This is THE car that inspired Brian Wilson to write The Beach Boys classic hit “409”. A lot of people think it was the more well known 1963 Impala SS but it was the ‘62. Chris I know you don’t use copywrited music for obvious reasons but for this build it would have been so cool to use the song, even just the first few seconds..... “She’s real fine my 409 She’s real fine my 409 My fouuuuuuur Ooooooooh Niiiiine!”
@@hpiguy Yeah I figured it was something obscene like that.... Brian needed to pay for that sandbox to put his grand piano into in the dining room somehow
My best friend in high school had a 62 409 4speed that he bought for 800.00. First time we ever rebuilt an engine was that 409. (on a dirt floor garage) We cruised the "strip" in Huntington WVa for hours on end in the 409.One red light at a time :) (listening to beach boys 8 tracks) Lost touch with him years later.....hope he held on to it. " Shes so fine my 409"
Really nice job on this one. . .I'm an "older" guy so this brings back memories. When I was 12 my Dad bought a brand new 62 Chevy Impala SS and the color was the same as your model! Chevy called it "Autumn Gold" that year. Also, the white stripe is exactly what was on our car. I also like the blue centers on the hubcaps, just like our car had. Only difference was that Dad had thin white-walls on the tires. Really takes me back in time. . .Great build!
@@hpiguy Your craftsmanship is award winning. I’m 75 and my lifetime dream was to own a 1962 Chevrolet Impala, baby blue., with a white top. It’s never going to happen but getting a model would be a close 2nd on my bucket list. Any chance you could build one for whatever cost for me. I just don’t have the talent to do it like you do. Please respond HawkiVince@aol.com.
I had a real 62 Impala like that one. Mine had the bumper with the guard on it in front of the grille you didn't use. Mine also had electric windows, 409 Turbofire engine, air conditioner, rear defroster, dual antennas on the trunk and best of all, it was right hand drive. The only option it didn't have was seatbelts. it was blood red with white burlap seat inserts. All that beauty bought for 20 dollars in 1993. I wish I still had it. What a car. Beautiful model you built.
Great build..really sharp looking car, that's the way I like my automobiles and trucks is "stock" as far as exterior appearance and I also like that paint job that you painted the model car with👍👍👍😊😊😊
I remember when I was a young lad our neighbor had the same year impala and I loved it when he would crank it up and he would always stand on it whenever he saw me outside.Great job Chris brings back many memories!!!
Brother, you knocked this 1 out of the park. STUNNING !!!!!!!!!! Looks amazing with the interior and exterior color combo, and that SWEET Dual Quad 409 BEAST. Thank you very much for sharing this build, I'm buying 1 or 2 for sure. Everyone keep yourself and love ones safe and healthy and remember to smile it's suppose to be fun.
Of all Impalas, the 62 has the best styling, and this kit is the best 62 Impala model I've ever seen. And, as always, you did a phenomenal job. I'm super excited to get one very soon.
Hpiguys. Thanks for this. I am 64 and built tons of models as a kid and even 30 years ago. Now retired, I started again. Just a note about this which I am building now. It is fabulous. As I test fit parts, they clamp solid even without glue. I love detail, but a 10 piece suspension system is beyond my coordination. This has detail without fuss. And the chrome trim decals are just wonderful. Now, when I try to outline chrome with paint or sharpie, it ruins the whole car. Modelers, this is a perfect kit. Good for us fumblers and good for those who can!
I really love watching your channel, I'm pretty decent building model cars but I learn some new tips to get me to your level of building models. Amazing job on all your projects 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
The 62 looks so real when done, beautiful build !! Color choice is excellent for that car ! Nice details on it ,too ! Looks like the old lacquer jobs from that era. GM called their finishes " magic mirror " , and as far as I know, the only company to use lacquer for their cars. ! Refinished quite a few back in the day myself. ! Thanks for the post.!
