1969 Radio & Heater Delete

[Joe R.]

What are the numbers on Radio & Heater Delete 1969 Corvettes with the Big Block Tri Power 435HP motors.

Thanks, Joe

[Terry M.]

Re: 1969 Radio & Heater Delete

What are the numbers on Radio & Heater Delete 1969 Corvettes with the Big Block Tri Power 435HP motors.

Thanks, Joe

Sorry Joe, there was no heater delete after 1967. Someone thought having a defrost function available was a safety issue for those driving in inclement weather. Imagine that!!

Now as for those 1969 Corvettes ordered without a radio -- I'll leave that to those with a Black Book or NCRS Spec Guide handy. I have neither while on the road.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1969 Radio & Heater Delete

Terry: u heading Hendricks for the Bloomington/NCRS event THIS weekend? see ya there if so. mike

[Terry M.]

Re: 1969 Radio & Heater Delete

Terry: u heading Hendricks for the Bloomington/NCRS event THIS weekend? see ya there if so. mike

It will be good to see you again, brother. Safe travels.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1969 Radio & Heater Delete

What are the numbers on Radio & Heater Delete 1969 Corvettes with the Big Block Tri Power 435HP motors.

Thanks, Joe

Joe------


You know better than this. There's no way of knowing how many cars with a certain combination of options were manufactured. Folks have been asking this kind of question for years and no one's been able to give a definitive answer yet.

However, I can tell you how many 1953-82 Corvettes had the radio delete option. The answer is ZERO. That's because radios were an optional item; if you didn't order one, you didn't get one. So, none were deleted although there are some cars that never had one originally installed. Beginning with 1984 basic radios were a standard feature and could be deleted for a credit.

No 1968 or later Corvette had a heater delete option. That's because Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (MVSS) applicable for the 1968 model year (or, possibly, beginning the 1968 calendar year) required cars to have a defroster. Without a heater, you can't have a defroster. So, after that time all cars had to have a heater.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1969 Radio & Heater Delete

Thanks for the information. As you can see, I know nothing about C-3's and just looking for information on a 69 that a local fellow says it has no radio or heater.
Just another of those people who could not pass the ownership test on owning a Corvette!

JR

[Joe L.]

Re: 1969 Radio & Heater Delete

Thanks for the information. As you can see, I know nothing about C-3's and just looking for information on a 69 that a local fellow says it has no radio or heater.
Just another of those people who could not pass the ownership test on owning a Corvette!

JR

JR------

Well, it could have no radio. However, no heater I don't think so. There's no way that GM would have defied the MVSS. The only possible exception I could see would be a "prototype" or other car never intended for registration (i.e. without a VIN number).