1971 Chevelle SS 454 — Serious Project, Serious Iron. Your Finish Line.
Let me be straight with you: I’m a guy who got into this build with everything I had — and life is pulling me in a different direction. That means someone else gets to cross the finish line on one of the most badass classic muscle cars ever built, and they’re going to do it at a fraction of what’s already been poured into it.
What’s Done:
• 454 Big Block — same generation, not confirmed original, but it doesn’t matter once you hear it. Dyno-proven 500+ horsepower
• Fresh paint — $20,000 into a brand new layout. It stops traffic. Period.
• Turbo 400 Transmission — brand new, $6,000. Bulletproof.
• 4.11 rear end gears — this thing launches
• Wilwood brake package — $5,000. Stops as hard as it goes
• ProCar front bucket seats — proper performance seating
• TMI rear seat — black with red, sharp
• Brand new headliner — just installed, clean
What’s Left:
Roughly $5,000 in parts and 100–150 hours to completion. This is a driver’s finish, not a restoration nightmare. The heavy lifting — the paint, the drivetrain, the brakes, the interior bones — is done. The car also comes with a full glass kit.
The Numbers:
|Item |Invested |
|---------------------------------|------------|
|Purchase price |$15,000 |
|Paint |$20,000 |
|Turbo 400 transmission |$6,000 |
Engine rebuild l. $4500 |
|Interior (ProCar, TMI, headliner)|$5,000 |
|Wilwood brakes |$5,000 |
Additional parts |$4500. |
|**Total in** |**$59,500**|
I’m not going to pretend I’m breaking even. My loss is your gain — plain and simple.
The Bottom Line:
This is a 1971 Chevelle SS 454. There are no bad ones. This one has a half-finished paint job that cost more than most people’s full builds, a transmission you won’t have to think about for the next 100,000 miles, and bones that a serious muscle car guy will recognize the second he opens the door.
If you’ve been looking for a project that’s 85% there — with the expensive, soul-crushing parts already behind you — this is it.
Serious inquiries only. Trades Considered. Cash or verified funds.
📍 [Location — Scottsdale/Phoenix Area, AZ]
Brennan 602-3zero0-96one9 Text
“This car is absolutely beautiful and it’s worth every penny.”
