Dyno Don, 1961 Super Stock Impala

Of the 491,000 Chevy Impalas built for 1961, only 142 were fitted with the 409 cubic inch engine.

 These engines were rated at 360 HP and had a single four-barrel carburetor. Some racers purchased the engines seperately and installed them in 2-door Biscayne sedans. (when's the last time you heard of a Biscayne?)

 This was permitted in 1961, factory installations were not required.

 Two racers that went to this trouble in 1961 were established drag racers Frank Saunders out of Phoenix, Arizona and Dave Strickler from York, PA.

 Frank Saunders won the S/S class at the 1961 NHRA Winternationals while Don Nicholson took the win in the Stock Eliminator category at the same event.

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