Berger 69 post SS 396 Chevelle

[Keith Tedford]

I've never seen an L78 or LS6 out of Oshawa. Pretty sure that none were built there. Our COPO and L78 cars both came out of Baltimore. Unfortunately, I was in the old Oshawa north plant working on dies at the time. Sure would have liked to have been working in the car plant back then.
In '69 one of the guys I worked with bought a 300 Deluxe SS396 like yours. His was blue. Good looking cars with the bright work on the pillars. Did you notice that the Canadian built Chevelles didn't have the padded front pillar pieces. Both of our Chevelles and our el Camino are US built and have the padded pieces. These 300 series cars have a lot of little oddball things about them. SMS Auto Fabrics in Oregon have the basket weave material to repair the seats if they need it.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Nice car!!

[PeteLeathersac]

VERY CL...Post cars rock!!!

To clarify, the Canadian docs show Berger as the dealer the car was shipped to after Oshawa Canada production?.

I take it the original L35 and 3 Spd trans are gone...do you think or know if it's still the original rear?.

~ Pete

[Postsedan]

Might well be the only Garnet Red SS 300 Deluxe Post Sedan out there. I`ve been following these cars for a long, long time....and I can honestly say this is the very first one that I have seen in Garnet Red.

Dan.

[9566 BA]

Dan ,
Can you post some pictures of the Canadian info I had at the Chevellabration. I really wanted the Chevelle because it was Garnett Red and I didnt think there was very many made, and like you Dan I have never seen one. I was really suprised to find out it was a Berger car.

[Postsedan]

Jeff,

Sure.... be glad to Post some pics. Here you go...








Dan.

[Postsedan]

A few more.....







Plastic inner fenders read "General Motors of Canada"







Dan.

[Keith Tedford]

Just a little thing but the tire pressure sticker code should be ZK8 not ZKQ. They don't show the ZL3 code either. Little mistakes creep into just about everything.

[bad1racing]

I just looked up the last name in the Grand Rapids phone book by chance that maybe he still lived in the area.No listing for that last name unfortunately.I'll do a little more scouring.
Kendall

[Keith Tedford]

I got the basket weave look vinyl from SMS Auto Fabrics, Portland, Oregon. The material matched perfectly with what was in the car. I guess they have a lot of rare materials.