Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 RS Hugger Orange Original
Protect-O-Plate included and still mounted on original warranty
plan booklet! Included with original "Trim and Final" sheet found
underneath the seat Early LA built 1969 Z28 RS (factory RS), built
November of 1968 Sold new on January 1st 1969 at Connell Chevrolet,
Costa Mesa California Original factory Hugger Orange Camaro #72
with black interior #712 Numbers matching DZ Turbo-Fire 302 CID V-8
engine (with 11:1 compression, Holley four-barrel) Numbers matching
Muncie M20 four-speed manual transmission (#P9R16) Numbers matching
rear 12 bolt 3.73 posi (#BU1101G) Numbers matching original Hurst
shifter (#914340) Power disc/drum brakes and tilt steering column
Same owner for the past 13 years Still contains its original RS
equipment such as correct hideaways and rear pan First-generation
Camaro fans will be pleased to see this from MotoeXotica Classic
Cars, a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28/RS! This example was made in
General Motors' Van Nuys, California factory during the first week
of November 1968. Nineteen sixty-nine was the final model year for
first-generation Camaros. It was one of 19,014 Camaros with the
Z/28 package; one of 50,128 cars with a four-speed manual
transmission; one of 3,952 Camaros made at Van Nuys that November.
Dressed in Hugger Orange (code 72) and twin white Z/28 rally
stripes (code W), the car's paint and trim are in overall very good
order. Its bodywork is straight and solid, includes a rear spoiler,
the engine bay is very tidy and the car's chrome bumpers are in
very good order. This F-body rolls on BFGoodrich T/A radials, size
245/60R14 in front and 245/60R15 in back. Each donut is wrapped
around a factory Rally wheel. The tires and wheels are all in very
good order. Under that ZL2 Super Scoop hood is Chevrolet's 302 CID
Turbo-Fire V-8 (engine suffix code DZ). In 1969, eight percent of
Camaros were ordered with RPO Z28. It was designed 302-cubic-inch
engine for SCCA Trans Am competition. The 302 was created by
combining the 327's engine block casting (4.00-inch bore) with the
283's crankshaft (3.00-inch stroke). This engine was built for
competition and featured plenty of race-car kit, including an 11:1
compression ratio; four bolt main caps; a solid-lifter camshaft and
solid valve lifters; high-rise intake manifold topped with an 800
CFM Holley 4053 four-barrel carburetor; high-capacity oil pump and
baffled oil pan. It exhaled through a 2.25-inch, dual exhaust
system. The engine was finished with a chrome-plated air cleaner,
rocker covers, filler tube, and cap. The 302 shared the finned,
cast aluminum valve covers with the LT-1 350 Corvette engine.
Conservatively rated at 290 horsepower (SAE gross) at 5800 rpm and
290 lbs�ft at 4800, actual output was around 376 horsepower!
Backing up this engine is a Muncie M21 close-ratio, four-speed
manual transmission with a 12-bolt rear axle and a 3.73:1 rear end.
Driver convenience features include power disc/drum brakes and tilt
steering column Inside, the car's black interior (code 712) is in
overall very good order. The Strato-Bucket front seats and rear
bench seats look great while the matching carpet is in satisfactory
order. The black headliner is in great shape while the two-spoke
factory steering wheel with woodgrain insert is in great shape. The
instrument panel, with corresponding woodgrain accents, is in very
good order, as are the inner door panels. An AutoMeter 10,000 RPM
tachometer along with Stewart Warner oil pressure and coolant
temperature gauges are mounted beneath the dash. Completing the
interior is a Hurst shifter and a Sanyo AM/FM stereo with cassette
deck. The 1969 Camaro carried over the previous year's drivetrain
and major mechanical components, but all-new sheet metal, except
the hood and trunk lid, gave the car a substantially sportier look.
The grille was redesigned with a heavy "V" can't and deeply inset
headlights. New door skins, rear quarter panels, and rear valance
panel also gave the car a much lower, wider, more aggressive look.
This styling would serve for the 1969 model year only. Collectors
often debate the merits of smooth, rounded lines of 1967 and 1968
model versus the heavily creased and sportier looks of the 1969. To
increase competitiveness in the SCCA Trans-Am racing series,
optional four-wheel disc brakes with four-piston calipers were made
available during the year, under RPO JL8. This system used
components from the Corvette and made for a major improvement
(except when sport striping or Z28 Special Performance Package is
specified), simulated rear fender louvers, front and rear wheel
opening moldings, black body sill, RS emblems on grille, steering
wheel and rear panel, Rally Sport front fender nameplates, bright
accented taillights, back-up lights below rear bumper; also
includes bright roof drip moldings on Sport Coupe, 37,773 built.
This option could be added to any other option (i.e., SS or Z/28),
making the model an RS/SS or a RS/Z28. The 1969 model year was
exceptionally long, extending into November 1969, due to
manufacturing problem that delayed the introduction of the
second-generation model planned for 1970. It is a popular myth that
late '69 Camaros were sold as 1970 models (due to GM publicity
pictures of the '69 Camaro labeled as a 1970), but they were all
assigned 1969 VIN codes. Competition to this Camaro in 1969
included AMC's Javelin SST and AMX, Ford's Mustang Mach 1,
Mercury's Cougar Eliminator, Plymouth's Barracuda Road Runner and
Pontiac's Firebird Trans Am. Chevy fans, Camaro fans and ponycar
fanatics would be remiss not to check out the '69 Z/28 here at
MotoeXotica Classic Cars, so make sure to visit today to look it
over in person! VIN: 124379L507737 This car is currently located at
our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 67,785 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean
and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! Note: Please
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purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.