[William]

Chevrolets initial RPO paint color chart for the ’69 model year was released July ’68 or so and listed black as available. The ordering info had a notation that SS and RS ordered in black would receive an Argent grille. The listing was later revised and black was dropped. However by that time dealers had cars on order and it looks like Chevy did build at least some of the orders with colors no longer offered. The CRG db has one early 10-10 car [09D] and another 40-40 car. At some point black became special order only and those cars had - paint code. As of January 1969 Black, Butternut Yellow and Champagne became extra-cost RPO colors with paint codes of 10, 40, and 63.

I don’t have the issue but Oldham wrote an editorial back then about dealing with Chevy. He wanted to order the car in black stripe delete and they refused. Normally I'm not a big fan of re-creations but this is a great one. THAT is how '69 Camaros looked back in the day: bars, headers, mags.