I'd like to thank the person who rescued that beauty. And you Patrick, for showing it. I would imagine the build sheets for those cars sitting outside, ended up as bedding for some little critter.
I bought my L78 in 1975 and still own it today. The UAW struck GM alone in very early November 1969 and the L78 was only made during October 1969. When the UAW came back on Feb 6, 1970, they came out with the LS5 and LS6 454s. These ordered with the 396/375 were then never made and "The Rochester Letter" explained that to the dealers. I bought mine from a woman in a trailer park who's husband had just been sent to prison but didn't know it was an L78 at the time. Mine is a Van Nuys car that will never be sold
I just want to thank Barrett Jackson for causing the HIGH pricing of these old Muscle cars before that damn car auction you could buy these cars cheap!!! By the time I got old enough to find a good job and start saving to buy one hear comes that damn Barrett Jackson...a real good way to ruin a kids dream on buying one.
Yes it sucks very bad, a man that works everyday making $13 hour or less has kids with bills pilling up its hard to buy a good decent Chevelle or any of these 60s 70s muscle cars and even the old 55-57 Chevy shoebox's. It makes it really hard to save up for one with those figures
a buddy of mine lives in Arizona,,his dentist had a 69 Camaro in garage ,parked 30 plus yrs,,my buddys dad is a carbuff,so he got it running and asked what you want for it,he replies well I saw on barret jacskon ,and he knew when he herd that name was not gona steal it,
Who would abandon a beautiful car like this 1970 Chevelle in let it go to waste that Chevelle is worth giving it a second chance to get a transformation n deserves to be on the road again better in the warm weather like Brownsville Texas.
Nice find, Makes me wish I never parted with my 70 SS L-78 Chevelle, Mine had the same options as this one and was 100% original except for the ladder bars and some custom paint in the hood and deck strips someone else did before I bought it Lots of really good memories in that car from 1974 just a kid in high school until 1990. I net my wife of 40 years one night in 76 cruising the best little town in pa. My son went on a mission in 2008 trying to find the car posting the vin number on Chevelle web sites. Two years later my son, wife and I got to see my baby again, The car was restored and best of all its less then 100 miles away.I lost my son less then a year later, Thank you Justin
Another great find , Patrick ! I had an L34 car and an LS5 car in my younger days . WISH I still had either of them . Still WANT another 70 Chevelle . Might need to get you to find ME one , Patrick !
The Pinnacle of muscle cars back in the day!! Good job Patrick Glenn!! Love your knowledge of these cars?! Alot of those people from that era that knew all about these muscle cars are no longer with us.
Yeah, but this engine was replaced within the first 6 years of ownership, so even though the engine stamp doesn’t match numbers, it’s still from the same era, so it shouldn’t hurt the value too terribly.
nice love your videos and i love chevelles every year of em they are all sexy bad ass hot rods me and my dad going are to look at a 66 tomorrow i hope we bring it home
Believe it or not I had one in high school. 70 396 375 4 speed with 456 gears. The kid I bought it off of was using it as a drag car and removed the heater and inner fender well's. I put it back on the street and it was my every day car until I sold it in 1991 for the whopping price of 2500.00 dollars.😣
Joseph M - I had that same car. 68 ss 396. I still have my registration card from 1974. Matador red, black vinyl, black interior, 4 speed wore out Muncie. I only got beat once.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 not without an original motor. Even fully restored, the fact that there is not an original block and heads the car will not bring 6 figure money. It is rare, and an awesome find no doubt.
John Laws I sold one of these in similar condition at auction for 27500 without the original engine. It has since received a full resto and definitely will fetch in the 6 figure range. Not opinion just fact.
Matt Schmidt car is worth 30k easy as it sits. Car will bring 100k with a frame off concourse resto. It’s that rare. The color combo the year and the engine make it holy grail status.
It's amazing how many Musclecars keep getting found...I think there is still probably tens of thousands waiting to be found. People knew these were special cars, so they kept them from the crusher. Last fall I bought a barn find 1969 Chevelle Malibu 2 door. It runs and drives great, but needs to be restored. Its Fathom green with light green interior, 350 with a glide. What I am going to to is keep it Fathom green, black interior, 383 sbc, M22 Muncie, 3:73 gears in rear. Its going to be a summer Hot Rod that I can beat on, lay posi marks on country roads.
Yeah this old guy I know that has a 1969 GTO 396, a 1969 GMC truck with a 454, and a 1977 Pontiac Can Am sitting in a barn on a 123 acre piece of property I keep asking him when he's going to sell them to me he said I can buy them when he's dead!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄
yes sir i agree with you i'm just 17 and my dad got me into old cars love your 69 that sounds like a awesome plan you got we have a 68 nova and a 55 post my dad is building me a 67 nova now your car sound haul ass with the 383
Who parks a 6 year old top of the line muscle car in the woods?!? What a beautiful find and I hope it goes to someone who will love it and fix it right
OntarioRedneXXX READ IDIOT ! Lot of people moaning and groaning about the person that left his car in the woods. How was anybody to know, that in the future these cars would be worth tons of money? Back in the day this car was just a couple thousand dollars, and there were muscle cars from all manufacturers all over the country. Nobody would ever dream that inflation would go so high, that a Camaro would cost $100,000.
that's what i thought too...Who drives a new car for 6 short years and parks it in the woods to decay? ...i wouldn't think it would need an engine change in 6 years....must have been a farm car for awhile...engine might have been changed in the 1980 or early 90's.....i can't fathom the engine was changed before 1976 and was setting in the woods in 1976 never moving....hard to believe story...but we'll accept it.
