Vehicle Description
There aren't many vintage cars that say high performance better
than a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. This particular LeMans Blue beauty
features a healthy 350 V8 small block, an upgraded transmission,
sizzling paint, great options, and a very comfortable white
Houndstooth interior. If you've been searching for a clean 1st
generation Camaro that runs great, looks awesome, and is
daily-driver friendly, this may very well be your car.
The recently resprayed code 71 LeMans Blue on the classic Camaro
shape is indeed this car's factory correct color, and why mess with
a good thing? Has anybody ever complained about a blue Camaro?
Never! Fortunately, the workmanship is quite good, so the shiny
paint works with super straight bodywork to offer a combination
that truly stands out and someone was sweating the details when it
was going together. An SS hood with chrome louvers certainly helps,
as does the front chin spoiler, and it's been treated to white
hockey-stick stripes, one of three patterns available on early
Camaros, and these particular stripes have been expertly applied
with paint, not decals. The finish is of excellent driver quality
and only shows minor imperfections, with a shine that turns heads
everywhere it goes, further punctuated by the contrast provided
from the white vinyl roof. Panel fit is quite good as well, with
doors that close easily and a trunk lid spoiler that sits right and
with those stripes stretching from nose to door, there's really no
place for shoddy workmanship to hide. Nice chrome bumpers,
including a set of rear bumper guards, look great against the blue
paint and correct SS emblems have been installed in the usual
locations.
Referring to the interior as being simply "refurbished" would do it
a disservice - it's essentially new everywhere you look. The cloth
accents on the front buckets and rear bench seat carry the
houndstooth check pattern that was one of Chevy's most dynamic
styling cues in its time and looks outright awesome over the
expanse of fresh black carpeting below. Take your position in the
driver's seat and you'll find a dash area in front of you that's
also looking great, with working gauges in the instrument cluster
and a straight, supple looking dash pad on top showing no cracks or
oxidation. Fresh woodgrain accents have been applied to the center
console (and the two-spoke steering wheel as well), which features
a great looking and desirable horseshoe shifter, that manages the
freshly built TH350 automatic transmission below. The factory A/C
still blows cold R-12 air, and an AM radio is still in the dash
where it should be, although a modern Sony AM/FM/CD /AUX head unit
was neatly installed just below and it powers a kickin' stereo
system that includes the two banging subwoofers in the trunk. And
even with that box of woofers out back, the trunk is neatly
finished and presents very well.
Power comes from a strong and reliable 350 cubic inch V8 that is
believed to be the small block that was born in this Camaro. The
engine bay is nicely detailed and features a few shiny bits,
ranging from the air cleaner to the finned valve covers to the
chrome engine braces. Up top an aluminum Edelbrock intake carries a
matching Edelbrock 600CFM 4-barrel carburetor, an HEI system helps
it crank fast, and ceramic-coated long-tube headers look and sound
great. The small block starts right up with ease, it runs great
like all small block Chevys, and you shouldn't be afraid to drive
this one for many miles to come. Underneath, you'll find a TH350
3-speed automatic transmission augmented with a TCI torque
convertor, a Flowmaster dual exhaust system, and a 10-bolt rear end
with an upgraded differential cover. The finishing touch is a set
of original style 15-inch Rally wheels wearing 205/60/15 front and
235/60/15 rear BFGoodrich T/A white-letter performance radials.
Some of our favorite cars are those that seamlessly blend OEM
components from several generations into one well-built whole. 1969
Camaros never stick around with us for long, so give us a call
today before it's gone!