Special 1970 SS396 Chevelle Tracked To A Small Shed In Tennessee
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- This Chevelle is now the earliest “known” 1970 Chevelle SS built at the Atlanta, Georgia assembly plant to surface to date. The 825th unit at the Lakewood assembly plant 1970 model production run was hiding for years in Tennessee. The car was purchased new in Tullahoma, TN and relocated to Michigan for few years before coming back to TN to hide.
I have a 70 chevelle sports coupe done the same way. Early model with the chrome under the head lights etc..it’s a Canadian built car. Living in upstate New York it’s a true survivor. Love seeing the real SS cars knowing that’s what mine was cloned from. Real SS or not I smile everyday I look in the garage 👍 thanks Patrick
Home during Covid-19 watching Patrick's barn finds. Great way to spend the time learning about one of my favorite muscle cars!
I've learned a lot about distinguishing these chevelles from originals to clones and everything in between.
Keep up the good work Patrick! Thanks
Can’t get enough of your videos love the knowledge 👌
Thank you very much for your support.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 yes! Thank you Patrick for your amazing knowledge!!!👑
I always love your content Patrick Glenn Nichols! Thank you for showing us all these rare gems and hidden beauties! You are appreciated my friend!
Thanks for watching
It's in amazing condition. Beautiful - would love to hear it rumble.
The black vinyl looks awesome on white, one of my favorite colors for Chevelle
I think the Cortez silver cars look great also👍🏼
I had a white one too. It was red inside with and automatic and bench seat. LS6 454
Who wouldn't love to own this beautiful beast? Love it!☆☆☆☆☆
Another great video Patrick. Love how u go into detail with everything on cars you show. Always looking forward to next video. Keep up the great work
You sniffed out another one! You keep topping yourself as always thank you. Love these badass cars.
What is 02 a on the cowl tag?
I've always loved Chevelles. My dad has a numbers matching red 1970 Chevelle SS with a 396/4 speed out of the Kansas City plant.
My oldest brother owned a white with black vinyl top red interior 390hp 454 4spd 70 SS that I learned to drive in 35 years ago.
I own a 71 Malibu 400 and a 70 SS Clone today because of this awesome muscle car. Thanks for your dedication to the history and information about these great cars Patrick!
Excellent video love you embrace and document originality and history of the old Chevelle’s .
I am first! Original Factory or not I would love to have this car. Wouldn't be afraid to drive it. You could still show it and still drive it at the same time.
Turbo Lives In my heart yeah someone in my town daily’s a red one of you own it drive it idk why people don’t
@@yamahaguy1732 exactly if you own it drive it and if your grandfather owns it well drive it like you own it, we can't let something so beautiful sit and rot away especially knowing it has a almost indestructible big block engine that predates viagara yet works so much better just ask any of the hundreds of chicks that have asked me for a ride in my 70 SS chevelle.
@@John-jc4om yeah I don’t know how people can let these things sit we bought a 78 camaro back in June and the engine blew up in September it’s been sitting since we’ve been working on it of course and today it moved under it’s own power again but man it’s been killing us just having it sit
I am impressed with your knowledge of these cars, no one can fool you when it comes to you buying one.
harley dude thank you sir.
Another great video. I believe that I have watched 90% of your videos. Even though some cars are badly restored or molested, it is always great to not see them rotting away in a field. I have learned alot from you. I spotted those errors under the hood quickly. Kinda makes me grin to know that I am a little dangerous with such 70 SS Chevelle knowledge you have given me. 😂🤣
Go get em killer lol
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 do you also sell chevelles
Great Video as always Patrick! I truly appreciate how knowledgeable you are on the 70 SS Chevelle. Also agree it will be extremely tough to find a earlier car from Atlanta then that one! Could be the first 70 SS Chevelle built at Alanta.
No I have proof of an earlier one but the car isn’t known. I have the engine with 10A100454 T0916CTW which is solid proof of a 70SS.
Agreed all don't restoring flaws are better appreciated to see what they really looked like in the production year!