How did you become so knowledgeable about Chevelle's, and their option / build codes? Very impressive knowledge. You're like the Mark Worman for us Bow Tie / Chevelle guys (or Mark Worman is the Patrick Glenn Nichols for MOPAR guys :). Seriously, you should write a book and compile your knowledge for future restorers. I've owned two Chevelle's. A 1972, and a 1965. Both were small block cars, and I had a lot of fun with them, but they really needed big blocks. I switched over to '69 Camaros, and ended up building 7 of them before life took over and money had to go to other things. I graduated from High School in '79. That was a time when you could buy '69 Camaros, and '70 Chevelle's for less than $1,000. If you got a real SS it might have cost $1,500 to $2,000 in good shape. If only we all knew how special these cars were, and eventually would be, I wish I would have bought a warehouse with storage racks, and saved as many of these great cars from a rusty fate as possible. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
I bought a 69 Z28 w/302, silver with black stripes and running condition in 77 for $900.00. I drove it for 13½ years and only had to put a clutch, water pump and a complete brake job. Paint was original, no rust, had 1 ding in the right quarter from a grocery cart. In 91 a man offered me $12,000 and I told him I didn't want to sell. He came back 2 weeks later and offered $16,000, I accepted and made him the proud owner. I've wished many times since that I hadn't sold it. But I did have my fun with it though.
So video on Dennis Collins and that is exactly what a guy did. Bought x number per year stored inside and clean. Had them stacked on floor and then a rack so double high. He is retirement age and now selling them. I don't think he did a thing to them. He had a lot of cars.
9/10/23. Yes CHEVELLES could be had for Cheap ! Back in 80/81 I bought a 12-sec Chevelle SS396 Strip Only for $2,000 Made it Street Legal in Auto Shop !! 12-seconds wasn't Bad for Me & the Street ! Plus There was a 69' SS396 Ragtop I was looking at for $2,200. Now!? Forget it !!! LoL
Mr Patrick Glenn Nichols, I wish you could share more of you knowledge about all years of Chevelle`s, not just the 1970 model. I still have a build sheet from a 72 ss454, 4 speed I had and unfortionatly wrecked in 1979. It had some special things installed from the factory or day 2 ? That I have not seen very often. 3 things from memory . An AC delco compressor under the hood, that pumped the rear shocks up. and a regulator/guage mounted under center of the dash.a map light on the inside rearview mirror, like corvettes . and side moldings running from front fender to rear quarter panel, and wheel lip moldings. Thanks love you videos.
alwayslearning thefacts thank you sir for watching. I try to share some insight on other Chevelle model years when those cars surface. The 1970 model is definitely the front runner most popular but all are equally important to me.
Only if you're one of these wankers that pops a nut to things being "numbers matching". Saving the thing from sinking into the earth is the very big deal.
I’m from a generation that most people think doesn’t care about things like this being born in ‘95...but this breaks my heart hearing it was just parked in the woods to die...
NIce find! I love this year and had the SS396/350 so sort of remember how cool of a car it was to drive. I'm glad people are getting this out of the wild where they might see a restoration. Thanks for the video and info.
Some Joe Bob knuckle head took a 6 year old high performance car with only 39,000 miles and park it in the woods, totally forgetting about it, you got to be kidding me.
I’m a huge classic muscle car enthusiast. More so Chevrolet models than anything. And the 69 Camaro, and the 70 Chevelle are my favorites. I know quite a bit about these cars but you sir have taught me so much just from watching your videos! Thank you sir for posting all of them and keep them coming. I am a big fan of the channel!
IDK, those chevelles are super over hyped. I myself would prefer an olds 442 or a Buick GS stage 1. Still admire the beauty of chevelles but the market is fucked.
I did a body off restro on my 70ss. Beautiful cars for sure. Would love to know the progress of this car since its been 2yrs on this video. I would love to see it finished. Thank you for the time of sharing. I'm jealous. Take care. Dan
In 1987, I blew my chance to buy a one-owner, unmolested, Placer Gold-with-black-vinyl-top-and-interior 1971 HEAVY CHEVY. It was correct down to the smooth running 307 and 14x6 rally wheels, and only needed a paint job and new stripes, which I think were already being reproduced at the time. The guy was asking $2500 and I thought it was too much. Not a day has gone by that I haven't regretted that decision, but who could have known? I love an SS Chevelle as much as anyone else, but when was the last time anyone saw a legitimate Heavy Chevy? I'll never understand why practically nobody knows they exist when they were featured quite prominently in the Chevelle sales brochures of '71 and '72.
First time anyone in these comments mentioned the Heavy Chevy Chevelle! I saw a really nice one back in the early 90s but none since then. They were like a poor man's Super Sport, weren't they? I always thought they were cool cars.
I stumbled across this car the other day www.flemingsultimategarage.com/vehicles/2850/1970-chevrolet-chevelle-ss396 what's your take on why this car isn't 6 figures too? I mean it is ready to go, the pedigree looks right, am I missing something?
fortesparts and a lot of stuff picked from it but that would be from sittin the woods but yea a lot of stuff has been replace in a short period of time could have been driven for years with dead tags hell back in the 70’s they didn’t really much care
that's what i thought too...Who drives a new car for 6 short years and parks it in the woods to decay? ...i wouldn't think it would need an engine change in 6 years....must have been a farm car for awhile...engine might have been changed in the 1980 or early 90's.....i can't fathom the engine was changed before 1976 and was setting in the woods in 1976 never moving....hard to believe story...but we'll accept it.
