Marc's (67belair427) 62 Belair 409!

[Xplantdad]

After searching for a couple of years for a nice 62 Bubbletop 409 , I finally gave up and bought a 65 Corvette coupe. The year was 1997, and after a year of enjoying the Corvette I spotted an on-line ad for an Ermine white 62 Belair Sport Coupe in Salt Lake City. After some third party inspections and conversation the owner and I agreed to an even trade.I finally had the "four speed dual quad positraction 409" that I had wanted from the beginning.


The car is an original 1637 V8 car, and features heater and radio delete, with no power steering or brakes. Even the optional drivers side mirror is absent. If it didn't get the car down the quarter mile quicker it wasn't ordered. A 4:56 posi rear end has made a set of M+H Cheater slicks the next day two addition to the Jardine Headers now on the car.


The car is a great contrast to any modern vehicle that does everything for the driver. This one demands your complete attention once you turn the key. And when you have it pointed in the right direction it only does one thing for you. It puts a big smile on your face. As the song says, "she's real fine..."

Marc

[Xplantdad]

More...since the new site only limits me to ten photos (Rob, can this be fixed? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img])





























The car arriving!





Some older photos!

[MosportGreen66]

Very nice Marc, congrats!

[300deluxeL79]

love it QB409 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] congrats on finding a plain jane!

[markjohnson]

My favorite automobile of all time and arguably the prettiest car of the Sixties! I owned a '62 Bel Air Sport Coupe for 10 years but if I had another one of these along with a 1963-67 Corvette Coupe in my garage, I would never pick up another Hemmings or any other Auto Trader ever again! The '62 Bel Air Sport Coupe was a pillar-less model that had been around since 1955 when it was the top-of-the-line model and ended after the 1962 model year. The Bel Air name lived on in 1963 and later years but only in sedan/post form now and the hardtop model was gone forever.

[x Baldwin Motion]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]real fine !! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

[PeteLeathersac]

Sounds right on to me Jake!!!
I feel sorry for today's FWD kids as few will ever be lucky enough to get the wheel time and feel of how old V8 RWD beasts love to be thrashed!.
The simple fun things many of us here were experiencing daily in yesterday's world like driving sideways, powersliding through every corner and meeting up w/ friends for some back road racing now results w/ instant licence suspensions and vehicles impounded also cops treating you like a common criminals!.
Mankind and progress, I don't think so!!!

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~ Pete
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