NEW ARRIVAL! This 1970 Chevelle SS LS5 454 convertible is a
well-optioned machine, factory equipped with the biggest and most
powerful engine that you can get with factory Air Conditioning.
That numbers matching, original LS5 454 is mated to the numbers
matching M-22 "Rock Crusher" 4spd and original 3.31 Posi-traction
center chunk bringing up the rear. Other rare options also include
factory Cowl Induction, Power Windows, Power Door Locks, Auxiliary
Light Group, Console, Cushioned Rim Steering Wheel, and Tilt. The
car is documented by NCRS Shipping Data Report and is also listed
in the LS5 Chevelle SS Registry.
Her original scheduled production date was December 08, 1969, the
Van Nuys, California plant. She shipped new to a dealership located
in Abilene, Texas. From there, she spent most of her life bouncing
between Texas and California. By 1996, this big block Chevelle had
seen better days, sitting abandoned in Glendora, California. It had
good bones, free of any major rust or body damage, but sorely
needed restoration. The project sat dormant until 2000 when it was
finally time to bring her back to her former glory. She underwent a
complete nut-and-bolt rotisserie restoration.
The 454 LS5 engine was balanced and blue printed to 10.5:1
compression and stock LS5 cam. The block was bored .030 over with
Speed Pro Pistons, chrome-moly rings. Heads were rebuilt to factory
specifications with hardened valve seats for use with modern
unleaded gas. The stock low-profile intake manifold is topped by
the rebuilt Rochester Quadrajet. The rest of the driveline was
likewise rebuilt to stock specifications, aside from the Spicer
severe-duty U-joints.
Spent gasses exhaust out of a Gardner reproduction complete with
chrome "stinger" tail pipes. The F41 Special Performance Suspension
was likewise rebuilt to stock specifications, right down the
spiral-adjust shocks, 14x7 sport wheels, and Concours correct
Goodyear Polyglass, F70-14 tires.
Body and frame were taken down to bare metal and repainted with
stock colors. The front fenders are not likely original, due the to
"SS" emblem placement, consistent with the call out location for
the 1969 model year, rather than the correct 1970 position. The
frame, GM Semigloss Black, and the body finished in Ditzler
two-stage Cortez Silver with black stripes. Paint and body were
completed in November 2001, final assembly was completed in May of
2002.
All of the glass is date code correct. The entire interior was also
restored and still show in excellent condition. Everything works.
Which, in a car this highly optioned, is really saying something.
She is factory equipped with Power Convertible Top (still optional
at the time this car was built), Delco AM/FM Radio, Factory A/C,
Power Steering, Power Windows, Power Door Locks, Electric Seatback
Releases, Auxiliary Light Group (includes Ashtray, Luggage, Map and
Underhood Lights - as well as Monitor Fiber-optic Washer Fluid
Monitor), Vinyl Strato-bucket seats, Console, Special
Instrumentation, Remote Mirror and Tinted Glass.
From 2002 to 2004 she hit the regional show circuit winning "Best
of Class" and "Show Stopper" awards. She changed hands shortly
after her 2004 feature story in Chevy High Performance, finding a
long term home in Houston, Texas. She was driven sparingly, about
1,000 miles over the past 13 years, displayed in a
climate-controlled private museum setting. In December of last
year, she underwent a full mechanical service and tune up,
including an oil change, radiator hot tank and clean, coolant
system flush, transmission flush and fill, fuel system flush, carb
rebuild, new spark plugs, distributor cap and rotor, and more. She
is real, right, turn-key and road ready!