1970 Monte Carlo SS 454 LS5, # match Blk/Blk/Blk

[69LM1]

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Didn't they have an 'SS' emblem on the grille?

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Nope. Not on the grill, as was mentioned, they did have the SS454 emblem in white behind the front tires in 1970. In 1971 they added a emblem on the rh side of the trunk spacer.

There has never been any documented 4 speed Monte Carlo SS's. There are a handful of big block 402 4 Speeds though. Many of the 402's have been "cloned" to look like SS's. You could even order the "Air Ride" system with non SS cars, and I have seen a few.

There has never been any documented LS6 Monte's either.

We always here the stories, but none have ever proved out true.

Nice cars, and ride great.

[Canucklehead]

I had a white one back in high school, loved the car lots of power and a comfortable ride. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe its time to relive my past????????

[69LM1]

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I had a white one back in high school, loved the car lots of power and a comfortable ride. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe its time to relive my past????????

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Let me know, special deal for sYc members!
Rich

[Fast67VelleN2O]

A guy here in jersey SWEARS he bought a one owner 70 LS5 4-speed Monte SS back in the mid 80's and drove it. He has since sold it to someone else... so who knows.

[3macs1]

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A guy here in jersey SWEARS he bought a one owner 70 LS5 4-speed Monte SS back in the mid 80's and drove it. He has since sold it to someone else... so who knows.

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I for one despite the fact we cannot find a documented one know for sure they did exist with a 4spd since I also bought one for salvage in probally 84.It was rusted beyond repair but the drive train was 100% original.Like the one for sale it was triple black LS-5 454 4speed. I still have most of the drive train buried somewhere I would say as well as the muncie, shifter, pedals etc. It had the adjustable shocks and compressor which I just found in the last year and sold on e-bay as well as factory tack and guages, tinted glass and a AM 8 track.
Disc brakes were two piece rotors, power steering, F41 but no posi. Also had the windshield washer fluid monitoring set up. The floor hump for the shifter was factory installed for sure which was very clear when we cut it out.
Interesting part was it was a bench seat car and the only SS emblems I remember were on the fenders.
Years later after finding out some were saying the 70 monte never existed with a factory 4 spd a guy came and pulled what was left of the shell out of the woods since the vin and cowl tag was still in place and I had all the paper work but I never heard what he did with the remains.It was quite rough.

[69LM1]

Guys,
More than likely these were BB 402 cars, and yes the "Air Ride" system that was standard on all Z20 Monte Carlo SS cars was an RPO for other cars as well. I have seen a few non SS's with this system. In all this time, there have been more than a handfull of Monte 402's with a 4 speed show up. Never a SS. Statistics alone would dictate that at least one would have shown up.

Now, if you had the "LS5" out of that car and the vins on the "454" and the 4 speed matched.............

Like I said, there are many "ghost" stories of that kind. Also, the same thing goes for a Monte SS with the LS6, plent o stories and "friends" but no one has yet to have one spring up.


Is it possible? Sure, seemed like anything was back in the day , I know I sure wish I was around and knew then what I do now!

[3macs1]

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Guys,
More than likely these were BB 402 cars, and yes the "Air Ride" system that was standard on all Z20 Monte Carlo SS cars was an RPO for other cars as well. I have seen a few non SS's with this system. In all this time, there have been more than a handfull of Monte 402's with a 4 speed show up. Never a SS. Statistics alone would dictate that at least one would have shown up.

Now, if you had the "LS5" out of that car and the vins on the "454" and the 4 speed matched.............

Like I said, there are many "ghost" stories of that kind. Also, the same thing goes for a Monte SS with the LS6, plent o stories and "friends" but no one has yet to have one spring up.


Is it possible? Sure, seemed like anything was back in the day , I know I sure wish I was around and knew then what I do now!

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DAAAAAAAAA Joe do you think you can tell the difference between a 402 and a 454 since when you parted that car you probally had 50 BBC engines and bought the engine for a spare for your 70 ls-5 chevelle. Give me a break. I guess that old flywheel with the big weight on it you have on your bench off the monte, or the cross mount muncie shifter laying in the front seat of that old 68 impala in your barn is not real either.Nor was the N20 right on the cowl tag which is why the guy took it out of the woods.
I was told after I did some research on this car long after it was parted that there was 4 of these produced in canada so really what are the odds of one showing up. NOT.
This one was the real deal and buried in my pile of BBC and muncies I still have the engine and trans unfortunately I cannot dig through all of the stuff right now.
Believe what you want but I know different.
The 4spd 70 monte 454 lived in canada for sure