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1969 Chevrolet Camaro Facts and Specifications

General Year Information – 1969 Chevrolet Camaro

The grille was redesigned with sharper V and deep inset headlights. New door skins, rear quarter panels, and rear valance panel made the car look both lower and wider. To increase competitiveness in the SCCA Trans-Am racing series, optional four-wheel disc brakes with four-piston calipers were made available during the year, under RPO JL8. This system used components from the Corvette and made for a major improvement in the braking capability. The option was expensive and only 206 units were produced.

The formerly smooth-sided body was now sculptured, with a side feature line tracing the forward edge of the front wheel housing and running straight from the top of the opening to the rear of the car. A second line traced the front of the rear wheel opening and blended into the main one. Simulated vertical air slots were positioned ahead of the rear wheel. The Rally Sport option offered a special black grille with concealed headlights, the retractable headlamp doors being decorated by a triple-slot design motif. A functional “Super Scoop” hood was available with Z-28 or Super Sport package. Standard equipment included the mandatory head rest option plus, heater and defroster, integrated front headlight and parking light unit, Strato-Bucket front seats, all-vinyl interior, carpeting, Astro Ventilation system, front shoulder safety belts, lefthand OSRV mirror, side marker lights, E78 x 14 two-ply (four-ply rated) black sidewall tires, 140 horsepower Six or 210 horsepower V-8 and, in convertibles, interior courtesy lights.

A GM corporate edict forbade its Divisions from installing engines larger than 400 CID in mid-size and smaller model vehicles. Requests from dealers who had been dealer-installing 427 CID engines in the Camaro prompted Chevrolet to use an ordering process usually used on fleet and special orders to offer 427 engines in the Camaro. Two Central Office Production Orders (COPO), numbers 9560 and 9561, were offered in the 1969 model year.

• The COPO 9561 used the solid-lifter 427 CID big-block engine, option L72, formerly fitted to the 1966 Corvette, rated at 425 HP at 5600 RPM. Around 1,000 Camaros were fitted with the L72 engine option.
• The COPO 9560 used an all-aluminum 427 CID big-block, option ZL1, and was designed specifically for drag racing. This engine replaced and improved the L88 race engine released in 1967-68. A total of 69 ZL1 Camaros were produced. The engine cost over $4,000 over price of a base V8 Camaro. Rated at 430 HP at 5200 RPM, it could produce over 500 gross with exhaust changes and tuning. The ZL1 engines were manufactured at the Tonawanda Assembly Plant before being installed in Corvettes and Camaros – or sold over the counter to racers. Each took 16 hours to be hand-assembled.

The Indianapolis Pace Car replica Camaro was also offered, with about 100 original editions built and provided as official cars for dignitaries and press personalities attending the 500 Mile Race. The real Pace Car was an RS/SS 396 convertible, but most of the rest were SS 350 versions. A Pace Car package was later marketed for the general public, on February 4, 1969 with 3,675 having what became the Z11 Indy Sport Convertible option. Also made available was a Z10 Indy Sport Coupe option, in this case with about 200-300 vehicles produced.

The 1969 model year was extended into November 1969, due to manufacturing problems that delayed the introduction of the second-generation model planned for 1970.

NOTE: The major option packages; “RS” “SS” and “Z/28” are discussed in detail below.

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Facts – Significant Options

• • Accent striping ($13.70).
  • Ashtray light, coupe only ($1.60).
  • Bright metal wheel covers (21.10).
  • Comfort-Tilt steering column ($45.30).
  • Console with courtesy light ($53.75).
  • Courtesy lights ($4).
  • Custom Deluxe front shoulder belts ($26).
  • Custom Deluxe seat belts ($6).
  • Door edge guards ($3).
  • Electric clock, not available with stereo ($16).
  • Floor console with shifter ($47).
  • Front accent or Sport striping ($25.30).
  • Front and rear floor mats ($42).
  • Front and rear spoiler, without performance package ($32.65).
  • Front bumper guards ($13).
  • Glove compartment light, when not included ($2.65).
  • Headlight washer ($15.80).
  • Heater and defroster deletion ($32 credit).
  • Heavy-duty radiator, standard with air conditioning; standard with 302 CID or 396 CID engines ($13.70).
  • Light monitoring system ($26.35).
  • Liquid tire chain ($23.20).
  • Mag-spoke wheel covers ($73.75).
  • Manual push-button AM radio ($57).
  • Manual push-button AM radio with rear seat speaker ($71).
  • Manual rear antenna, not available with AM-FM radio ($10).
  • Power convertible top ($52.70).
  • Power door locks ($44.80).
  • Power drum brakes ($42.15).
  • Power front disc brakes ($64.25).
  • Power seat ($100.10).
  • Power steering ($89.55)
  • Power top in White, Black or Blue on convertible ($52.70).
  • Power windows ($100).
  • Push button AM radio ($61.10).
  • Push button AM/FM radio ($133.80).
  • Push button AM/FM stereo radio ($239.15).
  • Rally Sport Group ($105.35).
  • Rally wheels ($31.60).
  • Rear bumper guards ($10).
  • Rear folding seat ($42.15).
  • Rear manual antenna ($9.50).
  • Rear window defroster, coupe ($21).
  • Simulated mag wheel covers, not available with disc brakes ($74).
  • Simulated wire wheels ($73.75).
  • Special Camaro front bumper ($42.15).
  • Special ducted hood for Camaro SS with performance package ($79).
  • Special instrumentation includes ammeter, temperature, oil pressure and fuel gauges mounted on console, electric clock and tachometer mounted in instrument panel, in V-8 models with console ($94.80). Not available with 375 horsepower or 302″ engine.
  • Special rear springs, includes rear bumper guards ($20.05).
  • Special steering with Quick-Response feature in Camaro, power steering required with air conditioner or 396 cubic inch V-8, ($15.80).
  • Speed and Cruise Control, V-8 and automatic required, ($57.95).
  • Speed warning indicator ($11).
  • Sport styled steering wheel ($34.80).
  • SS Option: includes special hood, SS emblems, hood insulation, black accented grille, front accent band, engine accents, special suspension, V-8 engine, (dual exhausts, no charge) with 295 horsepower L4 V-8 ($210.65); with 325 horsepower L35 V-8 ($263.30); with 350 horsepower L34 V-8 ($368.65); with 375 horsepower L78 V-8 ($500.30).
  • Standard front shoulder belts ($23).
  • Stereo tape system with four speakers ($134).
  • Strato­back front seat, Sport Coupe, not available with console ($33).
  • Tinted glass on all windows, ($31), with air conditioning ($26); windshield only ($31).
  • Tri-Volume horn, coupe only ($14).
  • Two-tone paint, includes roof molding, ($31.60).
  • Vinyl roof ($79.55).