34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

We have an AMAZING car this week from the Brothers Collection... a 1970 Chevelle SS LS6 454 - with a legitimate 34.2 miles on the odometer! It's a brand new car that has survived in pristine original condition all these years. More pics at MuscleCarOfTheWeek.com.

<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/2CQQwOAeEMM"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/2CQQwOAeEMM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object>

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

You're showing the wrong buildsheet @ the 1:53 mark.
That's for another differently optioned LS-6.....and with a vinyl top to boot.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I noticed that also. Saw m22 and right after he talks about the T400.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I just let him know. They grabbed the placard from another LS6. Maybe a red car.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I dunno? I think if it was mine, I'd have to drive it. That's what it was built for. Not much, just enough to let folks know why it has the reputation it does....

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

definitely would have to drive it, just a car. what about the &quot;chevelle&quot; emblem missing and the SS emblem appears to be upside down on the grill? were the stripes added as an option? Jim

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: slimsls6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> definitely would have to drive it, just a car. what about the &quot;chevelle&quot; emblem missing and the SS emblem appears to be upside down on the grill? Jim </div></div>

I noted that, BUT after taking my car to to the Norwood Assembly Plant Reunion a couple of weeks ago and listening to and being able to ask the workers any question about the production of Norwood cars, you wouldn't believe how cars left the plants. Except for a few folks on this forum that are real sharp shooters when it comes to restorations, many are clueless and not the experts they claim to be.

I especially liked one worker who stated a Camaro from Fisher Body came down from the drop from above to meet its chassis. The body had no hole in the drive shaft tunnel to meet its 4 speed transmission chassis! Then he said<span style="font-style: italic"> &quot;that's where a big-ass chisel and hammer came into play. Problem solved.....&quot;</span>

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

never say never, back in the day it was just a automobile and a job, can't hold up the assembly line, but like you said he have these self proclaimed experts/purists that think it was like this and shouldn't be like that, lots of crazy stuff was done , got to have a opened mind, Jim

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

How do you go through all that production and drop the ball on the build sheet?

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

----I put 6 of those 34 miles (from 12 to 18) on way back in about 1979 or 80 in Louisville KY!.......Bill S

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Oh... do tell how those six miles went! Were objects wizzing by or was the arm on the sill just cruzin? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

Dave
67 Nova Boy

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----I put 6 of those 34 miles (from 12 to 18) on way back in about 1979 or 80 in Louisville KY!.......Bill S </div></div>

...wouldnt that be 6 miles on the odometer, around 4.5 miles in reality? lol

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

----Honestly,,,Not that memorable. I mean, it was exciting driving a brand new LS6, but not being able to drive it fast was a letdown. Heck,,,it wasnt even broken in, and still isnt!......Bill S

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ss427copo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I especially liked one worker who stated a Camaro from Fisher Body came down from the drop from above to meet its chassis. The body had no hole in the drive shaft tunnel to meet its 4 speed transmission chassis! Then he said[i] &quot;that's where a big-ass chisel and hammer came into play. Problem solved.....&quot; </div></div>

I can confirm we built at least one pickup truck like that....the truck went tottering down the final line while the repair man was hammering away inside.

K

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Ya know .... the self proclaimed experts can keep their theorys .... I like hearing stuff like this.. I remember when I first got into the restoration business we were stripping down a mopar for resto and when we pulled the vinyl top off painted on the C pillar said F@#K YOU Dave ... so yes weird things happened

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

This should be a copy of the sheet for this car.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...ldsheet001.jpg

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Cool,
Another non posi LS6 car [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
To bad about the mistake on the video showing the wrong build sheet [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----I put 6 of those 34 miles (from 12 to 18) on way back in about 1979 or 80 in Louisville KY!.......Bill S </div></div>

Bill was that a Gomer deal back then....?

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: XXXBlackLs6M22</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool,
Another non posi LS6 car [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]</div></div>

Posi wasn't required on an LS6 Chevelle? Seriously? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

----Oh ya, Jake!!! It was just another Louisville cluster f#$k......Bill S

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: XXXBlackLs6M22</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool,
Another non posi LS6 car [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]</div></div>

Posi wasn't required on an LS6 Chevelle? Seriously? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] </div></div>

Nope,3:31 was the std. rearend.
Cost an extra $42.15 to upgrade from an open to posi.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Thanks Kevin for another great video.

The open rear end would be no good in the snow.

Cool to see a car with no miles, but what about the cars feelings, don't you think she wants a good run every once on a while?

Ryan

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

you're right Ryan, she probably would like a good run, stretch her legs alittle. But truth be told, that car will never really be enjoyed for what it was built for. it will get more miles put on it from bouncing from collector to collector, 35 miles and half 1/2 dozen or more owners. its all about the $$$$$$$ now. Jim

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

That's a shame for something like that to just sit. That's like buying a nice Harley and parking it your garage and then standing by it so people can see you have it. What does letting it sit get ya? More money? Heck, who needs more money. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

I like the car. There's a guy riding around here in the Dover area that has the same car but with the 396, faded original red paint and all, no rust, 4 speed. Knew him from my USAF days in the 70's. He bought it new and was still driving it up to a few years ago.