Hello Chris I just love these high part count kits. This kit is awesome, an out standing kit. I am surprised that I get to put the first comment LOL. great job really live your builds. I can see myself building a few of these and kit bashing a few. For instance a small block engine swap some custom mags to mention a few.
That’s my mother’s actual dream car. I showed her the final, and she loved it. I may end up buying this, so I can build it for her. Great job as always Chris!
Cool build! Oh yes, the 80's. That car reminds me of the neighbour to my grand parents in the SO CAL senior moble home park. AKA " The muscle car honey holes".
Just got back into this in March after retiring. Hadn't built one since about 1980. Revell is my go to. Amazing quality. Not impressed with AMT, though they're not useless. But Revell is lightyears ahead in quality.
Looks to be "Aniversary Gold" - the 1st '62 Chevy we saw on our local dealer's showroom floor in Sept '61 - a 327/300 SS 4-spd. was this color. My Dad ended up buying a Silver Blue/Ermine White Impala coupe, 327/250 3-spd. A couple years later I bought a black 409/409, a $$$ pit! Years before all this I had a ton of out-of-the-box AMT, SMP(?) & also others that were kits (Revelle) stock, custom, drag, etc.) + ships, planes, etc. Very 1st model was a '56 Belair when I was 10. Fun times! You did a fantastic job! Brings back memories.
Freaking fantastic man! I built a 62 Bel Air twice in the 90s, and even had the 1/18 diecast done years ago. It was a lighter champagne color than yours... I've got too many videos Chevy kits to make and one to restore. Keep it up man! Your videos inspire thousands to make models!!
2 years late but just wanted to say awesome job. I'm working on the same model basically that I got at a model show last year for a really fair price. it's made by Lindberg, Don Nicholson's 1961 Impala Super Stock. I have to say the detail is remarkable. Taking my time with this one because it's worthy. Nice body design, love the look.
Hey Chris, thanks again for this video & ALL of your videos! Thanks for keeping it FUN & informative. Thanks for each step you share. But most of all, thanks for being one of those keeping this hobby alive... Very appreciated dude, ROCK on!
Can't go wrong with a sweet Impala , especially a...... 4-speed, dual quad, posi-traction 409✌😎 ( Giddy-up Giddy-up ) Awesome color ! Excellent build looks like a very complete kit with lots of extras & that's always nice 😆
Great build, Chris, it looks awesome! I built this kit last release as the drag car (around 2011), and....we had a house fire that year about a month after I built it, LOL, but I remember it being just as great a kit as you said. Happy weekend, my friend, Liked and Shared 😊✌
Sweet ride! I remember building that one when I was much much younger......lots more parts then before. Lots of nice leftovers for the spare parts box for sure.
Love me some Impalas! This one with this color combo looks suuuuuper classy! The paint on it looks so good I almost thought it was another die-cast review haha!
Beautiful car! It's amazing they could get going anywhere with a dual quad 409 going down to those skinny tires with the contact patch the size of a credit card.
Great build, so life-like! I was waiting to hear you fire it up! In late 1961, my friend's father (a GM executive) ordered a '61 Biscayne (yes, IF you knew the right people, they could be built!) with the 409, 4 speed for Billy's birthday/graduation present. Black with a red interior. Wow, talk about a looker! Smitty Pacemakers were soon added, as were the second pair of rear tires! Those were the days, my friend! Thanks for the ride!
Beautiful build, the gold looks very nice on it. Oh yeah baby, priming the entire sheets is very smart, back in the 90's i never did that and it was a pain to paint everything by hand after. Painting on summer time was particularly bad on large pieces as the enamel would start to set and would end up with loads of drag marks. Stay safe, cheers.
As a model maker I don't follow eney of the rules I use the tree to paint on before painting the model to test what the paint will do. Extra parts can be made if I don't like the parts in the kits.
No. What I did was say I am not going to do that look on MY cars, but if you love that look go for it. Just don't demand everyone make their cars look like they are soaking wet.
