LSX PUNCH
With slick features and a beautiful silhouette, the 1962 “bubbletop” Chevrolets are cars enthusiasts lust after—Impala, Biscayne, or Bel Air, the design is timeless. Add 409 power, and the desire to own one goes through the roof. In ’62, 409-powered cars were piloted by drag racing greats and were even the subject of a popular song you may have heard.
Michigander Bob Phelps, now 83, had just left the Air Force in 1962 and was racing a new Corvette. Fast cars were everything to him, and his Chevrolet was a quick one; Bob won his class at the ’62 NHRA U.S. Nationals. But not long
