Ford rattled Chevy’s cage in 1965 when they introduced the LTD, a Galaxie 500 with luxury trappings. The Bow-Tie Brigade quickly responded mid-year with a gussied-up Impala called the Caprice. It was so popular that GM quickly spun it off as a series of its own and it stuck around through 1996. The original buyer of this 1969 Caprice wanted to combine creature comforts with muscle by specifying a 427 cubic inch V8, Chevy’s biggest engine at the time. Our thanks to Rocco B. for this tip located in Gotham, Wisconsin, an original car available here on craigslist for $11,500.
Production numbers for the ’69 Caprice with a 427 aren’t known. But since Chevy only built about 2,500 Impala SS 427s that year, the quantity isn’t likely large, and how many of those are still around? The seller of this matching numbers survivor (original paint and interior) only provides two photos, so it’s hard to determine the automobile’s overall condition. The odometer has rolled over, so the machine has seen at least 100,000 miles. It contains several important options, such as factory air conditioning, and more recently American Torque Trust wheels with new tires and dual exhaust have been added. Restoring this car could result in quite a beauty, though it won’t miss many gas stations.
The car looks like a basket case and how many modifications have ruined it. Poor Caprice!
Unbelievable! Only two pictures and one paragraph description on an automobile this rare. Price is not bad if it’s as solid as the 2 pictures suggest but no way to tell with no more information than we have. If it were closer, I’d definitely be a player on this car.
And that tempting glimpse of Malibu wagon…
Here you go…
https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/gotham-1978-chevelle-station-wagon/7531240249.html
I had one with hide-a-way headlights, bucket seats, console, and the 390 hp 427 with a turbo 400 and a 12 bolt sporting 331 gears! I thought I had the greatest thing since sliced bread till I put it on a hoist and discovered that my bread was moldy! 2 feet of the frame was gone right between the wheels where the transmission cross member was located, the outer frame rail looked good but once lifted where I could get a better look my heart sunk! Now my $4000 great deal turned into a donor powertrain for my 70 Monte Carlo and the body was sold off for parts. Just a warning to anyone thinking about this one, get some good photos of the under carriage specifically of the frame between the wheels before jumping in too deep!
In the late 70’s I went with my older brothers to get a car they bought for scrap, it was a 69 Impala and i was surprised by how good the car looked. It would have been 10 years old or less, when they picked it up with the wrecker the frame was gone behind the front wheel back to the crossmember. Other than that the car was clean
Now you’re talking my big
car language…favorite year, model, and engine size. Total production for the 335 horsepower 427 in ’69 was just over 18K. Rated slightly more torque than the 390 horsepower 427. Think ‘RV cam grind’.
I think the faded color is called Champagne….or is it *really* faded Olympic Gold?
Might have to call on this one….
Two lousy pictures??????? There is something about Craigs list people , not surprised at all.
This is not the rare model. There was a special Big Block hood and badging on the SS427.
Despite the crappy 2 photos, this makes more sense than any new GM car. What, we now have two class action suits against GM and the ugly C8 Corvette and more problems showing up daily.
Yep, George, this makes so much more sense than any new car. I would LOVE to daily drive this back and forth to work every day. I’d be headed for the unemployment line post haste.
You forgot to add your favorite word, so I will add it for you, everything made in the past 2 decades is JUNK.
The trunks on these were big enough to play football in.
I had a 69 Caprice Custom 2dr hardtop with the 335 hp 427 and it had the hide away lights and fender skirts and it was loaded with options. It was in the spring of 1980 my senior year and I only paid $600 dollars for it.