1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Walkaround with Steve Magnante

[@larryblack1944]

Steve does a fine job explaining details on Chevelles telling little known facts.

[@kenarrington6925]

I was the proud, 18 year old owner of an almost identical 1969 Chevelle SS396. It was this Frost Green color, but with a black vinyl top and no side pinstripe. It also was a 4 speed in the console as I had ordered the bucket seats and console. My 69 was the 325 hp version and was loaded with power steering and brakes and also air conditioning. I ordered the AC as I lived in Denton, Texas and it would get up in the 100's in the summers! My next door neighbor owned the Chevrolet dealership in Bowie, Texas and I ordered my car the way I wanted it, right in his living room! He sold it to me for $100 over his dealer cost, so I got my car for $3250.00. I ordered in January 1969 and had to wait 3 months for it to be built and delivered. I had it for 3 years but when I got engaged, my Dad convinced me that as newlyweds and going to college, we couldn't afford the 10 mpg car. So I sold it in April of 1972 and have regretted it ever since! Even "bone-stock" I could spin the tires through all 4 gears! In 1970 I went 1 size larger on the tires. It came stock with F70-14s and I went to G70-14s. The car looked much more "aggressive" and also hooked up better traction-wise. I also changed the stock mufflers to Maremont "Cherry Bomb" glass pack mufflers. They gave me a boost in horsepower and they sounded fantastic! I have owned a 57 T-Bird, 58 Fuel-Injected Corvette, 66 Mustang 2+2 GT, 67 Camaro convertible and a 70 Mustang Mach 1. But of all of my previous cars, I wish I had never sold my 1st car which was the 69 Chevelle SS396. "HINDSIGHT IS 20/20"

[@TiffanyPoplin]

My dad is Gary South! He was the original owner!!

[@Ron_Lockwood]

Thank you,Steve. ‘69 was always my favorite. 😎

[@martin2560]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@larryblack1944]

Mr. Magnate gives good descriptions and uses accurate facts about Chevelles, not only for 1969, but in general.

[@larryharry7221]

Love the green 💚 Thanks Steve

[@Chevy969]

I enjoy all your videos. Thank you. Great knowledge and description. And I also love the start up of the vehicles at the end of the videos to send us off. Great touch. 👍👍👍👍

[@PathsLessTraveled]

Great history lesson, thank you.

[@garysouthjr8097]

This is my dads car, he’s the original owner. We have not seen the car in years, and would love to try and have it back in the family.

[@stephenholland5930]

Cool. Looks like the price has gone up quite a bit in the last 54 years!

[@garysouthjr8097]

@@stephenholland5930 it has lol he sold it 36 years ago. We haven’t seen it since. It’s so good to see it again and see the amazing shape that it is in.

[@wreckanchor]

@@garysouthjr8097 was it originally a 375 or 325 HP car?

[@kevinkendall3122]

Was pretty sure it wasn't my cousin's because he centered a telephone pole outrunning a Tennessee state trooper 😆

[@garymckee8857]

I had a 69 SS ,bought it from the original owner who bought it when came back from Vietnam. Rock crusher 373 posi traction front disk brakes and a strange option, the fiber optic turn signal indicators on the fenders and rear package tray . Also it had a cast iron Holley intake and a spread bore Holley double pumper carburetor.

[@toddsteffek3405]

absolutely beautiful car, wish I still had mine

[@thomasmcbride582]

Hay steve love this show cars that i grew up with what a great time

[@Slimjim260]

Great piece Steve, enjoyed!

[@jeffherr6282]

Great video thanks ❤

[@RobertSmith-nc9sd]

I didn't have the SS, but my first car was a '69 Chevelle Station Wagon. 350 4-Barrel. Two tons of steel that went like a rocket.

[@charlesdalton985]

The Posi sticker was important to mechanics. Back then, it was common to balance the tires on the car. With an open diff, you could spin one drive wheel - posi - as Steve said - would cause an accident. Great car! ~ Chuck

[@MicroSoftner]

Ya need ah bench seat for naps lol

[@guitarnerd19]

Black in the back indicated big block under the hood if I’m not mistaken

[@1Barista1]

That's not a build sheet. That's a trim tag. Big difference.

[@highoctaneclassics3969]

Look at 69 broadcast sheet

[@1Barista1]

@@highoctaneclassics3969 Broadcast sheet, commonly called trim tag (not to be confused with cowl tag). It's still not a build sheet, as was stated, and that's the most important thing to have for any 69-72 Chevelle. Without it there's no documentation proving that it is an SS, versus clone. Makes a huge difference in the car's value. You either know that, or you should.

[@88SC]

Frost Green Metallic isn’t exactly a muscle car color, but I like it anyway.

[@elliottbutts153]

Always loved the 68-72 Chevelles. This coming from a Ford guy. My dad was born in 42 and I use to always tell him I can’t imagine how anyone could ever pick which car to buy back in 60’s. So many cool and great cars. Love watching any movies that were made in this era just to see what it would have been like to have so many of these awesome cars driving on the roads. Seeing them in your everyday life. I’m so jealous.