The nuts on the trunk lid for the emblem are acorn nuts, not castle nuts. My 67 Chevelle still has those.
So true,remember them on a 67 Impala i stripped down
Great job documenting on this super nice SS Patrick. I absolutely love the 1970 SS in white, one of my most favorite colors offered. Agreed, not every car needs a full frame off restoration, just a freshen up while keeping all original parts intact. I saw a 1970 SS that was for sale a couple months ago that was white with black stripes and red interior. Would have loved to seen you break that one down and see what was original and what was added. Again, love your content, keep it coming.
Patrick.
Thank you very much. I really enjoy your videos.
Love your dedication to cataloguing and the details, Patrick!
Thank you Patrick for another fine and knowledgeable video. I look forward to the next one!!! Keep up the great work!!! 👍
Another GREAT find Pat.
Thanks
Very nice early 70 chevelle ss , thank you .
Well done Patrick Glenn Nichols!! Your knowledge is priceless dude!! Rock on!! That is also a very fine of a very early produced Chevelle with it flaws!! Nothing is perfect! Especially from the factory!!
Great job finding all this cars there are a lot of them still out there hope you find some 70s trans am or fire birds thanks
Good find man. Always nice to see you in your element.
A beautiful and unusual color combo! Thanks phor sharing PGN.
Thank you Patrick for sharing your knowledge of the best car ever made. Always look forward to a notification of new episode. Please write a book with all specs and numbers for every part. I will be the first to buy many copies . Keep up the great work.
My dad bought 2 vehicles from Shapard Chevrolet, a 73 K5 Blazer & a 75 K10. Shapard is now Stan McNabb Chevrolet.
I love it, I had a Black with White Stripe 70 SS 402, TH-400, A/C all extras. I regret the day I got rid of it to this Day!!! My car was built at the Kansas City plant as I am told, it had the squared off edges on the stripes.
Oh my god. I think I came when you opened the door to the garage. The 1970 Chevelle has that effect on me
Alright alright alright. Thanks for the vids!
Put the points distributor and petronix it, just as good as HEI , and call done. That's a great Chev 💪
I live in Lake City Florida, a Guy from my Gym in the early 2000s had a 1970 Tuxedo Black Triple Black LS6 454 convertible he drove it every day I never seen a car like that before it has to be super rare, I'm not sure what became of it it was Holy Grail chevelle
Could be the one Mecum auctions tried to sell a few yrs ago
@@kevinkendall3122 possibly, he had it for a few years, got hooked on steroids, did some stupid things and made some bad choices, went to prison. I don't know if it God sold or if the state got it, either way it was an absolute monster I was privileged to have seen it 'll those years, it's rare to see a car like that driven every day, but I guess back in the early 2000s they weren't 250,000.00 cars yet
What a beautiful car. Just love that color combination.
This guy knows his stuff Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
My favorite color scheme for this car. A neighbor had one just like this one except it was a convertible.
Gorgeous Car. Thank you Patrick.
Kills me how these cars basically just sit there, and watching there life just go away..
Agree ! I had two 70SS Chevelles in my day. I drove them and drove them hard. Had this color combo and a red white car.restored and with mods..had fun. Check out this link on my red car at strip and street...czcams.com/video/6JqspXe0lDo/video.html
Nice video Patrick
Patrick this is a pretty darn cool car! Thanks for sharing with us! Looking forward to the next video!
My dad's first ever new car was a white 71 Malibu with a black vinyl top and black bench interior and a 307. A few months later i got my licence and he let me drive it ONCE. Had it for an hour. I bet he drank a twelve pack of PBR's in that time span. Poor guy.
$ 2500 in 89 seems a good deal to paint her, nice car .
Agreed; adjusted for inflation: $5,176.59 and that was the price in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in '89.
My brother just had his 68 repainted, no stripes, I think it was 6000.00
Had my 71 Nova repainted a couple of years ago. Jammed and everything it ran me around 8400.00 All original panels with very minor rust repair. Red even!?
