POSSIBLY THE RAREST ULTIMATE 1969 SS396 L78/L89 M21 4.10 CHEVELLE EVER FOUND HIDING 40 YEARS!!!
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- This car is featured in the rarest color code 76 Daytona Yellow. Only 2,184 total Daytona Yellow 1969 Chevelles in all body styles were sold. This is also 1 of only 400 units sold in 1969 SS396 Chevelles featuring the special hi performance L78 396 engine with the upgraded L89 aluminum cylinder head option. Quite possibly less than 5 ever assembled with these options and ever fewer than 5 examples exist today. Other driveline options include the original M21 muncie 4-speed transmission and original KK code 4.10 positraction rear axle,
It's hard to believe that car is 50+ years old...Applause to the people(person) that have kept it so well.
Thanks for showing it to us Pat.
I'd suggest a good tuneup and new fluids,tires. Drive it just like that. That represents a great time in America that we'll never see again! Nice video Patrick👍
Sounds like valves are in desperate need of being lashed.
@Donald Snell, elitist much? Also, the car could use some small repairs and some rust removal.
@@paxhumana2015Do you even know what an Elitist is?!? You mean 'Purist'.
A person who insists on absolute adherence to traditional rules, structures or artforms
No this car should be given the most basic restoration to bring it back to stock complete restoration keeping as much original as possible and add the emblems back you don't want to leave this car alone and let it start to rot its potentially 1 of a kind
Probably needs new gas tank, lines, radiator, hoses, brake lines, brakes if you want to drive it.
It's really nice to see rare cars that are not in a field for 50 years.
My brother had a jade green '69 SS 396 back in 1970. I don't think there was anything rare about it, but it was a 4 speed. He built the engine to the MAX with a nasty sounding cam and a tunnel ram intake.
I rode in it one time with him driving, and that was enough for me.....every shift, it sounded like, and felt like it was on ice.....Keystone Classics all around, that was a beautiful car..
ALL your viewers love it when you start a car!!! Thanks!
Awesome. Try the radio. I bet you can pick up foghat or maybe ted Nugent. Lol. Nice find !!
Not only do I love these videos for the cars that you find, but also because of the fact that you are so courteous towards your audience. That goes a long way with me as well.
He's very obliging, courteous, knowledgeable and - really - a joy to listen to. He loves his subject and so do I !
How does a car like that sit for 44 years??? I would not be able to ignore it for more than 6 months at a time.
Man I love that paint job and such. I can appreciate perfectly restored cars but seeing one as this that has been customized from back in the day is super cool. I'd clean it and maintain it and wouldn't change a thing.
Wow, that is an AWESOME find! I've never seen any L89 option engines before in my lifetime. The owner must be thrilled to death about having possibly only 1 or 5 left in existence. And to top it all off all the numbers are matching. I'm JEALOUS!!!
Aluminium heads were accepted by nhra at the 1968 nationals for the 68 chevys. I ran both versions steel and alum. Grumpy jenkins prepped both heads.
@@michaelraddish7898 wicked,those heads should be in a museum
Nice!!! That car could hold it,s own back in the day with any Muscle car of 68 and 9..being a small big block.Glad she is still around.
My father passed away and left a 69 chevelle SS396 Daytona Yellow L78 4 speed close ratio trans with original motor. He garage kept it and took excellent care of it. He often said it was rare but we didn't appreciate that until we saw this video. We have the same original invoice you showed and compared most of the list as matching yours. Except it was purchased April of 69. We were contemplating selling it and saw your video.
On a side-note, this vid shows that the ideal conditions to take outdoor photos/videos is on an overcast day. No shadows, consistent light all around.
My buddy had one when we were like 17 18. 19 we drove it all over Awesome ride
I can only hope that paint stays untouched just cleaned up. That car is perfect
Most definitely do not touch that paint clean it spick and span and apply several applications of a good ceramic coating. Steam clean her belly and apply a good undercoat.
and furry dice 👍
@@bobmarleystoe c
What about clear coating ?
