63 Impala SS 409-425 Horse

[olredalert]

----Nice Chebby, Tim!!! Did it really come with a white painted top and black bottom? I dont think I have ever seen a 62-3-4 hardtop in that color combo. Has anyone else???......Bill S

[mockingbird812]

Very cool. blk w/ white top is unusual and sets it apart nicely. Love the vintage shot!

[TimG]

Verne, the ID number is as you mentioned; 31847T319211.
Can you believe how they made the T on the pad? They used two "1's", the top of the T is a 1.

[Stefano]

That is Wild, I have never seen that before.

This is such a cool car. Like Vern said, very difficult to find a real one.

[Verne_Frantz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TimG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Verne, the ID number is as you mentioned; 31847T319211.
Can you believe how they made the T on the pad? They used two &quot;1's&quot;, the top of the T is a 1. </div></div>

Tim,
Prior to the production of your car, Tarrytown either lost or broke the &quot;T&quot;. Many original blocks and 4-spds I've seen had no &quot;T&quot; at all with the VIN stamp. They also broke or lost the normal sized &quot;1&quot;s and used larger ones. They figured out a way to &quot;fix&quot; those problems by the time your late car was produced. All of these variations are a blessing for these cars, because there is no one standard that applies to all of them. (as with Corvettes) That makes it harder to counterfeit one correctly. A lot of people might look at that engine pad and think Ray Charles stamped it, but it's REAL.
Tarrytown also had the habit (the worker did anyway) of stamping the trans VIN on the tail housing rather than the side of the main case.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

[TimG]

Verne, thank you for the valuable information. I didn't know that, I only knew the stamp was quite messy from the plant.

[TimG]

More photos, sorry for the poor background.

[TimG]

The old 409 will be at Mecum Dallas in September. It's a great car with the original motor, transmission and 4.56 rear.

[mockingbird812]

Good luck Tim. Neat car to be sure! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[bergy]

Vary nice!!!