Accuracy Marked yes I agree. Unless they drove for that short period and got a lean against it mabe from the bank and mabe try to sell it and no one didn't wanna pay the lean on it so they just parked it and picked and pulled parts from it mabe sold the original motor then later stuck a later model motor in it with plans to fix it back up then again things went south, yea I say it was changed around the 80's of course on the lean issue someone could have paid it or being its a older car the bank could have just released it, will we find out the mystery lol I'm feeling like one of the hardy boys Shawn Cassidy lol
no history on the car. why do u park a muscle car in the woods, couldn't afford the gas and no resale value or someone owes the bank for this car and hid it from the repo man. no mention of clear title in hand. these cars are dinosaurs now, a Saturn SUV has as much hp. they are art and invoke memories for us. 1970 is the best chevelle built I my opinion! a new Cadillac will leave it in the dust, in stock form. what would it cost to have it restored $50,000?
Hard to believe, Whoever had to Change the engine within the short time it was on the street, Must have beat the shit out of it, Could have rebuilt the original Motor, To each is own, i had a 70' Chevelle 396 i bought it in 73' 28,000. miles on it, only if i knew then, what we all know Now, in 1970 GM put out Cars with Major HP, it was one of the Fastest Cars i have had, in 1976 i traded my brother inlaw my 70' for his 1966 Chevelle & $600. bucks, Those were the Days...
Back in The 1970's The Chevy Chevelle, The '70 Camaro, and The '70,Impala, and not to Mention The '70 Chevy Nova, were in a dead heat, and like one of These Commenters, have Stated, is how could have known, What we are finding, out today.
All I managed to hold on to during those heady days of yesteryear; was a measly L-34 with build sheet.... I musta walked past at least a couple LS-6 or may be even an L-78; goes to show you only a few can be so lucky.
Great video. I love the 70 chevelles and had a blue with white stripes model 70 SS 454 since I was 8 years old. Who knew that the internet would be born and we would be able to connect all over the world and see such awesome barn finds. Thanks for sharing.
Paul Letchworth I live in Raleigh NC and I believe I know you also... I was wondering if you have some info on the 69 Convertible if they would sell it.... Give me a call or text (919)710-9853.....Steve Parker
What a great find. I bought a small block version of this car after my '69 Charger got wrecked in '80. Family saw it on a flat bed truck. Cars like that and this SS deserve a second chance. Just hope your pockets are deep enough.
fast fun fact!!! my friends brothers friend from austin tx owned the chevelle that was used in dazed and confused. eventually sold it i think. and i remember reading that a 396 cid was actually a 402. regardless nice ride.
Or the box to check off on the build sheet for the triple core rad...lol..."box 46 of the build sheet".. I haven't seen any 6 year old ss camaros or xr 500 mustangs in any woods around my area lately. Oh, but wait they gave these cars away back in the early 70's. ,,,yeah right. In the woods for 45 years and not one bullet hole, wow. ..amazing,,,lol. Wonder if the Vin plate is still on the dash.
9/10/2023. Mr. Nichols !! You Should Write a Book/Manual like somebody has Already Mentioned. I Love the 69's Da Best !! But Any Year is Fine by Me ! I had a 12-sec. 69' SS396 Strip Only Car I Bought for $2,000 in High School 80/81 and Made it Street Legal in Good Ole Auto Shop ! I'll Have to Check his list to see if he did a Follow Up on this Gem. And That 69' COPO Chevelle with the 427 ??!!!!! That Baby I would love to have !! 👋😁✌️👈😎👌
No way that’s s six figure 70. Don’t get me wrong I’m mostly trying to make my self feel better about my L78 I sold 4 years ago. Documented 70, built in KC October of 69, code 78 black cherry, white stripes, CKF 355 rear single 3/8 fuel line etc...BUT the original motor was long gone and replaced with a crate 502. I sold it for 25k and at the time didn’t think it would fetch more than 28-30. I sold it to a close friend who still has it today. I’d upload a picture for all the doubters but I’m not sure if I can.
very good information here on a leeds built car also the under coating around the heater box seems to be unique to a leeds assembly plant. Thanks for the video.
Dane...😏 Another Kansas City built supercar.....Yep, just 20 minutes from home HERE.... Sometimes? I sure wish I was born considerably sooner, and a part of SUCH a magical era 🤔😏.....KILLER car! 🤘🔥👍
This car is a '70 Chevelle and was parked in the woods in '76? Whoever bought the car drove it 6 years, and in that short time replaced the engine then parked it in the woods? Damn strange. Well as much as resto's cost, it would probably be a 6-figure resto job for sure.
Here's the kicker; If accurate, this car was only 6 years old when parked. Wish some info on the original purchase and buyer was known. The whole car had to have been almost perfect when it was parked. What is the odometer reading? Shows that back then, just as today, a several year old car was treated as, "oh well" can't get it runnin right so....on to something I can drive and by the wayside it went. What a greay chain of events for us today...and what will turn up on the future? patrick: Was the Canadian "chevelle" ever built in the ss format? anyone?
Yes the engine was changed. But is the replacement motor an L78 motor? If not the only thing thats an L78 is the cowl tag. The market of buyers willing to pay for a replacement block stock restoration and pay numbers matching money for it is probably less than the market that would pay for a 'good' resto mod. Yours for only $30k, and after an $80k resto, you have a $95-$105k car (covid economy modifiers not withstanding). Still, it will get saved, and the car seems to have good bones as long as the frame rails arent toast, its a good candidate for someone who wants to keep the car. Probably a speculative candidate for someone who owns a shop who wants an auction flip candidate. Who know I may be misreading the Mecum crowd in 2020.
