1969 Chevelle SS Daytona yellow

[brent396]

https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/6013102604.html

[BigD69]

Looks like a good project, he should show the tach redline.

[cook_dw]

Do I only see a single fuel line. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif

[Rixls6]

Looks like 2 lines coming out of the frame to me.

[69b5bee]

Looks like 2 lines coming out of the frame to me.

Which tends to mean 396- 325hp, or 396- 350hp... Correct?

[Rixls6]

Yep

[WILMASBOYL78]

I tried enlarging the photo, but the resolution is weak. I think it looks like a single line with a small screw type clamp on the fuel hose.

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[wheelhop]

curious why he is covering up the trans hump with cardboard?

[Bill Pritchard]

I agree with Wilma....one line with a worm drive hose clamp.

Also, FWIW &quot;Malibu&quot; emblems on the door panels....don't think they did that on any 69 SS396 cars.

[BigD69]

How rare is that color on a Chevelle?

[chevyman0429]

I don't know about rare but its one of two colors exclusively for the 69 Super Sport chevelle

[Postsedan]

This Chevelle was indeed born a real deal L78. It retain's the original paint and original 3.73 rear end. New owner is possibly bringing the car to me on her way home to Canada <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

The car was originally sold new at Roy Dunton Chevrolet in Kingman, AZ.
The car will be saved and placed back on the road <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif
I will allow the new owner to chime in and give his own description.

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Dan

[69b5bee]

Awesome! I guess they're still out there

[WILMASBOYL78]

<span style="font-size: 11pt">Gotta love those L78 cars </span> <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif

[427.060]

This car is about 25 miles from me. It looks like a good project.
James

[Postsedan]

James,

Thanks for the help <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

Good car guys always help one another, hope to see you in 2017 <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

Dan

[Hawkeye]

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Pics from Craigslist.

Hope to be able to follow this during restoration.

[NorCam]

Glad to hear that someone here grabbed it. I saw this listing early on and seriously thought of trying to buy it until I realized it was in Atlanta. I want a 69 Chevelle SS but do not want to drive that far to pickup a project car. :)

[Woj]

Sounds like another Helmut purchase. Looks to be a good starting point for a project.

[Postsedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Woj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sounds like another Helmut purchase. Looks to be a good starting point for a project.

</div></div>

Bingo <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

Dan

[NovaMob03]

Atlanta? Greenville SC is 150 miles from Atl.
Good buy for $6500 imo, so congrats Helmut <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Helmut gets all the good &quot;patina&quot; cars:-)

Ryan

[Postsedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NovaMob03</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Atlanta? Greenville SC is 150 miles from Atl.
Good buy for $6500 imo, so congrats Helmut <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif </div></div>

To a Canadian, 150 miles is the same place <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif

Dan

[NovaMob03]

Apparently so...he asked me to assist him, but since James G lives there, I just referred him

[Postsedan]

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

Dan

[L78M22Rag]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Helmut gets all the good &quot;patina&quot; cars:-)

Ryan </div></div>

Thanks for all the positive comments and support from my good friends! I've got a long road ahead...

I really gotta thank Brent for posting the car in this thread. Brent, you've posted a LOT of nice finds, and this one I couldn't pass up (or, nobody held me back). Thanks to James for being my man on-site, and to Dan for encouragement and support... and same goes to those that offered to help out.

Yes, I plan to preserve as much of the original &quot;patina&quot; as possible. The car is definitely going to need repairs to the floors, and hopefully get by with just minor local repairs to the body.

I'm on the lookout for an original driver-quality 1969 Chevelle black bench-seat interior including door panels, carpet, dash pad, steering wheel, etc. If anyone has these parts leftover from a restoration, I would gladly buy them for this car. I'm also on the hunt for a nice set of 15x8.5&quot; wheels (with a 3.75&quot; - 4.0&quot; backspace)... maybe a vintage set of American Racing Torque Thrusts or Ansen Aluminum Slots? If you happen to be somewhere along the route from SC to Chicago to Calgary... so much the better!

I'll keep you posted on my journey...

[WILMASBOYL78]

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[L78 Fred]

Helmut,

Stop in PA on your way home if you are looking for a T0424 JD 396/375 HP block std bore
I have that and other dated L78 components

Regards
Fred Schempp

610-585-4155

[rts]

L78M22Rag

Pm sent

[69 Post Sedan]

Helmet.......they're 14's not 15's but look great on a '69. They are true Ansen Torque Thrust wheels. PM me if you're interested.