[@jamesonpace726]

1000 years ago, a H.S. friend's dad built him a '70 small block benchseat column shifter, for, y'know, safety. Many an adventure did we have, even possibly bending local traffic laws,...

[@0922jus]

anyone know the color.

[@ozzymd1]

My brother had a ' 70 with 12 bolt posi and he kept saying he couldn't get used to it when turning corners

[@googleusergp]

With the VIN on the HOC website, we win: 1 for Chevrolet, 36 for Malibu V8, 37 for Sport Coupe, 9 for 1969 model year, A for Atlanta, GA assembly (Lakewood Heights) and the rest is the production sequence. The Lakewood Heights plant closed in 1990 and the last day of operation is online as a YT video. The last vehicle made there, a "square body" Caprice was given away to one of the workers. With the tag, we can brag: ST69 for 1969 model year, 13637 for Chevrolet (1) Malibu (36) Sport Coupe (37), ATL for Atlanta, GA assembly, 796 for Green bucket seat interior trim, 59 59 for Frost Lime lower and upper exterior paint and 11B for the second week of November 1968 production. Gaddy Motors is gone and a Rite Aid was on that property (1350 West D Street in Wilkesboro, NC), but that has closed.

[@garymckee8857]

I had a 64 Chevrolet truck according to the owners manual it was made in Atlanta, but that's been 30 years ago and don't recall the letter or the placement in the vin.

[@googleusergp]

@@garymckee8857 I believe it was the same, "A" for Lakewood Heights.

[@garymckee8857]

@Google User GP I remember that there several plants at that point in time that produced the trucks according to the owners manual.

[@googleusergp]

@@garymckee8857 Yes there were. St. Louis, MO, Janesville, WI, Flint, MI among others.

[@morrisf3957]

could of bought exactly same car in 87 for 9k really regret it

[@harryjohnson8605]

Steve. You ever heard of Patrick Glenn Nichols

[@tony-ps4qw]

As a Chevelle lover I hate it when the SS Emblems are installed wrong on the fenders- this is a dead giveaway of a clone!...just sayin!

[@garymckee8857]

Those look correct.

[@jjojo2004]

Dude, what are you talking about? The emblems are on upside down to you? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@StevenVarga-t6h]

Do The windshield wipers work ?

[@highoctaneclassics3969]

Yes

[@savedin87ify]

Not a fan of the color. Still a sharp Chevelle.

[@keithfilkins2043]

Good to see you recovering Steve!!!! Nice Chevelle!

[@mikewasfaret9563]

In 81 I bought a 69 Chevelle Malibu. It had a warm 400. It had a tall L88 hood scoop. One of the cars I wish I had kept.

[@diegosilang4823]

Four eye Chevelle's are the best looking.

[@fireballrobbie1744]

I love that car.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Nice!!!!!!!

[@larryroberts4984]

Is it true all SS396 were hard tops? I've seen GTO, 442, and GS in post 2door.

[@XCELERATIONRULES]

Had plenty of 68-72 chevys. Unfortunately haven't owned a decent gm car since then.sadness...

[@EliudCastro-kw8kl]

Love the 68 chevelle SS and the 70 chevelle SS 454

[@danw6014]

As a Chrysler guy I have to say that in my opinion the 69 Chevelle was one of the sharpest looking cars ever made.

[@fredrikfalborg3459]

Nice car.

[@markrundquist3348]

the 1969 Chevelle come with stripes?  Rally Stripes! At 1969 model's year-end, the hood and deck stripes were offered as a Special Production Option (SPO) for SS396-optioned Chevelle. With it, cars came without stripes from factory and dealers painted them on according to dimensions/templates provided. They are not the same as used in 1970-72

[@M21L35]

To correct a misnomer here, bucket seats were the sole, standard seats in all Impala SS's, 1962 thru 1966. '67 thru '69 listed Strato-buckets as an available option only in Impala, Impala SS, & Caprice. Bucket seats were ONLY standard in the Chevelle SS in '64 & '65, thereafter they were an option. As well here, chrome valve covers were on ALL SS396 Chevelle's, irrespective of whether it was an L35, L34 or L78. In 1966 thru 1968, the L35 & L34 were available w/a Powerglide transmission.

[@kevinkendall3122]

Also the SS rally wheel wasn't available until 69

[@ONTHEEDGEFRED]

Cool video, cool car without a doubt. Just not so sure about the part where the 428 Cobra jet mustangs and the 440 GTX mopars were getting their doors blowed off by one of these. Excellent running cars no doubt, made for a good race, but, just saying....

[@TheRoguelement]

Hey steve you get pretty worked up over the SS Badges don't you ......

[@0922jus]

I hope he owns the car. considering how much he is touching it

[@wreckanchor]

Frost Green Metalic. Dont see many this color.

[@johnlindmeyer7329]

Have one same color

[@reversemaxxus]

I remember two upper classmen in high school having these '69's. Both had 4 speeds and had a great factory idle.

[@gteefxr3094]

As I've mentioned before, I'm sure, my '69 SS396 El Camino had a column shifted automatic, with tilt column and power bench seat.😗