Great Job On those Videos. Just love the education and knowledge you have attained over the years.
Love the White with the Black Vinyl top.
My uncle Eddie probably put the engine in it. Worked the line in Atlanta 35 years.
Awesome!I had a cousin that worked at the Baltimore plant👍🏼
Nice crazy how much know its crazy to think how cheap they were in 80s and no one would of ever thought that leaving it alone would add value to it
Great find Patrick! Incredible insight, thanx for posting. I wish someone could do this type of thing for 69 vettes.
How beautiful is it is, congrats to the owner.
I hear a lot of "incorrect and not correct" but my eyes are telling me its a beautiful car.
Cool videos as always. Id like to see you find a black on black with white stripe SS 396 Chevelle and as you start the video you say....
Alright, alright, alright......
Very pretty car..great body..like the paint..350.396..hard.to beat.it.
I had a 71 Chevelle... sure do miss that car!
Only a Very few People would care that the Tires & Radiator Cap are Not Original, unless the Guy advertised it to be everything from the Factory, i Have a Friend that Has a 71' SS with all Original except one Spark plug wire that was changed, His dad Bought it New when he died it had 17,000 miles, his son put it in the garage drives it a few times a yr in the summer... it has 19,000 now
I had a 67 SS396, first new car, and sold it in 1970 to buy a house. Have wondered if possible to find it all these years later but don't know what's the first step. Just wonder if it still exists. Without the VIN or other documents I guess it would be impossible, no? 1967 SS396, 4 speed, posi, am radio, bucket seats, Granada gold inside and out .
Heard about your accident and I’m pulling for you!!!
What happened? Real shame. Prayers
Beautiful white..Thanks for the video bud
Love that white color combo...
White with black stripes is my favorite on a 70 ss.
Real nice car!
Thanks Patrick!
Super nice!
I love chevelle's im Only 18 and I have a 71 and it's my favorite car
Very rare combination!🏆👑
All I'm hearing is nice car but but but. Love it and drive it geeeez relax. Be happy there one still alive. To the current owner I think it's Aces!!!
I like your position on"restored" cars...They're original only once.As far as "restored" cars go,how many of them are actually correctly restored? Too many people use the term"restored" in the wrong way."Refurbished" or "re-habed" is more like it. Like Patrick says,we need to embrace the flaws that an original car presents...There are fewer left every day.
My uncle bought a 70 ls6 white/black stripe vinyl top car. A friend of my dad owns it now. It’s apart going to get restored
Love watching your videos.
Patrick, You are obviously the most knowledgeable person when it comes to Chevelles. My question here is, I know I've heard this several times before, but with this being such an early production car, is the motor an actual 396? By that I mean not the actual 402 that most 70-72 SS 396 cars, being .30 over bored 396 blocks.
Super nice SS. 👍👍
Love your videos. This car isn’t completely original but it’s a really nice driver.
Id love to buy a car like that i wouldnt change any of it id take good care of it and drive it a little bit. Its what my very first car was same color but i didnt have vinyl roof. mine had the standard malibu dash no round ss gages.they should at least put correct spatter paint in the trunk.
What a deal on the paint job!! Places by me in Nashville start at $15,000
Man! I was waiting for you to fire that one up.
Beautiful
Yup love the details and colors ..I had two 70SS Chevelles in my day and I had white and black car. I drove the cars and drove them hard. Check out this link of my red car. On CZcams czcams.com/video/6JqspXe0lDo/video.html
@@coxgaspoweredtether That’s the only way to drive a Chevelle SS.
Another great video keep them coming.
Nice car you don’t see many 70 chevelles in white. Looks nice with the black stripes and vinyl top
Thumbs up to Patrick again!!!!, Top dude where does he find these motors????.
Far and wide car enthusiast cringe when they see a Vinyl top.... And they can definitely change the outcome of an older car if not cared for... But damn, it makes this car. It reminds me why I need to put the one back on my car.... Nice ride....
I keep getting older and they stay the same age!
