Unbelievable!!! I’m 72 and in1969 I bought an identical car down to the color from Norwood Chevrolet in Providence RI. They were the Yenko of the Northeast. On the showroom floor was this car plus a station wagon with a 427 and a Camaro with a L88 427. Being newly married I thought the Chevelle made more sense. Sure. I was 22 and making big money as an commercial aircraft mechanic. The salesman explained that the Chevelle had what he called a taxi cab body. No power anything, cardboard door panels, and no carpet just rubber mat. Once I signed for it they took it to the service department and put El Camino front coils in, ladder bars and air bags under it, and electric fuel pump. Of course all that was rolled into the financing. Some weeks I made more money street racing with that car than at work. I won’t go into why I gave that car up except to say I handed my Man Card over to the wife. Thanks for the flashback Patrick.
I'm 62 now but learned how to drive on a 68 Chevelle ss w/ auto trans & 396.i love these 68-69 Chevelle's and my 22 yrs. i Warwick r. i great times for sure.
I'm 66 now but when I was 17 (1972) I joined the Marines . I was stationed in South Carolina at Parris Island and our DI had a beautiful blue 1969 ss 396 that he drove in each day. I always wish I had that car. I did buy a 1970 silver ss 396/402 when I got home. He does have the plastic on the floor which is correct , not putting plastic over the car.
now my 2002 Trans Am with a factory LS-1 with a cam, headers, and gears, will destroy those cars. Sad but true. Mines slow nowadays. Fuel injection, comp controlled timing, oh yes.
I am in awe that he had the presence of mind not to butcher it all up like they did back then. It is nice to see an original car kept that way. Very nice car.
People forget that in the 80’s these cars were not collectible as they are today. That’s why so many are found outside deteriorating away. Someone really loved this car to preserve it in this condition....it’s not about the $$$ to the owner. He’ll never sell it.
J Mac We need a few of these ultra low mile cars as a historical reference of how the cars came out from the manufacturer. I also believe the cars should be driven, but there are exception (This May be one of them).
My Dad had one just like it except it was a auto trans. It ran 12 9s to 13 9s at the strip. Those were the good Ole days as they say. This car is probably my favorite out of all your videos. Thanks for doing these great videos!!
I had a 68 back when I was 18. Triple black 375hp 4 speed and 4/88 from the factory from Baldwin chevrolet. The builders of the phase III cars. God I miss that car.
It's nice to see this important piece of automotive history preserved for future generations. That's why you don't drive them all! This should be put in a museum for people to enjoy. I hope the owner continues to keep this pristine machine in its current condition. Thanks for making this land mark video for the automotive family to enjoy.
Wow I am in disbelief what you have found, I am gob smacked that Chevelle is the cream ala cream of Chevelle's. Just yesterday here in my home city of Melbourne Australia my mechanic had a 1970 Apollo White Buick GSX Automatic Stage 1 on his hoist. I was floored I couldn't beleive what I was looking at let alone touching. I tried to explain to the boys how super rare expensive & 1 of 280 GSX built then being Apollo White 1 of possibly 40. They just didn't get it or understand the significance of my excitement. Even called the number 1 radio station in the arvo because the host is a car guy even he didn't seem to know what I was on about. I can understand your excitement Glenn because I experienced it yesterday & today. Keep the great videos coming. Louis from Australia
@@michaelparadisis4076 Hi Michael going by your surname you must be Greek Heritage like myself. Myself I am a Mopar guy but I love all muscle cars from all makes & models. I have only seen 3 Chevelle's in Melbourne over the years. 1970 Cranberry Red with a LS5 454 1969 Yellow with a black stripe SS 396 1969 Matt Black with Center Line Rims. All of them looked & sounded tuff & I appreciated the opportunity to view them from a distance whilsy driving. Are any of these 3 your Chevelle?
Love seeing the older muscle cars when their first found and all original. When you set in these older cars I swear you can feel the history when you just set in them, At the age-of 57 I can remember the old muscle cars when they came out of production an were every where ..As a Small young boy My Mom and Dad always would brag that I would call out the type of car that was coming by us as we traveled down the highway.
I had a1969 chevelle SS same color loved it wish I still had it but did not have the 396 it had 456 In the rear-end it was not the right rear end for that motor it had a small block 283 when I bought it and it had the Muncie 4 speed Trans. I believe the transmission was original that is why someone over reved the engine and blew it up. I wanted to change the rear a d motor but had a accident and sold it sad to say !
