1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 L89 Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode

1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 L89 Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode #112
This week, we're bangin' the gears on a super low-production 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 with the L89 aluminum head option! It's a beautiful LeMans Blue 4-speed car from the Brothers Collection, and it's our Muscle Car Of The Week!
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[@mefadon459]

Can we all agree 68-69 model cars doge, mercury, Plymouth, Ford, chevy and AMC had some beautiful body style model cars during them years. They wasn't playing.

[@stewbichet7137]

In 1987 I bought a 69 camaro ss with a 396 and a 4 speed for $400. It was crazy fast. Being 18 at the time I was interested in how well it would go and not how well it would stop. The guy from whom i bought the car neglected to mention the brakes didnt quite work- but I figured that out pretty quickly. My first drag strip pass (the stoplight at 27th and main in hutchinson ks) ended with me using the emergency braking method. Three hours of owning that car and I wrapped it around a telephone pole.

[@imoffthegrid2158]

I'm a Mustang guy , but that Camaro is amazing .👍

[@allenmax8995]

wow...what a car....congrats to whoever ordered it.

[@Darryl6636]

It's unbelievable what GM was capable at one time

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Absolutely beautiful. My best friend had a 69 Camero, he rebuilt a Vette engine put bin it, had it painted a beautiful orange. Then doing some final tuning, he forgot to tighten the fan, it came off, straight thru the fender, like you opened it with a can opener.

[@chocodiledundee1]

I've always loved these matching colour steelies with these Chevy bow tie hub caps

[@bg147]

Wait, you don't prefer after-market wheels, lowered suspensions, and chromme exhaust extensions? J/K

[@hades.97]

Yeah. It looks great!

[@wrongmower]

very very nice, you have a great job there showing great cars, thank you for showing us

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

Thank you!

[@1000MileVision]

i bought A California model it was the 1969 SS 350 with the RS package all original w paperwork 15K ON HER, i drove It back to Wichita Kansas from Seattle Washington pulling 1964 Covair Spyder. In my dads garage it became a MONSTER. FROM HOT ROD MAGAZINE BY THE NUMBERS-we pulled engine, dumped all the smog stuff, blueprinted, ported, polished, added AP Headers, Elidebrock Hi- rise intake, Holley 780 with vac secondaries, corvette Cam 447 lift 342 duration, new rockers, springs , lifters, guides , push-rods , MT Hi-rise valve-covers to accommodate the bigger lift, kept and ran stock 373 12bolt.. posi.. added NEW HD CLUTCH, it produced 500HP at the rear wheel when it was dynoed, the 780 had to be re-jetted down, then it easily tacked 5grand & went to 7 WOW..... and all on the top end. I loved that car ! Deep Navy Blue with all the white decals. Chromed fake factory hood carb inserts. ...........Faster that a cop car ! ......................AS ME HOW I KNOW ?............. LOL ! I STILL MISS HER UGH

[@chocodiledundee1]

I am glad to hear they've made a lot 69 Camaro , it's not fair that the best looking Camaro ever made was just for a short one year run .

[@jonnytrux3697]

I'm get ' n those wheels to match up w/ my dog dish hub caps for my 67 RS Camaro ! Nice vid

[@scotthaupt8680]

Had the pleasure of driving one of these Minor performance upgrade s So fast 375 hp no way More like 525 You can feel it in the seat.

[@Bartonovich52]

Bullshayt. You’ve obviously never ridden in a 500+ HP car. A mid spec family sedan with 300 HP will waste this car. Mine just did.

[@CrzyMav]

I'm a Ford Guy, but this is one beautiful 69 Camaro. Wow!! I would buy one just like it anytime of the day...

[@lyleswavel320]

Hey, I'd buy a 67 mustang fastback kr500 and I'm a GM guy

[@TopG800]

I am a General Motors fan and Ford fan

[@josephcameron530]

That is such an awesome car!

[@JCImageInc.]

I love these videos and you are one lucky SOB to have access to such a killer collection! I would really love to hear more of the cars though, both at idle and revving. Thanks for another kickass video!!!!

[@MuscleCarOfTheWeek]

You're welcome, we will include more sounds in future videos!

[@christymcnamara764]

Hey

[@JCImageInc.]

@@christymcnamara764 Hey

[@dynaflow666]

When cars had souls.

[@ouimetco]

The cars are beautiful but what really brings me back to your videos is the professional style and presence of the speaker, with limited hype. Well done

[@timcarlton5704]

im a big fan of you site,,, my 1st car was a 69 ss 350 4speed with 3.73 pos, forest green,,,,, i loved this car, i had new gm finders and new trim,, bought it when i was 14, but then 16 came around and i traded it for a 73 z28(my bad) the 69 ended up being shadow gray, with black ss strips, and a LT-1 from a vette, i was heart broke,,, that car started me 0n my way to work on cars, i restored 1000pt cars winning lot of awards for the owner,,,,,, it was a team effort not just me,,,,,, i would still want one but doing my time in the army and being a body man/mechanic, my body shot,,,, but you give me hope with all the cars on your channel,,,,,so thank......................

