Originally Posted by
TD1886
Remember Traco Engines? They were painted that awful grey color? I've seen those run in the 10's with 283 cubes. I've seen some dual quad 409 Chevies run pretty darn good too and those were heavy cars they were put in. I had a 65 SS Chevelle. It was supposed to be a pretty light car. Pulled it on the scales with no spare tire and an almost empty gas tank. It was well into the 3000's! My favorite car I owned was a 1965 Impala SS convertible, glass rear window top, 400 hp 409 cube engine with a Weiand aluminun intake marked Weiand on one end and GM on the other end topped with a Daytona 750 AFB four barrel, had an experimental L88 solid lifer cam, 12 to one pistons, 11 inch clutch, Muncie Rock Crusher 4 speed with the Corvette short throw Muncie shifter, 3.73 posi rear end, power steering and brakes, with full instrumentation. Impala convertibles were plenty, but SS ones were extremely rare. The end also had the tall port racing heads. All this from the factory. Wish I had it today. It was a very heavy car, but that 409 made it move pretty fast.