Found this cool article on these historic cars. Anyone ever have the opportunity to actually touch one of these near unicorns? "The 1963 Chevrolet Impala RPO Z11 Is Super Rare: Only 57 Cars Ever Built, And Only A Handful Remain". https://www.hotcars.com/1963-chevrolet-impala-rpo-z11-facts/
We always wonder who writes these articles. https://www.hotcars.com/1963-chevrolet-impala-rpo-z11-facts/
Millennials who superficially google it then write the story... This one is more accurate than most. Their Torino Talladega story was terrible...
I was never allowed to touch the couple that I saw. I was about 10-years-old. They were afraid that I would dent them. The acid dipped car guys told me the same thing.
We have a red 62 Impala SS here in Wi. that the owner claims, it is a "Special order" drag car, BBC but not with 409 valve covers, rectangular covers like 396/427 from GM. Fact or fiction ? I always hear stories at the car shows about the special, rare, one off factory cars, usually for sale for big bucks. We all know if BS was brass, a huge brass band is always available at any car event. LOL Side Note, I know a man here in Wi, that has a 63/64 full size Ford 427 side oiler, 2x4, fiberglass bumpers, the huge cast iron exhaust manifolds, super plain jane interior, radio, heat delete drag car, I'm not an expert on these cars, he tells me he purchased it new, he's 80 this year so it's possible IMO And he still drives it on the street some local cruises/shows, I tend to think this one is real, one reason being it's not or ever been for sale I'm told.
there was what chevrolet called the "mystery motor" that was a 427 had normal BBC looking valve covers, I am pretty sure that was 1963, And I do not believe they were ever sold to the public https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/inside-the-63-chevy-427-mystery-engine/
Z11 409 engine. 427 Mystery engine. https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/inside-the-63-chevy-427-mystery-engine/
Since I was looking a lot into artificial intelligence stuff (job related) and also had quite a time to play with it, the article looks very AI generated to me. Frank
I have touched both of these. Got the honor of making a parade lap around the pits in the Jackshaw car. It was converted to Z11 car at Dyno Dons shop.