1969 Chevrolet Impala

The 1969 Impala and the other full size Chevrolets received new slab sided bodies with a more formal look, and the hardtop Sport Coupe a new notchback roof in place of the fastback of 1967 and 1968. Impala production beat Caprice production by 611,000 units, the wagons were renamed Kingswood, and disc brakes and 15 inch wheels were standard on the SS427 that year. Disc brakes were standard that year on the SS427 along with 15 inch wheels, and 1969 was the only year the cars carried the name Impala anywhere on the body, with slightly more than 2,400 SS427 built.