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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Hello, today its 39 years since the first 69 Vettes came on sales Chevrolet Division announced on September 20, 1968 that new models were to go on sale Thursday, September 26, 1968
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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That interesting information, I never knew that.
Mine was ordered 9/30/68, so it must have taken him 4 days to convince the wife!

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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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Does that say trailer hitch? On a L-71 car.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Mine was built March 9th, 1969, on my half birthday. That's a really cool build sheet.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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and i have birthday today
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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Does that say trailer hitch? On a L-71 car.
Yeah that is funny. I read a story somewhere about an L88 delivered with the dealer hitch and this guy used his L88 to tow a boat to the lake.

Gotta love the 69 Vettes
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by wfo76
Yeah that is funny. I read a story somewhere about an L88 delivered with the dealer hitch and this guy used his L88 to tow a boat to the lake.

Gotta love the 69 Vettes
L88 trailing a boat?? .. I would die to see that scene!!
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Does that say trailer hitch? On a L-71 car.
Yeah, I saw that too...I guess DI noted "Dealer Installed".
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Is there a way to know how many L71's and L88's were ordered in the first week? And if one of the ZL1's were too?

Just curious if mine could have been one of the first ordered and delivered.

Also, gq82, DI does mean dealer installed.
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Well, happy birthday '69!
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That is a nice looking 69 vert...
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It's interesting that by Sept. 20, 68 there would have been something around 2,500 already produced. Must have taken some time to get them in the pipeline. Rick
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It's interesting that by Sept. 20, 68 there would have been something around 2,500 already produced. Must have taken some time to get them in the pipeline. Rick
2282 produced.
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Happy Birthday 69!!!!!!!!!!
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