@@chrisrojice7475 no your protecting the original paint you don't want to wet sand and do all that work to properly apply a clear coat just a good scrubbing hand wash and apply a good wipe and wash on ceramic like teach shine lots of good products on the market today
Daytona Yellow was an SS exclusive color. If you had a Daytona yellow paint code or Monaco orange code, your 69 Chevelle was assuredly born an SS396. Great find 👏
54 dislikes? The hell is wrong with people, this thing is crazy!
54 Prius owners!
Would totally leave this car as is.
302 boss fans
@@jamessveinsson6006 me
Maybe because it isn't running well at all. It might have been a good idea to service it.
The dislikes are because of the way he filmed it and he sounds like he’s Jizzing his pants. Rare!
Patrick That is a real beauty in rare Daytona Yellow!
My friend in high school had a 69 with a similar paint job. Had 67 vet 427 tri power in it. It didn't last to long got in alot of fun trouble, made him join military.
I know a guy that went to jail for a year for drag racing, he chose that over joining the army and ending up in Nam.
@@bigredc222 I can't say I'd blame him. I won't be sent to slaughter for my corrupt government either.
Its Great these finds still exist in 2021😉👍
What a freaking find 👌 Piece of preserved history
I have always remembered the "Astro Ventilation" system in the 1968 or '69 cars. My grandmother's neighbor bought a '69 Malibu, which was the first one I had ever seen. I have never seen this color before. It would not have been a color I would have chosen, but it's a piece of history. Thanks for sharing this, Patrick.
Great piece of muscle car history. My friend Jeff who currently owns an original 70 Chevelle LS6 with a 71 replacement block owned a 68 L89 Corvette coupe in British Green. Love the early aluminum head cars.
Had me, from cover photo. Just something about 70's custom paint jobs.
From the mind of a "Farmacist " lol.. I'm responsible for thousands of these stencil abominations from 1971 to 1980. I even ghost authored a couple how to books and articles on how to DIY... I humbly ask that you might find compassion and maybe even forgiveness for what equates to a rampant decade of vehicular treason...If it makes any difference, it wasnt intentional.I did it for the insane gobs of quick easy $$$$ MONEY!!!!
@@toosunakabooma1213 you made eye candy for this sugar junkie. But I do appreciate your humbleness almost as much as I appreciate you pointing yourself out to me. Consider yourself a legend in my mind.
If you ever saw : "paint by Dee Hood" on any drag race vehicle. That guy was/is my drag race hero for life. He let me hang in his pit and called me his pit crew.
To a kid... That was the tits.
He passed away before I was even old enough to drive when 15 was the age.
His car was a 2dr 57 chevy Gasser. Hot~n~Heavy.
Red fade flames on pearl white. Only moroso square type huge scoop I've seen on a 57. I'm looking for it for his daughter to re own it, if possible. Huge was correct wording. Hopefully you know exactly the scoop I am taking about. They loved to put them on old vettes.
@@zulumagoo1 I grew up in a body shop family in the 1960s. Saw my first ratfink being freehand airbrushed on a t shirt in 1966 at the Michigan state fair..It was like being hit in the head with a bat.. The chopper movement was exploding and Some hippies in California were making drop on bodies for motorcycles.a one piece tank sidepanels rear fender and seat arrangement that was the coolest thing on earth.The paintwork on these bodies looked incredibly complex but it was an illusion.It was a process that used a taped layout multiple times by adding or removing details to mimic depth and dimension to a design and the technique I stole from them made the work move quickly,reduced or eliminated multi tapings and blows me away to this day.The Panel work on the chevy made me recall the sunny and clear Easter holiday in 1973 when the local Dodge dealer had dropped off 4 Tradesman 100s to our shop. I was 14 years old.And I realized I had a license to steal...Notice the shape and size of the fish scales on the car.They are paint strainers held in place and dusted over, probably with a Jam gun..
@@toosunakabooma1213 I was thinking possibly an old 33 lp. Or even a 78. But I knew they were too big to be a 45rpm.