BTW.........congrats on the purchase!!!

Kurt

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[L78M22Rag]

Kurt, those look fantastic! Will pm ya...
Thanks

[Woj]

Helmut,

Looks like you should have most of the parts you need before the car crosses the border. Keep us posted on the progress.

Phil W.

[brent396]

No problem iam glad i could help find a good home for it .Keep us posted

[MosportGreen66]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NovaMob03</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Apparently so...he asked me to assist him, but since James G lives there, I just referred him </div></div>

Jude is a stand up guy - had the pleasure of hanging out with him just a couple weeks ago.

Great stuff man

Dan

[scuncio]

Pretty cool. Congratulations. This stuff is what makes the site such a great place....

[Jonesy]

I liked the looks of this one from the start. Great purchase and hopefully you can line up all those parts on the way back up north.
Those wheels will look fantastic on that!!

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Mickey thompson's look good on anything!

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[NorCam]

Good score Helmut. Guess I'll see it around in a year or two?

Have fun on your road trip. I drove to Hershey and back a couple years ago and remember all those tole roads and fees along the interstate with a trailer. (ouch)

Drive safe!

[PeteLeathersac]

'

Cool nab Helmut!
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~ Pete

[Damien]

Congrats Helmet on stepping up and saving another one. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif
Well done also to Brent for continually posting the stuff you find. Great outcome!

[L78M22Rag]

I've been on quite a roller-coaster since I originally committed to buy this car. Initially, the car looked terrific in the photos from 20 feet away... but I had no evidence that it might be a 375 horse car other than the seller's speculation. I too was squinting to see whether there was a single fuel line in that fuzzy photo?

The deal is done, and these clearer photos speak for themselves... some good, some bad, but I definitely have a cheesy grin on my face!

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[scuncio]

Looks great! The intact emissions decal is GOLD!

[Rixls6]

Congrats Helmut.
I look forward to seeing this one be saved.
Perhaps I'll be able to help round things up when it reaches its first waypoint.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

She will be pretty all restored:-)

Ryan

[olredalert]

----I was about to post the same thing, Tony! Great minds think alike......Bill S

[NorCam]

I'm pretty much out of the loop when it comes to Chevelles, but curious...does that 4D tag stipulate a 375 horse?

I see the emissions tag but wondered about the trim tag coding?

[scuncio]

The 'L' on the Baltimore and Kansas trim tags seems to indicate SS396 on '69s but the paint code already proves that. Whether it's 325 or 350 or 375hp isn't coded into the trim tag.

[scuncio]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----I was about to post the same thing, Tony! Great minds think alike......Bill S </div></div>

I remember finding the intact radiator support plate and emissions label from my L89 El Camino, buried in the bed under a pile of parts. That really made my day!

[69 Post Sedan]

04D..........04 is March and D is the fourth week which was when it was built. Mine is 06C......the third week in June.

Kurt

[69 Post Sedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: scuncio</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The 'L' on the Baltimore and Kansas trim tags seems to indicate SS396 on '69s but the paint code already proves that. Whether it's 325 or 350 or 375hp isn't coded into the trim tag. </div></div>

Correct......the &quot;L&quot; is very controversial but common sense says if a Kansas or Baltimore built car has the &quot;L&quot; indicates it as a SS........although there are less than a handful of documented Chevelles that have the &quot;L&quot; but aren't a SS. But there are thousands of documented SS cars have the &quot;L&quot; on the trim tag. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/stupid.gif

Kurt <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[69 Post Sedan]

The 6000 rpm redline, single 3/8&quot; fuel line and the original 375hp emissions tag pretty much indicates that it's a 375hp car.

[L78M22Rag]

This bullet hole in the passenger door sure is some kinda patina! If only cars could talk, eh....

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[427.060]

Helmut, What are your plans for the car now that you have better pictures?
James

[scuncio]

The car doesn't look too bad at all. I would start searching for the block...you never know!

[mockingbird812]

Good deal Helmut. Can't wait to see this unfold. Love DY BBC Chevelles! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[L78M22Rag]

A lot of the damage occurred because someone pulled the windshield out of the car a long time ago. The floors are badly rusted, but so far I can't see that it affected the frame.

