1969 Chevrolet Camaro

 

The 1969 Camaro carried over the previous year's drivetrain and major mechanical parts, however all-new sheetmetal, except the hood and lid, gave the automobile a well sportier look. 

The grille was redesigned with an important "V" cant and deeply inset headlights. New door skins, rear quarter panels, and rear framing panel conjointly gave the automobile a way lower, wider, additional aggressive look. This styling would serve for the 1969 model year solely. Collectors usually dialogue the deserves of swish, rounded lines of 1967 and 1968 model versus the heavily rumpled and sportier appearance of the 1969.

To increase aggressiveness within the SCCA Trans-Am sport series, facultative four wheel disc brakes with four-piston calipers were created on the market throughout the year, below RPO JL8, for US$500.30. 

This method used parts from the combat ship and created for a serious improvement within the braking capability and was a key to winning the Trans-Am championship. the choice was costly and solely 206 units were made.

The Rally Sport (RS) possibility, RPO Z22, includes special black painted grille with hid headlamps and headlight washers, fender marking (except once sport marking or Z28 Special Performance Package is specified), simulated rear fender louvers, front and rear wheel gap moldings, black body sill, RS emblems on grille, wheel and rear panel, Rally Sport front fender nameplates, bright accented taillights, back-up lights below rear bumper; conjointly includes bright roof drip moldings on Sport motorcar. $131.65, 37,773 built. {this possibility|this feature|this selection} may be additional to the other option (i.e., SS or Z/28), creating the model associate degree RS/SS or a RS/Z28.

The Z28 possibility was still on the market with the 302 Criminal Investigation Command tiny block. 

It had been backed by Muncie four-speed with a new-for-69 normal Hurst shifter and connected to a 12-bolt rear shaft with normal three.73 gears. The 302 featured 11:1 compression, cast pistons, cast steel shaft and connecting rods, solid lifter shaft, and Holley carburetion on a dual-plane manifold. A twin four-barrel crossram manifold was on the market as a dealer-installed possibility.

The 1969 model year was exceptionally long, extending into Gregorian calendar month 1969, as a result of producing drawback that delayed the introduction of the second generation model planned for 1970. it's a preferred story late-'69 Camaros were sold-out as 1970 models (due to g promotional material photos of the '69 Camaro tagged as a 1970), however they were all allotted 1969 VIN codes.

Production numbers:

RS:	37,773
SS:	34,932
Z28:	20,302
Total:	93,007

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