[@Tywild327]

My number 1 dream car.

[@TwoWheelRocco]

Love those L78. I have 65 l78 corvette. Lots of fun...Bought mine in 1982, Just that power...Great job with the videos..

[@jemini0527]

Great episode!

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

Beautiful Camaro

[@vikingtractor6065]

This is my new favorite.

[@lolbr3720]

I like this one too. The update was class. I stopped going to hot rod show's, I kept looking for an old Camaro with a little dirt on the splash pan. This one is nice...

[@kenamaro]

Great car..... sounds like chambered exhaust too!!!!

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Nice car.

[@nicholaswojtas8503]

My Dream Car. 💙

[@billstovall3813]

Nice. Wonder why there aren't any pictures or videos of the factory offered headers?

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

Very few people ordered them , opting for Hedmans or Hookers .

[@c130comm]

What a nice camaro

[@TopG800]

My new dream car

[@christokinieriem8796]

Yes! I'll have one please. Thank you.

[@owatajrkiam]

While i love Floyd Garrets,Tim Wellbornes collection's etc. etc......what sets the Brothers collection from the others is........check out the rear wheel wells......there's actually RUBBER in there!!!! GREAT muscle car of the week Kevin!

[@itsallgood2belmont]

I have my fathers 1968 RS/SS Camaro factory L89 aluminum head. He purchased new in 1967 from Z Frank Chevrolet in Chicago were he worked. Ordered just to street race. 4 speed. Tinted power windows with a front bench seat so the center consul will not be in the way. Black on black.

[@bluesharp59]

Cool Video ! Thumbs Up Liked Too.

[@bigblocklawyer]

Solid lifters, aluminum heads and AIR. Thanks, government.

[@Bartonovich52]

The government just gave a boot in the ass to a lazy industry that was addicted displacement.. putting ever larger truck engines into shortened grocery getters. Touting huge HP numbers from an engine that was bolted to a stand and prony brake with no air cleaner, no exhaust headers, no accessories, not even a water pump.. and then run until it seized and the highest number is what went in the brochure. For a car that had all of that stuff on the engine and then it went through a slush box and bias ply tires to get maybe half rated power to asphalt. And it shows. I was chasing an STI up a hill in my portly Impala just having some fun and I see one of these cars come whipping out into the right lane behind me wanting to play. Haha.. nope! See ya!

[@bbhoustontx]

i owned a '69 SS 396 325 hp Hugger orange with white vinyl top white interior back in H.S. in 1970. I was fortunate to witness all the muscle cars of the 60's 70's and will never forget them. The baddest one off the showroom floor was the '69 Z/28. It was very fast and nothing could touch it back then. The GTO Judge and the Mustang Boss 302's were flashy with great colors they would circle my High School and I loved just watching those wonderful "muscle" cars keep making the rounds until the bell rang...... oh the days! My toy these days is a 2013 Boss 302 Gotta have it Green" color. I only drive it on the weekend to keep the miles off it. This the last of the 302's and it is a beast compared to the best of 60's and 70's but I still will own another orange 69 like I had in H.S. to reminisce of my "Glory" day.

[@GRVDGRLIFE4]

That's a beautiful camaro I wish I could own that camaro

[@marcnews75]

awesome car would love to own it

[@MBailey1977]

Never saw that torque bracket. Is that a L89 option only? I know the heads were notorious to warping.

[@jackhayes8710]

Awesome

[@theptd360]

Wow. Just stunning. Just one drive would make my year. Are those rims/hubcaps an option for any 69 Camaro? I only thought they came on the copo Camaro.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

Those were the standard equipment wheels and caps on all '69s except Corvettes , everything else was optional .

[@kenny3217]

Mine is almost exactly like that one down to the dog dish hub caps, only my 396 is not the L89 sadly.

[@lawrencecrivello2448]

I just acquired 69 Z28 original matching number car. Cortez Silver black stripes. I owned in early 70s 69 SS Big Block. I never got over it...back in the saddle again kids .

[@Slimjim260]

Nice job Kevin, lol that was cool

[@SportyClassic]

Love it, If this had the RS front end and the SS hood with the fake inlets it would be my favorite. And I like the bumperettes and steelies..

[@just_some_internet_guy]

Did you say that restoration was done in the 1990's? It looks like it was done yesterday!! Curious, what's the mileage at for this 'beauty and the beast'!?

[@chargermaster3676]

kiddycat17 i love the paint job on the camaro

[@captaindaddy8645]

i loik it!!! i loik it!!!

[@marshallamp682]

I like those dog dish wheels. However, double the width of the tread would be req'd to keep from spinning the tires for six blocks.

[@duramax78]

Those wheels remind me of a cuda.

