songs beginning was a real 409...I'll bet it was. What a sound! Gives me goose bumps....see the USA in your Chevrolet! Beautiful Bel Air!
@thomasorozco1093
6 жыл бұрын
Mike Slomski I read recently that the motor in the beach boys song "409" is actually a running 348" which was the predecessor to the '09 but can't remember year of car it was
@jamey4242
Жыл бұрын
I had the same color car, except I put a 427 / 425 hp and four speed.. I miss that car the most. It was named THE BLACK RAT
@2stroketurbo
12 жыл бұрын
There's a guy just up the street from me with a bubble top car just like this, I didn't know it's so rare. No wonder he parks it inside his gate with two huge Rottwilers standing guard
@YOUGOTIT210
12 жыл бұрын
Chuck, this is the first time i have ever seen a 62 with a bubble top. I was unaware that one could still get them in 1962, as the bubble top was in 1961. When you first said a 1962 bubble top, i thought you were mistaken. LOL Very nice. I rode in a couple of SS 62's in high school. One was a 62 with a 409, and the other was possibly a 327, but not for sure. It is understandable why the owner drives with a smile on his face. "409,409, she so fine - my 409" Remember?
@josephwatson2711
3 жыл бұрын
U ain't never saw a bubble top
@adrinathegreat3095
3 жыл бұрын
Great looking old muscle car, but I couldn't handle that huge great big stick shift, I guess it's that way designed because of the bench seats in the front. Plus I'd never get the thing inside my garage, it's to big
@theyellowfury
12 жыл бұрын
Lucky guy, that's a beautiful machine and all business to boot. Like a Ferrari F40 in that regard. I think I've seen ten musclecars ever, we just don't have them here but I research them relentlessly online and its refreshing to learn about models I didn't previously know about. Great vid, I'd love to be there. Keep 'em coming Chuck. \m/
@impalabazz
12 жыл бұрын
Hi Chuck, Thanks for putting that 409 video on Rides with Chuck. I noted that the format had changed a bit since your previous upload under your "old" ID, but it is still a great video on a fantastic 62 Bubbletop. I have added it to my favourites. Looking forward to more videos from RWC. Cheers......Barry.
@beasst94
12 жыл бұрын
beautiful ride chuck, thanks for sharing-
@MrPozzy456
11 жыл бұрын
i had gotten the motor out of the back of a pick up truck my friend bought and have no idea what was done to it but all i know is that it was very fast laid it in a 68 lemans and it laid rubber every where and did the things ya don't mean to do lmao we put a set of slicks on it one day and it actually pulled the wheels off the ground and i've heard the same thing by other people that it was supposed to be a smog motor but by the way it ran you would have never thought
@loilt5091
Жыл бұрын
I gotta squawk...at 2:12, being serenaded by an era appropriate, Berryesque, "duck walk", (geese, but it fits). This past summer, I was overwhelmed upon spotting a red, bubbletop Impala parked on the street, in my neighborhood❗️ 🇨🇦
@RideswithChuck
Жыл бұрын
The geese are our rulers...
@loilt5091
Жыл бұрын
@@RideswithChuck Living in Raincouver, many of the the Canada geese don't migrate...they love to devour the grass, leaving their gooselet deposits for all. 🇨🇦
@RideswithChuck
Жыл бұрын
@@loilt5091 The geese leave it to us humans to clean up their mess. We are here to serve.
@edwardpate6128
7 жыл бұрын
Man nothing sounds like those 409's!
@DesertDigger1
8 жыл бұрын
Take it to Jay Lenos Garage so everyone can see it. I'm sure he would enjoy it.
@BobbyTucker
3 жыл бұрын
One of the bad things on the w-3s is you were treading on thin ice when you took that engine over 6500 RPMs, they don't like big Rs. I had a '63 Impala SS with a 409/425 hp with a 4 spd and 4.11 rear, blew head gaskets when it topped 6500.
@RideswithChuck
3 жыл бұрын
OUCH!
@freakineagle
12 жыл бұрын
Back-in-the-day I had a '62 Biscayne 409. Now that would be a very rare car today.
@whooziss
6 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that there were three different trim levels of full sized Chevies in 1962 - Biscayne, Bel Air and Impala/Impala SS. The "bubble top" was NOT available in the top of the line Impala or SS. The 2 dr hardtop Impalas had a different roof line. Another huge difference was that the two lower level coupes were only available with entry level upholstered bench seats. The bucket seat/console option was reserved for the Impala SS. '62 was a critical year for another reason - it was the first year for the 327, one of the greatest V-8 engines ever made.
