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Sales numbers really jumped up in ‘69, with the Cama1ro pushing 243,085 units off the lots. Part of the success was
COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT
fascia, and slightly reworked bod9
due to the refreshed styling, which saw skinnier three-
block taillights, two large round headlights pushed all
the way to the sides of the grille, a pointier front y panels. If the
buyer chose the RS trim, the headlights were
made flush with the grille, and three stacked slits covered the lights. This was also the first
year that variable-ratio power steering became an option. SS trims offered a 300hp 350 V8 or a 375hp 396. Largely
considered one of the most beautiful
cars of all time, the ‘69 would 7
later provide direct inspiration for the fifth-gen Camaros.
credit:
Tony Markovich
complex.com
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1212 MAGZSTYLE, JUNE 2014
REVIVAL NO.6 | JUNE 2017
Dean with his 1969 Camaro. He and wife Jan bought it as newlyweds in 1973. Dean says he has kept it cosmetically and mechanically
correct...we couldn’t agree more.