1962 Biscayne 409
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I purchased my 1962 Black / Blue interior / tinted glass Biscayne 409 from Dutch Folk Chevrolet in Akron , Ohio. i paid including tax and title $2795.00 The dealer had about 30 409's on the lot at one time. most where Impala SS model they had 3 Biscaynes 1 red 1 teal and my black. mine had 4.11 rear.
Bobby McCulley in parts had just received a Mark 6 cam and valve springs which i bought and installed after i had about 1000 miles on the car.
I jacked up the front end by installing spacers in the front springs , put M&H super stock tires on it, installed the cam and valve springs , remove the extra head gasket and went racing. Never beat on the street , ran at Dragway 42 turned 13.06 at 108 mph ran in F/X class won my class. Second time to the strip had a valve spring break and sucked a valve. Chevrolet replaced the short block under werranty .
I traded it in at Folk Chevrolet on a 63 Impala , It was stolen off Folk's lot . A couple day latter the Akron Police saw the car tried to stop the driver , he decided to run from them ( this was in the Beacon Journal ) during the high speed chase they estimated he was doing up to 150 mph. the last time i saw the car it was on the back lot a Folk Chev . engine had been stolen.
Wish I could locate this car. I came across pictures of the car at a GM car show at Carlisle PA . The photographer said picture was taken at a drag strip in Western PA. If anyone out there has came across this car please contact me . i now live in San Antonio, TX
Richard Bartlow
210-488-6182
Bobby McCulley in parts had just received a Mark 6 cam and valve springs which i bought and installed after i had about 1000 miles on the car.
I jacked up the front end by installing spacers in the front springs , put M&H super stock tires on it, installed the cam and valve springs , remove the extra head gasket and went racing. Never beat on the street , ran at Dragway 42 turned 13.06 at 108 mph ran in F/X class won my class. Second time to the strip had a valve spring break and sucked a valve. Chevrolet replaced the short block under werranty .
I traded it in at Folk Chevrolet on a 63 Impala , It was stolen off Folk's lot . A couple day latter the Akron Police saw the car tried to stop the driver , he decided to run from them ( this was in the Beacon Journal ) during the high speed chase they estimated he was doing up to 150 mph. the last time i saw the car it was on the back lot a Folk Chev . engine had been stolen.
Wish I could locate this car. I came across pictures of the car at a GM car show at Carlisle PA . The photographer said picture was taken at a drag strip in Western PA. If anyone out there has came across this car please contact me . i now live in San Antonio, TX
Richard Bartlow
210-488-6182
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Neat story, you just can't make stuff like that up.................
