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02-19-2025, 07:34 PM
1963 Chevrolet Impala Z11 Lightweight Is Today's Bring a Trailer Auction Pick
This ultra-rare Chevy was a drag racer back in the day.
The Z11 V8 engine is a rare Chevrolet engine based on enhancements made to the 409 ci V8, with output between 480-525 HP (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=81faecddc22e163e26f546ae1ef0069d67e7b5e9f6b0958f 39fc93096d82455dJmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG90Y2Fycy5jb20vcmFyZXN0LWNoZX Zyb2xldC1lbmdpbmUv&ntb=1)1 (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=81faecddc22e163e26f546ae1ef0069d67e7b5e9f6b0958f 39fc93096d82455dJmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG90Y2Fycy5jb20vcmFyZXN0LWNoZX Zyb2xldC1lbmdpbmUv&ntb=1)
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It was essentially an enlarged, enhanced version of the famed 409 CID V8, with a .15-inch longer stroke and detail improvements (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=de4f0c821bc202e78d08afad66582031c6b79547a464a34b 97143ea9b881a268JmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFjc21vdG9yY2l0eWdhcmFnZS5jb2 0vaW5zaWRlLXRoZS02My1jaGV2eS00MjctbXlzdGVyeS1lbmdp bmUv&ntb=1)2 (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=de4f0c821bc202e78d08afad66582031c6b79547a464a34b 97143ea9b881a268JmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFjc21vdG9yY2l0eWdhcmFnZS5jb2 0vaW5zaWRlLXRoZS02My1jaGV2eS00MjctbXlzdGVyeS1lbmdp bmUv&ntb=1)
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The Z11 option package was a one-year-only offering that brought aluminum body panels and other weight-saving features.
It's believed that 57 full-size '63 Chevys were so equipped.
This example was originally campaigned by drag racer Terry Prince.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/bat-auctionpick-cdbadge-1655521440.png?resize=320:*Car and Driver
This 1963 Impala is one of the most muscular full-size Chevys ever made, rare and bristling with aggression. In period, it rolled up to the Christmas tree and then blitzed down the dragstrip, angry dinosaur noises roaring out of its 427-cubic-inch big-block V-8. Now, this rare Impala is up for auction on Bring a Trailer (https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-chevrolet-impala-z11/), which like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/1963-chevrolet-impala-z11-bat-101-6489cdc843ffd.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.818xh;0,0.0922xh&resize=980:*Bring a Trailer
https://www.speednik.com/files/2017/01/2017-01-16_03-14-23.jpg
This ultra-rare Chevy was a drag racer back in the day.
The Z11 V8 engine is a rare Chevrolet engine based on enhancements made to the 409 ci V8, with output between 480-525 HP (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=81faecddc22e163e26f546ae1ef0069d67e7b5e9f6b0958f 39fc93096d82455dJmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG90Y2Fycy5jb20vcmFyZXN0LWNoZX Zyb2xldC1lbmdpbmUv&ntb=1)1 (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=81faecddc22e163e26f546ae1ef0069d67e7b5e9f6b0958f 39fc93096d82455dJmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG90Y2Fycy5jb20vcmFyZXN0LWNoZX Zyb2xldC1lbmdpbmUv&ntb=1)
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It was essentially an enlarged, enhanced version of the famed 409 CID V8, with a .15-inch longer stroke and detail improvements (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=de4f0c821bc202e78d08afad66582031c6b79547a464a34b 97143ea9b881a268JmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFjc21vdG9yY2l0eWdhcmFnZS5jb2 0vaW5zaWRlLXRoZS02My1jaGV2eS00MjctbXlzdGVyeS1lbmdp bmUv&ntb=1)2 (https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=de4f0c821bc202e78d08afad66582031c6b79547a464a34b 97143ea9b881a268JmltdHM9MTczOTkyMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=198adbdf-a632-6112-1558-cedba72a60ab&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWFjc21vdG9yY2l0eWdhcmFnZS5jb2 0vaW5zaWRlLXRoZS02My1jaGV2eS00MjctbXlzdGVyeS1lbmdp bmUv&ntb=1)
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The Z11 option package was a one-year-only offering that brought aluminum body panels and other weight-saving features.
It's believed that 57 full-size '63 Chevys were so equipped.
This example was originally campaigned by drag racer Terry Prince.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/bat-auctionpick-cdbadge-1655521440.png?resize=320:*Car and Driver
This 1963 Impala is one of the most muscular full-size Chevys ever made, rare and bristling with aggression. In period, it rolled up to the Christmas tree and then blitzed down the dragstrip, angry dinosaur noises roaring out of its 427-cubic-inch big-block V-8. Now, this rare Impala is up for auction on Bring a Trailer (https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-chevrolet-impala-z11/), which like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos.
https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/1963-chevrolet-impala-z11-bat-101-6489cdc843ffd.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.818xh;0,0.0922xh&resize=980:*Bring a Trailer
https://www.speednik.com/files/2017/01/2017-01-16_03-14-23.jpg