Vehicle Description
Gateway Classic Cars of San Antonio/Austin is excited to present
this sweet Le Mans Blue 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS, that we've
nicknamed "Sneaky Pete". One of the most iconic of the Pony Car era
battles, the 1969 Camaro has developed a definite cult-like
following. The Camaro was introduced in 1967 as Chevrolet's answer
to combat the success of Ford's Mustang, which created a whole new
vehicle segment and started an entirely new battle for road & track
supremacy. For 1969, the Camaro received all-new sheet metal
(except for the hood and trunk), which served to give the car a
substantially sportier look. The grille was redesigned with the
heavy "V" cant, and the headlights were given a new recessed
position. New door skins, rear quarter panels, and rear valance
panel also gave the car a much lower, wider, and more aggressive
look. The wheel wells were flattened with sculpted feature lines
flowing off towards the rear of the car and rear-slanting simulated
air slots were positioned ahead of the rear wheel. The front had a
full width chrome bumper integrated with the body color grille
surround and round parking lights positioned on either side of the
license plate. At the rear were wider tail light bezels with triple
segment lenses. This styling is considered by many Camaro
enthusiasts as the ultimate muscle car look and arguably the most
desirable. This car is presented in its original LeMans Blue paint
(as depicted on the cowl tag), along its vintage white hockey
stripe accents & white Houndstooth interior. Under the hood of this
late production 1st gen Camaro (built 2nd week of December 1969,
according to the trim tag) used to sit a nicely done 350 small
block, however just a couple months ago, there was a nasty 525hp
LS3 crate engine, a Holley midrise injection intake, new fuel pump
& sending unit with regulator, a cold air intake box, wrapped
Holley long tube headers feed into its true dual exhaust that gives
it that vintage muscle car sound, an ECM Terminator Max wiring
harness, all professionally installed by restoration & performance
builder Bob LaPole out of Spring, TX. This is a Muncie 4-speed
manual transmission, which shifts smoothly due to the new HP clutch
& flywheel, and it sends all this the power to its 12-bolt Posi
rear end that just had new bearings as well as a 3.08 ring & pinion
kit installed. As a matter of fact, we have over $41k worth of
invoices on work done to Sneaky Pete this year alone! This vintage
'69 Camaro rides on a set of BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires
(P235/60R15 in front, P255/60R15 out back) on its Rally Wheels,
giving it an iconic and classic look, all the while hiding what a
true performance vehicle this Camaro really is! A set of traction
bars helps reduce axle hop under hard acceleration from a stop, and
their chrome plating adds some pizazz, and the front suspension has
been stiffened up and all new polyurethane bushings were installed.
Overall, the paint looks very good, and the Parchment Vinyl Top (as
depicted on the trim tag) is in great shape as well. This car shows
as well up close as it looks at a distance! Inside this cool coupe
is an Ivory Houndstooth bucket seat interior (listed on the cowl
tag), which, along with the black carpet seems practically new. The
woodgrain dash (and other trim accents) is in very good shape and
are housing a new set of Dakota digital gauges and a retro-looking
AM/FM/Bluetooth stereo, as well as the center console mounted gauge
cluster that the SS Camaros were known for. This is the kind of
vehicle that we dreamed about in our younger years & now, here it
sits!