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fhw_1224
01-05-2024, 03:36 PM
I'm looking for my grandfather's 1969 Chevelle SS from what I know from family word-of-mouth history is that it was a 69' Chevelle SS 396 with a 4-speed manual, it was dark green and had a black vinyl top and white racing stripes the were only on the hood and was sold in Middletown Delaware, possibly from Shallcross Chevrolet? any info would help it means a lot to me.

JRC99
01-05-2024, 05:01 PM
That's honestly not a whole lot to go on. Do you or your family have any pictures of the car? There wouldn't be any paperwork with the VIN on it, would there? Perhaps also try to find some local car groups on Facebook and ask if anyone in the area remembers it.

markinnaples
01-05-2024, 06:07 PM
Might want to try the Lost Muscle Cars Facebook page.

plumL78
01-05-2024, 06:43 PM
If it had stripes on the hood from the factory then it wasn't a 69 chevelle. Funny i was just talking to the owner of shallcross chevrolet ten minutes ago. He is a friend of mine. His son Chris is a judge with us in the Bow Tie class for the camaro nationals. His father sold the dealership many years ago. They were a country type dealership and sold many trucks but they did sell one 67 Z.

plumL78
01-05-2024, 06:45 PM
by the way what was your grandfathers name ?

Bill Pritchard
01-05-2024, 07:06 PM
If it had stripes on the hood from the factory then it wasn't a 69 chevelle.

That's true, but sometimes dealership customers - after seeing the 'band-aid' stripes on new 69 Camaros, wanted the same thing on the new 69 Chevelle they were purchasing, and the dealerships would add them on. So his grandfather's Chevelle could have had them on since day one and other family members just assumed it came from the factory that way.

69hurstSC
01-05-2024, 11:54 PM
I'm looking for my grandfather's 1969 Chevelle SS from what I know from family word-of-mouth history is that it was a 69' Chevelle SS 396 with a 4-speed manual, it was dark green and had a black vinyl top and white racing stripes the were only on the hood and was sold in Middletown Delaware, possibly from Shallcross Chevrolet? any info would help it means a lot to me.

Post photos.

PeteLeathersac
01-06-2024, 12:49 AM


Welcome aboard!
Any idea when your Gramps sold the car also where he lived then?
Do you know his old phone # from back then also what was his name?
Dig deep w/ family also any old friends still around for info & pics.
Below are a couple past Shallcross threads here including Member Dave’s ‘67 Z-28.
Best of luck w/ your quest also please keep us updated w/ your progress!
:beers:
~ Pete

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=153343

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=130973

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