Vehicle Description
1970 is a sweet spot in the history the Camaro. It built on the
success of the first-generation cars with lessons learned on the
street and on the track. That success also justified a bigger
budget and reasonable time line for the its development. The result
was an all-new car that is longer, lower, wider and considered much
more of a driver's car. Also, as the 70's progressed, tightening
emissions regulations and a fuel crisis put the squeeze on power
outputs. Check out this 1970 396 RS and see if you think that
parked inside your garage would be a sweet spot for it.
This car was delivered as a paint code 45 and trim code 723, Green
on Green car. It has received a very nice repaint that shines
brightly and looks fantastic. Bold white Rally stripes are always a
good look on a Pony car, and on an RS are almost a required. Up
front, the RS option is immediately identifiable by the split front
bumper. That put the grill out there front and center with its
bright accents and also the SS badge hinting at the 396 lurking
behind it. Below those sharp looking chrome bumpers, a chin spoiler
reaches for the ground, and above them, chrome trimmed lights
balance the look out nicely. From the side, the Green Mist paint
really catches the light showing off the long, low and lean look of
the body. The back of the car also looks clean and awesome with the
Rally stripes continuing over the short trunk ending nicely on the
rear spoiler with simple round taillights and a chrome bumper
completing the look.
Open the new, wider door and you will find the Green interior that
has darker and lighter shades giving it a bit of a two-tone effect.
A nice woodgrain instrument panel complements it well accented with
a black steering wheel and lower dash panel. That long door panel
provides a long armrest for comfortable cruising and the new Strato
buckets, unique to 1970 models, feature squared-off seatbacks and
adjustable headrests. That new curved instrument panel has Round
dials that sit oriented for easy visibility for the driver, and
there is an auxiliary Sunpro tach mounted off the right. The black
steering wheel is a two-spoke SS wheel, also with a woodgrain
accent, and a white shift knob for the 4-speed manual trans is just
begging you to stir it around. It is a very nice looking interior
and everything appears to be newer with little or no wear
present.
Open that hood and you will find a nicely detailed out, make that a
virtually spotless, engine bay with that precious 396 nestled down
inside it. The Chevy Orange of the engine is fresh and bright and
looks particularly good with the orange ignition wires
complementing it as well as the orange in the decal on the chrome
air topper announcing the engine as a 396 Turbo-Jet 375 HP with the
crossed racing flags. You gotta love the valve covers of a big
block Chevy engine, especially when they are chromed up and looking
as good as these. There is a power steering pump and a power brake
booster working the front disc brakes that ensure good stopping
power. The underside of this car is as nicely done and detailed out
as the topside is too. Everything is neat and clean and well
maintained. The car sits on BFGoodrich Radial T/As mounted on
5-spoke alloys all around.
Call or come on down and check out this first of the second-gen
Camaros. You may decide that its sweet spot would be sitting in
your garage rather than in our showroom.