Unbelievable!!! I’m 72 and in1969 I bought an identical car down to the color from Norwood Chevrolet in Providence RI. They were the Yenko of the Northeast. On the showroom floor was this car plus a station wagon with a 427 and a Camaro with a L88 427. Being newly married I thought the Chevelle made more sense. Sure. I was 22 and making big money as an commercial aircraft mechanic. The salesman explained that the Chevelle had what he called a taxi cab body. No power anything, cardboard door panels, and no carpet just rubber mat. Once I signed for it they took it to the service department and put El Camino front coils in, ladder bars and air bags under it, and electric fuel pump. Of course all that was rolled into the financing. Some weeks I made more money street racing with that car than at work. I won’t go into why I gave that car up except to say I handed my Man Card over to the wife. Thanks for the flashback Patrick.

I am in awe that he had the presence of mind not to butcher it all up like they did back then. It is nice to see an original car kept that way. Very nice car.

Those old high compression Chevy mills with headers have the sweetest sound.

Finally, someone smart enough to put it in the garage.

Super rare find! Low mileage, mostly original, quality Chevelle. Good work Patrick!

My Dad had one just like it except it was a auto trans. It ran 12 9s to 13 9s at the strip. Those were the good Ole days as they say. This car is probably my favorite out of all your videos. Thanks for doing these great videos!!

Such a cool car, love the story. Blacking out the heads to hide them, just awesome. Thanks for sharing. Imagine having this car when you were 16!

I had a 68 back when I was 18. Triple black 375hp 4 speed and 4/88 from the factory from Baldwin chevrolet. The builders of the phase III cars. God I miss that car.

Wow what a great find Patrick.Glad i didn't miss it.1of 400.Very kool.Thanks

Wow....Epic find Patrick 👍😁

I'm drooling over here. Man, what an awesome rare Chevelle. Great story behind it. Thank you for sharing this find. Wow!!!!

Phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. Thank you for posting this. To see an original authentic chevelle is indeed a rarity. That body is so straight. As a chevelle owner I can appreciate the purity of this car. Everything is there minus a couple of tweaks. Thank you again for bringing this very rare beauty to us. When I first started viewing your vids some time back I was skeptical but have come to believe your work is a passionate endeavor.

Man we dream of stuff like this !! Patrick , you’re living the dream !!

Incredible Chevelle! What a great story behind it! Thanks for sharing it with us Patrick!

glad you posted this, i can't remember the number of people over the years that have told me im crazy that these didn't exist, in late 69 i put the same engine in my 63 split window coupe, i don't remember the trans being the m22 though. long story about how and why but the owner of chevelle and i did the change together, i had been watching for one of these to show up since several of the magazines were all amped up about it. this made the corvette absolutely dangerous to drive but more fun than a person deserves. what i didn''t know was it was so rare, the car itself was pretty plain looking, not a super sport, bench seat, no stripes, no alum wheels just caps and beauty rims. the times seem right , my car had stock gears and with narrow rims and 7in m&h racemasters with race tubes and screws to keep them from slipping , it ran consistent low 12s, i have a stack of time slips that vary from 12.17 to 12.23, very consistent and very scary to drive, on the street with stock tires in third gear it could get you sideways quick.

It’s an amazing car my neighbor had one exactly like it I was a couple years younger I got to drive in the backseat but those memories you never lose they are iconic thank you Sir for bringing them back

Absolutely amazing. The best find yet in my opinion!

It's nice to see this important piece of automotive history preserved for future generations. That's why you don't drive them all! This should be put in a museum for people to enjoy. I hope the owner continues to keep this pristine machine in its current condition. Thanks for making this land mark video for the automotive family to enjoy.

Those old Craigars been my favorite wheels since I was a kid in the 70's and 80's.

Had it my senior year 1974. Mine was blue, black vinyl top, white leather interior. 375hp., 780 holley dbl. Pumper, mechanical secondaries, Mallory dual pt., torquer intake, Muncie 4 spd.,456 gears. Practically lived in it.

Great job Patrick. Thanks for bringing us this great information.

I really love it in its day 2 / 1970's period look, down to the headers, Craigers, accel plug wires, and coors beer ignition coil. It's perfect the way it is.

Gorgeous Original Hi Power 396 1969 Chevelle ! Just an AMAZING Piece of Chevrolet Chevelle History ! Thanks Patrick for Posting !

Everyone paints cars black , red etc.... that color is awesome . Sweet car . Thanks for posting .

Awesome find ,what a beautiful car ,thank you and the owner for sharing it with us . wow one of my favorites for sure . 👍

P.G.N. I have watched all of your video postings and enjoyed every one of them. To date, for me, THIS is the best, most amazing video of a car you have posted. I am almost speechless over this. How amazing is that to find and video vlog this super rare 69 Chevelle. Love it! Thank you for sharing this find. if at all possible, please do return and video it again once the car has been cleaned. I and I'm sure others would love to see how this beauty looked when it was new.

