Cool Canadian built 69 chevelle
 

I was at a local cruise inn this evening and a guy pulled in with this 69 Chevelle. Cool history on the car. The current owner bought it from the original owner. Car was sitting in a garage for many years. Sold new at Prout Chevrolet in Elyria, Ohio which was a performance dealer. Original owner drag raced the car when new with the original 325 horse 396 motor in it with just a pair of headers and a rear end gear change. Car is a 4 speed.

Being that this is a Canadian built chevelle I have never seen valve cover hold downs like the ones on this car stamped made in Canada. Very cool car.

Car was raced at Thompson Raceway Park here in Ohio and lived all its life here in northeast Ohio. Car is low mileage retains all original sheet metal and numbers drive train.

Rich

More. Notice the holes in the dash behind the steering wheel. A tach was mounted here..

Rich

More. Owner said these are the original chrome exhaust tips on the car...

Rich

Nice,a bkt. seat no console 4spd. car.....Does he or the original owner remember who the salesman was?

Engine. Both inner plastic fenders.. Remnants of the old Line Lock still mounted on the drivers side inner fender..

Second owner found the cam lobe for #8 cylinder area was wiped out after he bought the car. He pulled the motor and installed an L78 cam with roller rockers and went through the motor, bearings etc..

Rich

Rick, I don't think they know or remember the salesman... Nice ad...

Rich

Cool car! Nice history and story on the car.I have a few nos sets of those valve cover hold downs-I was surprised with the stamping on them.
Keep on Cruising!
Dave

Is that a part # showing on those hold down bolt heads?
If so,what is it?

I can't tell from my pics or camera. I may see this car again this week at our Chevelle Show. If I do I will get the part numbers for you. It does appear they are on the bolts.

Rich

There are only six digits.....could that be a GM part number?

It's a spec number for the grade of bolt. I don't remember if it's a ASTM number or a SAE number, but it's something like that. It's usually used on stainless steel bolts. I can't really see the number on these, but it looks like they may be 304 stainless.

Not familiar with the cross border protocol on Chevelles of this era. Could Canadian built Chevelles be sold new in the U.S.? Does this car have GM Canada documentation? Neat car with a great back story.

Bob

Yes this did happen, for example a member on here has a 1969 Chevelle 300 Deluxe SS396 built at Oshawa and sold New at berger in Michigan.

Ryan W31

Thanks for the info, Ryan.

B.

Yes - my '74 was ordered via Uptegraff Chevrolet in Davison Michigan, and built in Oshawa.

K

No problem, also a friend has another red 1969 Chevelle 300 Deluxe SS396 built in Oshawa sold at another MI dealer (I can’t remember)

Ryan W31

Great looking '69 and it has some cool history. I bought a '69 Malibu parts car years ago and was amazed at all the parts that were stamped "Made in Canada". I had never seen that before.

Rick, I saw this Chevelle again Friday. The owner brought it up to our Northern Ohio Chevelle Show.

The numbers on the valve cover bolt heads are: F593C CK

Rich

Maybe someone else can chime in on this. I'm a Canuck and I've been around these cars all my life. I've never seen "Made in Canada" Valve covers hold downs. I would assume they are aftermarket. I maybe corrected by someone on here but that's my opinion and until someone can prove me wrong, their aftermarket.

I bought some valve cover hold downs for a bbc thru GM parts in the 80s and they were stamped "made in Canada."

F593C is the ASTM number for a 304 stainless steel bolt.

The fella that owns the car now is the 2nd owner. He told me that he changed very little on the car. He said those hold downs were on there. One thing I have learned is that just when you think you have seen it all with these cars something creeps up to surprise you. But we're they over the counter replacements put on by the original owner, it's possible but I don't know. I know much was not messed with on the car.

Rich

Hold downs may or may not be original, but the bolts are not.