I would ask who on earth would leave a 70 Chevelle SS on the woods in 1976 but my cousin who is 8 years older than me (he's 60) bought a 69 Chevelle SS 396 from a gal in 1974 for $100. She told him the engine was locked up. He suspected the starter was locked up instead and after buying one from the salvage yard for $2 he installed it in the car, put in a battery and a couple gallons of gas and drove off. Him and some friends took it from Boston to Louisiana a couple of months later. It started to overheat so they drove it off in the woods in central Louisiana and left it expecting to go back and get it and fix it when they got a few bucks. He told me the story in 2005. He still hadn't been back to get it, lol. It's probably long gone. No idea if it was something special or just a base 396 but it did have a 4 speed and he said it was geared really low. That's how they ended up in the woods back in the 1970's!
You know its cool to have one of these cars when your 17-25 years old,, but now when you see 50-70 year olds in them theres NOTHING COOL about them cars now, there known as old people cars now..ment to sit in there 5 car garages collecting dust.
All these cars in deep barns and in the deep woods,I would put big money down that a few were stolen!!Cant change my mind/I put a 67 vet away for 35 yrs/and sold it no Questions ask !’
I had a 70 SS in the early 90’s. Loved it but Google just how many Chevrolet built. The trim packages are rare not the cars. You see them at every car show. Not special... people walk right on by and never look anymore. I’m a lover not a hater... just the truth. It’s like the 57 Chevy....people walk right on by and look at things they have never seen.
I hate seeing these cars rotting in long grass and the owners wont sell them, rebuild them OR paint them RED and put LS motors in them. A full resto could cost $85,000 easy, is it worth it.
I'd like to thank the person who rescued that beauty. And you Patrick, for showing it. I would imagine the build sheets for those cars sitting outside, ended up as bedding for some little critter.
Yeah I'm so glad to see anyone rescuing these cars from total decimation!!
I bought my L78 in 1975 and still own it today. The UAW struck GM alone in very early November 1969 and the L78 was only made during October 1969. When the UAW came back on Feb 6, 1970, they came out with the LS5 and LS6 454s. These ordered with the 396/375 were then never made and "The Rochester Letter" explained that to the dealers. I bought mine from a woman in a trailer park who's husband had just been sent to prison but didn't know it was an L78 at the time. Mine is a Van Nuys car that will never be sold
Your knowledge of these vehicles is impressive.
Dazed and confused aside i actually thought Matthew Mcconaughey was narrating this for a minute.
Ricky Foulcer ALRIGHT,ALRIGHT,ALRIGHT
Party at the moontower......it is Matthew Mc
Damn..i was thinking the same thing!
You gotta get some shoes on that thing
What are those pizza cutters? 😂
ba ba bad sheep you are so original .....moron
That car been through some shit in just five years. Motor swap beat down and dumped in a yard guy should get horse whipped.
I just want to thank Barrett Jackson for causing the HIGH pricing of these old Muscle cars before that damn car auction you could buy these cars cheap!!! By the time I got old enough to find a good job and start saving to buy one hear comes that damn Barrett Jackson...a real good way to ruin a kids dream on buying one.
It sucks how it's just a game to people who have more money than they'll ever need.
Yes it sucks very bad, a man that works everyday making $13 hour or less has kids with bills pilling up its hard to buy a good decent Chevelle or any of these 60s 70s muscle cars and even the old 55-57 Chevy shoebox's. It makes it really hard to save up for one with those figures
a buddy of mine lives in Arizona,,his dentist had a 69 Camaro in garage ,parked 30 plus yrs,,my buddys dad is a carbuff,so he got it running and asked what you want for it,he replies well I saw on barret jacskon ,and he knew when he herd that name was not gona steal it,
Working man cant afford the hobby anymore
Yep.. bought a 69 z/28 in 86 just before the computer craze $4,500.. and he knew what he had...
Who would abandon a beautiful car like this 1970 Chevelle in let it go to waste that Chevelle is worth giving it a second chance to get a transformation n deserves to be on the road again better in the warm weather like Brownsville Texas.
Nice find, Makes me wish I never parted with my 70 SS L-78 Chevelle, Mine had the same options as this one and was 100% original except for the ladder bars and some custom paint in the hood and deck strips someone else did before I bought it Lots of really good memories in that car from 1974 just a kid in high school until 1990. I net my wife of 40 years one night in 76 cruising the best little town in pa. My son went on a mission in 2008 trying to find the car posting the vin number on Chevelle web sites. Two years later my son, wife and I got to see my baby again, The car was restored and best of all its less then 100 miles away.I lost my son less then a year later, Thank you Justin
Alot of work to be done on this but will be well worth it!
You Find So Many Amazing Original 70' SS Chevelles, It Makes Me Think, Maybe They Aren't THAT Rare!! Haha!! Keep Up The Great Work!!
The hell with the original motor. I'd slap a 496 or 502 cammed out in it . I mean the original matters but it's gone it is what it is.
I agree!
Dude that L88 engine is worth over a hundred thousand by itself
I'd drop a 572 in that bitch!!!
@@deanplayer69metalplayer89 i would put an lsx fuel injected in it
Custom restro mod never be a matching numbers car sorry to bust yr bubble
Another great find , Patrick !
I had an L34 car and an LS5 car in my younger days .
WISH I still had either of them .
Still WANT another 70 Chevelle .
Might need to get you to find ME one , Patrick !
Mr Mcconaughey, is this your car from dazed and confused? :p
MELBA TOAST
Sure be a lot cooler if it was
Alright,alright,alright!
