Rally Sport Package: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevy Camaro was in its third year of production in 1969 and had helped slow down sales of the popular Ford Mustang pony car. The ‘69s would see extended assembly line time as the all-new 1970 Camaro’s were late going into production. This one, assembled at the Norwood, Ohio plant, came equipped with the Z22 Rally Sport Package and has already had a great deal of work done to restore it. Paint may be the last big thing to check off the list. Located in Holbrook, New York, this Camaro is available here on eBay for the Buy It Now price of $24,500.
Chevrolet’s Rally Sport Package may have been the best deal going on the Camaro in 1969. For just $131.65 extra, you got the special grille with vacuum-operated headlight covers, front valance mounted parking lights, lower body side moldings, belt reveal molding, wheel opening moldings, rear valance-mounted back-up lights, and RS emblems on grille, fenders and fuel-filler cap. 37,773 buyers must have agreed because that’s the number that were built in ‘69. You could get the RS option by itself or in conjunction with the Super Sport or Z28 packages. The seller’s car does not have either of those set-ups.
Someone has been prepping this car for a comeback. The body is clean with new rear quarter panels installed. The front fenders are also new as well as the cowl hood and passenger side front fender well. Hardware for the Rally Sport headlights has been replaced, including new vacuum actuators, vacuum lines, the driver’s side headlight door, and the headlight switch. Where new body pieces were welded in, a first coat of filler was applied. We’re told that with just a little more work, the car will be ready for fresh new paint.
Underneath the Camaro, the frame is solid, although there is some crust here and there. The floors have been patched in two places in the rear pans. Once that was done, new carpeting was laid. The interior looks to be good overall, especially the upholstery, door panels and dash, which could all be original. The steering wheel with the RS emblem in the center is cracked, which is typical of this era of GM cars.
The RS is equipped with your basic 327 cubic inch V8 (210 hp) with a 2-barrel carburetor and a Muncie M-20 4-speed transmission. There is no mention if the motor is numbers-matching. We’re told it runs and drives great, but an alignment is needed as the steering wheel is off-center. A long list of things has been done to the car mechanically, so the buyer won’t have to: new battery, fuel pump, complete tune-up, rebuilt carburetor, new gas tank and fuel sending unit, all hoses and heater core, belts, fuel filter, complete brakes, and a new exhaust system. The seller offers a video of the car being driven is available upon request.
This Chevy was once gold in color and has 95,000 reported miles. Hagerty says a ’69 Camaro in Fair condition is worth $14,000, $23,000 in Good. Add 20% for the RS package and the money spent on this car thus far and you probably get to the asking price for this Camaro. While is still only has a 327 and is not a SS or Z28, it will be a beauty when it’s finished.
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Comments
The owner wanted a yellow Camaro, but could only afford a few parts painted.
I’m surprised it’s not being listed as an Alabama State Patrol car.
According to
http://www.camaros.org/engine.shtml#CamaroEngines
the 327 4 bbl was not avail in ’69.
& 1 in about 6 was a 230 or 250 strait 6. How many 6’s left today? lol
I guess all 1 & 2 bbls got the monoleafs in ’69.
I believe RS also got the car a std 3:07 rear, at least on 6 cyl cars.
Surprising the 2 bbl is still on there.
Nice smooth bends in the exh pipes! The turbo mufflers should make for a quieter ride on the hiway – i would think.
Odd chevy(& all other pony car makers) thought these needed a higher mounted heavy sideways muffler because of ground clearance with 2 mufflers – don’t see that here.
Could be orig spiral shocks on back.
If it was a early build 69 Camaro the base motor was a 327, later built Camaros came with the 327. My 69 was a late build and came with the 307 . Wish it would have come with the 327 . But mine came with a smoking tired 307 which I had no interest in rebuilding. It was much cheaper to build a 350 and you have a respectable small block under the hood.
327s were the base v8 for early built 69s later builds came with 307s. My 69 came with a 307 which I replace with a 350 which was much cheaper than rebuilding the original 307 which no cares about had it been a 327 I would have kept that motor in it.
Don’t you just love when you think your post didn’t go through and you repost only to come back and see you now have two of the same comments… oh well
Thanks–I thought it was me punching the wrong button.
I did the same thing , so now I try to remember to erase the comment when it pops back up.
I don’t know why ,but one day it just started doing that .
My 69 came with a 327 two barrel 2 speed power glide transmission. Yellow and black. In ’76 or abouts it got a crate 350 four barrel 4 bolt main. For a ’76 engine it woke that car up really well.
Back in the mid 80’s My late uncle picked up a dark green 69 Camaro with a straight six column shift three speed bench seat. 65,000 were built withe six cylinders, which seems like a lot, until you see that 178,000 were built with V8s. I have. Not seen a six cylinder in a Camaro since. Half of those 65,000 probably got swapped to a v8 later on! He got it running and flipped it before I telling me or my brother (who had several 69’s over the years including a Z11 pace car) or One of us would have bought it.
i seen 2 camaros in the last 2 yrs still with 6’s & both RS’s yet!
one a ’67 & the other a ’68. But i have NEVER seen a ’69 RS with a 6 cyl even back in the ’60s & ’70s! No records kept how many were made as RSs. Could be a few hundred – could be less than 5! Who knows. None would be worth as much as a regular camaro with a 307 v8. lol
I was around a good many 67-68-69 Camaros back in the 70s and never seen a ’69 with a six. Plenty of 67s and a few 68s
What’s with the rust on the third member sitting in salt water ?