@Antiquetractorsetc
11 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted the 62
@MrSatsum
12 жыл бұрын
WHAT A SWEET RIDE...
@anthonygomez-pohl1793
24 күн бұрын
That’s a mean machine!
@RideswithChuck
24 күн бұрын
Yep....
@georgiahoosier
11 жыл бұрын
That reminded me of a 55 Studebaker a friend once bought that was about as bare bones as they came. Instead of a radio there was a chrome plate that looked like a radio, even had "buttons" that had the word "radio" spelled out on them. I always liked to think the factory was trying to put a little guilt on the buyer to get them to spring for the real thing
@user-tb9rw7dh2t
6 ай бұрын
"She's real fine!" 👍
@johncoigley1912
4 жыл бұрын
You can argue the 409 SS GTO 389 all day long I had a 64 and I never got beat on the street my eye has seen 409 at the racetrack that I couldn't touch with street tires and close exhaust
@noeltheshemale
8 жыл бұрын
They put stronger springs from the factory thus the lift. Awesome...
@troyjones4665
5 жыл бұрын
IN 1968 I BOUGHT A 62 BISCAYNE 4 DOOR WAGON 409 4 SPEED MUNCIE 410 POSI HEADERS 4 BARREL IT HAD BEEN A DRAG CAR BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY ADVERTISING OR DECALS I BELIEVE IT HAD BEEN A STOCK DRAGSTER , I'M NOT SURE
@MrPozzy456
11 жыл бұрын
oh so true people totally went after the 455 it was built right and most motors from 74 up till 91 were so smogged up they could breath right especially if that stupid ass vacuum pump stopped working or charcoal canister was clogged and that was the only 403 that have ever come across in my hands that was just an animal and still will never know what was done to it, wish i still had it should have never sold it...
@throwingsparks
6 жыл бұрын
"Ole Marty" was pulling gears !
@SGTJDerek
11 жыл бұрын
409 at full song, NOTHING sounds better!
@alessisj
Жыл бұрын
That car is sick!!!😂
@matkovicha
8 жыл бұрын
If I owned this it would be extremely difficult not to be hard on the throttle all the time. I don't think I could control myself!
@Hot80s
7 жыл бұрын
must be a pleasure to drive as per Mr. McGuire's face.
@jazzbuff630
11 жыл бұрын
Those birds said "what a bitchin' ride".
@1339LARS
7 жыл бұрын
Love this car !!
@serget2168
3 жыл бұрын
This is the perfect car for a low rider especially with the bubble top
@pgh1all1
3 жыл бұрын
and ruin a classic chevy with those stupid wheels and ridiculous hydraulics,not on your life!!
@serget2168
3 жыл бұрын
@@pgh1all1 I agree for the most part but there's 1 and only one that's amazing and it Dr Green Thumb done by Mr Cartoon the tattoo artist For Insane Clown Posse
@serget2168
3 жыл бұрын
@@pgh1all1 check it out on KZitem AutotopiaLa channel and you'll see why this is the only one IMO Rolling Low and Slow In Dr Green Thumb 1961 Bubble Top Low Ride
@paulsheehan2741
3 жыл бұрын
in canada, pontiacs were chevy clones, sothe bubbletop would also be avalable on the laurentian (bel air), or parisienne, (impala), both had a 409 c.i.d motor, as did the chevy.
@larryszczepanik8591
10 жыл бұрын
WISH THEY WOULD BRING BACK THE STYLE OF THE 62 AND 63 MODELS THEY WOULD SELL LIKE HOTCAKES
@allenblackman1459
8 жыл бұрын
That will never happen, Too many Liberal retards now.
@georgiahoosier
12 жыл бұрын
What a great time, you could order a new car with no power brakes, no power steering, no power windows, no power seats, just power under the hood. It's cool to see such a nice one
@user-yo7oj9vj3y
7 ай бұрын
Awesome car
@jaymemccall1665
10 ай бұрын
First factory hot rod made by Chevrolet
@garymontgomery454
2 жыл бұрын
MY FIRST CAR 62 IMPALA CONVERTIBLE
@lukeskywalker1840
7 жыл бұрын
Holy mother of god......that is an automobile. Awesome.
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