The Beach Boys have had many hits throughout their career. One specific song that many adore and believe one of the members ...

so named because of its massive 409-cubic-inch engine. So Gary and Brian started working on a song about that particular model, and they wanted the real sound. One night around 2 a.m., I joined ...

The 409 was such a game-changer the Beach Boys wrote a song about it, sparking a wave of car-related pop hits from them and other bands. Unlike late 1960s muscle cars that telegraphed their ...

While the 409 V8 may be best known as the title of a popular Beach Boys song released in 1962, the engine itself also had some unique features that helped it become a legend on both the street ...