Laren Srb's 1969 Chevelle SS 396 -- I purchased this 1969 SS 396 Chevelle in 1997 for $1,500. My intention was to make a drag racing car out of it for my daughter, Cinamen. When I realized that the car had many options, and that it was an original garnet red car, I re-evaluated my purchase. With my daughter's loss of a drag vehicle, I began the ongoing saga of the red money pit.