For a car like this thats been in the woods since 1976, it in impeccable condition.??????
Nice
Slightly alkaline soil!😁
Didn't you see the floor?
The Pinnacle of muscle cars back in the day!! Good job Patrick Glenn!! Love your knowledge of these cars?! Alot of those people from that era that knew all about these muscle cars are no longer with us.
Cool awesome car . As always great video thanks for sharing Patrick
Nice find, but the heart of this car isnt there. Sad, the original engine is gone
True but unfortunately cars back then were never seen as future collectables. You dont get picky when you find a car like that.
Probably was blown up.
@@justin.c_svt but without that it's not a 6 figure car
Yeah, but this engine was replaced within the first 6 years of ownership, so even though the engine stamp doesn’t match numbers, it’s still from the same era, so it shouldn’t hurt the value too terribly.
@@billymasoner3735 it'll hurt the value significantly
Love chevells
I still can't believe it's still that intact after spending over 40 years in the woods, in Sweden that thing would've been a pile of rust by now
awesome find..... best wishes on the restore......it is well worth it
Actually looks similar at the front to my beloved '74 HQ Holden Statesman which was my pride and joy in the 80s.
theres heaps more of these things left than there are HQ statesmen [ statesmans ? ]
nice love your videos and i love chevelles every year of em they are all sexy bad ass hot rods me and my dad going are to look at a 66 tomorrow i hope we bring it home
Man that's a Fred Flinstone hole in the floor pan @9:03
Still considering how long it's been in the woods....remarkable.
Call me late for dinner lol but Congratulations!! I would love to restore this beauty.. Hope there is a "after" video
Believe it or not I had one in high school. 70 396 375 4 speed with 456 gears. The kid I bought it off of was using it as a drag car and removed the heater and inner fender well's. I put it back on the street and it was my every day car until I sold it in 1991 for the whopping price of 2500.00 dollars.😣
Makes you sick don't it? I've had that same feeling w/ 1968 SS 396 4-speed sold it for peanuts.
that is what they were worth then peanuts not now.
Joseph M - I had that same car. 68 ss 396. I still have my registration card from 1974. Matador red, black vinyl, black interior, 4 speed wore out Muncie. I only got beat once.
Why would you even sell a SS Chevelle in the first place. I would keep that car.
I had a habit. Food.
Not the orginal engine? Not a 6 figure car, unfortunately.
Matt Schmidt absolutely a 6 figure car.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 not without an original motor. Even fully restored, the fact that there is not an original block and heads the car will not bring 6 figure money. It is rare, and an awesome find no doubt.
John Laws I sold one of these in similar condition at auction for 27500 without the original engine. It has since received a full resto and definitely will fetch in the 6 figure range. Not opinion just fact.
Matt Schmidt car is worth 30k easy as it sits. Car will bring 100k with a frame off concourse resto. It’s that rare. The color combo the year and the engine make it holy grail status.
Charlie B that’s about what I meant sir. Glad you understand.
It's amazing how many Musclecars keep getting found...I think there is still probably tens of thousands waiting to be found. People knew these were special cars, so they kept them from the crusher. Last fall I bought a barn find 1969 Chevelle Malibu 2 door. It runs and drives great, but needs to be restored. Its Fathom green with light green interior, 350 with a glide. What I am going to to is keep it Fathom green, black interior, 383 sbc, M22 Muncie, 3:73 gears in rear. Its going to be a summer Hot Rod that I can beat on, lay posi marks on country roads.
please see my burn outs and boobs video laying posi marks on the road in 1996?
Yeah this old guy I know that has a 1969 GTO 396, a 1969 GMC truck with a 454, and a 1977 Pontiac Can Am sitting in a barn on a 123 acre piece of property I keep asking him when he's going to sell them to me he said I can buy them when he's dead!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄
yes sir i agree with you i'm just 17 and my dad got me into old cars love your 69 that sounds like a awesome plan you got we have a 68 nova and a 55 post my dad is building me a 67 nova now your car sound haul ass with the 383
Have fun with it but check the front and rear ends then have a blast!
tens of thousands??? LOL, sure there are.
Who parks a 6 year old top of the line muscle car in the woods?!? What a beautiful find and I hope it goes to someone who will love it and fix it right
They probably parked it expecting to get it back on the road when gas prices went down.... but they never did, so the car just stayed there.
OntarioRedneXXX
READ IDIOT ! Lot of people moaning and groaning about the person that left his car in the woods. How was anybody to know, that in the future these cars would be worth tons of money? Back in the day this car was just a couple thousand dollars, and there were muscle cars from all manufacturers all over the country. Nobody would ever dream that inflation would go so high, that a Camaro would cost $100,000.
that's what i thought too...Who drives a new car for 6 short years and parks it in the woods to decay? ...i wouldn't think it would need an engine change in 6 years....must have been a farm car for awhile...engine might have been changed in the 1980 or early 90's.....i can't fathom the engine was changed before 1976 and was setting in the woods in 1976 never moving....hard to believe story...but we'll accept it.
From what I recall of the '70s, this poor old car had the livin' Hell beat out of it since day 1.
They were ridin hard, and put away wet!
Patrick. Another great job. How can anyone abandon a car like this?
How did you become so knowledgeable about Chevelle's, and their option / build codes?
Very impressive knowledge. You're like the Mark Worman for us Bow Tie / Chevelle guys (or Mark Worman is the Patrick Glenn Nichols for MOPAR guys :).
Seriously, you should write a book and compile your knowledge for future restorers.
I've owned two Chevelle's. A 1972, and a 1965. Both were small block cars, and I had a lot of fun with them, but they really needed big blocks.
