[oldskool]

I suppose the big news for Pontiac's '69 model year was the introduction of the Ram Air 4 engine. It had forged pistons, round port heads, 1.65 rocker arms, plus an aluminum intake. It retained the "041" cam from '68.

Another big deal was "The Judge". Had nothing to do with making the GTO any more or less competitive. But, the orange Judge, with it's loud color, decals, & rear deck spoiler was quite conspicuous looking, on the tracks, around the country. Later in the model year, other colors were available. But the orange ones are the cars most remember.

There were a few of these cars that did really well. "Rocky's Goat" & "Nemisis" were nat record holders. Nunzi Romano was partial sponsor of an orange Judge. No telling how many were used as serious Stockers, back then. Have no idea when the last competitive '69 Judge Stocker was active.

The Birds got some cosmetic body changes, to the base models. But, the big change was the introduction of the Trans Am. It had a special hood, fender vents, & a rear deck spoiler. They were white, with twin blue strips. Never saw a pic of one being used as a serious Stocker, back in the Jr. Stock days.

The Grand Prix also got a new body style, for '69. So hey, '69 was a pretty big year for Pontiac.