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1969 Chevelle Malibu Coupe, Silver, 307, No Reserve, Great Driver And Project on 2040-cars
Year:1969
Mileage:165013
Location:
Tacoma, Washington, United States
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Up for sale is a very good driver/restoration candidate that we have owned for 12 years. The vehicle has not been smoked in during the time we've owned it and did not smell of smoke when we bought it. It was my wife's daily driver until our first child, then became my daily driver for some time. The last few years we haven't driven it enough to justify keeping it. I have several other projects and not enough time for this one. I will go through as accurate a description of the car as possible and provide more pictures if you email me. I wouldn't hesitate to drive this car anywhere, but I would probably replace belts, fluids, tires and hoses for a long trip. On a personal note I still love driving this car. It is a pleasure to drive and I get more than a few thumbs ups from both kids and those who were around when these cars were built. Our desire is to see this car go to someone who will continue to love it and drive it. It's a great handling car that will make you smile every time you drive it.
This 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu began its life being the 923rd Chevelle to roll off the Oshawa, Ontario assembly line during the second week of January, 1969. It will celebrate it's 45th birthday this coming January. It was originally Cortez Silver with Medium Red interior as it still is today. This is not an SS car, but would make a great basis for a clone if that is your desire. The RPO codes are still under the rear seat (I left the tag there). The tag reads "Tag 100 Line Schedule 665 13637 6910 787 442 499 A39 A82 AIT A85 B37 T60 ZK3". It matches the cowl tag which reads "Made in Canada", second line reads "69 13637 OS442499 BDY", the third line reads "TR 787 6910 PNT", the fourth line reads "18 D99M38" and the remainder of the tag reads the normal body by fisher verbiage. Decoded that means it's a 69 Malibu Series 2-door coupe made in Oshawa with medium red vinyl and cortez silver paint. A39 is the RPO code for Custom Deluxe Seat Belts, Front and Rear (red instead of black). A82 is "Head Restraint, Bench Seat". AIT I have not found. A85 is "Deluxe Shoulder Harness" (the shoulder portions in the clips above the driver and passenger seats similar to our modern shoulder restraints). B37 was "Floor Mats" which are long gone! T60 was "Heavy Duty Battery" and ZK3 was "Deluxe Seat Belts & Front Seat Shoulder Harness". I believe the 307 was the stock motor and I believe it is still in the car even though it has a Turbo 400 transmission and a 12 bolt rear end. The frame appears sound without deformations or significant rust on any of it. This is a full peripheral framed car and doesn't appear to have ever been seriously wrecked. The front crossmember looks great as does the transmission crossmember. The body has great gaps at all the seams. There are chips and scratches, but the paint has held up very well. The paint was on it when we bought it from Premium Motors (a classic car dealer), here in Tacoma Washington, on November 14th of 2001 for $8075. They have a great reputation and offered whatever we paid towards anything they have...and they have some tempting cars. The left rear quarter had been patched and started bubbling about five years or so after we bought it. My intention was to replace the quarter, but as you can see, I never got around to it. The rust that I've found has been surface stuff for the most part. I developed a windshield leak after having a cracked windshield replaced (faulty installation). I had it removed and installed to fix the leak. I inspected the sheet metal that the windshield affixes to and found it to be in great shape. All the pins that hold the windshield trim are originals (often people use screws when they rot off creating a leak) and in great shape. After the leak was fixed I pulled the carpet up, cleaned up the surface rust, applied POR 15, installed Dynamat Extreme and new carpet. The drive train is very solid and has required very little in the way of maintenance. I haven't had to do anything outside normal maintenance to the engine, transmission or rear end. The 307 has a Rochester 2 Jet carb, sounds great, always starts and has incredible power. It gets decent mileage and makes no noise. It blows some blue smoke, but it usually isn't very noticeable. I believe the valve seals would fix it as the motor runs too well for it to be a ring problem. The transmission is a T400 and shifts great. The RPO codes indicate this was a T350 car, but I could be wrong. In any case, it shifts great and hasn't needed anything except routine maintenance. The rear end is an open 12 bolt corporate. I believe it has a 3:73 gear. The suspension was rebuilt in 2003 (about 16,000 miles ago). I replaced all four springs, shocks (air in back), all control arm bushings (front and rear), inner and outer tie rod ends, spindles, seals, rotors, calipers, bearings, upper and lower ball joints and everything else that wears. I had it aligned by a local shop that understands classics. The tires and wheels were on the car when we bought it. The wheels are similar to American Racing, but are not. They polish up nice. The tires are BF Goodrich Radial T/As, P255/60R15s in the rear and P235/60R15s in the front. All four hold air, but are starting to weather check. I have some parts that go with it and will update as I find more. I have the owner's manual, the service manual and the assembly manual that go with it. I have a set of felts (good ones) and a paint gasket set. I believe I have a trunk gasket and a cowl gasket that I may install if I find them. I will be driving the car all week to shake out anything else and will update any issues I find or correct. Please don't hesitate to send questions. This is a great car that just needs someone to give it some time. The car is for local pick-up although I will assist you in shipping if you desire (within reason). If you are flying in from somewhere I can pick you up at SeaTac Airport in YOUR new car. I have bought two classics on EBay over the past 10 years so I can empathize with the decision. I will be happy to answer questions concerning the process if I can. This is a used car and, as such, has no warranty, implied or expressed. Thanks for looking and good luck! |
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