Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Resto Mod - Frame Off Restoration -
Professionally Built 520ci/740hp V8 - Vintage Air - Hugger Orange
with Black Interior - 12 Bolt Posi Rear End - 93 Pump Gas - True SS
Car (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1969 Chevrolet
Camaro RS/SS on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site,
it's possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of
the car due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you
access all the more than 150 photographs, as well as a short
start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main website:
Garage Kept Motors.) The '69 Camaro is now and forever the most
cherished muscle car ever made. �€"Car and Driver, August 2011 Car
and Driver is far from alone in hailing the 1969 Camaro. Internet
automotive site, thedrive.com, weighed in with: The '69 Camaro is
the most loved car in America. What accounts for this level of
passion? Car and Driver again: This model year's combination of
classic beauty, tidy size, and ample under-hood space makes it a
favorite starting point for tuners and collectors. GM
vice-president of global design Ed Welburn not only owns one, he
all but cloned the '69 Camaro to renew Chevy's fight with the
immortal Ford Mustang. It seems the urge to improve on the
late-sixties technology is almost irresistible, because as
thedrive.com put it: ... leaving the '69 Camaro in pristine,
factory-sealed condition is boring. The true RS/SS '69 Camaro
offered here is an excellent example of the breed. While the car's
appearance is stunning in clear-coated Hugger Orange paint
complemented with twin wide black racing stripes, the modifications
incorporated during its frame-off restoration take the car to a
new, 740-horsepower level. Performance mattered in the build. The
perfect exterior paint finish is the result of the professional
application of seven coats of clear on a rust-free body. There are
no flaws. (Close-up photos in the gallery show the amazing finish.)
Underside of the hood and trunk lid, and all door surfaces are all
properly painted. The front chin spoiler and the black rear-fascia
panel are correctly painted black. The twin black stripes
beautifully emphasize the Camaro's cowl-induction hood and the
rear-deck spoiler. Chrome trim-including window surrounds, door
handles, wheel-well trim, grille and taillight trim, rear-fender
trim, and both bumpers-is all in excellent condition. Factory
badging is all correctly mounted: SS emblems in the front grille
and on the rear fascia, Camaro script hood emblem, 396 front-fender
badges, and Camaro SS badges behind the front wheel wells. Cabin
glass and lighting lenses, including on the headlights (with
electrically powered covers), are clear and undamaged. American
Racing® Torque Thrust, 5-spoke, 17-inch chrome wheels are mounted
with BFGoodrich® g-force performance tires. Inside, most of the
car's stock appointments remain. Black vinyl seat upholstery and
stock door trim have been returned to original. The car's
headliner, door panels and black cabin carpeting all show
beautifully. The original, 3-spoke, bowtie-logo sport steering
wheel with brushed-metal trim frames the stock instrument cluster
(instrument lenses are cloudy). VintageAir® air conditioning has
been fitted. Four white-faced engine-monitoring gauges have been
added to the forward center console in front of the shift lever for
the automatic transmission. (MSD® digital ignition components have
been mounted in the glove compartment.) Under the hood, a
professionally built, 520-cubic-inch V8 producing 740 horsepower is
a very impressive presence. A chrome air-cleaner cover (sitting
atop the Demon® 4-barrel carburetor), braided-steel fuel lines,
brushed-metal valve covers, billet-aluminum hardware, and custom
intake manifold all add interest. Other components-including the
air-conditioning system, aluminum radiator, and massive exhaust
headers-are also mounted. Wiring and hoses are correctl