[@MrTruth111]

0:40 wow look at that, very stylish

[@joshuahv852]

A guy in my town has one JUST like this, Bowmanville Ontario canada

[@joshuahv852]

I sounded Super tourquey , it revs up like a small block. I didnt know the 396 engines on the camaro were that rare I think we're put in Chavelles most often. I didnt ask him questions about it if it's all original it muat be worth a fortune it did have cowl induction.

[@aleoimpala]

Great machine and it's nice to hear it rumble whille burning some rubber... ;-)

[@reginalddentry7338]

In Royal oak Michigan a guy named Bilski drove an Orange SS 69 396 .

[@zooba1974]

Good lord!!!!!

[@MattMorris481]

I thought all SS big blocks came with magnum 500 wheels or rally wheels if it was a RS-SS?

[@brentmierzwiak4532]

Wonder why the Chevy 396 big blocks weren't equipped (as option by factory or dealer) with cross-ram intakes like their 302 small block brothers...just for kix! Anyone out there attempted such a retrofit?

[@1000MileVision]

i think it was timing and became an option

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@1000MileVision it was never an option on a big block . Most people that put multiple carbs on a rat motor followed Bill Jenkins lead and went with a tunnel ram .

[@robertquiles5347]

How much would you value that Camaro 👍🏽

[@russmartin9549]

I'm not an appraiser but I have seen the numbers matching cars go for hundreds of thousands of dollars

[@scotthaupt8680]

Juat a sold one for 59000

[@runingblackbear]

My old buddy Steve had one and it was bad to the bone 🦴 and he let me drive it one time

[@cowboypetersjr3437]

Yes... I'll TAKE 2.. 1 rag top and 1 SS hard top. THANK YOU.. Best CAR ever MADE.. Sorry FORD You never came close..

[@JakeMorrow-ju6fq]

Can someone help me? I have a 69 396 and need ideas of what to put it in!!

[@blthetube1]

You didn't mention the weight difference between the aluminum head and the iron one.

[@dennisward1361]

Just can't get past the sloppy orange paint over spray on the heads .

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

I had a '68 L-89 Camaro ( one of 272 made that year ) , the only way to know that car had aluminum heads was to read the window sticker or build sheet or pull off the rocker covers to adjust the valves . The heads on that car were covered in orange paint .

[@TahaKaneko]

wish I own one in the future. hope it doesn't cost millions or dollars, that will be sad.

[@marshallamp682]

If ya wanna shock the shit out of a new Challenger ya gotta hook up.

[@willthetrill4849]

Headers with straight pipes with glasspack mufflers would really wake this car up

[@michaelgreenslade2161]

Red over spray???

[@tjclt250r]

tail pipes look too low and out too far

[@gocubsgo7609]

what's the difference between m-22 and m-21 transmissions?

[@thegreenerthemeaner]

Corey Glass Here is a link that has what you are looking for. chevellestuff.net/qd/muncie.htm

[@christhompson2361]

Love the car but that sloppy orange paint on the engine was awful even if similar to factory. Looks like it was spray painted after the fact

[@howabouthetruth2157]

That is EXACTLY how they did them at the factory. Remember, these cars were done via mass production methods. The shop that did the restoration on this car did an amazing job......down to every detail, including what you consider "a sloppy paint job on the engine".......it literally INCREASES the value of the car, FACT.

[@cali2468]

@@howabouthetruth2157 Someone knows their stuff I see. lol

[@maxmcdonald1629]

Oh yeah, this car was used as the STYLO car from gorrilaz

[@stevenhuckaby2902]

4-10 gears are terrible hyway gears,, at 55 mph the tach is gonna be about 3500 rpm,, and big blocks dont like high rpm's for extended periods

[@johngialanellajr8650]

I really do not like the First generation Camaro's although my first one was a 1968 Camaro. But this one is super nice. I owned a 1970 SS 396 numbers matching L-78, but sold it in late 2001. My present Camaro is 1970 SS 396 L-34 also numbers matching. They look and handle better then the 1967-69 Camaro's.

[@cali2468]

I highly disagree. You're definitely in the minority on the whole '69 vs 70 debate.

[@frogstomp427]

Beautiful car and top-tiier car-gasm material for Chevy muscle fans. I understand and respect that people like to restore them to factory condition with the grease pencil marks, original decals, and over spray, but they really over did it on the over spray on the engine. Looks like crap. Way to ruin the look of that rare, beautiful aluminum hardware. I wasn't alive in 1969, but something tells me the factory didn't get that stupid with over spray, and there is a reason why you don't see people doing it to their own cars; it looks awful.

[@GrooveDuude]

Please paint that motor correctly.

[@NewtonWashinton]

That is how they painted them at the factory.

[@tomnekuda3818]

This IS correct....I toured the factory back in '68 or '69 and the motors were painted with the intake on and no attempt to mask off the manifold. I was amazed by that process being so "shade tree".

[@jonathanchartrand3351]

I would have liked to hear the engine and not the screech of the tires.