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How do you tell if a 69 Camaro is an RS?

How do you tell if a 69 Camaro is an RS?

First Generation RS’s: There are NO codes on 1968 and 1969 Camaros that will verify the RS option. Check our trim tag information for 1967 Camaros. Again there are NO codes on 1968 and 1969 Camaros to verify the RS option.

What is an RS SS Camaro?

RS stands for “Rally Sport,” which was an option package on the first-generation Camaro, starting in 1967. The most famous RS/SS being the Pacesetter Camaro built as replicas of the Indianapolis 500’s Official Pace Car. The Z28 could be ordered with the Rally Sport package, but not the SS option.

What’s the difference between a 68 and 69 Camaro?

While all three model years have different taillights, the ’69 Camaro differs significantly. The ’67 and ’68 Camaro both have two lights per bezel, but the ’69 has three. The quick way to know you are looking at a ’69 is to count the taillight lens dividers.

What was the Xnn code on a 1969 Camaro?

The Xnn codes on 1969 Camaro trim tags were a mid-year addtion to the Norwood’s Camaros beginning with trim tag body date 12B. The codes were added to assist Fisher Body workers in identifying body trim and paint changes needed for various models. The codes are divided into two groups; those with RPO Z21 (Stripe Trim Group) and those without.

What kind of engine does a 1967 Camaro have?

For 67, the 350 engine was a Camaro exclusive and was rated at 295 hp; it was not available in other carlines until 68. The 68 SS350 kept the 295 hp rating but for 69 it was rated at 300 hp. Several 396 engines were optional: the L35/325hp, the 68-69 L34/350hp, and the L78/375hp.

What kind of molding does a 1969 Camaro have?

A woodgrain (simulated walnut) dash center panel molding was a new finish. 1969 Camaro Design Changes While the 1969 hood, roof, and decklid did not change, the body lines were significantly modified at the nose, fenders, quarters, and tailpan, giving the Camaro a more streamlined look.

While all three model years have different taillights, the ’69 Camaro differs significantly. The ’67 and ’68 Camaro both have two lights per bezel, but the ’69 has three. The quick way to know you are looking at a ’69 is to count the taillight lens dividers.

What was the price of a 1969 COPO Camaro?

In 1969, there were three different COPO orders for a Camaro. Order #9560 and #9561 were almost the same cars, but #9560 had one big difference: The engine was all-aluminum, and that is the brutal ZL1. We know of two that have sold recently for $840,000 and $1.1 million respectively.

Are there different trim codes for a 1969 Chevy Camaro?

Although the average dealer did stock the showroom with more or less identical cars, there were so many choices and options available and so many different 1969 Camaro trim and paint codes that, in theory, Chevy could build thousands of 1969 Camaros and not have any two of them end up exactly identical.

Where was the 1969 Camaro SS 350 made?

Over the 1969 Camaro’s extended production run from August 1968 through November 1969 (a union strike delayed the all-new 1970 models), 243,085 1969 Camaros rolled off the production lines from plants in Norwood, Ohio, and Van Nuys, California, a record that would stand until 1979. 1969 Camaro SS 350, sand, sky, ocean, “California blonde” model.

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Ruth Doyle