1969 "1968" Chevrolet Camaro Pro-Touring

- Black on Black
- 5.7L Camaro V8
- 460LE Transmission
- Vintage Air
- Painless Wiring
- Front and Rear Disc Brakes
- Same Owner for 20 Years
- 4,200 Miles Since Restored
- The car was originally a 1968 Camaro and titled so

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“The '69 Camaro is now and forever the most cherished muscle car ever made.” –Car and Driver, August 2011

Car and Driver is far from alone in hailing the 1969 Camaro. Internet automotive site, thedrive.com, weighed in with: “The '69 Camaro is the most loved car in America.” What accounts for this level of passion?

Car and Driver again: “This model year's combination of classic beauty, tidy size, and ample under-hood space makes it a favorite starting point for tuners and collectors. GM vice-president of global design Ed Welburn not only owns one, he all but cloned the '69 Camaro to renew Chevy's fight with the immortal Ford Mustang.” It seems the urge to improve on the late-sixties technology is almost irresistible, because as thedrive.com put it: “… leaving the '68 Camaro in pristine, factory-sealed condition is boring.”

The SS '69 Camaro offered here is an excellent example: classic good looks with respectfully upgraded performance. Owned by the same enthusiast for the past twenty years, the car's odometer currently shows 4,251 miles, the total mileage added since the recent comprehensive restoration. While the car's appearance is stunning in non-metallic black paint, the modifications incorporated during the restoration take it to a new, higher-performance level.

The excellent exterior paint finish is the result of the professional application. The surface is smooth, evenly (and deeply) glossy, with no flaws. The underside of the hood and trunk lid, and all door surfaces are properly painted. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Chrome trim—including window surrounds, door handles, grille and taillight trim, rear-fender trim, and both bumpers—is all in excellent condition. Badging is limited to a single “SS” emblem on the rear fascia. Cabin glass and lighting lenses are clear and undamaged. American Racing® 5-spoke, 17-inch chrome wheels are mounted with BFGoodrich® g-force performance tires. The open-spoke wheel design nicely showcases the disc brakes at all four corners.

Inside, some of the car's stock appointments have been upgraded for comfort and performance, while others remain stock. Black door trim, for example, is stock and in excellent condition. Very well bolstered new bucket seats—upholstered in black leather with a vertically pleated design—are upgrades. A wood-rim, 3-spoke, brushed-metal-trimmed Grant® steering wheel is also an upgrade, as is the full-replacement instrument cluster featuring AutoMeter® “Carbon Fiber Ultra Light” gauges with brushed-metal bezels and white-and-yellow markings. The center stack on the gloss-black dash is trimmed in chrome with an upgraded Kenwood® audio head unit replacing the factory radio. VintageAir® air conditioning has been fitted, as has a new black center console with combination storage box-center armrest. The Camaro's shift lever for the 460LE automatic transmission is located here.

Under the hood, a 5.7-liter Camaro V8 is a very impressive and imposing presence. Performance exhaust headers, Edelbrock-embossed, polished metal valve covers and intake manifold, braided-steel fuel lines with red aluminum injector rails, and aluminum radiator, together with chassis-stiffening braces, chrome brake booster and fluid reservoir, and billet-aluminum hood hinges, mark this as an “all business” presentation. Component surfaces throughout the engine bay are spotless. All wiring and plumbing is properly installed and correctly routed. Viewed from below, the car's frame is perfectly straight, clean, and undamaged. The custom, oversized dual-exhaust system with crossover, 4-wheel disc brakes, and enhanced suspension componentry are obvious visual focal points. There is no rust.

The Camaro's original build and identification tags remain as mounted at the Norwood, Ohio assembly plant.

While the more than 150 high-definition photographs and the short walk-around-and-startup video available on the GarageKeptMotors website showcase this '69 Camaro SS in detail from every angle, including from below, we expect and encourage in-person inspections at our Grand Rapids, Michigan showroom. Please call to arrange an appointment in advance as our showroom is not open to the public. And feel free to get in touch anytime by phone or email if you have questions.

All the black-on-black visual delights of “the most cherished muscle car ever made,” but with lots more muscle, dramatically improved handling, and 21st-Century overall performance. Who says you can't have it all?