Mid 12s at 105 !! A damn good running 396 for the time, especially if it still has the stock cam with headers as the only bolt on mod. I'm sure that was one happy teenage Chevelle owner back then!!
fraidykat, that's not the point, there were plenty of supercars of all stripe and make that could hit those numbers. What's cool here is a new to the game teenager learning the ropes on the strip and tuning the car and himself to run those times. No easy feat to holeshot that car on slicks and a 4 speed with that hideous 2.20 first gear M22. 396 is really making some horsepower in that heavy car.
Had it my senior year 1974. Mine was blue, black vinyl top, white leather interior. 375hp., 780 holley dbl. Pumper, mechanical secondaries, Mallory dual pt., torquer intake, Muncie 4 spd.,456 gears. Practically lived in it.
I really love it in its day 2 / 1970's period look, down to the headers, Craigers, accel plug wires, and coors beer ignition coil. It's perfect the way it is.
Phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. Thank you for posting this. To see an original authentic chevelle is indeed a rarity. That body is so straight. As a chevelle owner I can appreciate the purity of this car. Everything is there minus a couple of tweaks. Thank you again for bringing this very rare beauty to us. When I first started viewing your vids some time back I was skeptical but have come to believe your work is a passionate endeavor.
According to folklore, PT Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute and this car would make you one of them. It's not just the heads painted black the whole motor is painted black. Why go thru the trouble of painting a 2200 mile motor black? What about that odometer if you are going to turn it back at least get the numbers straight! And for a car with 2200 miles that clutch pedal rubber sure has a lot of wear on it. That hogwash about stopping the line waiting for the engine is completely crazy. Before any car is built all the parts to build the car are put in sequence so that the right car is built with the right parts so that they wouldn't have to stop the line. And if you watch a car being built on an assembly line on RU-vid you would see there is no way you can pull a car off the line until it spits out the other end ready to drive itself off. The motor in this car is more likely a transplant which is probably when it was painted black. I have found other discrepancies in some of this guy's other videos when it comes to the real facts about the car he is making the video of. I would hope he is not misleading people himself. I would rather think that the owners of some of these cars may be misleading him.
glad you posted this, i can't remember the number of people over the years that have told me im crazy that these didn't exist, in late 69 i put the same engine in my 63 split window coupe, i don't remember the trans being the m22 though. long story about how and why but the owner of chevelle and i did the change together, i had been watching for one of these to show up since several of the magazines were all amped up about it. this made the corvette absolutely dangerous to drive but more fun than a person deserves. what i didn''t know was it was so rare, the car itself was pretty plain looking, not a super sport, bench seat, no stripes, no alum wheels just caps and beauty rims. the times seem right , my car had stock gears and with narrow rims and 7in m&h racemasters with race tubes and screws to keep them from slipping , it ran consistent low 12s, i have a stack of time slips that vary from 12.17 to 12.23, very consistent and very scary to drive, on the street with stock tires in third gear it could get you sideways quick.
I think you are optimistic believing that car is 2200 miles, interior is nice, but still not buying it. Nice car, no question, but 2200 miles, I dont believe it.
P.G.N. I have watched all of your video postings and enjoyed every one of them. To date, for me, THIS is the best, most amazing video of a car you have posted. I am almost speechless over this. How amazing is that to find and video vlog this super rare 69 Chevelle. Love it! Thank you for sharing this find. if at all possible, please do return and video it again once the car has been cleaned. I and I'm sure others would love to see how this beauty looked when it was new.
My first car came from my step mother. It was a 69 Malibu with a 350 4 barrel 300 HP special order but automatic, not 5 speed. No AC, AM radio only, and vinyl seats which were covered with towels in the summer because they burned my legs when I wore shorts. The color was dark green.
@Keith Ling -. My story's nothing special but since we're talkin about chevelles, 🤗 I had a 68 Chevelle like that I bought it at a lot I paid $4,000 around 1984 it look like a black pearl it had bucket seats and a slapstick a350 somebody put a high rise intake and a shift kit when you were on the highway an floored it ,it throws you back in your set, I was 22 don't know how many speeding tickets I got lost my license twice, I love that car wish I still had it those were the days, man women young and old stared at it, I would definitely appreciate it more now. PS. 👍 I remember being behind a slowpoke going about 15 MPH, so I floor it cross the double yellow line go around Grandpa and then see blue lights (pulled over for speeding, it was a25mph zone) I remember the cop saying what is this racing engine, you jump to 60 mph in like two seconds, funny thing he didn't say nothing about crossing the double yellow 👍
Mike Brown i used to say the same thing's until i started buying and restoring and when you get all that money blood and sweat in a car and it's almost perfect I'm afraid when i drive mine some dumb ass cell phone distracted driver without insurance will hit me that's why i don't drive my car's much anyway i don't know about anyone else
@@JuniorFan08 I have a '67 Olds Toronado, completely restored and whenever I drive it I have the feeling that there is a bullseye on the grill. You feel better with it sitting so you can just admire it. But this car should be covered at least.
