1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Indy Pace Car two- door convertible - LOW RESERVE

Chevrolet Camaro 1969 Description

TRUE RS/SS INDY PACE CARGood condition overall. Originally from Texas. The car is a "Dover White" coloured 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Indy Pace Car two- door convertible serial number 124679N641122 (taken from the dash mounted serial plate). The serial breaks down as follows; 1 - code for Chevrolet. 2 - Camaro. 4 - Eight cylinder engine. 67- Two-door convertible. 9 - 1969 Model year. N - Norwood. Ohio assembly plant. 641122 - Sequential serial number. The sequential serial number falls within the known range for authentic Indy Pace Car convertibles. Taken from the firewall mounted Fisher body data plate are the following numbers and codes; ST-69 - 1969 model year. 12467 - Division Series and Body Style - eight cylinder Chevrolet Camaro convertible in this case. 'NOR' which indicates the Norwood assembly plant. The next number is the body number of 324780. which is a sequential production number. The next row of the plate shows the trim number of '720' (Orange Houndstooth cloth and vinyl interior) and paint code '50A' (Dover White with a white vinyl roof). The Pace Car convertibles were the only cars in 1969 that had this paint and trim combination. The bottom row contains a build date code of '05A'. which indicates a first week of May assembly date. This falls within the accepted build dates for the Pace Car convertible from '02D' (fourth week of February to '05A'. The final code is 'Zll' which is the option code for the Pace Car convertible that was included on the Norwood built body data plates. Vehicle Condition and Equipment The car is in generally "good" overall condition. The car was re-sprayed in its original "Dover White" with "Hugger Orange" stripe colour scheme recently. The application was of a generally good commercial grade level. The body does show some evidence of repair. but is now solid and rust free. The 350 CID Chevrolet engine is not original. The engine and drivetrain are in good running condition. The interior is in good condition but has been modified with an eighties era digital dashboard. Comes with original gauges; speedo intact. Both the left and right front fenders are in generally very good condition. Only a couple of minor chips and scuffs are present. No dings or dents were seen. No body filler was detected in the driver's fender. The passenger fender did have some towards its front edge. The wheel well trim on both fenders is in good condition. The "350" and "Camaro SS" emblems are all in good condition. Both side marker lights are aged with some pits and oxidation visible. The inside of each wheel well is in good condition. The front of the car is in good condition. The "Camaro by Chevrolet" emblem is in very good condition. No chips. scratches or dings were seen on the front panel. The grille assembly is in good coondition while the centre mounted "SS" emblem shows some scratches. The car is fitted with two halogen headlights. The headlight door louvers are in good condition. The chrome front bumper is in very good condition. The bump strips on the over riders show some cracks. Both turn signals are in good condition. The plastic lower spoiler is in good condition. The hood of the car is in very good condition with no damage noted. The paint is consistent with the rest of the car and shows well. No body filler was detected. The cowl induction system is reportedly working. The underside of the hood is good restored condition. A new insulation mat is installed. A chrome hood latch is fitted. The cowl panel behind the hood is in very good condition with no damage noted. Both doors are in generally good condition. There are no dings or dents on either door. There are some paint chips at the back edge of each door and one at the mirror on the driver's side. The paint is consistent with the rest of the car and shows well. The "Official Pace Car" decals are in good condition. They have been applied over the orange pin striping on the door. Both chrome door handles and mirrors are in good condition but do show some oxidation. The door weather-stripping and window felts are all in good condition. Both doors operate well with only some minor hinge wear noted on the driver's side. The "Fisher" doorsill trim plates are in good original condition. The sill panels and door pillars are in solid damage free condition. They were repainted with the rest of the car and show well. The rocker panels below the doors on both sides are solid and damage free. The rocker panels look to be newer replacements. The Pace Cars originally had white painted rockers. The molding strip along the rockers is in generally good condition. The rear 1/4 panels are both in good condition and show well. They are straight with no dings or dents. The paint has good gloss. There are some chips at the rear bottom and above the wheel well of the driver's side panel. Both wheel well trim pieces are in good condition. The side marker lights are aged and show some masking evidence. The simulated fender louvers are also in aged condition. Both wheel wells are in good condition. The rear of the car is in good condition. The trunk lid is in very good condition with no dings or paint chips noted. The spoiler assembly is in good condition. The trunk lid seal is in good condition. The underside of the lid is painted and it shows well. The rear taillights. 