I switched over to '69 Camaros, and ended up building 7 of them before life took over and money had to go to other things.
I graduated from High School in '79. That was a time when you could buy '69 Camaros, and '70 Chevelle's for less than $1,000.
If you got a real SS it might have cost $1,500 to $2,000 in good shape.
If only we all knew how special these cars were, and eventually would be, I wish I would have bought a warehouse with storage racks, and saved as many of these great cars from a rusty fate as possible.
I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
I bought a 69 Z28 w/302, silver with black stripes and running condition in 77 for $900.00. I drove it for 13½ years and only had to put a clutch, water pump and a complete brake job. Paint was original, no rust, had 1 ding in the right quarter from a grocery cart. In 91 a man offered me $12,000 and I told him I didn't want to sell. He came back 2 weeks later and offered $16,000, I accepted and made him the proud owner. I've wished many times since that I hadn't sold it. But I did have my fun with it though.
So video on Dennis Collins and that is exactly what a guy did. Bought x number per year stored inside and clean. Had them stacked on floor and then a rack so double high. He is retirement age and now selling them. I don't think he did a thing to them. He had a lot of cars.
9/10/23. Yes CHEVELLES could be had for Cheap ! Back in 80/81 I bought a 12-sec Chevelle SS396 Strip Only for $2,000 Made it Street Legal in Auto Shop !! 12-seconds wasn't Bad for Me & the Street ! Plus There was a 69' SS396 Ragtop I was looking at for $2,200. Now!? Forget it !!! LoL
"The car does have some rust"
The floor pan is literally non existant....
gureno19 duh
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 was more just how you said it haha.
Mr Patrick Glenn Nichols, I wish you could share more of you knowledge about all years of Chevelle`s, not just the 1970 model. I still have a build sheet from a 72 ss454, 4 speed I had and unfortionatly wrecked in 1979. It had some special things installed from the factory or day 2 ? That I have not seen very often. 3 things from memory . An AC delco compressor under the hood, that pumped the rear shocks up. and a regulator/guage mounted under center of the dash.a map light on the inside rearview mirror, like corvettes . and side moldings running from front fender to rear quarter panel, and wheel lip moldings. Thanks love you videos.
alwayslearning thefacts thank you sir for watching. I try to share some insight on other Chevelle model years when those cars surface. The 1970 model is definitely the front runner most popular but all are equally important to me.
Missing the original engine is a very big deal ...
The owner probably blew it up, drag racing...
@@michaelking550 Good old days!
Only if you're one of these wankers that pops a nut to things being "numbers matching". Saving the thing from sinking into the earth is the very big deal.
I’m from a generation that most people think doesn’t care about things like this being born in ‘95...but this breaks my heart hearing it was just parked in the woods to die...
That kinda adds to the legend of it. That there literally still out there somewhere.
@Randall Johnson The word that should be capitalized,you illiterate idiot.
Patrick you describe a cold and make it sound great. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT
NIce find! I love this year and had the SS396/350 so sort of remember how cool of a car it was to drive. I'm glad people are getting this out of the wild where they might see a restoration. Thanks for the video and info.
Now in 2018 high prices are forcibly sucking all these cars out of the woods ^^
thats exactly right....and the barns
Gorgeous
Some Joe Bob knuckle head took a 6 year old high performance car with only 39,000 miles and park it in the woods, totally forgetting about it, you got to be kidding me.
I’m a huge classic muscle car enthusiast. More so Chevrolet models than anything. And the 69 Camaro, and the 70 Chevelle are my favorites. I know quite a bit about these cars but you sir have taught me so much just from watching your videos! Thank you sir for posting all of them and keep them coming. I am a big fan of the channel!
IDK, those chevelles are super over hyped. I myself would prefer an olds 442 or a Buick GS stage 1. Still admire the beauty of chevelles but the market is fucked.
What happened to the original engine? Patrick, I need to have you come look at my 4 Chevelles. And a bunch of other cars I own! 😊
Is it worth having all the motor accessories cleaned and rebuilt like brake booster/master cylinder?
Drove one to hs in 79
Green ss 396 4 speed console paid 925 bucks for it
I did a body off restro on my 70ss. Beautiful cars for sure.
Would love to know the progress of this car since its been 2yrs on this video. I would love to see it finished. Thank you for the time of sharing. I'm jealous. Take care. Dan
Thanks for sharing, Patrick! Being parked in the woods and not registered since 75, what's the mileage? Couldn't really see it in the video. Thanks!
Bought a brand new L78 Chevelle 4 spd in 68. Enjoyed it until it was stolen two years later from the street in front of my house never to seen again.
Super nice car! A friend of mine had one. Blue with white stripes. Good luck with it!
I'm saprized it was not in worse shape then it is after all the years in the woods glad someone is going to fix it
Awesome car Chevelle good
Why would they park a 5 year old car in the woods and leave it. Better check for blood or something.
In 1987, I blew my chance to buy a one-owner, unmolested, Placer Gold-with-black-vinyl-top-and-interior 1971 HEAVY CHEVY. It was correct down to the smooth running 307 and 14x6 rally wheels, and only needed a paint job and new stripes, which I think were already being reproduced at the time. The guy was asking $2500 and I thought it was too much. Not a day has gone by that I haven't regretted that decision, but who could have known?
I love an SS Chevelle as much as anyone else, but when was the last time anyone saw a legitimate Heavy Chevy? I'll never understand why practically nobody knows they exist when they were featured quite prominently in the Chevelle sales brochures of '71 and '72.