Is it me or is the fan missing a blade ? Great color choices I like when you weather them up because that's a true representation of what old cars looked like Most cars were 6 cylinder or small v8 powered
Nah, some of the fans actually look like that. Example: www.ebay.com/i/372774009676?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=372774009676&targetid=935431405613&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9019130&poi=&campaignid=10456336024&mkgroupid=106723176627&rlsatarget=pla-935431405613&abcId=2146001&merchantid=6300864&gclid=CjwKCAiAn7L-BRBbEiwAl9UtkNNZyxkeVps3to_xynOdF-Y58Mzt7B_m8VMe9vTteJYumrIwNWrIaRoCGYgQAvD_BwE
So, the question that must be asked: What do you do with all these models? They must take up a lot of space, so if you keep them, what about a tour in your collection?
True and well said. So what it comes down to is the car built in the vid just isnt an SS. No big deal, but this hobby largely hinges on specifics for accuracy so it matters a little.
This is THE car that inspired Brian Wilson to write The Beach Boys classic hit “409”. A lot of people think it was the more well known 1963 Impala SS but it was the ‘62.
Chris I know you don’t use copywrited music for obvious reasons but for this build it would have been so cool to use the song, even just the first few seconds.....
“She’s real fine my 409
She’s real fine my 409
My fouuuuuuur
Ooooooooh
Niiiiine!”
Thanks, yeah licensing on Beach Boys music starts around $25,000!
@@hpiguy Yeah I figured it was something obscene like that.... Brian needed to pay for that sandbox to put his grand piano into in the dining room somehow
My best friend in high school had a 62 409 4speed that he bought for 800.00. First time we ever rebuilt an engine was that 409. (on a dirt floor garage) We cruised the "strip" in Huntington WVa for hours on end in the 409.One red light at a time :) (listening to beach boys 8 tracks) Lost touch with him years later.....hope he held on to it. " Shes so fine my 409"
Really nice job on this one. . .I'm an "older" guy so this brings back memories. When I was 12 my Dad bought a brand new 62 Chevy Impala SS and the color was the same as your model! Chevy called it "Autumn Gold" that year. Also, the white stripe is exactly what was on our car. I also like the blue centers on the hubcaps, just like our car had. Only difference was that Dad had thin white-walls on the tires. Really takes me back in time. . .Great build!
Thanks for sharing!
Nice build.............. The '62 Impala is a great kit because you can do so much with it! 👍👍👍👍
You got that right!
@@hpiguy 👍
Love the color. Excellent model build. Super fun to watch you work on it. Great stuff.
Thank you! Cheers!
@@hpiguy Your craftsmanship is award winning. I’m 75 and my lifetime dream was to own a 1962 Chevrolet Impala, baby blue., with a white top. It’s never going to happen but getting a model would be a close 2nd on my bucket list. Any chance you could build one for whatever cost for me. I just don’t have the talent to do it like you do. Please respond HawkiVince@aol.com.
Major Memory Flogger. 1965 - me '57 Pontiac, my Pal 1963 SS 327. I'm remembering LOTS of stories. Great detailing. Thanks for sharing...
Glad you enjoyed it!
I had a real 62 Impala like that one. Mine had the bumper with the guard on it in front of the grille you didn't use. Mine also had electric windows, 409 Turbofire engine, air conditioner, rear defroster, dual antennas on the trunk and best of all, it was right hand drive. The only option it didn't have was seatbelts. it was blood red with white burlap seat inserts. All that beauty bought for 20 dollars in 1993. I wish I still had it. What a car. Beautiful model you built.
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Great build..really sharp looking car, that's the way I like my automobiles and trucks is "stock" as far as exterior appearance and I also like that paint job that you painted the model car with👍👍👍😊😊😊
Right on!
I remember when I was a young lad our neighbor had the same year impala and I loved it when he would crank it up and he would always stand on it whenever he saw me outside.Great job Chris brings back many memories!!!
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Absolutely beautiful build. If I had a real one, THAT is what I would want. So glad you used the white accent decals. Wow!
