Vehicle Description
Cortez Silver 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle with Super Sport options like
a detailed 396 big block engine, automatic transmission, 12 bolt
rear with positraction, power steering, power front disc brakes,
bucket seats, console with horse shoe shifter and tach and gauges.
Rare factory A/C that is complete but will need parts and service
to blow cold. The super straight body on this Chevelle
has been recently repainted
with a deep shine and is accented with a black Super Sport side
stripes,
new chrome bumpers and an SS hood. The undercarriage, floors and
trunk are rock solid with original metal. Rolling on SS five spoke
wheels with white letter tires for the perfect muscle car
stance.
EXTERIOR
: Cortez silver paint on a straight solid body Black SS side
stripes Very nice chrome bumpers Super Sport hood Factory SS
wheels
INTERIOR
: Black bucket seats Console and horseshoe shifter Rosewood
steering wheel Tilt column Factory tach and gauge package with new
dash bezel and lenses
MECHANICS
: 396 big block casting number 3902406 Factory AC is complete but
does not function Power steering Power front disc brakes
automatic transmission
UNDERCARRIAGE
: 12 bolt posi with 3.31 gears Very nice original floors, frame and
trunkWikipedia InformationThe Chevrolet Chevelle is a mide-sized
automobile which was produced by Chevrolet in three generations for
the 1964 through 1977 model years. Part of the General Motors (GM)
A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most
successful nameplates. Body styles include coupes, sedans,
convertibles and station wagons. Super Sport versions were produced
through the 1973 model year, and Lagunas from 1973 through 1976.
After a four-year absence, the El Camino
was reintroduced as part of the new Chevelle lineup in 1964. The
Chevelle also provided the platform for the Monte Carlo introduced
in 1970. The Malibu, the top of the line model through 1972,
completely replaced the Chevelle nameplate for the redesigned,
downsized 1978 model year. 1969 Chevelles were billed as "America's
most popular mid-size car." They showed only minor changes for
1969, led by revised front-end styling. A single chrome bar
connected quad headlights (which became a familiar Chevrolet
trademark) with a revised front grille, now cast in ABS plastic,
and a slotted bumper held the parking lights. Taillight lenses were
larger and more vertical, flowing into the quarter panels. Smaller
side marker lighting bezels were phased in (shared with the Camaro
and using the lens assembly as the previous year). Front vent
windows (hardtop and convertibles only) began to fade away now that
Astro Ventilation (first introduced on the 1966 Buick Riviera which
was used a year earlier on the Camaro and Caprice) was sending
outside air into several Chevelle models. The Chevelle lineup
slimmed down to Nomad, 300 Deluxe/Greenbrier, Malibu/Concours, and
Concours Estate series, and the base 300 series was history. No
longer a series of its own, the SS 396 turned into a $347.60 option
package for any two-door model. That meant not just a convertible,
sport coupe, or pickup, but even the pillared coupe and sport coupe
in the lower-rent 300 Deluxe series (except the base 300 Deluxe El
Camino pickup). Fewer SS396-optioned 300 Deluxe coupes and sport
coupes were built than their Malibu counterparts and they are solid
gold for collectors. The Super Sport option included a
325-horsepower 396-cubic-inch V8 beneath a double-domed hood, along
with a black-out grille displaying an SS emblem and a black rear
panel. More potent editions of the 396 engine also made the options
list, developing 350 or 375 horsepower (280
kW). SS396s produced from this point on shared the same VIN prefix
with the Malibu sport coupe (136), with the exception of the 300
Deluxe based SS396s using (134), where the original buildsheet
and/or Protect-O-Plate (which is an aluminum tag included with the
original sales invoice from Chevrolet dealers) can ID a genuine SS
(especially for a numbers matching original which is unaltered);
however, the VIN number alone cannot ID a genuine SS as in previous
years. Around an estimated 323 Chevelle 2-door hardtops were fitted
with an L72 427 cu in (7.0 L) rated at 425
bhp (431
PS; 317
kW) at 5,800 rpm and 460
lb #8901;ft (624
N #8901;m) at 4,000 rpm of torque, where some Chevrolet dealers
used the Central Office Production Order (this also included some
Camaros and Novas of the same model year) - some COPOs were sold
through select Chevrolet dealerships and out of the 323 COPO
orders, a confirmed 99 were sold through the Yenko Chevrolet
dealership in Canonsburg, PA. During the 1969 model year a police
package (RPO B07) was available on the Chevelle 300 Deluxe 4-door
sedan where some were optioned with the RPO L35 (396) motor along
with a boxed frame (also shared with fleet orders e.g. taxicabs and
rental cars); at the time the police option was reintroduced since
the 1964/65 model years (at the time midsize squads came with
economy powertrain usually in the case of the Chevelle a third
generation Chevrolet inline six. The 300 Deluxe squads was not a
sales success since the market was dominated by rival manufacturer
Chrysler Corporation where its B platform (and its full sized
sedans) outsold its competitors. Chevelle station wagons came in
three levels: Concours, Nomad, and Greenbrierthe last a badge
formerly used on the Corvair van. A new dual-action tailgate
operated either in the traditional manner or as a panel-type door.
Wagons stretched 208 inches (5,300
mm) overall versus 197 inches (5,000
mm) for coupes. Also the Concours option package (ZK5, ZK6, and
ZK7) from the previous year was continued. New round instrument
pods replaced the former linear layout. Chevelle options included
headlight washers, power windows and locks, and a rear defroster.
Chevy's midsize production rose this year. About seven percent of
all Malibus had a six-cylinder engine, while about 86,000 came with
the SS 396 option. All 1969 Chevelles had a new locking steering
column one year ahead of the Federal requirement, and headrests
required for all cars sold in the U.S. after January 1,
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