I am, of course, thinking about the Z11, the drag racer that was ... Launched late in 1961, the 409-cubic-inch Chevrolet V8 motor had its best year in 1963. The 6.7-liter eight-cylinder powerhouse ...

There was one more extremely rare version of the Chevrolet 409 V8 engine, but it technically was not a 409. A special version, made especially for drag racing, increased the stroke of the 409 V8 by ...