Glad you like it!
Brother, you knocked this 1 out of the park. STUNNING !!!!!!!!!! Looks amazing with the interior and exterior color combo, and that SWEET Dual Quad 409 BEAST. Thank you very much for sharing this build, I'm buying 1 or 2 for sure. Everyone keep yourself and love ones safe and healthy and remember to smile it's suppose to be fun.
Thanks Teddy!
Of all Impalas, the 62 has the best styling, and this kit is the best 62 Impala model I've ever seen. And, as always, you did a phenomenal job. I'm super excited to get one very soon.
Wow, thanks!
Hpiguys. Thanks for this. I am 64 and built tons of models as a kid and even 30 years ago. Now retired, I started again. Just a note about this which I am building now. It is fabulous. As I test fit parts, they clamp solid even without glue. I love detail, but a 10 piece suspension system is beyond my coordination. This has detail without fuss. And the chrome trim decals are just wonderful. Now, when I try to outline chrome with paint or sharpie, it ruins the whole car. Modelers, this is a perfect kit. Good for us fumblers and good for those who can!
Keep enjoying your hobby!
@@hpiguy Keep us informed, brother!
I really love watching your channel, I'm pretty decent building model cars but I learn some new tips to get me to your level of building models. Amazing job on all your projects 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Glad you like them!
The 62 looks so real when done, beautiful build !! Color choice is excellent for that car ! Nice details on it ,too ! Looks like the old lacquer jobs from that era. GM called their finishes " magic mirror " , and as far as I know, the only company to use lacquer for their cars. ! Refinished quite a few back in the day myself. ! Thanks for the post.!
Thank you very much!
I used navy blue and candy apple 🍎 red it make a wonderful metallic brownish culler
Hello Chris I just love these high part count kits. This kit is awesome, an out standing kit. I am surprised that I get to put the first comment LOL. great job really live your builds. I can see myself building a few of these and kit bashing a few. For instance a small block engine swap some custom mags to mention a few.
Enjoy!
That’s my mother’s actual dream car. I showed her the final, and she loved it. I may end up buying this, so I can build it for her. Great job as always Chris!
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Cool build! Oh yes, the 80's. That car reminds me of the neighbour to my grand parents in the SO CAL senior moble home park. AKA " The muscle car honey holes".
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Just got back into this in March after retiring. Hadn't built one since about 1980. Revell is my go to. Amazing quality. Not impressed with AMT, though they're not useless. But Revell is lightyears ahead in quality.
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Looks to be "Aniversary Gold" - the 1st '62 Chevy we saw on our local dealer's showroom floor in Sept '61 - a 327/300 SS 4-spd. was this color. My Dad ended up buying a Silver Blue/Ermine White Impala coupe, 327/250 3-spd. A couple years later I bought a black 409/409, a $$$ pit! Years before all this I had a ton of out-of-the-box AMT, SMP(?) & also others that were kits (Revelle) stock, custom, drag, etc.) + ships, planes, etc. Very 1st model was a '56 Belair when I was 10. Fun times! You did a fantastic job! Brings back memories.
Thanks man!
Great detail work. I love the modern kits. The high parts count, and detail by Revell is excellent. Thanks for the the review.
Thanks for watching!
Love watching your reviews before I build my own. Beautiful color and as always great work my friend. 👍
Freaking fantastic man! I built a 62 Bel Air twice in the 90s, and even had the 1/18 diecast done years ago. It was a lighter champagne color than yours... I've got too many videos Chevy kits to make and one to restore. Keep it up man! Your videos inspire thousands to make models!!
Right on!
Lovely 409 Impala
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Very very nice! A kit to get my hands on. Well built.
Glad you like it!
2 years late but just wanted to say awesome job. I'm working on the same model basically that I got at a model show last year for a really fair price. it's made by Lindberg, Don Nicholson's 1961 Impala Super Stock. I have to say the detail is remarkable. Taking my time with this one because it's worthy. Nice body design, love the look.
