A mysterious gray engine turns out to be the legendary Chevrolet 409, an iconic big-block V8 celebrated for its place in ...

While its history among other big-block American engines was brief, the Chevrolet 409 V8 had tons of innovative design ...

Muscle car fans will still be arguing about who got there first long after the world’s oil wells have finally run dry. Was it Olds with its Rocket 88, Chrysler’s letter-series cars, or the Pontiac GTO ...

Introduced in 1961 and deleted at the end of 1965, the Chevy 409 big-block V8 sat at the top of the muscle game in the Bowtie backyard. While short-lived, the engine did leave behind certain artifacts ...

What happens when a great Detroit engine, a great Detroit car, a great Diney movie, and a great imagination bump into eachother in the 1980s? An abomination so utterly cool, it's hardly conceivable ...

Back before the era of serious muscle cars began, there was a vehicle that combined Chevrolet's largest new engine with the most luxurious version of its popular full-sized car, the Impala. The 409 ...

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 ...

Chevrolet has one of the longest and most distinguished histories in terms of muscle cars, engines, and racing. The brand is known for iconic cars like the 1953 Corvette and the 1970s Monte Carlo, all ...

She’s so fine, my 409. This is NOT what the Beach Boys had in mind. This rare 409-powered 1963 Chevy Impala wagon is a mix of plain black wrapper, Big Block sleeper, luxo-barge, and family truckster.

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 ...