There is also a hot blonde chick from Maryland that would bring an LS5 or 6 to a friend of mines speed shop for tuning twice a year. Nice car.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

one thing for sure, you can't take the car or the money with ya, might as well have some fun with it. i will guarantee if i had it, it wouldn't have 34.2 miles on it for long, I'd drive the you know what out of it. its like having a wife or girl friend with low miles and just looking at her, were is the fun in that. to each his own, there loss. Jim

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Amazing the amount of people that think it should be driven. There are very few low mile cars around to learn from. This car is one of those cars.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Just noticed that the front grill &quot;Chevelle&quot; script emblem is missing.

Why would Chevrolet forget to put that on? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Amazing the amount of people that think it should be driven. There are very few low mile cars around to learn from. This car is one of those cars. </div></div>

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

The LS6 is hardly a rare car - there are others out there that can be driven.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I think I agree with Charley on this one. When driving, too many BAD things can possibly happen to a GOOD car. Once it is hit or is involved in anything negative, it is no longer what it is now. The Brothers have amassed one of the best collections in the world concerning our kind of cars. I applaud them for doing so and for preserving history.
And...finally, the truth about build quality is coming to the surface. Many of us who are/were in the car business know the real truth---not the &quot;Johnny come latelies&quot; who THINK they do!

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I doubt that the car would be safe to drive very much without changing belts and hoses. I don't think I would trust the brakes either.
James

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I agree, this is a very rare piece, not because of what it is, but because of the mileage. car should be and needs to be preserved, but you can still enjoy it. What can you learn from a car? Not a darn thing, other then Why Bob put a hose clamp on differently then Jack, and why it was done that way? one is installed at the 1:00 position the other car was at 9:00. Thats a mystery? Wow guys look at that, this paint dab on the tie rod end looks like it was put on by going east to west, not north to south like the last car. wonder why they did it that way, thats really strange. so i must of did mine wrong? I don't think because it is a LS6 or a W-30 they built it better or with special care compared to a 6cyl. valiant? We all know that it was just a piece of transportation built by humans, people like us. not really a science, (but you can't help from wondering why and how some things were done). I look back to this day and wonder why i did something like i did just a year ago, let alone 30 years ago. It was just another day at work to them. Always going to be variables from car to car, and it is cool to see those variables. You don't have to drive your cars either for bad things to happen to them either, fire, weather, list goes on. My hat goes off to those who just look at them for enjoyment (for whatever reason), or for the money, or because it has 34.2 or 102,000 miles, its just not in my blood. I will enjoy a piece of history from the driver seat, where I think it really matters. Beautiful car, Jim

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Some day, somebody will drive that car. It may be in a collection now, but when we're all dead and gone, who knows. Some crazy, uneducated, that just won the powerball just might have his/her way with it. There's a few guys about a mile from where I live that won a Pa. lottery 10 15 years ago and I see them all the time thrashing nice looking muscle cars up and down the road all the time. Worse yet, somebody that has no idea how to handle big block power can run it into a ditch before it went 6 feet.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

LOL Gary. hopefully in my second life i will be that crazy, uneducated lottery winner. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] Jim

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

If I had the $$$$ I would buy it just to drive it all over the place. And then sell it with 1,000 miles on it.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I don't think you can: &quot;drive all over the place&quot; and have only 1,000 miles on it, LOL, but hey its a start, Jim [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I looked over and under this car for an hour when it was at Mecum Chicago, it's amazing and I love it the way it is.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

Tim was that in 2007?
I inspected it in 2007 @ Mecums' Spring outdoor auction in Belvedere Il. @ Boone Co. fairgrounds.
Everyone walking buy it,not realizing what it was.
Under a make shift tent,but still wet grass,raining/tornado like weather that day too.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

I know it was in St. Charles, it may have been October 2008.

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

----There are a whole lot of 1970 Chevelles out there to molest any way you want to. The thought that someone should or would go out and drive this particular LS6 piece of art is actually abhorrent to me. Might as well make it into a &quot;pro-touring&quot; car. I know, I know, I already drove it, but that was many, many years ago when I was young and not the brain surgeon I am now.......Bill S

Re: 34.2 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Video
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----There are a whole lot of 1970 Chevelles out there to molest any way you want to. The thought that someone should or would go out and drive this particular LS6 piece of art is actually abhorrent to me. Might as well make it into a &quot;pro-touring&quot; car. I know, I know, I already drove it, but that was many, many years ago when I was young and not the brain surgeon I am now.......Bill S </div></div>


&quot;Like&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]