Truly impressed to hear that story from an o.g. paint legend.
I totaled a tradesman 200 with my head, in a bell star ll helmet on Nov 11 1983. Old carpet layer turned left just in front of me. My head bent door window frame. Center post and side door window frame.
I bled out in the street through artery in right knee. Ambulance driver saved my live that day. With me head Injury I worked best alone in the cab of a truck where I can have my little anger issue outbursts. I'm harmless. Just angry verbage
Vice grip garage
Back in 1968, my dad's friend had a 1968 Chevelle same color two-door just like that with a 327 engine.
I had a 68 chevelle 327 4 speed in Matador red with white pin stripe. Beautiful car, lots of fun
Very very cool Patrick! Love the paint scheme on this Chevelle.
My dad is original owner of a 1969 SS 396 with 350hp. It is Daytona Yellow with the black stripes. The car was parked in 1976 and we didn't get it running again till 2019 for the 50th anniversary. We determined just yesterday 5/6/2021 that is does not have M22 rock crusher but it does have M21 which was kind of disappointing. It has about 73000 all numbers matching. It does have 4.10 gearing as well.
My neighbor has a '69 Malibu SS 396 convertible that was made in Canada. Probably the only one left. Ultra rare.
I think this is my favorite Chevelle you have shown . I'm a 66 Chevelle guy but that is one cool car . If it wee mine I would have to drive it .
I definately agree...I had two 1970 s s chavelle's one original, and one modified L78 similar to this car. I drove them both and drove them hard. . I understand the whole matching number and rarity and these cars are nice to look at and talk about However I love driving them more....I just found some camcorder video of my red car. Street burnours, and at the strip drag racing....Check it out on RUclips ruclips.net/video/6JqspXe0lDo/видео.html
Oh that paintjob! Oh them Daisy Mags!
Amazing, 50 year old car. How unmolested the car is.... and with original documentation is very impressive. Thanks for sharing
I love it when I have the captions on and you start up the car.... the caption is music!
I know a older gentleman here in CA that has a silver with black vinyl top with the factory L89 in it
Let's see some Videos !!!!
Hi Patrick. I enjoy your videos. The correct name of the wheels are American Racing Equipment Type 200S. They are a correct day 2 mod and the original wheels have been discontinued for many years. This car should be in a museum! Please keep the 1969 Chevelle content coming.
Yeah my 69 SS396 has been is storage since 77 also. My grandson is 7... and said I Want That Car... cool Done! It has a New Owner!
You better teach him how to respect it. My kid has a 69 CHEVELLE coming his way too 👍👍😎🤙✌
Tennessee is where he's from
When I was a teen in the 70s we picked these cars up for an average of 1200 bucks. Headers, Hurst shifter, cragers, maybe air shocks on the rear and you were ready to cruise the ones for some red light- green light racing fun :) Paint was also a big deal, my best friend painted his a really dark midnight blue with flames in the front. I wouldn't trade being a teen in the 70s for any other era.
Very nice find. I remember seeing those cars just like that roaming the streets as a young child
Wow what a piece of history
These are awesome for sure but I still prefer the look of the ‘68. Almost identical indeed but it just has some little something that was lost in the ‘69.
Great car had one that would pull the left front tire .up an off .but only 4or5 in. Got a pitcher ..know I still have my 65 as 327 4sd I bought it.in76 now.i promised myself that I would do it up rite
O boy glad it's still in good shape cause I cant find a dam hood even.. I want to crawl induction it but I dont want to use my factory one ..I am 61 know its knot going as fast as I would like its have to take one apart when it still runs so good but got to make her respectfully we been together a long time if any one has a old groshre getter I could love to have a another one to slam around in while I am working on this I got extra bullets an transmissions just cant find a g n.v j,.just sayin...and I need a 160mph speedo..I am 61 know and its comming slow .it was so hard to take a
I dont really much car for old cars. But this is entertaining and informative
The ride that Aquaman used to cruise on Saturday nights in, back in the 70's.
