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Old 06-15-2026, 12:39 PM
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At the beginning of the model year the Bonneville had no 428 emblems anywhere (in 67-68 and earlier if you ordered a 428 on any big Pontiac you'd get rocker molding 428 emblems, a rad support emblem and if equipped with a console another one there. In 69 the Bonneville had no 428 emblems anywhere at the start of the model run (i suspect it was because the 428 was standard rather than optional) but around January or February they added one to the grill. If you ordered a 428 on one of the models other than a Bonneville at anytime during the 69 run they installed 428 emblems on the lower rear of the fenders above the rocker moldings (they were much smaller than the 67-68 sized ones. no 69's ever had a rad support emblem and since there was no console option in 69 there was no interior emblems.

Also new for 69 was that the regular 360 horse 428 used on the big cars no longer came with the chrome dress up. Instead, it used the same painted valve covers and the standard 4 bbl small snorkel air cleaner. The 428 HO came with chrome valvecovers and the large single snorkel air cleaner with chrome lid (as seen on the 68 GTO and the 68-69 Firebird 400).
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