Whatching this video gave me goosebumps .I'm in love with that car .lol...me and my brother r big fans.thanks again ..

An awesome find!! I just found your Chanel on KZfaq and I can't stop watching your videos!! Thank you for getting these out there, & keep it up!!

Always was my favorite car of all time. Beautiful find. Belongs in a museum!

Awesome car, and find!! That car is in my neck of the woods... The Corvette chrome valve covers had a dimple on the rear drivers side to clear the power brake booster.

Absolutely insane. Maybe my favorite find you've shown us.

knocked it out of the park on this one....now THAT is an awesome chevelle and story...thanks

Nice find the trunk was full of nos parts too👍🏼

Unbelievable ! Always preferred the 65-67 and 69 as the last preferred year of same Thanks for the intros to so many great cars and stories

Lots of provenance here. Beautiful find Patrick. Something that a used Chevy Corvette dealer once taught me about all used cars is the brake, clutch(indicative of this SS 396), and gas pedals will always be representative of a cars original mileage. (You know where I'm going with this, but that said, a stunning example of a 'barn find').

Wow..that superb front end..the quality and straightness of it as you walk around front is incredible..I was always looking for a '70 when in fact the 68-69 front is true chevelle...thanks Mr McConaughey for another trip back in the day!

Thank you for sharing your great finds. And sharing your knowledge of our great history. Keep up the excellent content.

9:12 Anyone else notice the coors can?

The M22 "ROC Crusher" Muncie transmission is the icing on the cake, this is the absolute most stunning example of engineering and beauty that I have ever had the pleasure of viewing, thank🙏 you so much.😎

Waited and waited for the time slips. Thanks.

Wow talk about an awesome Find Patrick !!!!

Mid 12s at 105 !! A damn good running 396 for the time, especially if it still has the stock cam with headers as the only bolt on mod. I'm sure that was one happy teenage Chevelle owner back then!!

WOW! Just....WOW! That sure is a beautiful Chevelle! Thank you for sharing. 👍

I think I have watched every one of your videos over the years, and some more than once. I believe this 69 SS Chevelle is my favorite of them all. The color, the rarity, right down to the vintage Cragar SS wheels. With L78 engine and the L89 option is over the top. Love your You Tube vlog, please keep up your great work. I hope there are many more videos to follow.

Love seeing the older muscle cars when their first found and all original. When you set in these older cars I swear you can feel the history when you just set in them, At the age-of 57 I can remember the old muscle cars when they came out of production an were every where ..As a Small young boy My Mom and Dad always would brag that I would call out the type of car that was coming by us as we traveled down the highway.

love the way you do your channel Patrick, feels like i,m there with ya !

Nice find, and all that info is great to hear about too. Thanks alot Patrick

Just amazing. Plain Jane beautiful car Pat.

Outstanding! Simply awesome car! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

According to folklore, PT Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute and this car would make you one of them. It's not just the heads painted black the whole motor is painted black. Why go thru the trouble of painting a 2200 mile motor black? What about that odometer if you are going to turn it back at least get the numbers straight! And for a car with 2200 miles that clutch pedal rubber sure has a lot of wear on it. That hogwash about stopping the line waiting for the engine is completely crazy. Before any car is built all the parts to build the car are put in sequence so that the right car is built with the right parts so that they wouldn't have to stop the line. And if you watch a car being built on an assembly line on KZfaq you would see there is no way you can pull a car off the line until it spits out the other end ready to drive itself off. The motor in this car is more likely a transplant which is probably when it was painted black. I have found other discrepancies in some of this guy's other videos when it comes to the real facts about the car he is making the video of. I would hope he is not misleading people himself. I would rather think that the owners of some of these cars may be misleading him.

Jesus......my mouth is watering from wanting to see it washed and detailed.

Great presentation of a solid survivor! Epic in every way. Thank you for sharing. During that era I bought a 70 GTX, 8000 miles with no options except the drive train...440 magnum 6pack 410 Spicer posi close ratio Hurst special trans with 123close ratio and long ratio 4th ram air induction hooker 3" headers

Wow I am in disbelief what you have found, I am gob smacked that Chevelle is the cream ala cream of Chevelle's. Just yesterday here in my home city of Melbourne Australia my mechanic had a 1970 Apollo White Buick GSX Automatic Stage 1 on his hoist. I was floored I couldn't beleive what I was looking at let alone touching. I tried to explain to the boys how super rare expensive & 1 of 280 GSX built then being Apollo White 1 of possibly 40. They just didn't get it or understand the significance of my excitement. Even called the number 1 radio station in the arvo because the host is a car guy even he didn't seem to know what I was on about. I can understand your excitement Glenn because I experienced it yesterday & today. Keep the great videos coming. Louis from Australia

That's one amazing find I would have loved to see it all cleaned up and running

Love these cars . We had a 68 Chevelle and a 69 Super Sport, that needed work all the time to keep it running smoothly. The 68 was nice, not fancy with a vinyl top, vinyl seats ( that made your rear sweat in the summer).