This car doesn't deserve negative comments my brother has a 68 375 hp 4sp he is 3rd owner got it as graduation present awesome car thanks for video
Yes!! Just saw your post on Facebook, glad you’re back! Love the videos!!
I love the paint with the effects and a 396 with aluminum heads has to be rare I don't think I have ever seen a 69 396 with factory aluminum heads and then the 4.10 psi that car must haul ass that thing is awesome
Friend of mine had a 69 post SS 396 Silver, M-21, 4:10 gears L78, or so we thought. He blew the engine up in 1970. He and his dad had a time with Chevrolet when he blew the engine and tried to get Chevrolet to replace it. This car was beating 440 GTX's and Hemi Roadrunners on the street. Chevrolet said the engine he blew up wasn't supposed to have that engine and they were not going to warranty the engine. We never did figure out which engine it had. He said Chevrolet finally said it was an experimental, or preproduction engine of some sort. No Aluminum heads. The replacement was a 402 and didn't run near as well as it had before. This car was traded in and we have no idea where this car wound up. But it didn't have it's original engine anymore. If I'm remembering it did have the chambered exhaust, guages, bench seat no console. We had a lot of fun though running cars at night on the unopened interstate. Saw this video, and it brought back memories. Thanks for keeping memories alive.
That is a badass find🤘
This is a great example of why you film something after you have calmed down.
Very cool. Just got inside from working on my 70 Torino. Car was in horrible shape and had really ugly heavy duty vinyl covers on the seats. Cut them back to recover and found brand new seats. Still had ford plastic on headrest. Some of the seams pulled apart from drying damage. Seats look exactly as they did off the assembly line. Blew my mind
ONE IN MY TOWN IN STORAGE IS A VERY RARE 69CHEVELLE SS 375 HP BUT ITS A RAGTOP AND A RARE 3 SPEED STANDARD.GREAT SHAPE
The interior is awesome indeed. Very very nice example.
American 200s wheels were called "daisy wheels". Same as on the two lane blacktop '55.
they are daisy torq thrust race mags, had a few but sold them when i got engaged in 85.
I always liked those wheels, but they never were as popular as torque thrusts! Also like Keystone Klassics but wish you could find them in all aluminum instead of chrome!
It made me chuckle that he indicated where the tags on the original radiator are and what they mean, but then called those fairly well known wheels "sunflowers". Demonstrates his priorities haha.
They just sold a 68 SS396 L89 Chevelle this weekend at Mecum auction. It sold for around $130k.
Love that 70s style paint job! 👌
This reminds me a little of a C2 Corvette (not sure what year) I saw running around my neighborhood a few times as a little kid in the early '80s. Flared rear wheelwells, Stinger hood, side pipes and it was covered in murals of desert mountains, sunsets, baying coyotes, etc. I think the underlying paint color was a yellow-gold or yellow if I recall. Only saw and heard it rumbling by maybe 2 or 3 times and never encountered it again. Wonder if it's still out there somewhere in the world....maybe it's even languishing in a garage with that same old period custom paint job! There were still plenty of street machines and street freaks done in the '60s and '70s roaming the streets when we Gen Xers were impressionable young'uns.
Wow...that paint job is a flash back ...great car ...thx
Who in the world gave this mans passion a “Thumbs Down?” Do any of these unhappy few realize the extent of work, (time, money) that goes in to this mans love?
So many of us followers “THOUGHT” we knew Chevelles until Patrick came along, lol.
Swipe Left Patrick, (I’m sure a man of your Faith has forgotten/forgiven any misunderstandings) and thank you for teaching us so much, (as we fight the mid-life crisis urge ;-)!
I had a 68 SS396 and I bought a new set of the Mickey Thompson “super scavenger” headers from Western Auto in Jackson Mississippi. The tubes were equal length inside a long collector which gave it a unique sound. I remember they were painted orange when I bought them.