The M22 "ROC Crusher" Muncie transmission is the icing on the cake, this is the absolute most stunning example of engineering and beauty that I have ever had the pleasure of viewing, thank🙏 you so much.😎
Never say never...as a retired GM employee...,during production runs mistakenly wrong parts could be installed on any car. Remember those were the days when lots of human hands were involved in assembly. The Malibu wheel could have been one of those deals.
Awesome car, and find!! That car is in my neck of the woods... The Corvette chrome valve covers had a dimple on the rear drivers side to clear the power brake booster.
Lots of provenance here. Beautiful find Patrick. Something that a used Chevy Corvette dealer once taught me about all used cars is the brake, clutch(indicative of this SS 396), and gas pedals will always be representative of a cars original mileage. (You know where I'm going with this, but that said, a stunning example of a 'barn find').
I'm the same age as the owner. My best friend in high school who lived next door bought a 69 Chevell from a old couple in Columbus Ohio when we were 16. It had like 45,000 miles on it and been garage kept. 396 with a 4 speed. He blew it up in a week lol. It probably hadn't seen over 45mph when the old couple had it. He was taking Auto Mechanics and drove up to Columbus to Jegs and bought a bored and stroked 396, Eldebrock crossflow intake and you name it. Muncie Rock Crusher 4 speed 4.11 gears. It was a beast! Ran a 9.84 at the Trails with slicks on the back and pulled the right front off the ground lol it was awesome. Definitely the baddest fastest car I have been in
As a teenager, I bought this exact year and model car in 1977. So it was eight years old when I purchased it. Cost me $400, that was about 6 weeks pay for me at the time. So not too bad.
Ya buddy, gotta love those Chevys. I was 17 when this earth shaker came out. I love all of those SS models. Chevrolet knew what they were doing when they came out with their pure American muscle cars. Happy motering ya all.
@@billybiker5712 Depends on who you ask. Some say with factory iron heads, and with only an upgrade of headers, the engine put out somewhere in the neighborhood of 450 at the crank. Some say 425. So its really hard to say for sure without having an engine like this put on the dyno.
Damn...just imagine being 16 and owning this car lol, working at a tire shop I would be constantly burning the tires off at that age. This man was doing pretty well for himself buying the car at 16 and the house at 21.
Wow..that superb front end..the quality and straightness of it as you walk around front is incredible..I was always looking for a '70 when in fact the 68-69 front is true chevelle...thanks Mr McConaughey for another trip back in the day!
It’s an amazing car my neighbor had one exactly like it I was a couple years younger I got to drive in the backseat but those memories you never lose they are iconic thank you Sir for bringing them back
Great presentation of a solid survivor! Epic in every way. Thank you for sharing. During that era I bought a 70 GTX, 8000 miles with no options except the drive train...440 magnum 6pack 410 Spicer posi close ratio Hurst special trans with 123close ratio and long ratio 4th ram air induction hooker 3" headers
69 was my favorite year. My first car was a 67 SS my dad bought it when it was new. when I was about 13 Me and my Dad started restoring it I sold it to my uncle in 08 to buy a house .
@Anthony Hugo - Hey bro, If you have reason to distrust her to the point that you have to hack into her accounts to check up on her ... well, you know.
that's a real common thing, the original engine being a few days later than the build date on the car. the rarer the engine combo the more likely to find this. you nailed it, they have to pull it off the line and wait for the motors at some point. that's my dream car right there... it doesn't get much better than that.
It’s not about my collection but I tell you I got 1970 SS Monte Carlo with 454 12 bolt automatic 400. I also had 1968 SS el Camino with 396 but cast iron head 12bolt turbo 400 Also1970 Monte Carlo with 4speed 396 and later put in 454 12 bolt 2.20 low spd For you info I worked at Harry Mann Chevy back in 1974 I worked on all the SS cars and Corvette from 1963 1976
I grew up in Ohio and Marhofer was the local Chevy dealer. My friends sister dated the son and his dad bought a 1967 corvette 427 /435 4 speed with soft and hard top. I recognize the car.
