1969 Chevrolet

[Paul Ceasrine]

396/265 HP 'L-66'

1969 Chevrolet Biscayne

Marketed as a Big Car with Big Block 'Economy Power'

[magnumv8]

We had a '69 Impala with the 327 in it that my grandfather towed a boat with cool car....but, that was the year of Chevy defective motor mounts ( there was no safety interlock in them) if they separated the engine would fall onto the steering linkage and you couldn't steer the car. GM had a recall and the fix was a bracket that attached to the exhaust manifolds with a cable looped around the upper control arm mounts. I was with my mother in the car when she rear ended someone, the engine went out through the radiator the recall brackets ripped the exhaust manifolds off of the engine and the throttle was pulled WIDE open, this thing was screaming (pretty exciting). In a panic mom asked me what to do, I said turn off the key. Dad fixed that car as good as new.....

D L Rambo Stk 1300

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by magnumv8

We had a '69 Impala with the 327 in it that my grandfather towed a boat with cool car....but, that was the year of Chevy defective motor mounts ( there was no safety interlock in them) if they separated the engine would fall onto the steering linkage and you couldn't steer the car. GM had a recall and the fix was a bracket that attached to the exhaust manifolds with a cable looped around the upper control arm mounts. I was with my mother in the car when she rear ended someone, the engine went out through the radiator the recall brackets ripped the exhaust manifolds off of the engine and the throttle was pulled WIDE open, this thing was screaming (pretty exciting). In a panic mom asked me what to do, I said turn off the key. Dad fixed that car as good as new.....

D L Rambo Stk 1300

Now that's funny...........

[Shake & Bake]

Paul,
You seem to be the guy with the answers. Didn't they only produce 99 COPO Chevelle's with the L-72 427/425hp? How about the COPO Camaro, didn't they produce 1,014 of those with the steel head L-72 427/425hp engine?
Thank's.....

[Dan Fahey]

Wow my 1969 Impala is slowly getting back together after 5 years in restoration. A way too expensive restoration.

But this is so cool.

I have a 350/255 by Bud Rowe with the Old Stocker cam in it.
He built and dynoed the engine 8 years ago and in storage.
It is a natural L car but thinking to move it up in K.
Wonder how it will do?
Need to consider which trans.

Can you run a 4L60e instead of a T350.
Just set up using Drive only?


Dan

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by Shake & Bake

Paul,
You seem to be the guy with the answers. Didn't they only produce 99 COPO Chevelle's with the L-72 427/425hp? How about the COPO Camaro, didn't they produce 1,014 of those with the steel head L-72 427/425hp engine?
Thank's.....

1969 COPO Cars.............................................. .Total.....4-Speed..Automatic

Camaro 427/425 HP ~ 'L-72' 'COPO 9561'..........1015..........822..........193

Camaro 427/430 HP ~ 'ZL-1' 'COPO 9560'............69..............47...........22

Chevelle 427/425 HP ~ 'L-72' 'COPO 9562'..........373...........277...........96

Note; Of the '373' Chevelle "COPO' cars, Yenko Chevrolet received '99' of them for special modifications.


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In 1969, NHRA Classes..................Super Stock.................Stock.................

Camaro 427/425 HP ~ 'L-72'.............SS/E or SS/EA............A/S or A/SA

Camaro 427/430 HP ~ 'ZL-1'............SS/C or SS/CA

Chevelle 427/425 HP ~ 'L-72'...........SS/F or SS/FA.............B/S or B/SA

[Shake & Bake]

Paul,
Thank's for that info. I have a1969 SS/RS Camaro with the L89 opition factory stick car. I believe they only produced 311 of them in 1969 and like 286 in 1968. Correct?

Thank's.........

[Paul Ceasrine]

C-Man,

1969 Chevrolet

In late-1968 the first 'COPO' cars were built for {1968 NHRA Classes}

Camaro 'L-72'............... SS/D or SS/DA

Camaro 'ZL-1'...............SS/B

Chevelle 'L-72'..............SS/D or SS/DA

A Corvette 'ZL-1' was proposed for SS/A or SS/AA, but the $10,000 'plus' Price Tag was too steep,
and only '2' of these Monsters were ever produced.


The NHRA 'changed' up the classes in January 1969

[Paul Ceasrine]

Bisco

The 'Junior Stock Sleeper'

1969 Biscayne 350/255 HP ~ 'LM-1'

1969 ~ M/S or M/SA = { 14.00 - 14.99 Wt/Hp }

Dave Boertman took his to the '1970' Indy Nationals Stock Eliminator Championship in 'N/SA'

[boss68]

paul could you tell me if this block came in any camaros and if so what years. 3969854 took number off back of block thanks. also could you give a ballpark figure on its worth thanks.