First time anyone in these comments mentioned the Heavy Chevy Chevelle! I saw a really nice one back in the early 90s but none since then. They were like a poor man's Super Sport, weren't they? I always thought they were cool cars.
I stumbled across this car the other day
www.flemingsultimategarage.com/vehicles/2850/1970-chevrolet-chevelle-ss396
what's your take on why this car isn't 6 figures too? I mean it is ready to go, the pedigree looks right, am I missing something?
Nice L78 car. With only being 6 years of registered it has lots of changes.
Hoses changed, Alternator changed, changed Holley carb...
fortesparts and a lot of stuff picked from it but that would be from sittin the woods but yea a lot of stuff has been replace in a short period of time could have been driven for years with dead tags hell back in the 70’s they didn’t really much care
that's what i thought too...Who drives a new car for 6 short years and parks it in the woods to decay? ...i wouldn't think it would need an engine change in 6 years....must have been a farm car for awhile...engine might have been changed in the 1980 or early 90's.....i can't fathom the engine was changed before 1976 and was setting in the woods in 1976 never moving....hard to believe story...but we'll accept it.
Accuracy Marked yes I agree. Unless they drove for that short period and got a lean against it mabe from the bank and mabe try to sell it and no one didn't wanna pay the lean on it so they just parked it and picked and pulled parts from it mabe sold the original motor then later stuck a later model motor in it with plans to fix it back up then again things went south, yea I say it was changed around the 80's of course on the lean issue someone could have paid it or being its a older car the bank could have just released it, will we find out the mystery lol I'm feeling like one of the hardy boys Shawn Cassidy lol
@@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC the owner could've joined the army and never returned
Didn't you drive one of these in the 'Dazed and Confused' movie???
yes he did
Alright Alright Alright....Let's see what the Toast is Packin
no vinal top and a 454 car in the movie
Sounds like him a bit haha
Too far gone. No floor boards. What a stupid waste to park that in the woods…
He must have meant six figures is what it will cost to restore?
Mike Shep nope. I meant a restored documented tuxedo black L78 4 speed fetches 6 figures all day long.
Numbers matching, yes, but you said that isn't the original block, so it would go for considerably less.
That is the car off the movie "Dazed and confused".
I feel like someone stole the car and parked it in the woods for yearrs
no history on the car. why do u park a muscle car in the woods, couldn't afford the gas and no resale value or someone owes the bank for this car and hid it from the repo man. no mention of clear title in hand. these cars are dinosaurs now, a Saturn SUV has as much hp. they are art and invoke memories for us. 1970 is the best chevelle built I my opinion! a new Cadillac will leave it in the dust, in stock form. what would it cost to have it restored $50,000?
Hard to believe, Whoever had to Change the engine within the short time it was on the street, Must have beat the shit out of it, Could have rebuilt the original Motor, To each is own, i had a 70' Chevelle 396 i bought it in 73' 28,000. miles on it, only if i knew then, what we all know Now, in 1970 GM put out Cars with Major HP, it was one of the Fastest Cars i have had, in 1976 i traded my brother inlaw my 70' for his 1966 Chevelle & $600. bucks, Those were the Days...
Back in The 1970's The Chevy Chevelle, The '70 Camaro, and The '70,Impala, and not to Mention The '70 Chevy Nova, were in a dead heat, and like one of These Commenters, have Stated, is how could have known, What we are finding, out today.
70 SS Monte Carlo I had was totalled by a drunk lady in an olds 442
Must have been drag raced/ street raced to have already gone through at least one engine and also parked in 6 years.
All I managed to hold on to during those heady days of yesteryear; was a measly L-34 with build sheet.... I musta walked past at least a couple LS-6 or may be even an L-78; goes to show you only a few can be so lucky.
What are you going to do with it ???
I bet some crimes were committed with this car hence the parking in the woods only 6 years old.
Beautiful car!
Would have loved to know why it was parked.
What’s the story behind all that and what’s the future plans for the car.
I would like to know why it was left in the woods when it was only 6 years old!?
The car was parked because they couldn’t find a distributor to work, engine was never fired
The car belonged to my husband’s cousin. Yes they beat on the car back in the day. A lot of street racing
If that was at a car show I would stare at it for about an hour as it stands. If it was restored I would look at it for about a minute. Call me nuts.
Same here brother I'd be doing the same thing . Spend an hour walk around.
It’s definitely not a six figure car but a nice find 👍
Great video. I love the 70 chevelles and had a blue with white stripes model 70 SS 454 since I was 8 years old. Who knew that the internet would be born and we would be able to connect all over the world and see such awesome barn finds. Thanks for sharing.
Great car !!!! Great find !!!! I know where a 1969 ss 396 conv is in N.C. sitting beside a house
Paul Letchworth I live in Raleigh NC and I believe I know you also... I was wondering if you have some info on the 69 Convertible if they would sell it.... Give me a call or text (919)710-9853.....Steve Parker
What a great find. I bought a small block version of this car after my '69 Charger got wrecked in '80. Family saw it on a flat bed truck. Cars like that and this SS deserve a second chance. Just hope your pockets are deep enough.
fast fun fact!!! my friends brothers friend from austin tx owned the chevelle that was used in dazed and confused. eventually sold it i think. and i remember reading that a 396 cid was actually a 402. regardless nice ride.
Who parks a car like that, in the damn woods, after its 6 years old... Who does that...
