Vehicle Description
There aren't many vintage cars that say high performance better
than a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS350. This particular Frost Green
beauty features a healthy 350 V8 small block, an automatic
transmission, sizzling paint, great options, and a very comfortable
black 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 neatly resprayed Code 59 Frost Green 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 an original Camaro?
Never! Fortunately, the workmanship is quite good, so the shiny,
silvery-green 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 valance with integrated fog
lights, and it's been treated to black 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 black vinyl
roof. Panel fit is quite good as well, with doors that close easily
and a rather rare spoiler-free decklid 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 light green paint
and correct SS emblems have been installed in the usual locations,
and the rear quarter gills let everyone know this is a top-dog
'69.
Referring to the interior as being simply "refurbished" would do it
a disservice - it's essentially 'new' everywhere you look. The
black vinyl upholstery on the front buckets and rear bench seat
carry that simple yet refined utilitarian 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 and
matching door panels at the flanks. 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, which features a great looking and desirable horseshoe
shifter that manages the TH350 3-speed automatic transmission
below, and a set of white-faced Rallye gauges at the helm let
everyone know this is high-performance machine. Options are
somewhat limited, but you do get power steering and brakes, a tilt
steering column, a retro-style modern AM/FM stereo that powers
upgraded Pioneer 6x9 speakers in the decklid, seatbelts, and a
heater/defrost unit. The rather rare optioned folding rear seat
looks barely used, while out back the trunk has been neatly
finished off with spatter paint that still shows off how solid this
Camaro's sheetmetal really is.
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 is detailed to stock specs,
ranging from the snorkeled air cleaner to the Chevy Orange engine
enamel on the valve covers and engine block itself. Up top, a stock
intake carries a matching 4-barrel QuadraJet carburetor, fresh
looking electrical helps it crank fast, and original exhaust
manifolds feed into the dual exhaust below that sounds 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 that shifts smoothly and can easily handle
the small block's power, and it spins a 10-bolt rear end. Power
steering greatly improves this Camaro's road manners, while power
front disc brakes help it stop on a dime. The finishing touch is a
set of original style 14-inch SS Mag wheels wearing 225/70/14
Dayton white-letter performance radials.
Some of our favorite cars are those that have been restored
back-to-stock, and none are better than a '69 Camaro. These
beauties never stick around with us for long, so give us a call
today before it's gone!
