The 409 was directed largely to both drag and stock-car racers and by the engine's ... See All 38 Photos NASCAR hall of famer Rex Whitewas at the same time racing his own Chevy Bel Air as a ...

But the headline grabber was under the hood: Chevrolet’s legendary 409 would ride ... as well as in NASCAR. It also gave rise to the legendary 427-cu.in. W-engine in the Z-11.

We have seen 283, 327, and 409 engines in Chevy IIs. Not much more was said ... Early on, it won a number of NASCAR pole positions, including Daytona, where Junior Johnson and others ran as ...

The Chevy Monte Carlo has won nearly 400 races in the NASCAR circuit dating ... of Chevy's most famous engines from the 1960s ...

Although it was held back from success in NASCAR long-track competition ... on short runs the 409 was a star. The Chevy 409 engine became the go-to powerplant for U.S. drag racers in the early ...

Q: Greg, you’ve mentioned the Mystery 427 Chevy engine in previous columns and I’m still confused. What really was the Mystery 427, and was it the same as the Z-11 that the drag racers ran? Is this ...

The Chevrolet 409 V8 had a significant, but brief moment in the history of American big-block, high-performance engines. While the 409 V8 may be best known as the title of a popular Beach Boys ...

These engines differed from the 409 design and featured a beefier ... from different piston configurations. According to NASCAR mandate, Chevrolet produced enough parts for 50 Mystery engines.