69 Camaro SS L34 396ci/350hp M21 4 spd Orange Hounds Tooth Interior A/C D80

1969 Chevrolet SS Description

This TRUE X66 1969 Camaro is presented in Hugger Orange with Orange deluxe Hounds tooth interior with a Black Vinyl top. It has 1 of 2018 of the L34 396ci/350hp V8 engines that is back by a M21 4 speed close ratio transmission with a G96 3.55:1 Rear gear ratio. It has the correct close chambered heads 8917215 with the 3931067 intake manifold with a Rochester 4V Quadrajet on it. The car has undergone recently a FULL body off restoration. A custom Vintage A/C system was added with a GM A6 compressor for comfort. Other options include A01 Glass; Soft Ray tinted, all windows, BF Goodrich radial T/A 215/ 70R15 Front and Rear tires, D55 Console with floor mounted shifter, storage compartment, rear seat ashtray and courtesy light, D80 Spoiler, D96 Accent striping (fender/quarter pin stripes), G31 Multi leaf rear springs, J52 Front disc brakes with rear drum brakes, M11 Shift lever, floor mounted, N10 Dual exhaust system, N44 Steering, Special; includes quick-ratio steering, U17 Instrumentation, special; includes ammeter, tachometer, oil pressure and fuel gauges mounted on console, electric clock and tachometer, low fuel warning and brake tell-tale lamps mounted in instrument panel cluster, ZJ7 Wheels, Rally; includes special wheel, hub cap and trim ring. Here a brief history on the 1969 SS 396 Camaro's: On occasion, Detroit comes up with a one-year wonder that strikes a chord with its audience. Chevy's first facelift of its pony car was one of those chords, and the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 provided the rockin' muscle car backbeat. A deft revamp of the original 1967-68 body shell created unique styling used for just this season. Good thing the '69s were so interesting. As it turned out, they had to be carried into the '70 model year when production problems delayed introduction of the fully redesigned next-generation Camaro. The most-popular enthusiast Camaro was again the Super Sport, which added about $300 to a coupe or convertible and included a 300-bhp 350-cid V-8, stiff suspension, and F70x14 tires. Power front disc brakes were now part of the package, as were the nonfunctional hood ports previously exclusive to SS 396s. An extra $79 landed the new cowl-induction hood with its functional rear-facing inlet. The hidden-headlamp Rally Sport option cost $132. The interior was updated, too, and a new $95 gauge pack put a round tachometer in the instrument pod and auxiliary dials on the center console. The Top version of the 396 was tagged L78 and rated at 375 bhp. It had solid lifters, big-port heads, and an 800-cfm Holly on a low-rise aluminum manifold. Except for rare 427-cid specials, big-cube Camaro muscle was best expressed in the SS 396. The respected engine was back in three basic states of tune: 325 and 350 bhp, and the 375-bhp L78, which cost $316. For $711, Chevy would fit an L78 with aluminum heads. It called these L89s and rated them at 375 bhp; 311 went into Camaros. The optional Special Interior Group included a simulated wood grain steering wheel and a Sports console with extra gauges. Chevy worked to improve the behavior of the big-block Camaro's rear suspension. But the 396 had so much torque and put so many pounds over the nose -- 59.3 percent of an SS 396's weight was on the front axle -- that the lightly loaded rear axle struggled to get the power down in hole shots. "At the mere suggestion of work, the axle leaps and hops, judders and bucks..." said Road Test. "The rear suspension is (the) weak linkage between axle and car, and it drags the 396 Camaro down to the level of just another Camaro." Savvy street racers attacked the problem with aftermarket traction kits, which cut ETs significantly. And as time would prove, no '69 was "just another Camaro." Contact Kennith Stewart at 1-877-689-6930 for more information