That is a AWESOME car. Bless the man that left it untouched, that car is Mecum's and Barrett/Jackson worthy

I'd like to see the car after it's all cleaned up. She's a beauty in amazing shape

I agree with the other comments. Let’s see your collection Patrick!

Its not so much the driving of the cars..but the preservation of them..enjoying your work Patrick!!

An Awesome find for sure, being from Ohio, I can understand why it wasn't out on the roads much. Thank you for sharing.!!

Pgn, great video!! It is great to see a car that was bought just to race!!

Epic find...a true unicorn car.

Wow, this car has been sitting in that garage since I was born! And this car was born to drag!

Great Find, My first car was a 1972 and I still had it today!

Amazing! My dream car. I want it.

There is truly no words to explain how awesome that car is

that's a real common thing, the original engine being a few days later than the build date on the car. the rarer the engine combo the more likely to find this. you nailed it, they have to pull it off the line and wait for the motors at some point. that's my dream car right there... it doesn't get much better than that.

That just blew my mind... Can’t wait to see what’s next!

I can't imagine having a car like that, and just letting it sit unused collecting dust.

Nothing like a low mileage Drag Race Rocket..!! NO RUST...!!!!! Aluminum heads, M22...So RARE to find the ORIGINAL PARTS all there...WOW

hard to believe seen many like it when I was a kid growing up in OHIO no less thanks for bringing it to us

Wow , that’s a rare find for sure . Truly a dream car . Thanks for sharing it .

1 of 412, mighty rare and probably worth a pretty penny. Very nice Patrick.

You got the best job ever .

My favorite Chevelle. What a find. A lucky man owns that machine. Unreal with only 2,xxx miles

Hard to believe cars like this are out there. If it was mine I would definitely be enjoying this one for sure.

Beautiful car 😍💜

My first car came from my step mother. It was a 69 Malibu with a 350 4 barrel 300 HP special order but automatic, not 5 speed. No AC, AM radio only, and vinyl seats which were covered with towels in the summer because they burned my legs when I wore shorts. The color was dark green.

Beautiful rare L89! Really enjoyed the video!

Amazing Chevy muscle......great car Patrick ....well done on video presentation thanks for sharing

Never been more interested in VIns until now... i say that genuinely. New Subscriber earned

Rare find indeed, the fact that a 16 yr old owned it and didn't find a tree is even more rare!

Thanks for sharing! Love it!

Without initially watching, my very first car, I bought upon high school graduation, was a '69 Chevelle SS396. That was in '78...sold it to a buddy a few years later, going to college, needing the money...always a Chevelle man!

69 was my favorite year. My first car was a 67 SS my dad bought it when it was new. when I was about 13 Me and my Dad started restoring it I sold it to my uncle in 08 to buy a house .

Never say never...as a retired GM employee...,during production runs mistakenly wrong parts could be installed on any car. Remember those were the days when lots of human hands were involved in assembly. The Malibu wheel could have been one of those deals.

Gorgeous looking Chevelle love it !! 😎

I'd give a finger or two for it, amazing. Even that color, with the cragars, what a beautiful piece.

Damn doesn't get any better for a 69 Chevelle nice find

That's awesome, 2200 miles, original paint, worth a lotta money, needs 69 Buckets w headrests, but a perfect car

Very special car, thanks for bringing it to us.🇺🇸 MERICA

Ya buddy, gotta love those Chevys. I was 17 when this earth shaker came out. I love all of those SS models. Chevrolet knew what they were doing when they came out with their pure American muscle cars. Happy motering ya all.

Epic find! Excellent, I am envious! Thanks Patrick, loved the information. Also, thanks to the owner for keeping the Chevelle stored in a safe, dry environment so it will live again! Wonder if the Chevelle has factory disk brakes (2 or 4 piston)?

Wow my favorite year 1969 and love the color! Would really love to see it washed and cleaned

Just a beautiful car great job Glen

I went with my brother the night before Thanksgiving 1968 to pick up his new 1969 SS396 Chevelle at Degnan Chevrolet in Philly. That car was on the sidewalk when we arrived, Burnished brown with dark brown vinyl roof, parchment interior and white side stripe, it came with SS mag wheels and white wall tires, he later put Cragar SS on it with the white stripe tires. It was a pretty combo.

Seriously that is awesome

Damn...just imagine being 16 and owning this car lol, working at a tire shop I would be constantly burning the tires off at that age. This man was doing pretty well for himself buying the car at 16 and the house at 21.

Beautiful car,thanks for showing us

Great find PGN had same one with factory 456❤️ rear posi