Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Hardtop
What happened in 1969? Major news stories include The Beatles' last
public performance on the roof of Apple Records, first Concorde
test flight is conducted In France, the Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes
its debut, Woodstock attracts more than 350,000 rock-n-roll fans,
members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder five people, the
Chappaquiddick Affair involving Senator Edward Kennedy, PBS was
Established, the first man is landed on the moon on the Apollo 11
mission by the United States and Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz'
Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon.
For consignment, a 1969 Camaro still appearingmostly stock, but
with the ability to ramp it up on the 1/4 mile to the tune of sub
10-second passes, oh and didI mention you can drive it to the track
and back home? Our consigner has owned this gem for the last 20
plus years, and after reviewing his well detailed and organized
notes of the build, it's clear this Mustang mucher was the apple of
his eye. Loads of performance upgrades, an Andy Jensen built 555ci
V8 making 780 dyno proven horsepower and a 3rd place finisher
during the 2010 Drag Week competition. This car has also competed
in the 2011 Hot Rod magazine Maxton Mile top speed event, and a
serious street brawler that you can drive daily using pump gas.
Either way you spin it, it's a fun straight liner looking the part
right out of a 1969 arm dropper movie, only this one ALWAYS gets
the hot girl!
Exterior
Speaking of hot, this car is bathed in a nice application of white
paint and keeping true to form there are accenting wide black
stripes on the front and rear deck lids. Above the body matching
carbon fiber front bumper is the traditional Camaro egg crate
grille with outboard headlights and above that is a pin on
fiberglass 6" cowl induction hood with a larger than life scoop to
show the competition youmean business. All remaining bright work
and badging as well as the rear bumper and bumperettes and window
trimmings are all looking shiny and fab. The back is dressed with a
small rear spoiler attached to the trunk lid and just below are the
horizontal tail lights. The stance is just perfect and is finished
off with Billet Specialties wheels and staggered width tires
sporting 295/50R16 drag tires. A quick peek in the trunk reveals
the nicely done splatter paint, rear down bars for the roll cage
and trunk mounted battery within a polished box.
Interior
Climbing through a 10-point chromoly roll cage with swing out door
bars, we position ourselves into the heavily bolstered black and
gray broadcloth racing buckets. Reaching out to our right we grab
the shifter complete with a pistol grip handle and line lock button
atopset within the black plastic factory console. A small storage
compartment resides at the rear of the console and some wood
applique dresses up the shifter area. Moving forward oureyes are
drawn to a duo of black faceAutoMeter gauges and just above and
residing in the ashtray is a MSD Launch Control with 3-step
capability. A black rimmed 4 spoke steering wheel fronts the dash
complete with the factory deeply inset gauges. Mounted well within
the driver's view is a large AutoMeter Sport-Comp tachometer and
supporting gauges. Topping this all off is a black vinyl padded
dash cover and Garmin GPS that now functions as the speedometer. A
rear bench seat,matching the front racing buckets is behind all
this speed inspired interior,although climbing back there will take
some limbering up and a few weeks ofyoga classes. Floating the
interior is clean black carpet and up high is a lightly sagged but
intact black headliner. More gray and black broadcloth for the
sleek door panels, and these are dressed with the factory cranks,
actuators and black vinyl armrests.
Drivetrain
Unpinning the lift off cowl induction hood reveals automotive
jewelry in the form of an Andy Jensen built 555ci all aluminum V8.
This mill is built with a Brodix block with Manley connecting rods
and retains a pump gas friendly compression ratio. On top is a
Holley EFI intake manifold and a Holley 950cfmUltra carb. Allowing
the dinosaur and air mixture into the cylinders are a pair of
worked Brodix heads with roller rockers. On the back is bolted a
G-Force Magnum T56 6-speed manual that is Liberty shifted,
cryogenically treated, micropolished, and faceplated. Connecting
the mighty mill to the trans and under the Quicktime SFI
bellhousing is a Bonninfante sinister 10" iron clutch and this unit
is capable of withstanding 1,000hp. The rear axle configuration
consists of a Danny Miller Ford 9", nodular iron 3rd member,
Daytona aluminum pinion support, a mini-spool, Moser axles and 4.10
gearing. This unit is also built to handle the rigors of 1,000hp. A
custom driveshaft with heavy duty U-joints moves the power
rearward.
Undercarriage
At first glance things look very "streetcar" appearing down below
with solid flooring, unibody and rockers. Subframe connectors have
been added for extra chassis strength as well and we note a stock
fuel tank with an added sump, Holley blue pump and Barry Grant fuel
filter. Wilwood disc brakes all around provide the Woah! factor at
the big end of the track and keeping things hooked up is a rear
mono-leaf suspension with Caltracs bars. Up front is a Fatman
Mustang II front suspension with 2-inch drop spindles attached to
the Fatman front subframe. Handling the big exhale are 2 1/8"
primary tube headers that send spent fossils rearward through
4-inch exhaust and Dynatech mufflers.
Drive-Ability
Our muscle car master took this example for a ride, and he reported
it was an E ticket ride. All functions were working perfectly, and
he could tell the car leaves hard and straight due to no build
shortcuts. The consignor has time slips from various races over the
years with a multitude of low 10 and high 9 second passes, and we
can't forget the consignor even drove the car over an hour to bring
it to our Hallowed Halls.
Spending over 20 years in our consignor's care and providing many
exciting memories, alas the time has come where downsizing is
needed, so the car will go. A meticulous build with attention to
straight line speed, but not overlooking the ability to keep things
street legal and drivable and a real classic looker in the 69
Camaro form, a classic straight liner with all the right stuff.
3.....2.....1....LIFTOFF!!
124379N592868
1-Chevrolet
24-Camaro V8
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
9-1969
N-Norwood, OH Assy Plant
592868-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
ST 69 12437-1969 Camaro 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BDY NOR253593-Norwood Body #
TR 727-Ivory Standard Vinyl Buckets
PNT 71-Lemans Blue
02A-1st Week February
X44-Base Car
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
