Does anyone know if 1969 convertibles were produced at one, some, or all assembly plant locations? I'm looking at buying a 69 convertible in California that is being represented as an 'original California car' (how many times have we heard that???) but it was built at the Baltimore plant. One would think if it was originally ordered in CA it would have been built somewhere closer than Baltimore.

Mine was built in Baltimore and sold in Florida.

Bill,

Mine was built in Baltimore and sold in Richmond, VA for what it is worth.

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Steve Petzer - Richmond, VA
1969 SS Chevelle Convertible project
members.tripod.com/~The_Petzers/chevpic01.html (http://members.tripod.com/~The_Petzers/chevpic01.html)
1977 El Camino Classic

I had a 1969 L34 SS396 Chevelle Convertible that was built in Baltimore and sold in Tucson Arizona!

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Dean Ciampi
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Thanks very much to one and all for your responses! Dean, your information would certainly seem to indicate that perhaps, indeed, they were all built in Baltimore.

I guess if you just think about the economics and logistics, it would make sense. Based on previous sales statistics, Chevrolet would know that they are only going to sell a relatively small number of convertibles in any given model year (I think I saw somewhere that in 69 there were like 8 or 10 thousand total convertibles produced). It probably would not be economically wise for them to have all the special tooling, equipment, parts, etc. necessary for a small number of convertibles at each assembly plant. They could just produce at one location and transport the cars, even across country if necessary.

Steve - nice web site! BTW, the one I'm probably going to buy is butternut yellow with a black top (parchment interior and T400 though).

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My 69 Malibu convertible was built in Canada and sold in Canada. Anything to go against the grain!

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69 SS396 69 Malibu Ragtop
70 Monte 72 El Camino
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