Lizard Racing Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 In 1963, Chevy unleashed a factory drag racer based on the Impala. A new engine loosely based on the 409 now displaced 427 ci. Weight saving involved substituting everything forward of the firewall in aluminum. But again the factory pulled the plug and left the SS and FX to Fords and MOPARS. This project started as the Revell lowrider kit. The engine came from a '58 Impala and was supposed to be a 348. Slicks are the M&H from AMT Parts Pack. This is fantasy car run by a Chevy dealership in Wichita. The decals I made myself. The air cleaner came from an original AMT '68 Impala kit. The bumper, fender wells and fan shroud are painted to be aluminum. The factory also moved the oversize battery to the trunk. You could go to the dealer and buy one of these! There were two 427s in '63. On the left is the Z-11 RPO for drag racing. On the right is the Junior Johnson NASCAR "Mystery Motor." Heady days.
Barry Posted March 12, 2017 Posted March 12, 2017 Two really nice bow ties from back then. Nice work. The "Mystery Motor" would evolve into the 396 and 427 Big Block engines that would wind up in later GM cars we all had to have . Well done!Barry KennedyOntario, Canada
W-409 Posted March 13, 2017 Posted March 13, 2017 That looks very good! I have most of the parts required to build similar from my Revell '63. I've always liked '63 Impalas and this Z11 version is definitely the coolest. Nice to see it done this well in scale.
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