1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible Blue 454 LS6 4 Speed & Ride - My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in the West Suburbs of Chicago IL on 6-4-21.
We're looking at a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible LS6 4 Speed in Fathom Blue Paint. The car comes with the factory 454 CI “V8 engine producing 450 HP. The car also has a factory Muncie 4 Speed transmission.
The car's Owner is Bob Perrye. Bob’s had this car since 2017. He shares this car was purchased at auction and was fully restored back to factory specifications. Bob shares, it’s a fun car to drive with all the power.
This car looks “showroom” new.
ENJOY!
This beautiful car checks all the boxes; Chevelle SS, 454CI, 4 SP, deep blue color with white interior & stripes, and best of all, it’s a CONVERTIBLE!! Thanks Lou & Bob for a great summer time treat!
Hi Rusty, Happy to read this car "checks all the boxes" :-) You're welcome, Lou
If I could pick ONE car in the history of muscle cars to own, it would be this one right here…a true dream car❤️
Winner!
The King of the Beasts... love the Muncie gear whine - signature sound. It sounds like a supercharger. This thing is gorgeous. Great feature Lou!
Hi Audie, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, Lou
M22 RockCrusher 💥
Beautiful car, 1970 was probably the pinnacle of the muscle car era. Good video Lou!
Hi Gary, Happy to share this "pinnacle of the muscle car era" car with you :-) Appreciate the kind words on this video, Lou
Another amazing vehicle and in stellar condition. What's impressive is that the car puts out 450 horses and you can still see the ground under the engine! Bob is a real perfectionist who went through the pains to do such an awesome restoration. Thanks for starting the day of so well and for putting such excellent content forward Lou.
Hi Kevin, High praise for this car :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, and I appreciate the kind words, and that starts my day off well too. You're welcome, Lou
Premium Fuel Big Block - I was a teenager then - Sunoco 260 was 28 cents a gallon ...
Nicest Chevelle I can ever remember seeing. Great shade of blue. Thank you Bob and Lou!
High praise Brian SD :-) You're welcome. Lou
Bob is right; this Chevelle is stunning! It has all the right options for fun cruising, and its history/car story is stunning, too. With all that power, I doubt the white paint on the spare would last too long, if needed. Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you enjoy this "stunning!" car :-) You're right, that white paint on the spar would be gone quickly. You're welcome, Lou
Gorgeous Chevelle Lou ! 28 A Paint Code Fathom Blue to boot ! Always loved these SS drop tops ! What a Machine ! Thanks Lou !
Hi Uncle Rudy, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, and you're welcome, Lou
The 1970 Chevelle is my favorite muscle car period. It is my dream car. In a perfect world I would be driving a forest green, white or green interior, black or dark green vynil top, and white stripes. 454 and a 4 speed of course. Have wanted a green one for as long as I can remember. A guy in our town has the most beautiful green with white stripes 70 I have ever seen. I was riding my pedal bike the first time I saw it. The guy still owns it to this day and it is still as beautiful as the first day I saw it. The sound, the smell..... I love your videos Lou. You don't realise how much they mean to alot of us. Take care.
Hi Russell, Happy to read this one is a favorite of yours :-) I appreciate your kind words on the videos, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
What a Chevy! I love a '70 Chevelle! My favourite Chevrolet of all. Great episode and stunning machine, Lou.
Hi Plymouth Die-Cast Replicas, Happy to read this one is a favourite Chevrolet of yours :-) Lou
That is a stunning Chevelle- great restoration and Car Story.
Thanks Bob for taking care of this one and thanks Lou for bringing it to us.
Btw, love the spare!
Hi Jeff, High praise :-) A treat to share this one with you, and glad to read the detail you enjoy with the spare. You're welcome, Lou
The 70 Chevelle SS 454 is the cream of the crop for muscle cars. The car sounded like a jet taking off on your ride along. Beautiful car. Thanks for showing it Lou.
High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you Randy, and you're welcome.
