Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an exceptional mostly all
original and stock surviving example of this original southern
California with original CA Black license plates 1969 Chevrolet
Corvette T-Tops Sports Coupe with a matching #'s and recently
rebuilt 350/300HP V8 engine matched to a Turbo 400 automatic
transmission and boasting factory air conditioning (a rare $428
option in '69!) The car is extremely striking in its original
'Riverside Gold' color (code 980) paint with its original 'Saddle'
leather interior (trim code 421) trim.Removable T-Top Sports
CoupeVIN# 194379S738696 Odometer reads 34,989 miles Sale includes
original owners manual.Original California car. Optioned with
factory air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, power
windows, speed minder, AM/ FM radio, side louver trim. Matching
350CID/300hp engine.Casting number 3932386.Date code H 30 8.Engine
pad number with HZ suffix code.Turbo 400 automatic
transmission.Rear end code AV 10 1 68, 3.08:1 Positraction rear
end.Paint code 980, Riverside Gold. Base/ clear coat paint which is
around 2 years old. Some very minor imperfections and chip touch
ups. Nice body with bonding strips intact.Nice rust free and
original under carriage.Alloy mag wheels. Trim code 421, Saddle
leather.T/ Top inserts.For 1968, both the Corvette body and
interior were completely redesigned. As before, the car was
available in either coupe or convertible models, but the coupe was
fitted with a near-vertical removable rear window and removable
roof T-Top roof panels. Included with coupes were hold down straps
and a pair of vinyl bags to store the roof panels and the headlamps
moved into position via a vacuum operated system rather than
electrically as on the previous generation, and new hide-away
windshield wipers utilized a vacuum door. The door handles were
flush with the top of the doors with a separate release button.
Front fenders had functional engine cooling vents. It would prove
to be the long lived successor to the second generation (1963-67)
years and was often referred to by enthusiasts as the 'Shark' with
no initial model designation at first, but which later became known
as the 'Stingray' from 1969 onwards. The new T-Top 'Notchback'
Coupe would prove very popular and go on to outsell the top-selling
convertible for the first time in the marques history. The somewhat
freer breathing early engines of 1968-70 are the most collectible
and desirable today.