My plan is to replace the floor and trunk with new panels, repair the rust on the dash (below the windshield), repair the rust around the windshield and below the rear window, and install a new vinyl top which will hopefully cover much of those repairs. If the frame is solid, I plan to install a correct drivetrain and freshen up the brakes, steering and suspension so that I can drive the car. I also plan on putting a clean original black bench seat interior back in the car and go through the dash wiring, etc. Once all that is done, I plan to enjoy the car for a while! I'll eventually give some more thought to whether I just want to do isolated repairs to the bottoms of the fenders and quarters or do a more thorough restoration.

[Mr. Chevy]

Cool car Helmut!! Just the fact alone that it was an L78 car is very cool...

Rich

[COPO]

Looks like a good buy for an L-78 car. Pretty crusty for a southern car though.

[427.060]

Did the car make it to Chicago yet?
James

[L78M22Rag]

Did the car make it to Chicago yet?
James

Finally, this past weekend, my Daytona Yellow Chevelle SS made it's way up to Illinois! Here she is on the trailer...

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[L78steve]

I agree with Wilma....one line with a worm drive hose clamp.

Also, FWIW &quot;Malibu&quot; emblems on the door panels....don't think they did that on any 69 SS396 cars.

The Malibu panels were found on some SS cars.

[L78M22Rag]

A lot of the damage occurred because someone pulled the windshield out of the car a long time ago. The floors are badly rusted, but so far I can't see that it affected the frame.

My plan is to replace the floor and trunk with new panels, repair the rust on the dash (below the windshield), repair the rust around the windshield and below the rear window, and install a new vinyl top which will hopefully cover much of those repairs. If the frame is solid, I plan to install a correct drivetrain and freshen up the brakes, steering and suspension so that I can drive the car. I also plan on putting a clean original black bench seat interior back in the car and go through the dash wiring, etc. Once all that is done, I plan to enjoy the car for a while! I'll eventually give some more thought to whether I just want to do isolated repairs to the bottoms of the fenders and quarters or do a more thorough restoration.

Now that I've had more time and a better understanding of what the car needs, I have a big decision to make.

Thanks to Dan Vasic for giving my Chevelle a detailed initial examination when the car arrived. There is more examination work to do....
* The Chevelle still wears its original factory Daytona Yellow paint everywhere except on both quarters which have been repaired and painted (a long time ago judging by the patina).
* Fortunately, the frame appears to be in great shape. The bottom of the Chevelle is full of dried red clay, which apparently saved the frame from rusting away.
* In addition to the metal work I planned (the floor, trunk-floor, dash, front and rear windows), both quarters ought to be replaced in order to properly repair the rear window. Likewise, the trunk lip and filler panel below the rear window need to be replaced.

After those repairs, I would have an unrestored Chevelle with noticeable paint work on some parts of the car.... which begs the question, should the car receive a total restoration? The car certainly deserves a proper restoration (being an original L78 4-speed), but I hadn't planned on taking on that major of a project with everything else I have on my plate.

With Dan's help, I have purchased a running and ready-to-drop-in original L78 motor with a D 8 9 casting date, which is perfect for the Chevelle's 04D build date.

So..... now what? Is anyone else looking for a Daytona Yellow Chevelle SS L78 with a bench seat, 4-speed, tilt steering, vinyl top, etc.?

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Just give Dan the green light, and then send the green L89 so he has something to do with all his spare time:-)

Ryan

[NorCam]

Well...I do have a spare M22 sitting here in Alberta and was kinda wondering what I should put it into? :grin:

[L78M22Rag]

Well...I do have a spare M22 sitting here in Alberta and was kinda wondering what I should put it into? :grin:

Rick, the driver that picked up the Chevelle for me in SC, offered to bring the Chevelle up to Alberta so that he could do the road trip with his son...

[L78M22Rag]

Just give Dan the green light, and then send the green L89 so he has something to do with all his spare time:-)

Ryan

Exactly! That's the Chevelle that I'm saving my time, energy and money to restore...
Like I said, I've got too much on my plate.

[L78M22Rag]

I even picked up these rolled edge exhaust tips that have the perfect patina for this Daytona Yellow Chevelle.

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[NorCam]

Sent you a PM Helmut

[Bill Pritchard]

The Malibu panels were found on some SS cars.


On the 70's, yes.....if that was done on any 69's, it's news to me.

[Postsedan]

On the 70's, yes.....if that was done on any 69's, it's news to me.

They do exist Bill....only a half dozen are real and alive.....Oshawa-built SS396 Chevelles with MALIBU script.

You will come to learn of a special car that I have been involved with very soon, stay tuned :D

Dan