1963 Z11 Impala FINISHED!

[Bill Pritchard]

Joe,

Any details on how the car was found and/or the lineage traced? The car looks great.

[MosportGreen66]

Wow... nothing beats original racers!

Question:
What is the difference between a 409 motor and Z11 motor?

[Verne_Frantz]

Everything except block, cam, carbs, distributor, distributor drive shaft, timing gear set, exhaust manifolds, and some bearings and bolts. And that's just the engine. It was stroked to 427cid.

(it was NOT the "mystery motor" that apppeared at Daytona in Feb. '63). The Z-11 was done under Duntov's watch. The MK-II mystery motor was entirely Dick Keinath's endeavour under wraps of upper management.

I can't wait to see Hank's finished result...

Verne

Here's the original car:



Notice how the front fenders are brighter than the rest of the car. They weren't primed. Just paint over shinny aluminum.

[Verne_Frantz]

Paging BOB G.........
Why not ask Hank to bring it to SCR9?????????
Between that car and one of Don Fezell's, those early "muscle barges" should be well represented!!

[Tim Penton]

The car looks beautiful!!!!

[71-LS6]

Man oh man, what a piece of history, I hope I get to see it in person sometime.