This is one of my all time dream cars for sure, in these exact colors....
Happy to read this one is a "dream car" :-)
Lou, why not invent a time machine and we can go back in time and buy a dozen of these? It’s a beauty and a great color!!
I like that idea. However if we can't, we take a ride in one like that and go right back to 1970 :-)
My late father in law had a cherry red 1970 el Camino SS 396 what a cool car
This Chevelle is super sweet
Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Father In Law's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
"454 Earth Mover" was the title of the road test article from Hot Rod magazine when they tested the SS 454 Chevelle in 1970, I have the magazine!!! Such an awesome car, beautiful color combination and oh man, a 454/4speed cowl induction Chevelle!!! Love it!!!
Also, the advertising for this car showed massive ropes going through the car having it tied down to huge stakes in the ground saying, "The competition wishes we would keep it this way"!!! So cool!!!
Hi Hobiemarty, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Happy to read "Love it!!!" :-) Lou
Now that’s what I’m talking about!! CHEVELLE SS!! BEAST MODE!! 🥳👍🏾😎🤟🏾🇺🇸😆
NICE :-)
The '70 Chevelle convertible is one sharp looking and great sounding car! As always, thanks for posting another one of your excellent videos again Lou!
Hi JackFlemingFan, Happy to read you enjoy this one :-) I appreciate the kind words on the video, my pleasure sharing this car with you, and you're welcome, Lou
1300 more and you reach the magic number and you deserve it Lou.
Hi Gary, Getting there. Lou
Hi, Lou! SS, convertible, 454, LS6, cowl induction, 4-speed, the right amount of pedals, hood stripes, limited-slip differential, 8-track, even a like-new spare...Yep! All boxes checked and no lack of power, as you and Bob pointed out! Not sure what CRV is but I'm sure it has nothing to do with Honda! LOL! Thanks to both of you for this Super Sporty ride!
Hi iswc27! Happy to check all the boxes in this one :-) My pleasure sharing this "Super Sporty" ride with you, Lou
CRV= 3.31 gear ratio and Positraction
@@robertperrye8511 Stamped on engine pad "CRV" = 454 LS6 M22 rock crusher 4spd
That Blue 🔵 beauty as you said Lou checks all the boxes, it also rings all the bells!! 😏
Hi Terry M, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
The highest rated HP muscle car of all time... And a Convertible to boot!!
Happy to read you appreciate this car :-)
The best car you've done. My old buddy had one, a hard top blue with white stripes but black interior. I also have a Danbury Mint 1/18 hardtop like my buddy's. The drop top has perfect colors, white fitting of a convertible. Thanks again Lou!
High praise Pat :-) Glad to read this one brings memories of your Buddy's car. You're welcome, Lou
Can't get enough of those ss chevelles love the 454 and the whining sound of the Muncie trans top notch Lou
Hi David R, Happy to read you enjoy this car & video :-) Lou
What a beautiful muscle machine.
You can sure hear that M-22 Rock Crusher in that "HEAVY CHEVY" howling when it's driving!
GREAT VIDEO LOU.
Hi TCT9MM, Happy to share the sites & sounds of this car with you :-) Lou
I'm a black car guy but WOW, Can't beat the Blue and White for this one! "I believe they were higher than 450 for this one..." Uhhh...NO DOUBT! Thanks for sharing!!!
Hi Beast 1624, Happy to receive a "WOW" on this car from you :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, and you're welcome, Lou
The apex predator of 70 great find Lou your show never disappoints.
High praise derwood 454 :-) Thank you for the kind words on the selection, I appreciate it.
Gotta be Chevy's holy grail muscle car of all time - just perfect, and Lou, I'm with you on the blue paint. Just fabulous guys, thanks for great vid.