Wow you got me with this one sir at 7:00 I was run over by a car at 14 years old I knew how much money was getting at 18 years old I got the money at 18 years and three days old I went looking for cars wound up buying a baby blue 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS came with a 396 375 horsepower m22 Rock crusher tranny 12 volt 411 rears at car kicked ass you just brought back some fond memories for that I cannot thank you enough Happy New year and I hope a very safe one in 2021. 🤓😎😷 And oh my God the car in the video is so gorgeous I can close my eyes imagine an opening up the door and I can still still smell all that Chevy inside of it. !!!
Whoa!!.... unbelievable; it would have been nice to have seen that 1970 black on black LS6 down south, too bad you couldn't get close. Thanks for your knowledge of these cars and it makes me appreciate my lowly 70 Atlanta built L34 no engine or trans, but do have build sheet. Thanks
@@joshuaherpolsheimer4699 It was long gone when I purchased the body, which has really good original sheet metal. I found the build sheet in it and for some god knows reason I held on to it. Along came Glenn Nichols and it all makes since now. I've had it for some time now stuffed in a building and used to drive it; at the time I put a 454/390 in it with a borg warner T-10 wide ratio, but it can be put together a lot better then that. thats my story.
I knew a friend who had a Copo 1969 ss 396 that they super built up the motor to 402, and 4 speed. The son of the owner lost control and t- boned a telephone pole. That motor was put in another friend's car with automatic transmission. It was impossible to drive without smoking the tires every shift, but it was fun.
I went with my brother the night before Thanksgiving 1968 to pick up his new 1969 SS396 Chevelle at Degnan Chevrolet in Philly. That car was on the sidewalk when we arrived, Burnished brown with dark brown vinyl roof, parchment interior and white side stripe, it came with SS mag wheels and white wall tires, he later put Cragar SS on it with the white stripe tires. It was a pretty combo.
I've said this before and I will say it again Man I wish I could go back in time with unlimited cash and bring a car hauler and buy these ultra Rare cars I like all muscle cars but man oh man I love my Chevys and especially Chevelles and L78/L89 Chevelles, I'm honestly surprised Patrick was able to spit words out over this I would have been speechless!!! and like I say all these people out there who keep these cars up so well and mostly original owners let me personally give a big CHEERS and SHOUT OUT to ya ALL !!!
Here's an excerpt from Super Chevy magazine on how quick the L78 was: Just how fast was a stock 1969 L78 Chevelle right out of the box? Hot Cars magazine tested one in their February 1969 issue, recording a 14.07/101 mph. Popular Hot Rodding magazine tested a 1968 L78 SS Chevelle and found they could get the car down to the high 13s with just a set of Casler slicks. A better shifter and linkage, headers and a proper setup could whittle the L78's time down into the low 13s.
the HP is there, the improvement in tires , ignition, fuel injection & these 8 & 10 speed paddle shift transmissions can account for a second or two if done right.
Back in the day it was very common to disconnect the odometer on G.M's for resale purposes. Its very easy to do. So, you really think this guy drove this car 2200 miles, was in an accident and changed so many parts. Highly unlikely. If the steering wheel has been messed with,,,I'm willing to bet that odometer has either been changed or disconnected.
Epic find! Excellent, I am envious! Thanks Patrick, loved the information. Also, thanks to the owner for keeping the Chevelle stored in a safe, dry environment so it will live again! Wonder if the Chevelle has factory disk brakes (2 or 4 piston)?
I can't believe I had one of these and let it get away. Mine was burgundy with black vinyl top and black interior with bench seat. It had optional PS & AC. It was built for a GM line worker and he sold it to me for less than $2,000 so he could order the "70 model. The only thing I was disappointed with was the fact that the rocker studs would get pushed out of the aluminum head due to the solid lifters. We tried exchanging them for screw in rocker studs. When that failed we pinned them in. Then the pins collars started splitting the collars apart so there was no way to save those heads. It's a good thing the above mentioned owner only drove it on Sundays or it would have replacement heads on it by now.
I had a 1970 SS Chevelle. It came with Malibu interior. When I bought it used, I didn't believe it was a real SS. one day I was cleaning the interior, pulled out the back seat and found the original build sheet. It came from the factory with the 396, all SS, except had Malibu interior. If I hadn't found the build sheet I'd never believed GM did that. I thought I had a fake SS. It wasn't! It was a badass hotrod, but a rust bucket Lol
