Ron Cooper
Zintmaster Chevrolet-1962 Impala Extremely rare Chevrolet drag car as produced by the factory with the lightweight front end, assembled with aluminum front fenders, wheel wells and an aluminum hood.
While the story of the '63 Z-11 427/409 Lightweights is fairly well known, most people are unfamiliar with the fact that there were any produced in '62. What is known is that the '62s all rolled off the Flint, Michigan assembly line late in the 1962 model year. Our feature subject was born on July 31. The aluminum body components lightened the cars by approximately 120-130 lbs. The Impalas ran and were competitive in the B/FX class. Other lucky racers installed the aluminum bits on the lighter Bel Air sport coupe, and ran in the A/FX category against 421 Pontiac Tempests and didn't fair as well.
