Dale, Are you going to be here Friday? I wont be able to get out there in Olathe until after noon, it's the work thing, lots of people on vacation. anyway see you there.
Rocky --- Dale McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since this thread has morphed a bit, I think a > subject change is in > order and toss in my proverbial $0.02 here. > > > > > > > There were two colors that were exclusive to the > '69 > > SS. "Monaco Orange" (code 72) and "Daytona Yellow" > > (code 76). If either of these paint codes appear > on > > the cowl tag (and the cowl tag is genuine) then > that > > would prove the car to be a genuine SS. > > > > True, very true. Watch for paint delete cars coded > - - or some series > of number instead of 72 or 76 that may sport SS > equipment and be painted > SS colors, for they shall be known as clones as > well. I have a trim tag > from a 70 with 926-99616 for the paint code. 926 is > a Dupont > non-metallic paint code and 99616 is the formula for > "Road Commission > Orange". > > > As long as they did not > > alter or move the VIN plates or cowl tags, this > would > > be perfectly legal, and since the VIN tag doesn't > tell > > you much, there would be almost no way for you to > > know. > > True except for the trim tag. I'm not aware of any > state that > "requires" the trim tag to be authentic (since > reproductions are > available on the Internet) or even on the car. VIN, > yes, don't mess > with swapping VIN tags! Leave that to the > chop-shops.<g> > > > While the '69 COPO 427s had basically the > > same equipment as the SS-396s, they were not > generally > > considered SSs because they did not have any > external "SS" or > > "427" identification. They were the ultimate > sleepers. Any > > genuine '69 COPO 427 Chevelle is quite valuable > today. > > They weren't considered SS's because they weren't > SS's. Correct about > no 427 identification either. They did get the > blacked out grille (with > blue bowtie) and blacked out rear cove as well as > the SS hood and sport > stripe. Some good COPO info at > http://members.core.com/~faldrich/copo.htm and > Canadian COPO stuff at > http://www.yenko.net/dealers/copos-canada.htm . > Yes, the ultimate > sleeper in 1969. :*) > > > > In addition, there was an "L89" aluminum head > option > > available for the '69 375 HP 396. Few were > ordered. > > There were reportedly 7 built in 1968 as well. > Collector Bob Macy had > one at the MCR show in Wichita, KS in 2000. > http://www.midwestchevelles.com/past_shows/mw2000/p0000233.jpg > > > Another rare car, produced only in '69, was an SS > > Chevelle built on the 2-door post sedan, the > "Chevelle > > 300". This was the only year that a 2-door post > sedan > > SS was produced. Most of the '69 SSs, and all the > > '70-'72 SSs, were built upon the 2-door Malibu > > pillarless coupe. > > > > Trivia: Careful with Chevelle 300 and Chevelle 300 > Deluxe models > monikers. 1964 had the Chevelle 300, 65 to 68 had > both Chevelle 300 and > Chevelle 300 Deluxe. In 1969 the Chevelle 300 > Deluxe was the base > Chevelle; the Chevelle 300 stopped production with > 1968. The Chevelle > 300 Deluxe 2-dr sedan/post (model 13427) and the > Chevelle 300 Deluxe > 2-dr coupe/hardtop (model 13437) were the only > non-Malibu > Chevelles/Elkys to get the SS option and those are > worth a pretty penny > today as well. :*) > > Enjoy, > Dale > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Chevelle-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net