Beautiful car!
Looks very nice
That car so old it was repainted 5 months before I was born! 😂😂 nice find
Glad you’re interested in these cool machines.
Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds yessir, looking to purchase a 1968 442 1 owner 4 speed with 68k original miles in the upcoming week. That’s how I found you. The way you decode these cars is amazing. A lot of passion goes into what you are doing. Came here looking for decode information on classics and found much more. So I subbed! 👍🏾
Nice car.... I wish I had one.. 👌👌👌✋✋
currently with this car, the only ultra rarity is the early build date. since then, nothing has been refurbished correctly
Nice car, wish I could afford one.
Anyone can afford one of these cars just buy you one in rough condition doesn't have to be a SS you can make a clone and build it as you can afford it my friend
@@billybiker5712 Anyone? A junk 70 Chevelle Malibu can cost up to $10,000...and stick another $50,000 into it...I can't afford it even if I found one for $5000
@@bobsilver3983 😂😂😂😂 you can find them all day long for around 3-4k and if that isn't affordable then i guess your right it's not going to happen
@@bobsilver3983 and I'm talking about doing your own resto not paying someone else to do it i have several cars I've restored and that 50k is very unrealistic unless your paying someone else to do it and if its for your own pleasure every piece doesn't have to be new guy wth that's why you can't do it because you don't know how and your telling yourself it isn't possible if you think it isn't ill give you my Facebook and you can look at this poor guys cars because it most definitely is possible
The owner is probably lowering his sale price after this review, even though it's "a really nice car" ouch.. Lol
STOCK,QUALITY, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP This vehicle will outlast the plastic garbage of today!
Nice to see an evaluation, nothing wrong with that, it is what it is........
All this should be disclosed just as a way of doing business, the Right Way!
@@jimsteele2072 : Old Auto Engineers Trademark : Old Skool Great Era!
The Car is Not New,
@@DJ-365 : You wouldn't know quality it in came to you in a nightmare. That car was before your time and the plastic BS CRAZE.
FYI I have a build sheet for a SS396 built before this one, a red/black car with the VIN ending in 664.
This is the earliest car to surface, there were earlier built, most of them are recycled. You should do some investigating to see if the car to your build sheet still exists. That would be a cool investigation, it would make your build sheet pretty valuable to the owner of that car. Maybe even try and DM Patrick, he could and would probably help ya or let ya know if he comes across it. I don't think to many people in the business come across more Chevelle's than him.
Very nice....white...sweet sweet color for old muscle car...
Hey Patrick,
Really enjoying your videos. Your information is priceless! I have a question; Do you know why some of the '70 Chevelle driver's doors have the bars above and below the Blue Safety Standard VIN Decal and some don't?
Gary Cunningham from my photo records it appears all the early cars had the bars but the later versions did not. Not exactly sure if that’s concrete but looking like that’s the case. I’ll check out more cars and see.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674
Thanks so much Patrick! One last question; Did any of the '70 Chevelles come with the non-square cut windshield washer reservoir? Or did all have the square cut? Thanks again!
rosies diner is right down the road from where I just moved from north or grand rapids. the diner is still there but been closed for a while.
This Man's knowledge of ole skools is not human....
Maja Well thank you sir. I try to point out things to help pass along important info in each video.
I have a 70 SS from Atlanta..A bit of a Mess..Any tips on the location of the build sheet?Any help appreciated
Under the back seat or front door panels
Sure nice to see this car survived
Hello Patrick, I was wondering if you plan on restoring the orange 70 you purchased to as close to original as possible. Btw another great find and video
Yes that one will go to day1
Most of the replacement items to restore are better than original. Who really cares where the seams are in a vinyl top. The quality of the restoration work is the most important thing.
Enjoyed video Patrick not original but would be proud to drive this car.
Nice!
I had a 70 back in 84 my wife and I drove it across country from Pennsylvania to Nevada I miss that car
I had one that color also Pete, bought it in Feb. 1970 Black with white stripes, white interior!!!