1969 300 Deluxe Hardtop

[427strato]

Here is one that we just got back from the paint shop and are starting to reassemble.

[scuncio]

Wow! Where did you find this one? Any original drivetrain left?

[ruralrte66]

Just Neat... Would love to own a 69 sedan someday, Thanks for sharing!!

Gregg

[Keith Tedford]

The L78 car that we fixed up in the late 1990's also came from John Holland Motors. Here is a picture that we took in front of Holland Motors show room and a Holland emblem that I saw on a Chevelle at a cruise night.

[chevelleheart]

Doug , yours is almost identical to mine,….here’s my GM Docs too.
Plus my Olds 442 W30 Post car with the Chevelle Post…
The Evil Twins…

[L78M22Rag]

Originally Posted by mockingbird812

Cool data point. Nice docs. Tuff looking car. Did this have a 427 transplant? Cool that you have a build sheet. This must have been an Atlanta built car and I believe pretty rare to be found in ‘69. Thanks!!

Sam, this was actually a Baltimore built car.

Yeah, the original owner dropped in a 427 back in the day. The car only has 26k miles, sits on 50 year old rubber, and still sports mostly original paint… not the hood, of course ;-]

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by chevelleheart

Doug , yours is almost identical to mine,….here’s my GM Docs too.
Plus my Olds 442 W30 Post car with the Chevelle Post…
The Evil Twins…

Is the Olds formerly owned by Hodges?

Ryan W31

[chevelleheart]

Got it from a member here Ryan , about 5-6 years ago, can’t recall his name

[Bill Pritchard]

Originally Posted by combinefixer

Was it unpopular or unknown? I was -10 in 1969, so just asking for some historical perspective.

I guess you could say both. The Chevy Super Sport models (regardless of body style) prior to 1969 were always a top-of-the-line model with more upscale interior trimmings. So, when these 300 Deluxe models with the SS396 option came around to try and compete with the Plymouth Road Runner and Dodge Super Bee, many of the Chevy faithful were unimpressed and wanted to stick with what they were familiar with in the past, hence ordering or buying the Malibu-based SS396. As others have noted here, many of these 300 Deluxe models were ordered with the L78 (or even L89) engine, 4.10 rear axle, or other maximum performance equipment when your only interest was to go fast at the least cost. Others were ordered in the Road Runner/Super Bee concept, with the base 396 engine and minimal other options, so that a cost-conscious buyer could have the muscle car look and some performance at minimal cost. Whatever, the sales numbers were unimpressive so Chevy pulled the plug.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by chevelleheart

Got it from a member here Ryan , about 5-6 years ago, can’t recall his name

I remember one year at PSMCDR there was a red and black 70 442 W30 Sports Coupe, the black one sold a few years ago. (Originally Burnished Gold?)

Ryan W31