Hi Bruce H., High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you, and you're welcome, Lou
oh that blue on that 454 LS6! what a glorious torque monster she is, and the LS5 at 390HP is no slouch, it may stand in the shadow of her mighty big sister but the LS5 doesn't seem to get enough love in my opinion and that's a shame
Hi SRT8Driver, Happy to read you enjoy this car & the color too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Lou must’ve been seriously jonesin’ for some big-block exhaust note after featuring that Beetle on the channel a couple days ago. Nice video, Lou!
Hi Anthony C, I think you're right :-) Glad to read you enjoy this video, Lou
That’s one of my favourite features of Lou’s channel - the wide diversity of cars!
That poor beetle trying to exhaust thru one 1 " tailpipe - 44 hp lol
@@pierredecine1936 Oh, not that bad. The owner said 70 hp in the video. lol
@@anthonyc1883 He is wrong - look at Car & Driver - The Bug is dead - it is a 1600cc motor ... what a dork he is - doesn't even know what engine in a 7000$ car ...
I have this one bookmarked for when I am kicking back to enjoy it. Busy finishing my break and bumped into this incredible car. I’ll see you very soon… Already left the thumbs up.
Hi JONNIE, High praise :-) Thank you for sharing a thumbs up! Lou
awesome, beautiful car, chevy knew how to build cars back then, thanx lou! love the classics!!
Hi T. C., Happy to read you're enjoying the cars :-) You're welcome, Lou
In 1972 we bought a Chevy Nomad stripped excellent ride 307 Engine 2 Barrel the Chevelle that you're showing is an excellent ride a true iconic muscle car
Hi Andrew, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Nomad :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My ultimate dream car! One day... The noise and that whine is just sheer awesomeness 😁. Great video Lou, as always!
Hi Justin, Happy to read "My ultimate dream car!" :-) Hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon, Lou
Thanks Lou , you just took me back to the year I graduated , a real treat and another of your great videos 👍❗️🇺🇸
Hi Ralph, Happy to read this car brings back memories :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
GREETINGS. From Venezuela, . . .
Greetings Alejandro, Happy to share this "SUPER COOL" car with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
I remember my 70 442 had the 455 ci than was out one day and ran into a guy had a 70 ss 454 and the 454 engine and heads dwarfed my olds 455 🇺🇸 Thanks again Lou 🤙🏻
Good times, good times :-) You're welcome Dane Ta Tua Tonka
#1 Musclecar All time
Great car for 1970,Thanks Lou.
You're welcome Gerard :-)
This car, even the colors, is one of the top five cars I love! Thanks a whole lot for the fantastic video!!
Hi Jon, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this "Top 5" car with you, and you're welcome, Lou
classic BAD-ASS MUSCLE CAR THANKS LOU!
Just the way we like it :-) You're welcome Kenneth.
Wow Lou what a fun rag top that was! I loved this model year of the Chevelle. I loved the color combination and that motor wow! Now there was some serious raw power under that hood! I really enjoyed this video very much it was a great ride along and you I bet had a great time riding in this unit. Such a great owner too! A great video Lou and Thanks for sharing!
Hi Steve, Happy to read "loved this model year of the Chevelle. I loved the color combination and that motor wow!" :-) High praise, and you're welcome, Lou
My absolute favorite muscle car!
Winner!
What a classy restoration.
Glad to read you enjoy the restoration work on this car :-)
A very beautiful muscle car that everyone desires. Thx Lou!
Hi Dave, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this muscle car :-) You're welcome, Lou
Hi Lou, thank you for a great video! A nice looking Chevrolet and happy owner!
Hi Aelita, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this Chevrolet :-) You're welcome, Lou
Very, very nice Chevelle with the correct drivetrain for performance folks.
Hi Greg, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
The ‘70 Chevelle SS is my favorite car, I’d take one with any of the BB engines. I wouldn’t complain. Check out the “Patrick Glenn Nichols Muscle Car Barn Find channel. Mr. Glenn knows how to decode these cars, amongst many others, he will get down to the details on the hood and deck lid stripes on these Chevelles of where the car built of whether the corner of the stripes are squared off or rounded off. Very interesting. I hope you had fun, Mr. Lou. See if you can find the el Camino version for a review.
