24k mile O.O. 69 Chevelle SS396 4spd in black

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Friend of mine posted this on his FB page. Says pics to follow.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Here ya go. Head over to his page and hit him up for detailed shots

[mockingbird812]

<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif. Engine? Can't wait!

[novadude]

Wow! One heck of a find!

[Postsedan]

Does he wish to sell it <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

I would be a buyer,

CONGRATS TO YOUR FRIEND.

Dan

[PLATINUM6BBL]

More pics.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does he wish to sell it <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

I would be a buyer,

CONGRATS TO YOUR FRIEND.

Dan </div></div>
He is just getting it up and running again for OO

[Postsedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PLATINUM6BBL</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does he wish to sell it <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

I would be a buyer,

CONGRATS TO YOUR FRIEND.

Dan </div></div>
He is just getting it up and running again for OO </div></div>

Awesome, love the trailer hitch <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

What a beautiful Chevelle.

Dan

[Charley Lillard]

Cool. Make sure he leaves that hitch on it.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The stance is so right!!!

Ryan

[duskblue]

A gem for sure.

[Woj]

Very nice. I can't find anything incorrect on that car (except the floor mat). Looks to be the real deal. Nicely optioned too!!

Something like this would sure be neat at MCACN for Vintage Certification.

Thanks for posting.

[70-SS/RS-L78]

It's Perfect just the way it is! Black on Black with AC. WOW! Hopefully No One will ever restore this car.

.

[Mr70]

L-35 325HP,or is the air cleaner incorrect?

[1969l78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70-SS/RS-L78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
It's Perfect just the way it is! Black on Black with AC. WOW! Hopefully No One will ever restore this car.

. </div></div>

X2 Leave it alone!

[Bill Pritchard]

Wow, that would be a good garage mate for my convertible.

Air cleaner looks correct for an L35 manual trans car.

[Damien]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PLATINUM6BBL</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does he wish to sell it <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

I would be a buyer,

CONGRATS TO YOUR FRIEND.

Dan </div></div>
He is just getting it up and running again for OO </div></div>

Awesome, love the trailer hitch <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

What a beautiful Chevelle.

Dan </div></div>

X2. Fantastic Chevelle! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[resto4u]

Now that is what a real original owner low mile car should look like without being fluffed.

[Postsedan]

Lon,

Please have the Original Owner consider bringing this Chevelle to the 2017 MCACN Vintage Certification Program.

If you need any info please contact me....I would be more than happy to help. Cars like these, need to be seen and appreciated.

Plus, if the car is considered for vintage certification, extra care should be taken in the preservation going forward of such a car. Doing more is more harmful.....leave it alone.

Dan

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Mike is gonna post on here as me in a bit.

That said is there a mod who can help him get back on the forum. He was a member at one time and can't get back on. Here's what he sent me :
Hey Lon....I tried to go on the Yenko/Supercar site and couldn't log in...I wanted to post to clarify my intentions and give those guys an idea of what the plan is..I can't log in for some reason...I used to be a member and seems like my username is still good,but I don't know if they dump it if its inactive or??? Anyway, if you know a mod, tell him to email me a password, ....my email is supercars at optonline.net...Thanks man..

[Charley Lillard]

His member name is HpMike. I had his password emailed to him.

[Postsedan]

Well done Charley <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

Looking forward to hearing from the original owner <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

Dan

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Hello Gentlemen

This is Mike Bonsanti, logging in under Lon's username...Still haven't seen an email, not sure what's up there...Anyway...

Just a few interesting tidbits about the 69..

The guy that owns it is not &quot;in the loop&quot; so to speak..&gt;To him, its just a great car that he takes very good care of, as he does all of his stuff.....The story is that he bought it new locally(it was ordered), and it was meant to be just something to have a bit of fun with while still having some room for his kids...The crazy part is that while it has such low miles, it has actually gone from NJ to California on two family vacations in the early 70's...This was before rt 80 and all...He estimates 15K of the original miles are in those 2 trips..

He got busy with work and basically stopped using it...Years became decades...You know the story..Amazingly, he has 3 sons and none of them have any real interest in the car...He was hoping one of them would take it and care for it as he did..I know, nuts...

He's a very fussy guy...Every shred of original documents he has...There are both sets of orig keys, one set hasn't had the knockouts removed yet..Even with regard to the trailer hitch..When he went out to get a hitch installed, he didn't want any holes drilled...None of the ones available at the time allowed for this, so he had one fabricated by a competent welder..

It is as good a survivor as I have ever seen, and I have had quite a few really good cars through my shop...(I also own a 2800 orig mile 71 Hemi Challenger <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif )...I know what a truly great survivor car looks like and what to do with it..

I've had several offers to buy it...Of course, I tried as well..I highly doubt he'd sell it at this point...Its not about money...These folks like what they like...As a matter of fact, I just finished getting an all original 49 Ford Custom 2 door with a flathead 8 up and running for them that was sitting as well, that <span style="font-weight: bold">his wife's father bought new and they still own!!...</span>

Anyway, he wants to drive the car a bit in nice weather...He knows it's important to maintain originality...And that's the goal...It's not the typical &quot;barn find&quot; low mile car with rat infested interior and rusted/stuck engine..It looks as one of these would if it was carefully driven and well cared for after 2 years or so....Amazingly the fuel doesn't have that turned over smell and rust color/contamination..It hasn't run in decades, but he does remember treating the fuel..We are just going to do a basic cleaning, make sure the ignition/fuel systems are working, etc, prime oil system, etc. and get it up and running...I've pulled a few plugs and sent a borescope down the cylinders and they look clean with the crosshatch still evident..Its not stuck, either...

Basically do as little as possible, to get it into safe operating condition..We are considering getting an additional set of rally wheels and leaving the originals mounted to the original tires...I don't trust them, even though they hold air and amazingly don't look dry rotted..It was stored on stands with the suspension slightly loaded..

Anyway, thanks for interest...These types of finds are almost impossible at this point, so its truly amazing...Proves again, they are still out there!!

[orig69ss]

Thanks for this story as an orignal owner of a 69SS I find this an interresting
car and that air cleaner is correct for 396/325 4speed.

Chuck

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Few more pics from Mike's FB page

[PLATINUM6BBL]

Last 2

[tunes]

Amazing and beautiful car! I would love to see more of it.

[Woj]

Nice Framingham 1/3 build sheets. If it is really a Framingham car, he may have a full build sheet on top of the gas tank. If he has all the documentation already, I wouldn't go looking for it. At some point his fuel sending unit will go, and he can look then for the full sheet.

Very nice car. Wish it were in my garage.

Thanks for posting. Nice to see survivors out there like this one.

Phil Woj. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[Postsedan]

Love it <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif Please ask your friend if he would be so kind to bring this Beautiful Chevelle to the 2017 NOCC Show and OR the 2017 MCACN Show.
Tell your friend he would be a Rock Star at either, WE WILL COME WITH OUR VERY OWN DROOL BIBS.

http://northernohiochevelleclub.com/j1/i...94&amp;Itemid=1 (http://northernohiochevelleclub.com/j1/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=194&amp;Item id=1)

http://www.mcacn.com/

Dan

[mockingbird812]

That is a special car...<span style="font-style: italic">too bad its black!</span> <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif

[Bill Pritchard]

I'm diggin' the gold paisley floor mat....

Absent the a/c compressor and lines, that engine compartment shot looks exactly like the one for my convertible.

[DW31S]

Wow!!!