That car is awesome and I totally dig the look, especially those wheels. Such clean lines wide open spacious interior. Chevy built some great machines back then. I'd love having that baby for a cruiser. Nice to see him enjoy it and not have it stuffed away in a museum. You got yourself a new subscriber!
Beautiful '62 Bubble Top Impala. Fucked up the hood though with the Louvres!!! It would look even more beautiful with the old style Keystone wheels!!!!
So cool!!!! Thanks for sharing. The 62 Bel Air is my favorite muscle car. and with 500 hp from an LS!!!! I am impressed!!! Thanks for sharing, you made my day!!!
Bad ass muscle car, smoke show to the extreme, and great beats for an intro, yep, that's why I'm an avid AutotopiaLA sub. Keep feeding us this heavy metal, Shawn -- from the looks of the mosh pit the crowd loves it and wants some more !
I saw Dyno Don run his 409 Impala some 30+ years ago at Sumerduck raceway. He match raced Ronnie Sox's Hemi Cuda, Arnie Beswick Pontiac Tempest and I recall Beswick ran the best times. That Impala though was badass.
Very nice. The first time I saw a 62 Bubble Top 409 when I was 17, I was so impressed. It has been a favorite of mine ever since. I like the outward simplicity of the car, just as it should be. I am now 73 years old and I had some muscle cars in my earlier driving days when I nothing else to spend my money on besides cars, girls and booze. I did a few burn outs back then, but never a tire wasting donut. Maybe I am just too frugal.
Beautiful bubble top. Back in the early 1960's when I was a teenager I was into smoking the tires on my car. I guess after a few years in the Navy and Vietnam, I finally realized how stupid I was to waste my tires and possibly blow a perfectly good engine in my '57 Chevy. I think I grew up in Vietnam and realized what was actually much more important than wasting tires.
Work of art brother.... has every damn element of da'new and the old....perfecto (like to know what he did with the suspension as it looks comfortable enough yet solid enough when loaded?) Love love love it... keeping your American work of art perfectly refreshed... Great channel, brilliantly produced as well sir Bob U.K.
Thanks Bob!! He talks about the suspension in the video I thought? Now you make me want to rewatch and hear about the suspension. Either way, thanks for the compliments. I appreciate it.
Awesome car and I am happy to see him driving it and boiling the tires just like Dyno Don would have done however he would have done it in a straight line.
Why not run the 409? That's what makes the car cool. You can put a ls in anything. The 409 was a very powerful motor. Its not hard to get 500 horse out of a 409.
An original Bubble top 409 car starts out as historically significant(Automotive).Then,the car is formed into just another car from 'Clown World'.CLOWN WORLD!.
one of the three chevys i would seek out to buy if i had money but i would be a 409 engine all the way. other is the 69 sports roof impala ss and the 69 427 vette hardtop.
Yo Shaen didn't say "go over the details" that's almost ur signature dood..gotta say it once @ least lol..as long as u don't do that damn camera slap transition..now that's tired..but u cool man
Amazed that an enterprising LA cop hasn't analyzed your videos and pulled your license for speeding, display of speed, reckless driving, and generally being a hazard to traffic.
Quit putting a LS engine in everything. Find another 409 and you can easily get that level of power and still be dependable. Do some cool fuel injection and you’d have a way more unique car
I've got a 62 Biscayne and a 58 delray . I wish I owned a 409 bubble top !!! He should have never took the 409 out that's completely stupid !!! I could understand dropping something else in her if there was no motor when he got her . I don't know what he was thinking !!!
"SMOKIN HOT" n keeping it so cool in cream , with the essence , a true work of art andf im sure dyno dan be lovin it baby , i dam sure i am , and im miles away guys n gals ,, laters ao that one ,, so delicatly thundeous yet shh mums the word .. xx
That car is awesome and I totally dig the look, especially those wheels. Such clean lines wide open spacious interior. Chevy built some great machines back then. I'd love having that baby for a cruiser. Nice to see him enjoy it and not have it stuffed away in a museum. You got yourself a new subscriber!
Thanks for the sub Robert! Yeah, cool car and I love that Frankie drives it hard.
Super nice car. Perfect stance, love the wheels!
Total badass!
This is my dream car. The perfect blend of OG style with modern reliability. A vintage 62 yellow Cali license plate would be a nice touch.
Beautiful '62 Bubble Top Impala. Fucked up the hood though with the Louvres!!! It would look even more beautiful with the old style Keystone wheels!!!!
Dyno Don did the louvres back in the day when he was racing it
Bel Air, not Impala!
So cool!!!! Thanks for sharing. The 62 Bel Air is my favorite muscle car. and with 500 hp from an LS!!!! I am impressed!!! Thanks for sharing, you made my day!!!