Hi Donald, Happy to read this one is your favorite. Oh I had FUN :-) Thanks for the tip, and I'll keep on the look out, Lou
Patrick Glenn Nichols is the man when it comes to Chevelles hands down. If anyone is thinking of plunking down big money for a big block. I’d call him first to verify if the car is what the seller claims it to be.. There are more Frankenstein Chevelles out there than original engine/trans matching number cars.
@@davethompson3140 sho nuff, I believe Mr. Glenn filmed an episode where he saved a Feller a ton of money on verifying the authenticity of a “Chevelle SS”. I’ve seen Mr. Glenn crawl around in the dirt where the snakes and spiders live underneath a Chevelle to get numbers!
@@donaldhollums3278 -and he loves what he does…that’s what makes him so good at what he does.
What a beast! Mine was red and was the weak-sister with the 396. Bought it in1975 for $1800 (approx $9K in 2021 dollars). Had 3K miles. When I entered the Marines in 77, ended up stationed in 29 Palms California...where the car was promptly stolen..."Astro Air"...not a/c...ouch.
Hi Rick, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your red car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Superbly restored too!!
Looks like it just came off the showroom floor :-)
Very very nice car!! My brother had a few of these. He currently has a 63 Chevelle
H Debbie, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Brothers cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Dream car.
'99 Camaro Z28 convertible tiding me over till I get my dream Chevelle.
Hope you're behind the wheel of your "dream car" soon.
That is a beautiful color
I like this color blue too :-)
Another awesome video and bad ass70 Chevelle. Thsnks Lou!!
Just the way we like it Edmund :-) You're welcome.
great video on great car Lou, but you wouldn't catch me hammer down in an LS6 with no roof haha...kutgw.
Hi Charlotte, Happy to read you enjoy this car & video :-) Lou
Awesome whining sound of the m 22 rock crusher 👍
Hi Daniel, Happy to read "Awesome" :-) Lou
Had a ‘70 Chevelle (not the SS) with a 350 4V and 3-speed on the floor, dark green with black vinyl top. It would accelerate to 60 mph quickly, but really high revs at 70 mph in 3rd… absolute gas hog, but I loved it.
Hi Primus54, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
For a Ford guy I have to say Chevy had a winner with the big block Chevelle but I love all the big 3 and independent manf as well i
Happy to read you enjoy this one Larry :-)
Interior looks like pearl instead of standard white,beautiful Chevelle 👍
Hi Kevin, Thank you for sharing the detail you enjoy, Lou
Another great video Lou. I seen one LS6 Chevelle SS convertible in a Muscle Car Museum years ago. The owner told me that there was only 20 to 30 LS6 convertibles built, but I can't help but wonder if there a little bit more than that. Before seeing that car I never knew that they built any LS6 Convertibles at all.
Hi PlymouthDuster225, Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this car, Lou P.S. Here is one more for you to enjoy! czcams.com/video/ugETM3EBzrQ/video.html
Very nice car Lou. Yes l also like that color combination
Hi Norm, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
How did it escape the plastic woodgrain treatment? So grateful it did. There is only one thing that says tacky more than the cheap plastic woodgrain they were putting on cars of this vintage, shag carpeting. . That black finish that’s for sure in the same locations they liked to put woodgrain, looks so much better. Good job Chevrolet style department. The black is stock and it looks great. Just another reason to lust after this
Hi
Orwellknew911, Not sure how it escaped the woodgrain. Happy to read you enjoy this one as is :-) Lou
I wouldn’t even mind having that with an L-78 396
That's a nice car too.
Wow, the elephant in the room !
No traction control or any thing.
Brute force and Ignorance (Rory G :) Car's worth a lot of money.
Hi Glen, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Thanks for viewing & sharing, Lou
Beautiful car !
