Let's clear it up right here. The Chevy 409 is no more of a truck engine than the Chevy small-block 350 or big-block 454. Just because GM used each of these engines in heavy-duty commercial ...
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 song ...
General Motors cruised through the 1960s with roughly half the share of the U.S. automobile market. Chevrolet led the pack for GM, regularly selling millions of cars each year. This 1962 Chevrolet Bel ...