Omg what a beautiful car dam it
Absolutely love it the 62 beliair is my favorit looking car as of 3 weeks ago never saw one before that
Bad ass muscle car, smoke show to the extreme, and great beats for an intro, yep, that's why I'm an avid AutotopiaLA sub. Keep feeding us this heavy metal, Shawn -- from the looks of the mosh pit the crowd loves it and wants some more !
More to come my brotha...lots more!!
The 409 would have made that car so much cooler everything these days has an ls when do you ever see a 409 they also make good power
He wanted to preserve that 409 so it’s crated and stored in his shop
Awesome sleeper
one word......BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
Agreed
I love the clean sleeper looking cars looks very nice!
Total sleeper. And I love that Frankie drives it.
I saw Dyno Don run his 409 Impala some 30+ years ago at Sumerduck raceway. He match raced Ronnie Sox's Hemi Cuda, Arnie Beswick Pontiac Tempest and I recall Beswick ran the best times. That Impala though was badass.
Very cool! Thanks for the quick story here 👊
Rocking that 62! Hell Yeah! 🤘
He drives his cars all hard!
Looks sweet, especially under the hood. Love it!
Yeah, this is a great car!
I love simple old school builds.
Literally a bad ass car. I wish I could see that type of cars here in my country
It is a badass. Where are you?
@@AutotopiaLA Colombia 🇨🇴
I've always wanted a 1959 2-door hardtop belair. I will definitely own one some day.
Hope you get one. This thing is really a cool ride
I do too. The rarest of the 59 impala's. Beautiful 62! That is a very rare one as well!
Another nice catch!
This was such a fun shoot. Love the history of the car and Frankie driving the piss out of it.
Dude!! Sweet Bubble Top!!!! I dig a Lot of cars, but bubble tops get me every time!! 👍🏼😎👍🏼
That’s a another great episode. Sick day brother. Speak soon
Great seeing you and hanging at SEMA!
Very nice. The first time I saw a 62 Bubble Top 409 when I was 17, I was so impressed. It has been a favorite of mine ever since. I like the outward simplicity of the car, just as it should be. I am now 73 years old and I had some muscle cars in my earlier driving days when I nothing else to spend my money on besides cars, girls and booze. I did a few burn outs back then, but never a tire wasting donut. Maybe I am just too frugal.
Awesome bubble top
Agreed. Simple. Understated and badass
Very nice car and great channel, keep up the good work.
Thanks! Lots more to come. So many great vehicles to show and experience.
Oh my... Is this perfection?
Right?!?!
409s are rare.
That is a fine gem.
I had a black one with red interior back in 1974, I had a 425 hp 427 in it with a rock crusher. I really miss that RAT
Beautiful...Very nice
Really great car and great piece of history
Beautiful bubble top. Back in the early 1960's when I was a teenager I was into smoking the tires on my car. I guess after a few years in the Navy and Vietnam, I finally realized how stupid I was to waste my tires and possibly blow a perfectly good engine in my '57 Chevy. I think I grew up in Vietnam and realized what was actually much more important than wasting tires.
I love it. Beautiful wow. Stock look. Is. Awesome.
Damn Shawn another kickass car. Nice job!
Thanks and yeah, love that Bubble Top!
Nice car , Cool video and a Thumbs Up liked. Happy Holidays to you and all your subscribers also.
Im a ford guy but I love that year Impala that body is beautiful!
I love stuff like this
Love the old Impala's
Mr 409 on east coast. Its 63 or 64 impala. It lifts passenger tire a ft driver side about 3 ft off ground. Awesome old rides
This is such a killer car!
Now, this industry of vintage restoration and tweaking made contemporary everyday drive, makes L.A. the most unique place
Another dream car! Come on man, You keep adding to my dream cars! Stop bro, just stop. Lol.
Not stopping 😂
Love the Don Nicholson provenance. One of the first Funny Car pilots to boot.
That’s nice classic 👍
With some attitude
Now that's the way the take the car out and show it off no matter how pretty it is
Work of art brother.... has every damn element of da'new and the old....perfecto (like to know what he did with the suspension as it looks comfortable enough yet solid enough when loaded?)
Love love love it... keeping your American work of art perfectly refreshed...
Great channel, brilliantly produced as well sir
Bob U.K.
Thanks Bob!! He talks about the suspension in the video I thought? Now you make me want to rewatch and hear about the suspension. Either way, thanks for the compliments. I appreciate it.
@@AutotopiaLA
He may well of done and I just had moment...