Saved my nickels and saved my dimes.... .. Very nice kit. I hope they will do a car from the 30s or 40s with this new technology.
Beautiful build Chris...enjoyed the video. Thank you Sir!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks really nice - so simple but neat.
Thank you! 😊
Looks amazing Chris. I like using the future also. Have a great weekend.
Thanks, you too!
Picked one up today, I love the kits that come with alot of parts.
I love that color, Looks like a great kit. Ron
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Another great build thank you
No problem 👍
WOW, Chris.....once again your build is outstanding! Love the color!
Glad you like it!
I think that’s my favorite model build to date.
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Hey Chris, thanks again for this video & ALL of your videos!
Thanks for keeping it FUN & informative. Thanks for each
step you share. But most of all, thanks for being one of those
keeping this hobby alive... Very appreciated dude, ROCK on!
My pleasure! Thanks!
Would love to see your collection! 👍🏻
Noted!
Amazing! love it! i love the way you build your cars! I am also learning a lot from you!
Happy to hear that!
Can't go wrong with a sweet Impala , especially a......
4-speed, dual quad, posi-traction 409✌😎
( Giddy-up Giddy-up ) Awesome color !
Excellent build looks like a very complete kit with lots of extras & that's always nice 😆
Right on!
Wow, you did a great job!! Very Nice work!
Thank you! Cheers!
This color looks Great. It looks Beautiful. I just got a Maisto 409 62 Belair, you gave me an idea. Tku. 😉
Go for it!
Great build, Chris, it looks awesome! I built this kit last release as the drag car (around 2011), and....we had a house fire that year about a month after I built it, LOL, but I remember it being just as great a kit as you said. Happy weekend, my friend, Liked and Shared 😊✌
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Looks great. Very nice color.
Thank you! Cheers!
Looks great well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Sweet model, thank you for building this lovely car for us.
Glad you like it!
Sweet ride! I remember building that one when I was much much younger......lots more parts then before. Lots of nice leftovers for the spare parts box for sure.
Thanks 👍
Beautiful build I really need to get that in my stash thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome ,I like the rear bumper treatment too
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@@hpiguy your very welcome .
Let's take her out for a spin Chris! Looks like you could jump right in and go. Another awesome build to put on display!
That would be cool!
Turned out great.
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Good job
Thanks!
Great detail. They even made a one piece driveshaft, which was 409 only. Nice kit.
What a great build Chris, love the color choice for the body and interior
Thanks a bunch!
Love me some Impalas! This one with this color combo looks suuuuuper classy!
The paint on it looks so good I almost thought it was another die-cast review haha!
Thanks man!
Beautiful car! It's amazing they could get going anywhere with a dual quad 409 going down to those skinny tires with the contact patch the size of a credit card.
Yes indeed!
Great build, so life-like! I was waiting to hear you fire it up!
In late 1961, my friend's father (a GM executive) ordered a '61 Biscayne (yes, IF you knew the right people, they could be built!) with the 409, 4 speed for Billy's birthday/graduation present. Black with a red interior. Wow, talk about a looker!
Smitty Pacemakers were soon added, as were the second pair of rear tires! Those were the days, my friend! Thanks for the ride!
Loving that kit
Thanks for spending some time on the channel!
Beautiful build, the gold looks very nice on it. Oh yeah baby, priming the entire sheets is very smart, back in the 90's i never did that and it was a pain to paint everything by hand after. Painting on summer time was particularly bad on large pieces as the enamel would start to set and would end up with loads of drag marks.
Stay safe, cheers.
Thanks 👍
That’s a real fine 4-speed, dual quad, Positraction 409!
What a great build fascinating to watch
Thank you!
Love Impala superbe 🇺🇸
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Wonderful build Chris, great color choice!! I love the presentation as well!!
Thanks a bunch!
I wish Revell would do a Biscayne version! A sedan of course!!