I’ve actually seen one locally about twenty
Miles north of Seattle about a year or two ago - it was a Malibu, I just looked didn’t know the yellow was so rare. Good lookin car doubt it had been preserved but worth mentioning
This car takes me back to my high school days. I had a 1968 SS BEST CAR EVER
I LOVE the 70s custom paint job on this EXTREMELY rare Chevelle. If it gets restored, I hope it's repainted the same way since it most likely spent most of its life that way. On the other hand, I can't imagine how hard it would be to find someone able to replicate the airbrush work or, how much it would cost!
@Say Whut? I've seen the video. I know HOW to do it, I'm just not talented enough. I admit that freely too lol!
The guy was smart to remove the logos it had in the 80's and hide it behind a Boogie Van paint job..
Patrick this is maybe at least for me the best Chevelle you have posted on RUclips! Even the paint just as it is warts and all is pretty dam cool & reminds me of paint jobs I used to see here back in the day on local muscle cars!
Unbelievable!! I love it!! I ve owned 2 Chevelles and I ve never ever seen or heard of another one like this in the middle Tennessee area.
Thank you so much for the details you share. I never knew how much there was to know, JUST on the OUTSIDE.
Good eye, Sir.
Truly appreciate your time and work finding these gems! I enjoy your videos and cannot wait for the next one!!!
Why is Matthew Mcconaughey out searching for Chevelle's in barns?
man you don't know how many times i have said that !
If I had his money this is exactly what I would be doing.
Fabulous find Patrick! Thank you for sharing! 👍💖
This is a really great find. I’m glad to have found this channel. You really know your cars.
I did some googling and I believe another 1969 L78 coupe in Daytona Yellow went through eBay a couple years back as a total project. No engine in it. Was in Illinois. Would be interesting to see where it ended up
Need some black lights and bell bottoms to drive that baby! 😍
I'm not a big Chevelle fan but I do love the 69's they look awesome. This is a really nice example of a very rare one.
Excellent Video Patrick. Thank You.
Looks like a life size Hot Wheels car.
those rims were called daisies in my world love the car
Made by American Racing Equipment.
Thank you for sharing with us a awesome ss chevelle. You rock Patrick
Such a cool find! Everyone flocks to a copo or Yenko. But to see factory options done in such rare form is a real oddity! I love this video and I love that car!
That paint is a true time capsule of " back then " .
yeah, why someone parked it in 77 ? Strange it just sat til now?
Just say no to drugs and stenciled step fogs. It was just so...wrong..
@@andrefecteau Barn find channels are always chock full of the strange and the highly unlikely..
@@toosunakabooma1213 If you missed out on the "psychedelic era" you missed out on alot .
@@billycarpenter4740 I did ,but I do vaguely remember as a kid building models and ended up getting a few copies of the 3+1 70 Chevelle that had a very odd custom decal set.
It was for the fenders and it resembled what's done on the hood of the car in this vid.
I think they were monogram but it coulda been revell ,things are a little fuzzy from all the glue I wager 🤣🤣
Back in 1985 through 1990 my neighbor had a 68 Chevelle ugly dark blue with a four-speed 427 I bet he still has that car in his Barn
I am glad the hobby has evolved to keeping the “patina “ on found muscle cars, and hopefully people will keep the retro paint.
Removing badging was more likely giving the car a slick look, rather than a disguise. Back in the early 80’s it was all about the paint scheme, rather than the car so much
yeah, i have a few of those out behind the barn
Don't think I'd start it again until I found the valve or cam problem. Sounds pretty rough. Thanks for the video, I appreciate these.
When I start a motor that I know hasn't ran for a long time, I always pull the distributor and prime the oil system for a while. Even then there can be rust on cam lobes.
The valve-train noise is a given, not to mention what could be one hell of an exhaust leak! I always like to use the oil-primer tool that spins the oil pump via a drill thru the "lightining-whirler" hole and primes the lifters/pushrods. 5 minutes of time can save 2.5 hours of tear-down & a CHUNK of coin on a rebuild....
My my, young car enthusiasts kant even comprehend the raw “rocketship” ness this ol girl oooozes. Dang is it cool!