The hood on that car alone was worth saving. I love assembly plant goofs like that.
nice car👍
personaly I think you know to much about these cars like the size of insolation holes and square or round decalls or fan pulleys
Or the box to check off on the build sheet for the triple core rad...lol..."box 46 of the build sheet".. I haven't seen any 6 year old ss camaros or xr 500 mustangs in any woods around my area lately. Oh, but wait they gave these cars away back in the early 70's. ,,,yeah right. In the woods for 45 years and not one bullet hole, wow. ..amazing,,,lol. Wonder if the Vin plate is still on the dash.
I remember my brother had a 454 caprice and he swapped a 350 because of the gas prices back in 1976!
heres the question of the day. How much will that car be worth? second question: How much is it to restore the beauty?
SWEEEEEEEEET... this looks like a great resto project.. Most of it is there !!!
Exactly! Lol wooderson found his car after all these years... alright alright alright!
9/10/2023. Mr. Nichols !! You Should Write a Book/Manual like somebody has Already Mentioned. I Love the 69's Da Best !! But Any Year is Fine by Me ! I had a 12-sec. 69' SS396 Strip Only Car I Bought for $2,000 in High School 80/81 and Made it Street Legal in Good Ole Auto Shop ! I'll Have to Check his list to see if he did a Follow Up on this Gem. And That 69' COPO Chevelle with the 427 ??!!!!! That Baby I would love to have !! 👋😁✌️👈😎👌
No way that’s s six figure 70. Don’t get me wrong I’m mostly trying to make my self feel better about my L78 I sold 4 years ago. Documented 70, built in KC October of 69, code 78 black cherry, white stripes, CKF 355 rear single 3/8 fuel line etc...BUT the original motor was long gone and replaced with a crate 502. I sold it for 25k and at the time didn’t think it would fetch more than 28-30. I sold it to a close friend who still has it today. I’d upload a picture for all the doubters but I’m not sure if I can.
I have a car that is 1 of 27 and I can't wait until I can go park it in the woods and let it rot.
very good information here on a leeds built car also the under coating around the heater box seems to be unique to a leeds assembly plant. Thanks for the video.
what a rare find!!! I can't believe it still has everything and wasn't gutted out. still an amaZing rare car to find!
Dane...😏 Another Kansas City built supercar.....Yep, just 20 minutes from home HERE.... Sometimes? I sure wish I was born considerably sooner, and a part of SUCH a magical era 🤔😏.....KILLER car! 🤘🔥👍
This car is a '70 Chevelle and was parked in the woods in '76? Whoever bought the car drove it 6 years, and in that short time replaced the engine then parked it in the woods? Damn strange. Well as much as resto's cost, it would probably be a 6-figure resto job for sure.
Just sux that the original motor is gone. Did you ever open that trunk?
It is such a shame that these super muscle cars of that period are left to rot when they are such a value today!
Are those SS badges on the grille mounted upside down?
Sumit John yes
Here's the kicker; If accurate, this car was only 6 years old when parked. Wish some info on the original purchase and buyer was known. The whole car had to have been almost perfect when it was parked. What is the odometer reading? Shows that back then, just as today, a several year old car was treated as, "oh well" can't get it runnin right so....on to something I can drive and by the wayside it went. What a greay chain of events for us today...and what will turn up on the future?
patrick: Was the Canadian "chevelle" ever built in the ss format? anyone?
Great videos , I love this stuff!
Yes the engine was changed. But is the replacement motor an L78 motor? If not the only thing thats an L78 is the cowl tag. The market of buyers willing to pay for a replacement block stock restoration and pay numbers matching money for it is probably less than the market that would pay for a 'good' resto mod. Yours for only $30k, and after an $80k resto, you have a $95-$105k car (covid economy modifiers not withstanding). Still, it will get saved, and the car seems to have good bones as long as the frame rails arent toast, its a good candidate for someone who wants to keep the car. Probably a speculative candidate for someone who owns a shop who wants an auction flip candidate. Who know I may be misreading the Mecum crowd in 2020.
I would ask who on earth would leave a 70 Chevelle SS on the woods in 1976 but my cousin who is 8 years older than me (he's 60) bought a 69 Chevelle SS 396 from a gal in 1974 for $100. She told him the engine was locked up. He suspected the starter was locked up instead and after buying one from the salvage yard for $2 he installed it in the car, put in a battery and a couple gallons of gas and drove off. Him and some friends took it from Boston to Louisiana a couple of months later. It started to overheat so they drove it off in the woods in central Louisiana and left it expecting to go back and get it and fix it when they got a few bucks. He told me the story in 2005. He still hadn't been back to get it, lol. It's probably long gone. No idea if it was something special or just a base 396 but it did have a 4 speed and he said it was geared really low. That's how they ended up in the woods back in the 1970's!
Black, black, black on black, even my --- is black.
Alot of those barn finds are hidden for a reason.
You know its cool to have one of these cars when your 17-25 years old,, but now when you see 50-70 year olds in them theres NOTHING COOL about them cars now, there known as old people cars now..ment to sit in there 5 car garages collecting dust.
What makes someone abandon this car after only 6 years of use?
All these cars in deep barns and in the deep woods,I would put big money down that a few were stolen!!Cant change my mind/I put a 67 vet away for 35 yrs/and sold it no Questions ask !’
I had a 70 SS in the early 90’s. Loved it but Google just how many Chevrolet built. The trim packages are rare not the cars. You see them at every car show. Not special... people walk right on by and never look anymore. I’m a lover not a hater... just the truth. It’s like the 57 Chevy....people walk right on by and look at things they have never seen.
I hate seeing these cars rotting in long grass and the owners wont sell them, rebuild them OR paint them RED and put LS motors in them. A full resto could cost $85,000 easy, is it worth it.