1962 Chevrolet Biscayne 409/409

HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN 1962 AND ORDER YOURSELF THAT PERFECT CAR THAT WAS BUILT FOR ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY…DRAG RACING!!! WELL NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL CARS WITH ONLY 3290 ORIGINAL MILES!!! THIS PERFECT 1962 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE WAS SOLD NEW AT BILL MOORE CHEVROLET IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, AND ONLY THE RIGHT BOXES WERE CHECKED OFF WHEN ORDERED!!! 587: 409/409 DUAL QUAD TURBO FIRE V8, 685B: 4-SPEED FULLY SYNCHROMESH MANUAL TRANSMISSION W/ 2.20:1 FIRST GEAR RATIO, 675: POSITRACTION DIFFERENTIAL W/ 4.56:1 FINAL DRIVE RATIO, 593: HD REAR COIL SPRINGS, 253: HD FRONT COIL SPRINGS, 200: HD FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS, 331: TACHOMETER, 610: HEATER DELETE, 1851: 7.10 X 15 FIRESTONE BLACK WALL TIRES, 923: ROMAN RED EXTERIOR, 876: RED CLOTH AND VINYL BENCH SEAT INTERIOR!!! AFTER RACING IN OKLAHOMA FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF ITS LIFE, THIS RARE MUSCLE CAR MOVED TO TEXAS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AND THEN ON TO CALIFORNIA BEFORE WINDING UP IN THE HANDS OF JIM MATTISON IN MICHIGAN!!! THE NAME SHOULD SOUND FAMILIAR, AS HE IS A FORMER GM EXECUTIVE AND PRESIDENT OF PONTIAC HISTORICAL SERVICES!!! WITH ITS FULL TITLE HISTORY AND ITS STATUS AS AN ORIGINAL DRAG CAR INTACT, THERE IS NO MYSTERY AS TO THE OPTIONS OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS ULTRA-RARE MUSCLE CAR!!! THE 100% ORIGINAL SHEET METAL IS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND THE ROMAN RED PAINT JOB IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS!!! ALL OF THE CHROME / TRIM IS ORIGINAL TO THE CAR AND WAS RESTORED TO #1 SHOW QUALITY CONDITION!!! WHEN YOU SLIDE INSIDE THE INTERIOR YOU WILL SWEAR THAT IT IS 1962 ALL OVER AGAIN!!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! YOU WILL BE REMINDED AGAIN THAT THIS IS A NO NONSENSE FACTORY RACE CAR WHEN YOU NOTICE THERE IS NO HEATER, NO RADIO AND NO CIGAR LIGHTER!!! GOD FORBID, THESE ITEMS WOULD HAVE ADDED WEIGHT TO THE CAR!!! YOU WILL NOTICE THE SUN TACH MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE TRIO OF STEWART-WARNER GAUGES THAT WERE MOUNTED UNDER THE DASH DECADES AGO!!! AGAIN, THE INTERIOR IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! NOW LET’S GO UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS!!! THE ORIGINAL BLOCK GAVE ITS LIFE IN PURSUIT OF SPEED, SO A REPLACEMENT 409 BLOCK (CASTING # 3857656) WAS SOURCED FOR DUTY DURING THE NO EXPENSE SPARED ROTISSERIE RESTORATION!!! THE ORIGINAL WINTERS 3814881 ALUMINUM DUAL QUAD INTAKE MANIFOLD HOLDS BOTH CORRECT CARTER AFB CARBURETORS, #3361 AND #3362!!! THE CORRECT DISTRIBUTOR IS FED POWER THROUGH A REPRODUCTION BALLAST RESISTOR, WHILE DATE-CODED SPARK PLUG CABLES CARRY THE VOLTAGE FROM THE DATE-CODED COIL TO THE AC SPARK PLUGS IN THE 1962 HEADS!!! THE SPRING RING BATTERY CABLES GET JUICE FROM THE CORRECT DELCO DC-12 BATTERY, SENDING POWER TO THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS: THE CORRECT 1102268 1L GENERATOR AND THE 1108361 STARTER!!! POWER FLOWS THROUGH THE ORIGINAL REBUILT T-10 4-SPEED TRANSMISSION TO THE ORIGINAL POSITRACTION REAR-END W/ 4.56 GEARS THAT WILL SHRED THE ASPHAULT WHEN NEEDED!!! THE ORIGINAL SUN TACHOMETER SENDING UNIT BOX IS STILL ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE FENDER WELL AND OPERATES AS NEW!!! THE UNMISTAKABLE AIR CLEANER AND SILVER VALVE COVERS ARE FLAWLESS AS IS EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER THE HOOD!!! UNDERNEATH THE CAR YOU WILL FIND CONCOURSE FINISHES AND TECHNIQUES EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK!!! THIS ULTRA-RARE MUSCLE CAR GOT THE FULL TREATMENT DURING THE ROTISSERIE RESTORATION AND IT SHOWS!!! I REALIZE THAT I HAVE USED THIS WORD A LOT, BUT THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS FLAWLESS!!! THE ORIGINAL STEEL WHEELS AND POVERTY CAPS LOOK BRAND NEW AS DO THE CORRECT FIRESTONE DELUXE CHAMPION BLACK WALL TIRES!!! FEW MUSCLE CARS COULD KEEP UP WITH THE 409/409 BISCAYNE WHEN NEW AND FEW COLLECTOR CARS CAN ECLIPSE THEIR STATUS TODAY!!! I TRULY FEEL THAT THIS 1962 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE 409/409 HAS TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES LEFT IN EXISTENCE…PERIOD!!! IT IS AN INVESTMENT GRADE CAR IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD!!! YOU SIMPLY CAN’T GO WRONG WITH A CAR OF THIS STATURE!!!