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Love the '69. D blue is a great color. Thanks!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,

Glad to see your bringing out all your old cool pictures :-)

This is a Dusk Blue SS396 300 Deluxe Coupe.....Love It [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>

I missed a few 300 Deluxe items... Non park wipers? (I noticed the spears but didn't think these were installed on SS cars) one sexy car!!!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,

Glad to see your bringing out all your old cool pictures :-)

This is a Dusk Blue SS396 300 Deluxe Coupe.....Love It [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>

I missed a few 300 Deluxe items... Non park wipers? (I noticed the spears but didn't think these were installed on SS cars) one sexy car!!! </div></div>

Ah, but there lies the rub.......here is a picture of the car's other side that was taken before he left Evanston to the AF base.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ps0xxryytz.jpg

Engine compartment when new.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...pse9b1a8xt.jpg

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Yup, no spear and the square non park wiper motor (300 Deluxe SS 396 Style)

Ryan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rixls6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,

Glad to see your bringing out all your old cool pictures :-)

This is a Dusk Blue SS396 300 Deluxe Coupe.....Love It [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>

I missed a few 300 Deluxe items... Non park wipers? (I noticed the spears but didn't think these were installed on SS cars) one sexy car!!! </div></div>

Ah, but there lies the rub.......here is a picture of the car's other side that was taken before he left Evanston to the AF base.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ps0xxryytz.jpg

Engine compartment when new.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...pse9b1a8xt.jpg </div></div>


Simple solution.....left side assembly line plant employee made the easy mistake of reading the model number, installed the left side rocker spear and failed to read that this Chevelle was receiving RPO Z25. I bet this mistake was made a few times. Especially with the early built car, such as this Chevelle. Obviously no one caught this mistake and she rolled out the assembly plant. A Great Chevelle that certainly got its nickname early in life.....I would have named her <span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;The Southpaw Spear&quot;</span>
Hey Sam, could this be your former DB L78? Now owned by Grady :-)

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rixls6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,

Glad to see your bringing out all your old cool pictures :-)

This is a Dusk Blue SS396 300 Deluxe Coupe.....Love It [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>

I missed a few 300 Deluxe items... Non park wipers? (I noticed the spears but didn't think these were installed on SS cars) one sexy car!!! </div></div>

Ah, but there lies the rub.......here is a picture of the car's other side that was taken before he left Evanston to the AF base.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ps0xxryytz.jpg

Engine compartment when new.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...pse9b1a8xt.jpg </div></div>


Simple solution.....left side assembly line plant employee made the easy mistake of reading the model number, installed the left side rocker spear and failed to read that this Chevelle was receiving RPO Z25. I bet this mistake was made a few times. Especially with the early built car, such as this Chevelle. Obviously no one caught this mistake and she rolled out the assembly plant. A Great Chevelle that certainly got its nickname early in life.....I would have named her <span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;The Southpaw Spear&quot;</span>
Hey Sam, could this be your former DB L78? Now owned by Grady :-)

Dan </div></div>

That would be so cool, with 9K original miles the history should be easy to figure out:-)

Ryan

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Grady's car is bad ass for sure! Educate me here as I am still in &quot;Grasshopper Status&quot;.....wouldn't that air filter have been square mesh?

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&quot;Grasshopper Status&quot;.....they came in both style air filters [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
I prefer the Square Mesh [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

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1971 Rod Shop Hemi Charger going to a new home approx 1979. A friend of mine in HS dad owned this car from 1979 to 2006 or so when it was sold to a collector in Florida.

This shot shows it leaving Bob Bond's Rod Shop who bought it from Columbus Ohio Rod Ship in 1972 or 1973 and going to my friends house.

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----The picture of this Chevelle shows that it had a newer set of tires on it by this time. Those are Dayton Wide ovals. I used to love the checkered pattern from the stripe out to the outer edge. Cool 69!......Bill S