Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
The sales brochure in 1969 claimed that the car had a gauge "for
everything but your blood pressure". Tachometer, ammeter, oil
pressure, sweep second rally clock, fuel gauge, mileage and trip
odometer, warning lights for seat belts, headlight position and
door ajar. The center console houses fingertip controls for the
heater, defroster, radio, vents, ashtray, cigarette lighter, shift
lever and parking brake, plus an engine rating plate and softly
glowing space-age fiber optics that monitor outside running lights.
Color-keyed deluxe push button seat belts and inertia action
shoulder belts, on the coupe, retract out of the way when not in
use. From slimline bucket seats, drivers enjoy just the right feel
of the new competition steering wheel with a resilient rim.
On our showroom floor here at the Classic Auto Mall is a 427ci V8
powered 1969 Chevrolet Corvette. Beautiful lines for this year, the
real racing form was taking shape. A numbers matching big block car
in need of some TLC, but complete and drivable in its current
condition or take it to the next level and create a show
winner.
Exterior
It's 1969 and this Corvette is bathed in color close to Monaco
Orange over the fiberglass moldings that make up the body. Numerous
chips are present in both the fiberglass body as well as paint
finish as well as some noticeable paint cracks. Bring on the french
curve as this design utilizes some wonderful lines, has a retro
throwback with the shark "gills" in the front quarter, and uses
glorious chrome. (soon to go away!). That chrome leads the way with
a V shaped front bumper and surrounding grille supports, all in
nice condition. Stingray now one word is showing up in badging just
above the "gills". Chrome window surrounds and body colored side
view mirrors are there too, along with a stainless-steel rocker
covering emphasizes the exaggerated coke bottle design of the
sensuously curved sides. To add even more bling to the lower body
we note chrome side pipes. A T top, which has removable with
fiberglass panels works flawlessly and shows no leaks and in back,
a vertical rear glass has the long "flying buttress" B pillars that
gently land on the rear deck which is adorned with the crossed
flags gas filler cap is in the very center. The rear of the car
leaves an impression also with the split chromed bumpers, round
taillights and cut outs in the roll pan on each corner from when
the exhaust was routed out the back. 15 inch deep dish trim ringed
rally wheels wearing smooth chrome center caps are on all 4 corners
and all are wrapped with raised white lettered Cooper Cobra
rubber.
Interior
In wonderful contrast to the exterior Monaco Orange, we offer up a
black and white vinyl covered sporty interior. This neat black
first makes its appearance on the door panels. Cleanly molded and
sculpted with white woven vinyl center panels for highlighting, the
window cranks, lock turn knobs, door actuator, and armrest are
housed here. Slipping into the high back thin design buckets we
have smooth black vinyl bolsters and screen textured tuck and roll
white vinyl inserts. These chairs show some wear in the inserts
with degradation of the underlying foam. The center console moves
towards the dash in molded black plastic to cover the hump. Also
here is the shift lever, handbrake, temp wheels, and ashtray
surrounded in back plastic with shiny surrounding trimmings. These
panels show some dirt and wear. Moving up from the console we have
the radio which is a factory AM/FM system. Also 5 gauges are lined
up above in a panel that monitors everything but your blood
pressure (as the brochure says!). A nice black rally steering wheel
with a trio of satin chromed center spokes which come together in
the center and mount up with the black center steering column. An
angled dash houses dual deep inset round speedo and tach as well as
eyeball air vents, and a few simple pulls. Padded black vinyl
covers the dash and dash top and is all in excellent condition.
Black carpeting is on the floors and presents with minor fading and
soiling and the carpeted storage area is showing with loose carpet
and a slew of added speaker wiring all leading back to the
aftermarket AM/FM/CD player mounted between the seats.
Drivetrain
A 427ci V8 crowds the engine bay and is numbers matching in its
patina glory. On top are 3 Holley 2-barrel carburetors and aluminum
intake manifold, both lurking under the chrome triangle shaped air
cleaner. Bolted to the back is an era-correct Muncie M20 4-speed
manual transmission which is not numbers matching. The rear axle in
the very back weighs in with a 3.08 assumed ratio as the axle
stamping code is obliterated.
Undercarriage
Slight wear and patina are seen underneath, but overall, a solid
frame all steel undercarriage is looking great and mostly surface
rust free. All independent SLA forged aluminum upper and lower
control arms with coil springs is the suspension for the front. On
back full independent suspension with frame anchored differential
unit. Transverse leaf springs are noted as well. Disc brakes are
all around and all is structurally fine underneath on this 69.
Drive-Ability
She fires right up and drives off beautifully with neck snapping
acceleration and great handling synonyms with a Corvette. All
functions were operational at the time of the drive including the
wiper cowl and headlamps, however we noted that the brake pedal is
very soft and drops to the floor upon application, but the car does
still stop.
An overall nice condition car in the form of a numbers matching big
block Stingray. With some minor wrench turning this could become
your daily driver or you can take it to the next level and compete
with the big boys at the national shows. The choice is yours, but
you better not dally as big block Corvettes don't last long in our
Hallowed Halls.
VIN DECODE
194379S710395
1-Chevrolet
94-Corvette
37-Coupe
9-1969
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
710395-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
E11-December 11th 1968 Build
TRIM ZQ4-Standard Black Vinyl
PAINT 988-Burgundy
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
