The firewall is polished and the original codes are preserved. The U79 is the Stereo Multi Plex and the 71 is the Le-mans blue paint code. What I will see when checking the oil pressure and tach. The column is painted and wood grain wheel installed. NICK L72
I don't see the multiplex unit? IMO the Z24 package really went downhill in 1969. No U14 gage package, no unique body mods (hood, gills or cool badges like the 1967 427 fender emblems and the 1968 deck lid emblems).
Wo Sluggo. The 69 SS427 was a sleeper Impala with all modern features and unique body design. It had a surround bumper with SS badging and black grill. The The sport coupe has Impala and SS badging on the fenders and 427 marker lights and SS on the trunk with rectangular 3 lights on the bumper. The fenders and quarters were scalloped with unique fender moldings. No after market quarters can be produced to hold the shape of the original NOS. That is why I had NOS quarters installed on My car. The sport coupe roofline is unique also with sloped windshield and edged to the quarters with a rectangluar back window that is representive to the early coupes. The door glass has no vents and astro ventilation along with regular vents. The dash is rectangular and deep with idiot lights and clock with wood grain. Head rests were standard and padded dash. Power disk brakes were standard with 15 inch wheels and G-70-15 red line tires. The AM/FM Multi Plex unit is under the dash and the radio incorporates the controls with 4 speakers. The hood is subtle with center bead and lines from the headlights which are recessed. I installed a tach and oil pressure gauge to monitor the engine. The console is wood grained and I purchased the large sport wood grain steering wheel. No SS badging in the interior unless the standard SS wheel which was standard was installed. The 69 and 70 B-body were the strongest cars made. Not a lot of chrome and rediculous badging and stupid non functioning gills and hood vents. Sorry Sluggo, but I Love the style of the 69. NICK L72427impalasportcoupe
LOL,,like the argument between Tri Five guys. I've never owned a 67SS,but have owned several 67's, several 68's, including a regular 68 SS,, and a bench seat SS427. Owned 3 69 SS427's. Personally I liked them all, but my favorite was a white 69, 300HP 350, green interior and a bench seat 4 speed, no options, not even power steering. One notable fact though, and this would be disputed by Irwin, 69 was the only year of the 3 with an L72 option, to me that trumps any level of exclusivity between the 3. Yeah Nick, thanks to Donny Bock and his restoration contacts, I to have a 4 speaker "Blue Dot" AM/FM with a knee knocker 8 track in my 69, complete with the behind the dash amp set up. So glad your getting you SS back on the road. All 3 years are great, wish I had one of each in my garage.
I installed the best 8 track in the 60's. It was a Learjet that played many 8 track tapes of the best rock bands and a Super Group tape. I wish I had my 57 and 63 Bel-airs. My friend bought a 1966 L72 Marina Blue super sport, wish I would have bought from him. DonnyB got me a lot of parts also. The 67 only had the 385 hp. A dealer could have installed an L72. NICK L72427impalasportcoupe
Yup,, my mistake. Guess I've never actually seen an L72 68SS427 though. The red one I had was 385,, and I dont recall seeing an SS427 with any other engine then the oval port set up.
Um, gee Nick, thanks for the sales brochure narrative but I owned one in 1986 as shown in the post a photo thread. People often asked me if I put those SS badges on a regular impala. Even with all the options, POP and all original documents, I still had trouble selling it.
The 69 is getting more popular and more parts available. 1986 was not a good year to be selling them. That is why I waited until now to invest in a restoration, not that I want to sell mine. Clones are still a problem, but knowledge helps. The multiplex stereo is a booster with an am/fm stereo radio controlling it. A very powerful setup. It could power 2 (12) inch woofers or Jenson tri axial speakers. I like the 67, but bought the 69. NICK L72427impalasportcoupe
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