Bill Pritchard
08-31-2004, 03:19 AM
This is a non-Supercar and non-Musclecar question, but it concerns a 69 Camaro, and I know there's a lot of knowledgeable people here for that subject, so please bear with me....
A friend just dragged home a standard 69 Camaro. It's a real looker - Code 65 Olympic gold with dark green standard interior and green vinyl roof http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif The car is amazingly original and untouched, but is badly rusted. It has the original 255hp 350 engine with smog pump and all tubes, floor mounted 3 speed trans (Muncie shifter still intact http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif), and 12 bolt rear . Also has factory 8 track player and all speakers, which still work. Engine runs but clutch is gone, so it's not driveable.
The Trim Tag shows an 11D build date. The car has a factory wood steering wheel, which my friend had already removed when I saw the car. Any chance this could be the Walnut or whatever non-Rosewood wheel came on early cars? My knowledge on this is limited to Chevelles, so I apologize if it is not applicable to Camaros.
The car also has a chrome air cleaner lid, with unintelligible remains of a factory engine ID decal on top. It was always my impression that only the SS cars had a chrome air cleaner lid. Any chance that the non-SS 350 69 Camaros got a chrome air cleaner lid?
A friend just dragged home a standard 69 Camaro. It's a real looker - Code 65 Olympic gold with dark green standard interior and green vinyl roof http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif The car is amazingly original and untouched, but is badly rusted. It has the original 255hp 350 engine with smog pump and all tubes, floor mounted 3 speed trans (Muncie shifter still intact http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif), and 12 bolt rear . Also has factory 8 track player and all speakers, which still work. Engine runs but clutch is gone, so it's not driveable.
The Trim Tag shows an 11D build date. The car has a factory wood steering wheel, which my friend had already removed when I saw the car. Any chance this could be the Walnut or whatever non-Rosewood wheel came on early cars? My knowledge on this is limited to Chevelles, so I apologize if it is not applicable to Camaros.
The car also has a chrome air cleaner lid, with unintelligible remains of a factory engine ID decal on top. It was always my impression that only the SS cars had a chrome air cleaner lid. Any chance that the non-SS 350 69 Camaros got a chrome air cleaner lid?