This ultra-rare Chevy was a drag racer back in the day.
The early 1960s were a golden age for drag racing, and Chevrolet's executives wanted to beat Ford. For 1963, they introduced a special-order option package, Regular Production Order code Z11, which bestowed Chevrolet's full-size Impala with something very special. It was an astronomically expensive option—at $1240, it added almost a third to the price of the car—and buyers got less for their money. Specifically, the radio, heater, and front sway bar were deleted.
Get your footwork right and this big red sled would scoot to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and flash through the quarter-mile traps at over 120 mph. A ferocious beast from a long-ago age, this Chevy has no seatbelts, drum brakes, and firepower like the USS Missouri. It's a holy grail for Impala enthusiasts. The auction runs through June 17.Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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