1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe 409 4-Speed on BaT

[bjburnout]

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1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe 409 4-Speed Bid for the chance to own a 1962 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe 409 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #82,874. bringatrailer.com

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[62_Conv_2-4s]

Very nice original car IMO. I think the condition of the body is nice enough that a full on frame off restoration would be a shame and ruin the originality for sure. Replacing a few wrong parts like the brake master, and the mufflers, and others plus repairing some of the small rust spots is all that's needed. Its too bad the vin was double stamped on the engine pad as some will think the engine is not original. The Vin tag does look suspicious due to the unusual position of the spot welds and the other 2 raised marks. No sure what is going on there.

 

[DonSSDD]

1962 impala 409/409 auction question | 1958-1965 Full size Chevrolet

Does the vin and trim tag look normal?? the motor block is double stamped too. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-chevrolet-impala-24/

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[oldskydog]

This might explain the time lapse from engine build to body assembly. I suspect there was some difficulty getting the four speed transmissions.
Can't post the copy since it is a .pdf file but it is Dealer Bulletin #U-2-128 dated Jan 5, 1962 to all Dealers and called for a hold on all 409 equipped car orders "due to circumstances beyond our control". I suspect it may have been related to the shift of W engine casting from Tonawanda to Central Foundry Division about that same time frame. Another possibility is a problem with 4 speed trans availability as stated in another paragraph concerning Corvair delivery problems due to lack of trans.