Excellent tip gluing the axle pins in! Now where did mine go? 🤪And LOVE your color choice for the body!
Well Chris,what can I say,another gem sir,what a pleasure to watch your video,keep them coming
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome as usual chris great job love the color great detail work thanks for sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
Giddy Up 409
She's real fine!
Best lines of any car.
I really enjoy these builds when you do them factory stock! Keep up the good work!!!
Glad you like them!
As a model maker I don't follow eney of the rules I use the tree to paint on before painting the model to test what the paint will do. Extra parts can be made if I don't like the parts in the kits.
Just picked mine up today for 20 bucks, hobby lobby 40% off sale. I love your color choice, i will look for krylon rose gold!
Have fun!
Nice video 62 impalas are really cool
Glad you like them!
Yowza! Throwing shade at the wet-look crew up in here!!
No.
What I did was say I am not going to do that look on MY cars, but if you love that look go for it. Just don't demand everyone make their cars look like they are soaking wet.
EEEEEEEEWWWWW !!!! Whale SNOTT ????😨😨😨😨,,, LMHO Chris, 😄😄😄😄 ,,, Wow, She Looks Gooodd Man.Thanks For Sharing Your Fun n God Bless All.
Thanks for watching!
Love the color combination: khaki nutmeg gold exterior and vintage looking interior.
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Awesome Awesome Awesome.
So nice , great work as always.
Mike Espo .
Thanks again!
Is it me or is the fan missing a blade ? Great color choices
I like when you weather them up because that's a true representation of what old cars looked like
Most cars were 6 cylinder or small v8 powered
Nah, some of the fans actually look like that.
Example:
www.ebay.com/i/372774009676?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=372774009676&targetid=935431405613&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9019130&poi=&campaignid=10456336024&mkgroupid=106723176627&rlsatarget=pla-935431405613&abcId=2146001&merchantid=6300864&gclid=CjwKCAiAn7L-BRBbEiwAl9UtkNNZyxkeVps3to_xynOdF-Y58Mzt7B_m8VMe9vTteJYumrIwNWrIaRoCGYgQAvD_BwE
Stunning build Chris , great choice of colour
Glad you like it!
Very nice
Thanks!
Very nice I always loved the impalas
Right on!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice work Chris. I like the colors you chose for this kit. It looks sweet!
Glad you like it!
Awesome build
Hello Chris, great build, congrats! As I said once, you are the master of details, keep up the good work!
Thank you very much!
One of your best, and you have many very good ones! This one stands out! Great job!
Glad you think so!
Well seems like your way is the right way on the floor polish given your awesome results.
There are dozens of way to get the job done, I prefer this quick and easy way.
She's real fine.
MY 409!
Cool another gasser option in a kit
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Great job, that's your best build yet!👍
Wow, thanks!
That is the perfect color for this car.
Thanks!
Great job!
Thanks!
I was hoping to see you do the custom car so i can have some reference but Chris thats a nice build.
Thanks for watching!
So, the question that must be asked: What do you do with all these models? They must take up a lot of space, so if you keep them, what about a tour in your collection?
99.999% are stored or given away. I do not have the display space for 104+ kits every year.
Awesome
Thanks!
Good color choice looks great but the indent in that back seat my Brothers 63 was just for an accent chrome piece
That was awesome, you did a great job!
Thank you so much!
I've got this kit on the bench. So many cool options,I have no idea what I'm gonna do with it.
Enjoy!
@@hpiguy Unfortunately Revell left out the pins for the wheels.Brass rod to the rescue.
Excellent kit, great build as usual. How, though, using the bench seat, is it an SS? Any Impala SS after '61 would've had buckets and the console.
You'll have to ask Revell. I built it as stock option A in the directions.
True and well said. So what it comes down to is the car built in the vid just isnt an SS. No big deal, but this hobby largely hinges on specifics for accuracy so it matters a little.
Your site is so addictive it should be illegal lol
Thanks Bob!
I like that they give you the dog dish hub caps.
Yeah!