This book is a one-of-a-kind for the 1969 Corvette Stingray. It includes never before seen photos of exotic carburetors, date codes, and PROTEC-O-PLATES. Heretofore unknown axle codes, unknown tire codes, unknown battery codes, and unknown headlight codes are unraveled, translated and explained with hundreds and hundreds of clear exemplary and close-up photographs. This book ranges from styling, construction, component parts, and mid-year changes through the various functional systems and treats the relevant literature, support brochures and manuals. In almost all cases original 1969 Corvettes are used and multiple road tests, past and present are listed to show what this Stingray was really like. This book is one you will never forget. It is guaranteed to give you countless hours of enjoyment, increase your background and interest in these exciting Corvettes and provide the finest research documentation of the 1969 Corvette ever written. A final point is that comparisons explaining parts, detail, and design changes between 1968, 1969, and 1970 appear throughout this book, making it particularly useful for all these years and those that follow as well. This book has been thoroughly researched in many areas of Corvette restoration for the 1969 Stingray. It contains a substantial amount of new information and includes codes on all years for several parts, headlamps, batteries, smog pumps, tires, and certain electrical system parts. It lists serial numbers for most of the figures used to illustrate the v various systems.
