1964 Chevelle
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1972 Chevelle1969 Chevelle Trivia
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All 1969 Chevelle station wagons and sedan pickups have vented gas caps,
all others have non-vented gas caps.
While the 131/13235 Nomad station wagon remained, the 133/13435 station
wagon now carried the nameplate of 'Greenbrier.' The 6-cylinder Malibu
series Concours station wagon was dropped and only the 8-cylinder model
remained.
The 138xx series did continue but only for the Concours Estate station
wagon.
The SS 396 as a series was dropped from the lineup, the SS 396 was now
an option under RPO Z25. The SS 396 option was available with the Malibu
sport coupe, convertible, and sedan pickup as well as the 300 Deluxe
coupe and sport coupe. The Z25 option included such niceties as the
396/325hp engine, power front disc brakes, and special SS wheels. The
special suspension, RPO F41, was an option on any SS 396 at a cost of
$29.50 but only 722 SS 396 Chevelles were so equipped. For more details
on the SS 396 option and its equipment see my
1969 SS 396 page.
Two new colors were available as an option with any SS 396 model, Hugger
Orange and Daytona Yellow. These two special colors were a $42.15 option.
Of the 86,307 Z25 options sold 8,035 (5,194 Hugger Orange and 2,841
Daytona Yellow) were optioned in these two colors. It should be noted
that COPO Chevelles were also available in these two colors. For more
on the 1969 COPO Chevelles see my 1969 COPO
page.
Several body modifications were made with the SS 396 option. The Malibu
series Chevelles got 300 Deluxe front fenders with just the side marker
lamp and an SS 396 badge. The Malibu side trim molding was eliminated.
The 300 Deluxe series got Malibu sport coupe/convertible rear tail lamps
and housing.
Early 1969 SS 396 Chevelles built in Canada have 1968 calendar year
built VINs beginning with 100001; it wasn't until January of 1969 the
VIN sequencing began with 300001. For more on Canada-built SS 396 Chevelles
see my 1969 SS 396 page.
The SS 396 got its own special wheel. This 'magnum 500' style wheel
was not an available option on any other 1969 series and optional wheel
covers were not an option with the SS 396 The hub cap for 1969 is the
same used in 1968.
Both Atlanta and Kansas City plants stamped the partial VIN on the
rough-cat area by the oil filter. Often the stamp is not very deep
and may be hard to read like this example from the Leed's plant in
Kansas City.
| Chevelle Standard Hub Cap | Optional Wheel Cover RPO P01 | Chevelle Optional Wheel Cover RPO N95 |
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 1969 Optional N95 Wheel Cover |
| RPO N96 'Mag-Style' Wheel Cover | 1969 SS 396 Wheel | |
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Front Wheel Alignment |
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| Camber | 0° to P1° |
| Caster | |
| All SS 396 and sedan pickup | N1° to 0° |
| All others | N1½° to N½° |
| Toe (total) | 1/8 in to 1/4 in toe-in |
| Steering Axis Inclination | 7-3/4° to 8-3/4° |
Tires, Regular Production |
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| 7.35-14 | All except SS396 & station wagons |
| 7.75-14 | Station wagons |
| F70-14 | SS396 sport coupe & convertible |
| G70-14 | SS396 sedan pickup |
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