409 LIGHTWEIGHT
FAMOUS 'ZINTSMASTER'
FACTORY DRAG CAR
KNOWN HISTORY-LOW MILES
PROPER 2X4s with FACTORY INDUCTION SYSTEM
1962 Impala '409' SS Lightweight as raced at the Famous Zintsmaster, extremely rare Chevrolet drag car as produced by the factory with the lightweight front end, assembled with aluminum front fenders, wheel wells and an aluminum hood, this was the prototype of the Z11 of 1963, note that this has all of the factory welds, there are specific differences between the two cars, here is the most original of the cars that were built for the new 1961 Super Stock class of the NHRA, this Zintsmaster was is 1 of only 2 known to exist today, outstanding example of the Ermine White with Red interior, all original body panels and floors, there were a total of 18 factory built drag cars in 1962, (according to NHRA), and as little as 12, for sure this is a real car with history well known, this is one of the most documented early Muscle cars in America, this has the California 'built' 409cid engine that was raced with the car, block casting # 3795623, this was a rebuilt short block as sent to Thomas Racing engines in California, then sent back to Indiana for Zintsmaster Chevrolet, producing about 500 horsepower, the sound of this purpose built 409 unit makes one smile, proper T10 4 speed transmission with the Hurst shifter, the quality of this famous, race car is exceptional, truly looks like a time warp, great effort is made to maintain and preserve an investment piece of history that is MUSEUM QUALITY, see the ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER, (LINK), showing the factory billing to Zintsmaster Chevrolet, here is FOR SURE a three owner famous drag car that still has most of the original paint and original front tires, an very important fact is that the firewall data tag is original and not painted, this is very correct for the 409 Lightweight cars as the normal Chevrolets were all painted body color, there many, many articles about this specific car domestically, some as far away as Japan, Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, here is a true collector quality factory most original vehicle, factory "lightweight" 409 Super Sport Impala, aluminum front fenders and wheel wells, aluminum hood all assembled by the factory and not added by a dealer, came with stock dual carb Turbo-Fire 409 engine, with block # 3795623, this was a rebuilt short block as sent to Thomas Racing engines in California, then sent back to Indiana, there is no VIN# on this race engine, this is correct an engine as one can be, the intake is the standard 409 aluminum unit that is correct for 1962, the latter 1963 units were special two pieces high rise units, those would not be correct for this year car, # 38147881, Carter AFB carbs with front #3361s and rear #3362s, mechanical lifter camshaft with matching valve springs, stock factor '409' cylinder heads #3814690, raised, rectangular intake ports, note the air cleaner intake system, full exhaust dual race system, completely original Ermine White color with only a partial repaint from the moldings down, the original red bench/bucket interior as factory, very original and only a slight change in color from the original Red, one call tell this has been inside and well cared for all these years, trunk mats still glued to floor pan from the factory, all original weather strips, all extremely nice and original chrome and all exterior moldings, original factory Sun tachometer was moved from the steering column to the dash for the drag racing vision with the original holes still in the steering column, converted to Transistor mechanism for ignition, of course the 'bent' factory lightweight shifter has been replaced with the period Hurst unit, originally shipped to the Zintsmaster Chevrolet dealership in Kokomo, Indiana, after being assembled July 31, 1962 in Flint, Michigan, this was raced by Dave Mason with his name on the door, Dave is retired in Florida today from information received, the second owner and current collector is available for important historical documentation and exacting information, now owned by the third owner, has the original Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed manual transmission with the Hurst shifter from that era, see photo of Tom Fraser with Linda Vaughn, "Miss Hurst Shifter", original 4.56:1 Posi-traction rear end, metallic brakes, produces approximately 500hp with S&S headers and a Z-11 camshaft, sounds just awesome, low miles, the tires are amazing in that they too are original in the front and even down to the spare, In late-1962, Chevrolet upped the ante and built these famous cars, each was assembled with aluminum front fenders and wheel wells, and an aluminum hood, while the story of the '63 Z-11 427/409 Lightweights is fairly well known, most people are unfamiliar with the fact that there were any produced in '62. What is known is that the '62s all rolled off the Flint, Michigan assembly line late in the 1962 model year. Our feature subject was born on July 31 with the aluminum body components lightened the cars by approximately 120-130 lbs. The Impalas ran and were competitive in the B/FX class. Other lucky racers installed the aluminum bits on the lighter Bel Air sport coupe, and ran in the A/FX category against 421 Pontiac Tempests and didn't fair as well. Confusing the issue some is that the factory offered a handful of sets of the aluminum parts to racers so some cars competed with them that weren't factory-built, from the factory, the Zintmaster beast cost just $3600.25, with all the added go-fast components, including a T10 Muncie four-speed manual box, a Posi rear, metallic brakes, and of course the dual-quad Turbo-Fire 409. Driver Dave Mason, whose name is still painted on the door, took this car to the 1962 Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park where it ran low 12s at 115 mph with the NHRA slip still in the file, (SEE THE LINK), shortly after that, the car was placed in private storage and disappeared for over 20 years, then to the well known collector from Indiana and then to Georgia, by just looking at the vehicle from an exterior vantage, there is no way to distinguish the "lightweight" nature of the car. Even upon a close inspection of the still-intact window sticker, there is no mention of anything "experimental," or "aluminum", only a look under the hood reveals the paper-thin aluminum bits-they almost feel carbon-fiberish when tapped on, still looks as if it just rolled off the showroom floor, in its present trim, the Impala makes about 500 hp with S&S headers and a Z-11 camshaft that were probably done sometime after the car was pulled out of storage in 1988, now kept in a private collection of investment type vehicles, note the special showroom has the Atlanta skylight with The Zintsmaster painted on the wall to a very exacting image, also the artist took the car cover and painted the car cover to show how the car looks underneath, this 1962 CHEVROLET SUPER SPORT '409' LIGHTWEIGHT RACE CAR FOR SALE really in top original show condition as it is preserved in 'as authentic, investment quality" condition with top mechanicals, article in "MuscleCars" book (LINK), there are EXTENSIVE, EXTENSIVE articles about this specific car from around the world, (LINK) one of the most original, documented cars from this period in the history of factory built race cars, $300,000