It's a great time to be a 409 fan, better even than back when they ... and the bottom end will clear a 4.500-inch stroke with big Chevy rods for 585 ci. Walden is talking about raising the deck ...

In fact, when Chevrolet tried to get the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to approve the improved 409 hardware during the summer of '61, the sanctioning group refused to accept the upgrades for ...

See All 38 Photos You could order a 409 in any of Chevy's full-size offerings ... "Mystery Motor" 427 thoroughbred—an engine that HOT ROD Magazine dyno-tested in 2015— at the 1963 Daytona ...

A little more throttle, and the 409 is beginning to talk ... things to consider when you decide to rip it up in this Chevy Impala hot rod. Firstly, it attracts a lot of attention.

Whoever put this thing together did a fine job and has one cool hot rod to brag about at ... The story of the SS 409 began in late 1960 when Chevrolet announced plans to enlarge the W-series ...

Last year, we featured his beautiful orange and white '55 with a DFI-injected, big-block Chevy ("105-Day Wonder ... Terzich wants to be ready for the HOT ROD PowerFest at Maple Grove Raceway ...

Inside, the Chevy Impala hot rod sports tuck-and-roll black vinyl ... but you won’t be able to hear much over that monstrous 409 beneath the hood or the Flowmaster exhaust.

Found in Oklahoma and documented by vintage Chevrolet specialist Patrick Glenn ... a color that further enhances its status as an undercover hot rod. Granted, the two-barrel setup delivered ...

Although Chevrolet developed a V8 engine ... on the drag strip and in '60s street hot rods as described in the classic Beach Boy's song "409." The 409 ci engine began with the 1958 348 ci W ...

The 1957 Chevy was originally purchased in 1965 for $250 and has been a testbed for more than five decades of technology and trend evolution at the hands of MotorTrend's Hot Rod brand. The new ...