Vehicle Description
1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
The aerodynamic lines of America's original sports car make it the
one automobile nobody mistakes for anything else. In a coupe or
convertible this is the genuine article, designed and engineered
without compromise. Corvette stands proudly alone, because nobody
but Chevrolet can turn out a car like this on a production line.
And it's as honest as it is beautiful. As you've learned to
expect.
On our showroom floor here at the Classic Auto Mall is this driver
quality 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 cosmetic tlc, but complete and drivable in its
current condition or take it to the next level and create a show
winner.
Exterior
Sporting a respray in the original code 974 Monza Red, this
fiberglass dream is awaiting your artistic touch. The Stingray
moniker is back but now all one word. Emulating the graceful fish
of its namesake, we have a long and low hood with vented sharklike
front quarters and a low stance sculpted body line. Hidden
headlights push downward towards the front V shaped bumper and
chrome surrounded intake vents below. On the back are dual winglike
bumpers that frame dual duals for tail lights with a factory
correctchrome luggage rack hovering above. Highlighting the rockers
are black and stainless trim panels and out back below the dual
bumpers are chrome trimmed cut outs for the highly polished exhaust
tips. 15-inch deep dish rally wheels are all around and are wrapped
by BF Goodrich T/A radials from 2020. We note a few flaws in the
paint application and invasive rust is making an appearance in the
lower A-pillars of the birdcage substructure.
Interior
The door panels which appear to have been painted orange over the
original red are complete but show soiling, loss of paint and
slight pitting of the chrome accessories. The high back buckets
appear sculpted from the wind with their all red vinyl coverings,
and ergonomic head rests which just peer over the top of the rear
deck. An orange painted center console races through these seats
and rises to house the aftermarket AM/FM/Cassette Pioneer radio
missing its knobs and a quintuplet of gauges and wiper switch on
top. Looking onto the deep circular inset gauges in front of the
steering wheel, these are very clean and have almost no color loss
to the gauge sweeps. The like new original steering wheel fronts
the dash, and below is slightly soiled plush red carpet with a
rubber insert on the driver's side for further weatherproofing of
the carpet.
Drivetrain
A 427ci V8 crowds the engine bay and is numbers matching in its
patinated glory. On top is a single 4-barrel Summit Racing
carburetor and aluminum intake manifold, and our consignor states
that the cylinder heads have been rebuilt. There is a Muncie M21
4-speed manual transmission with a new clutch on back which is also
numbers matching. A date-correct rear axle is on the very back and
weighs in with a 3.08 assumed ratio as the axle stamping code is
obliterated.
Undercarriage
Underneath is looking good with surface rust and patina on the
frame and suspension components, but no invasive rust is noted. A
fully independent rear suspension with a frame-anchored
differential unit is on board. The position of each rear wheel is
established by three links: tubular axle drive shafts, transverse
strut rods, and torque control arms. Vertical suspension loads
taken by transverse leaf springs. While the front suspension is
independent coil spring in design. Power disc brakes are all around
and new headers send spent fossils to the rear of the car via
stainless steel Pypesmufflers.
Drive-Ability
Early Stingray's are always a hoot to drive so it was coin toss
time to see who would drive and naturally I won. A twist of the key
and it fired right up, and we were off to the test track. It
performed beautifully with great acceleration from that 427ci V8,
and better than expected handling for a car of thisera. During our
drive we noted that both the turn signals and reverse lights were
non-functional along with the heater blower not working and the
clock not keeping time.
A nice driver quality 'Vette 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.
194379S734291
1-Chevrolet
94-Corvette
37-Coupe
9-1969
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
TRIM TAG
P01-November 1st 1969 Build
TRIM 407-Red Vinyl
PAINT 974-Monza Red
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.