Vehicle Description
1970 Chevrolet Impala - 34k Original Miles - Black on Black - 350
V8 - Original Owner Protect-O-Plate and Title - Purchased New at
Rohm Chevrolet in Auburn, Indiana (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1970 Chevrolet Impala on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 145
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) The Best Big
Car Of Its Time: 1970 Chevrolet Impala �€" TheTruthAboutCars
website, January 2010 Respected automotive journalist, Paul
Niedermeyer, in the referenced article noted: Let's start with the
basic structure: 1970 was the last year of the perimeter-framed
generation that started in 1965. By 1970, it benefited from what
any car (usually) does after having been made for six years: build
quality was the best. The Ford was a distant third, and the new
fuselage Mopars felt a little short on development time, at least
the first year '69 I drove. The Chevy was impeccably quiet, refined
and smooth. Its engine started and ran smoother than the other two
too. Chryslers, like our own '65 Coronet, were notorious stallers
and ran rough in rainy weather until electronic ignition came
along. The Fords didn't start as effortlessly. GM's Rochester carbs
seemed to be better sorted out. Offered here is a 1970 Chevrolet
Impala Hardtop Coupe in black over black. The car is an extremely
low-mileage, beautifully maintained, and lightly upgraded example.
Since being delivered new at Rohm Chevrolet in Auburn, Indiana, the
car has traveled just 34,014 miles in all-remarkably fewer than 670
miles-per-year on average. The black exterior paint has been well
maintained through the years and retains much of its original
gloss. The inward-curved rear hardtop window is an especially
pleasing aspect here. Chrome trim is complete and in near-showroom
condition, with very light patina confined to the door handles.
Both chrome bumpers incorporate lighting in their design-the
side-marker lights and turn indicators in front, and the three
separate taillights in back-and are especially well-kept (as is the
front grille-and-headlight trim). Chrome headlight eyebrows (a
period-correct appearance modification) have been added. Tasteful,
original factory badging-including the script Chevrolet grille
emblem with blue bowtie logo, 350 engine-designation emblems on the
front fenders, script Impala emblems on the sail panel, and script
Chevrolet trunk emblem-is all properly in place. Full-length
body-side trim is undamaged. (To best assess the quality of the
paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs
of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Cabin glass and lighting
lenses are clear and undamaged. American Racing® 15-inch, 5-spoke,
chrome mag-style wheels are mounted with period-correct 265/70
red-stripe tires. Inside, the black color theme continues.
Vertically pleated black vinyl upholstery covers the front
split-bench and rear bench seat. The upholstery condition overall
is excellent with a minor tear on the driver's outside seat
bolster. Black carpeting in excellent condition covers the cabin
floors with rubber protective mats at each seating location. Door
trim uses the same black vinyl, but with a square-pattern insert
and a single handsome woodgrain accent highlighting a chrome
leaping-impala emblem. The same emblem adorns the woodgrain on the
black steering wheel. Across the expansive dashboard, the condition
of trim, control surfaces, and woodgrain is excellent. The
shift-lever for the automatic transmission is mounted on the
console, while the factory push-button AM radio remains mounted on
the lower dash below an analog clock. The car's trunk is clean,
tidy, and complete. Under the hood, the 350-cubic-inch Chevrolet V8
in its correct orange block p