Cheers
I had my Pontiac wheels widens to 12 inches by Dooy Barns in Lweistown
Awesome car and I am happy to see him driving it and boiling the tires just like Dyno Don would have done however he would have done it in a straight line.
Frankie drives it all the time. That’s what it’s for right? 👊
@@AutotopiaLA and that is how it should be
Why not run the 409? That's what makes the car cool. You can put a ls in anything. The 409 was a very powerful motor. Its not hard to get 500 horse out of a 409.
He pretty much daily drives it so wanted the reliability and wanted to preserve the Dyno Don motor I believe
The only thing that I love more than a bubble-butt is a 1962 bubble-top 😋
Nice Car. Whats is the size of the Tires? Thanks
Don’t know his tire sizes. His info is in the description. Hit him up. Very cool guy
A stock frame on this car?
Yep
Now that's how a Deuce is supposed too look,act and SOUND!!!!!
Who makes the mufflers?
More please!
Shawn you need to film the "corrupt mustang " from sema! Have you seen that one damn...
I’d love to shoot that car. Saw it last week and thought it was a killer!
An original Bubble top 409 car starts out as historically significant(Automotive).Then,the car is formed into just another car from 'Clown World'.CLOWN WORLD!.
"INCREÍBLE"
so perfect!
Sure is and he drives it all the time
Love it
one of the three chevys i would seek out to buy if i had money but i would be a 409 engine all the way. other is the 69 sports roof impala ss and the 69 427 vette hardtop.
white noise..awesome
Total cruiser beast
What a way to treat a nice 😔
Considering that everything that came off is palletized I think he treated it with total respect. Frankie is a true enthusiast.
Nice car difficult to hear with ghetto music ... nice car thanks for sharing
Yo Shaen didn't say "go over the details" that's almost ur signature dood..gotta say it once @ least lol..as long as u don't do that damn camera slap transition..now that's tired..but u cool man
We’re gonna take a drive and definitely go over the details 😂😂😂 Watch out for the camera slap BOOM!
"serious doughnuts"?! nothing's serious about wasting tires without gaining traction
Weird that the wheels don’t match the paint on the car.
Hadn’t noticed that before
Wow!!! she's a beauty!
Such a classic shape! Just beautiful damn if I won the lotto I'd get this car fuck it million bucks I don't care
Yeah. This is a cool one. Simple. Powerful and total sleeper look.
Shawn,next time go for a donut ride!
That would be fun!
I would luv to put a 409 under the of my "50 Chevy ...can you point me in a direction, brudda mon?
Amazed that an enterprising LA cop hasn't analyzed your videos and pulled your license for speeding, display of speed, reckless driving, and generally being a hazard to traffic.
😂🖕🏻
There go my chances to get my '62 on your show! 🤦🏽♂️
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Clean car! Are you local? Let’s shoot it!!
@@AutotopiaLA I'm up north in the Bay Area. I've got a built LS7 short block, that I'm a couple weeks out from swapping out with the LS3.
@@AutotopiaLA I'm the one who called you a few months ago about helping me sort out shipping it to Europe next year for a family road trip.
Roman Macias I remember! Did you ever sort it out? Wish you were closer. Would love to work out shooting it sometime.
Quit putting a LS engine in everything. Find another 409 and you can easily get that level of power and still be dependable. Do some cool fuel injection and you’d have a way more unique car
❤
Build another 409 put the L.S. IN A BOAT. And sink it.
💯 Cool !✌👍🇺🇸
Cars should be driven, donuts aren't hurting that car.
I've got a 62 Biscayne and a 58 delray . I wish I owned a 409 bubble top !!! He should have never took the 409 out that's completely stupid !!! I could understand dropping something else in her if there was no motor when he got her . I don't know what he was thinking !!!
It doesn't get much better than a58.
I agree.Throw the 409 back in her with the 4 speed.
Bad ass
Funny thing go to car show do burnouts
Parks and cops show up won't give this car second look ..lol
love it but not the auto trans.
"SMOKIN HOT" n keeping it so cool in cream , with the essence , a true work of art andf im sure dyno dan be lovin it baby , i dam sure i am , and im miles away guys n gals ,, laters ao that one ,, so delicatly thundeous yet shh mums the word .. xx
Kevin Quinton fun one for sure and I’m sure Dyno Don is loving it!
Play the beach boys. Not that crap.
Stockton wheels is the shit!!!
No one bel air is sure the impala y love it the cars
Could never get used to a muscle car with a column shift.
LS....really. get the 09 back in. 🤬
Frankly, I'd be more impressed if they made this beast in 4 wheel drive.
Cool car! But doing donuts never impressed me.
Second!!!
Missed you in Vegas! Sorry but SEMA was insanity.