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 (#19L507737, 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 genuine 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28/RS! This example was
produced in General Motors? Los Angeles, California factory during
the first week of November 1968. Nineteen sixty-nine was the final
model year for first-generation Camaros. This Z28 sold new on
January 1st 1969 at Connell Chevrolet, Costa Mesa California and
was a California car for decades. The previous owner has owned this
Camaro for the past 13 years and has preserved the Z's numbers
matching 302 engine, matching Muncie M20, matching rear 12 bolt
3.73 posi and even down to the matching original Hurst shifter!
Dressed in factory correct 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 tire is wrapped around a Rally wheel. The tires and
wheels are all in very good order. Under that hood is Chevrolet?s
number matching 302 CID Turbo-Fire V-8 (engine suffix code DZ
#19L507737). 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 numbers matching Muncie M20, four-speed manual transmission
#P9R16 with a numbers matching 12-bolt rear axle and a 3.73:1 rear
end #BU1101G. 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 and is a correct early no
console Z28. The Strato-Bucket front seats and rear bench seats
look great while the matching carpet is in great 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. The fuel gauge and the wipers
are inoperable. Completing the interior is a date code correct
Hurst shifter. 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
see full terms and conditions listed below that pertain to the
purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
