409

"Shes real fine my 409
Well I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes
For I knew there would be a time
When I would buy a brand new 409
Giddy up giddy up giddy up 409..."

The Beach Boys released 409, their tribute to one of the great hot rod engines of all time, in 1962.

The 409 engine was available from 1961 - 1965 in Chevrolet's full size cars. My first memories of any car are of my dad's 1961 Chevy Biscayne, which looked very similar to this 1962 Belair.

I re-edited this image to give it a posterized effect.
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[Ann Stenson]

This is seriously cool Danny, Love those reflections on the windscreen! :)

[Ivan]

Super shot and car!

[Simply Amanda]

So gorgeous and shiny. Car show?

[Abhijit]

Awesome detail

[Danette Thompson]

Very well processed.

[Andrew S]

I'm guessing the sign says "Look, but don't touch!" :-)

[Padlock]

Another awesome automobile aka AAA!!!!!

[👑 AnaZad]

I must confess that whenever I see a beautiful antique car, I think of you. This is a beautiful capture.

[Cathy Donohoue]

WOW. I'm with Ana. I even told Tom one day when he was admiring some old beauty that you should be there to shoot it.

[Sean O'Neill]

A car from the days when parking spaces had to be bigger!! Fab perspective Danny.

[Meg]

super shot...love the music title to accompany! You always get me singing! :)

[8yearson]

A touch of hdr? The processing has worked brilliantly here, as has the pov, gives that bonnet a real feeling of length!

[David]

Brilliant shot Danny. Really well photographed and processed

[Ross Walker]

When I was about 17, my neighbor was a car dealer in a nearby town in CT and needed to move a 409 (not a wagon) to his store. He let me drive it there, and he followed me in his Packard. I punched it once, and WOW! On the way back, he even let me drive the Packard. Great day. You are stirring up a lot of memories.

[Taephy]

wow sleek and shiny!

[Andrew Nelson]

Love your car shots, very well done indeed.

[Therese]

Gorgeous shot... beautifully edited!!!

[Alison Tomlin]

Great pov. Just love all that shiny chrome

[Danny G.]

@jackie8 Thanks Jackie but not even a touch of hdr - i never use hdr.

[Ann Jones]

What amazing condition it's in, someone's been hard at work polishing!

[bkb in the city]

This brings back a whole lot of memories to family trips in a station wagon

[Matt F.]

I woud LOVE that car. Way to do it justice!