Yeah. They would rather have a Honda with a fart muffler.
It’s incomprehensible for someone who never drove or went for a ride in a L78 396 car , the aluminum heads is the icing on the cake taking 75 pounds off the front end, what a fast and powerful machine it truly was and still is .
If the owner will only leave it be. This car represents an American moment on multiple levels...
We have an all og 69 L78 in even better shape. Off road since '72. The 410 gears will snap you back in your seat. Great cars and great investments. Son and I are partners on the car. We have all the paper work, pp and found a build sheet. Super cool.
My friend acquired a '69 Malibu ragtop that was " converted " to that colour. It was a stand out for sure. Had the 350 with 4 bolt main and slushbox 400 in it too. I thinkin' 3.23 ratio rear ? We mistreated that car badly but were ripped off when he went to build the engine. Then he lost interest and the car was scrapped. Sad day indeed. Best lookin chevy body style there was.
Hi Patrick. I love your Chevelle Videos. I have a 69 Chevelle Butternut Yellow with black vinyl top and black Interior. It is a 307, but I wish it had the 396 big block. It is an Atlanta built Chevelle and was purchased new at Hall Chevrolet in Cleveland, TN. It is almost all original paint car with very little rust. I know you are a big block Chevelle guy, but if you are ever in Ohio, I love for you to see it. Great video on the Daytona yellow 396/375.
I had a 68 chevelle ss 396 4 speed in high school in the 80s...miss that car...sold it in 1995.
That Chevelle is beautiful! Thank you for your lesson!
About 8-10 years ago I'm pretty sure I saw a 1969 L89 Chevelle in CT. It was definitely an L78 and I'm pretty sure it was an L89 also. It was black and a very nice car and I remember the window sticker showing it was purchased from Valenti Chevrolet in Wallingford.
I ordered 1968 my first new car. A 1968 Chevelle SS396, 396/375, M22 9 (early one 1st gear whined), 4:10 posi, Disk brakes, console, am radio, 8-track under the dash, horizontal GM tach. Color Fathom Blue (very dark almost black) and black interior. I saw 2 L89 Chevelles that year, both of them the dealers the installed the aluminum heads. How come you never mentioned the deep pulleys were missing< I know you mentioned the water pump and alternator replaced but never the easy giveaway of the deep groove pulleys.
I could here that dead plug fire occasionally but starting like that is great!
Thanks, Patrick
Always glad to hear from you and get some knowledge.
Central California Watching
Theres a Daytona yellow 69 L78 in Knoxville Tn. A friend of mines dad owned it. Was a very nice car back in the 90s.
I wish cars would cost that much nowadays... specially for such a rare car like this one.
That would be $35,000 in today's $. Not bad when you can't buy a turd for $35k now.
U still keep this????????wow!!wonderful and the color is good 'n' beautiful,precious!!!!!
Sweeeet! I love them Chevelles
Wow. Awesome Find and Rare Big Block 396 V8's!
Amazing machine. Thank you for sharing.
Nice!! I hope that car gets a proper restoration using as much of the original parts as possible, that crazy 70's custom paint is just too weird to leave it as it was found.
"All right, all right, all right."
Lincoln
"Let me tell you what Melba Toast is packin' right here, all right. We got 4:11 Positrac outback, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bored over 30, 11 to 1 pop-up pistons, turbo-jet 390 horsepower. We're talkin' some fuckin' muscle."
That was a 1970 in the movie.
@@racecar2933 Matthew McConaughey, Dazed and Confused (1993), but the movie was set in 1976 era...
Yeah, i have seen "dazed and confused" hundreds of times. He drove a 1970 Chevelle LS6 in the movie. The car in Glen Nichols video here on RUclips is a 1969 chevelle. A bit of difference between the two years so I'm not understanding why we are quoting Mathew McConaughey from "Dazed and confused"?
I remember my dad had a 69 chevelle SS396 automatic in the 80s. I will always remember that car forever for the dollar tapec on the dash trick we could never get it and the countless burnouts lol
Thats one awesome paint job..