Hi Tim C, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
What a beautiful car. That is definitely the one to have, for sure! Fathom Blue on white is such a great color combo. Love the M22 Muncie Rockcrusher in it as well. Thanks for this, and all of the videos you post Lou!
Hi RallyNova350, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Great Blue RAT ! Shovel ...
:-)
Awesome Lou《☆》Very nice well optioned Chevelle SS🍒That idle is like a lullaby👍😁◇¿.🌴◇:*:◇🌴Greetings from⛾Florida🤳my friend😎🎱☮🔊🖖👍
Greeting BDOG JR, Happy to read this one is "Awesome" :-) Lou
Really awesome!!
Hi Chris, Happy to read you enjoy this video / Car :-) Lou
Fathom blue seems to be a popular color, second one you have feature in the same color, with an LS-6 and a convertible. I notice that the seats don't have the metal insert, that one of the other Chevelles did., you featured. I know 70-72 Chevelles pretty well.
Thanks for viewing and sharing what you notice.
As a car should be, or engine rather, 1hp per each c.i., right? At least that’s the way I see it! But awesome Chevelle Lou! Yeah he’s right, they under rate the real hp of cars back then because of insurance purposes, I’d say that LS6 in that was probably closer to 500 ponies and probably just as much torque.
Hi Doug, 500 ponies. GIDDY UP! :-) Lou
@@loucostabile - Haha, right on Lou!
Very nice Tribute
Hi Dean Call, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Cool 😀
Happy to read you think this one is "Cool" Michael :-)
Sublime.
Thank you for viewing and sharing.
Very very nice car, but 9D on the build data way to early for a ls6 car. First few come out mid November 69. 9D is last week of September. They was still taking orders for the 396 375hp L78. The ls6 engine option was not even available for orders until 10/31/69
Hi Don's Hot Rod Garage, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
thats anice piece LOu barrett jackson sold one like that i remember watching it belonged to Reggie Jackson i wonder if thats the one
Not sure what the price is for this car.
How come, almost invariably the clock doesn't work? CRV code = 454-4 450-LS6.
Not sure why the clock doesn't work.
So this car is unverified as a factory LS6 build ? A nice car nonetheless.
Happy to read you like this "nice" car :-)
👏
:-)
What is the lure of a convertible, anything?
Hi tom7601, On a nice day it's nice to have the top down. Hoping other Viewers can share their thoughts too, Lou
Did any of those drive tires last over nine hundred miles?!?
Hi Gary, Can't say for sure, Lou
Do you have a true build sheet? I see lots of wrong issues that leads to believe it's not a true LS6. What are the engine serial number? What's the Muncie serial number? Lots of fakes out there. It's really weird that I have seen more LS6 convertible in one year then they ever produced...hummmm
Hi Jeff, You see what I have to video. Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
Folks you're looking at a car that could easily sell for close to a million dollars now.
Hi Garrison, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Has anyone not stopped to think about how many Ls6 cars are being sold each year...HMM 325 horse 396s are not as plentiful...lots of re tagged bodys and re stamped blocks.. I know this for certain
Hi moneycantbuy, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou
by the way it sold for 450k
Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful car. However, these boomers think way more of the car than they actually are. No disrespect, but the fact is the 450 HP was Gross…engine on a.Bench, no exhaust, no accessories. Times change. Today we use SAE Net ratings, in the car, full exhaust, all accessories on and operating fully. Thus, that 450 gross HP is just 370 NET HP. And they didn’t under rate for insurance purposes, that is a flat out myth. It was the HP wars…if anything they over rated them.
HI EdyDeIKev, Thanks for viewing and sharing, Lou
💙💙💙💙💙👍😁😜🎯😎
Happy to see you enjoy this car Joe Smo :-)
Looks fake AF to me. The trim tag can't be real, and the dash isn't right. That's not an original hood, later reproduction. Nothing original about this car. Nice clone at best.
Hi Steve, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this CZcams Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this CZcams Channel, Lou