Wow, a chrome trans dipstick tube? Is there any other car that came with that from the factory? Can't be many others. In the pictures, it sure appears that the dipstick handle is chrome, so I'll bet under the grunge the tube is also. Cool stuff, Verne!

IIRC, one of the Muscle Car mags a few years ago did a build-up on a 340HP 409 and it wound up being a pretty stout engine.

The oil dipstick handles were also chrome in '63 & '64 & '65. The sticks themselves were stamped "409 SS" down by the full mark.


Verne

I recently looked at a ‘63 340hp/PG Impala convertible, same family owned since ‘68. The son told me it took a lot of abuse, won it’s share of teen street races, and often got 7 or 8 teens and their skis up to the mountains in the 70s. Hopefully it will be reborn someday soon.

Tom,
That's a legit deck stamp. A friend of mine owned a duplicate of that car back in the day on L.I.


Verne

We are lucky to have Verne as a member of this site!:worship:

Thanks Bruce. But some may debate that.


Verne


Tom,
If you took a photo of the cowl tag on that convertible, I'd love to have a copy.
Verne

PM sent, Verne. Let me know if you get the 3 pics.

Original '62 stick.


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Photos received Tom. Thanks! I have deck stamp photos from cars a few hundred before and after that one. That's just a couple days of production at Van Nuys. BTW, Van Nuys used two completely different sets of characters in their gang stamps.



Verne

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