'SS' emblem and RS specific (and thus Pace Car correct) reverse lamps are all in very good condition outside of some paint loss to the "SS" emblem. The chrome bumper is in very good condition. The lower valance panel is in good condition with no damage seen. The trunk compartment is in good restored condition. The trunk floor is solid with no rust damage seen. The original vibration dampeners are present in the corners of the compartment. A P215/70R14 Cooper Radial GT spare tire is mounted on an original Rally rim and fitted in the trunk. An original jack is also present. A Sony CDX 454 RF 10 CD changer is mounted in the trunk as well as a pair of box mounted Sony 6X9 speakers. The white vinyl convertible top is in very good condition. The rear plastic window is in very good condition. The convertible top frame is also in very good condition. This is a manually operated top assembly. The convertible opening trim is in good condition with no major issues noted. The convertible top cover is in good condition. The windshield is a replacement PPG Safety Laminated unit in very good condition. The door windows are original LOF Safety Plate units. The quarter windows consist of one LOF Safety Flo-Lite unit and one PPG Safety Flo-Lite unit. All of the glass and window trim is in good condition. The car is fitted with four P205/70R14 B. F. Goodrich Radial T/A tires mounted to original Chevrolet Rally rims. The tires are in very good condition with most of their tread remaining. The Rally rims have a very good painted finish. Their trim rings and centre caps are also in very good condition. The undercarriage of the car is in generally good condition. The floorboards are solid and rust free. Visible areas of the sub-frame are solid and damage free. A set of custom made aluminum reinforcement braces have been installed to the centre of the undercarriage. A new stainless steel dual exhaust system. incorporating ceramic coated headers. is installed. The 12bolt differential has a chrome cover installed. Koni Gas-A-Just shocks are fitted. A new gas tank has been installed The car is fitted with a Chevrolet 350 CID V8 engine. The engine is equipped with a cowl induction air cleaner and a four-barrel Edelbrock Quadra jet brand carburetor mounted to an Edelbrock Performer intake manifold. A glass inline fuel filter is mounted with rubber hoses in the steel line between the fuel pump and carburetor. Cast alloy valve covers are installed and. as mentioned. ceramic-coated exhaust headers are fitted. The ignition system has been upgraded to a later GM HEI unit. Chrome pulleys. a chrome water pump. a chrome alternator and bracket and polished stainless steel flexible radiator and heater hoses are installed. All of the engines ancillary components are secure and reportedly working properly. No fluid leaks or wiring problems were noted. The engine is mated to a three-speed automatic transmission that is reportedly in good working condition. The engine compartment is in good condition. A chrome master cylinder cover is installed. The interior is in generally good to very good condition. The orange cloth and vinyl Houndstooth front bucket seats and rear seat are in very good condition. The door panels and rear panels are new and in very good condition. The car's carpet is in very good condition. The console and horseshoe shifter are in good condition. The dash pad is in very good condition with no cracks. The dash is equipped with an older aftermarket digital instrument cluster. This most likely dates from the 1980's. It consists of a digital tachometer and speedometer on one side of the cluster and a combination fuel level (by percentage). volt gauge. water temperature gauge and an oil pressure gauge in the right pod. A Kenwood KRC-1007 cassette stereo is fitted to the dash. Aftermarket speakers are installed at the original dash speaker location. A two-spoke "SS" centered steering wheel is installed and in good condition. Evaluation The 1969 Camaro was the last year of the first generation Camaro. Its design was considered the most aggressive of the three years. was well received when new and continues to be very popular today. Beginning with an announcement February 4th 1969. Chevrolet built 3. 75 Indy Pace Car Convertibles that were replicas of the two actual cars that ended up pacing the 1969 Indianapolis 500 race. As the 3. 75 Pace Car convertibles had a unique combination of trim and paint and a well defined production period. confirming a correct original Pace Car is not difficult. This example has all of the correct markers for a true RS/SS Pace Car convertible and its trim tag appears to be original and not tampered. The car does show some evidence of previous repair and no longer is equipped with its original engine or gauge cluster but remains a sound example of the marque. TERMS & CONDITIONSSold as is. where is. No warranty. The successful winning bidder must submit a $2. 00 deposit (non-refundable) within 48 hours of the auction closing via paypal and make complete the balance of the rest of the payment within 3 business days after the close of the auction. Please don't bid unless you're serious. Good luck bidding!On Apr-05-15 at 17:04:48 PDT. seller added the following information:(More photos available of the car and the engine; just email and I will respond as soon as I can)The car has not been in an accident as far as I'm aware of.