1970 Monte SS 454 a Sleeper or Just Slept on ??? Start up
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- Real deal Monte Carlo SS 454.
Limited production, luxury, great looks, class and performance ! Tell me why did only 3,823 people order one in 1970 ? This LS5 powered Monte was a factory sleeper in every sense of the word.
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Possibly one of the most perfect car designs ever. A ‘step up’ from the Chevelle, which is also awesome. Super color here. Why can’t we have this same car reissued now, just with some modern things. It would sell like crazy. Cheers!
Sign me up for one. Dodge was able to make the Hellcat proportions look fairly close, i dont see why GM designers cant do the same. With all the powertrain options GM has it would be a hit !
Why? Because the moron public is obsessed with SUVs that never go off road, and other SUVs that were never even made to go off road. "Personal luxury coupes" were gone years ago, no one wanted them. Heck, the only regular car Ford even makes any more is the Mustang. I have my dad's 1997 Grand Marquis and it is an incredibly smooth, comfortable car to drive.
@@ToyKingWonder I have a 1999 Marquis and agree they ride awesome !
It's a beautiful car now doubt about it but the chevelle is a little bit better imo
Im with ya !
Sharpest Monte Carlo I've seen. This one is exceptional.
She’ s definitely a looker. Thanks for checking it out 👍
Always been my absolute favorite. Still to this day it's my favorite. Would really like to have one.
What a GORGOUS RIDE. Love the Colour , MONTES R Always Til the Present a Nice Ride. 👍👍
Agreed !
Beautiful car! Wish I would have kept my Mom’s 72
Bad-ass I remember those cars.
Long straight front end and a Short deck in the back.
What a beautiful sleeper✌️✌️✌️
Agreed 100%
Beautiful Monte. Couple observations, '70 Monte SS came stock with a LS-5 360hp 454, thus A/C could be ordered. You could not order a 4spd, they were built factory only with a TH400 in the SS. The $420 SS option also included a 3:31 axle, F41 suspension, heavy duty shocks and springs, and upgraded sway bars and more. One thing that has been removed, besides the A/C compressor, is the factory automatic level control system. There should be a large bullet shaped air compressor that would sit on top of the driver inner fender. I've owned one for years, they are very unique and a blast to drive.
Wow!!! You know your Monte SS 454’s. Thanks for sharing the insight, knowledge is always welcomed 👍
The 3.31 gears were not standard. 2.56 was standard and 3.31 was an optional gear for 70.
Fully equipped with everything suspension with sway bar from the Axel love them in the A body 442,SS chevelle Buick GS, MC SS , and the GTO pos traction
@@derrickjackson6737 Im with you D !
Couldn’t agree more 😌🙌🏻
This car is awesome. I had one as a young man and would love to find another. It's my dream car
She’s a bute !
A stunning and incredibly rare care. Always loved Monte Carlo's.
So true, I’m with you
I owned two but nothing like this beast.
@mr.d.4175 Agreed, we can dream right ! Lol
I remember when these first came out I thought they looked like something Oldsmobile would have put out. I thought they were beautiful cars then. They sold like hotcakes. Very popular car. A neighbor down the street in the 70s had a new 70 SS in black.
Nice ! I have had a few 70-72 350 cars but never lucky enough to find a real ls5 454 SS 👍
Wow that nice…… thanks 4 posted ……🤔👏👏👏👏✌️👍
@@edwardbanta4114 My pleasure and thanks for checking it out 👍
Beautiful Ride , I remember My older brother many muscle cars , and this was one of them ! Just awesome! Enjoy it, Thanks
Beautiful condition excellent sound 🤩❤️
These are slept on heavily This is a very nice 1 🏆
Agreed and thanks for checking it out
I also had a 71 Chevelle with the burn orange color and a cream colored top. The color on this Monte though is so sweet. The is one sweet ride. Love the rally wheels with the classic rwl BFGs
I hear you, sounds like it was an awesome combo. I do miss my 71 Burnt orange Chevelle. It had the cream bench seat interior and black SS stripes on the domed hood. I ran the 71-72 SS five spoke wheels that I restored to factory. She was just a malibu but was still cool.
Thanks for the memories, me and my 2 buddys had a SS, 70 Monte, 69 Chevelle conv., 70 El Camino. The good old days(1976) ✌
My pleasure 👍🏾 Thanks for watching.
One of the most beautiful cars ever built.
@@bigolow641 or you were born in a barn
You're not Wrong!!!
Was the Pontiac grand prix on the same frame?
@@larrymarcus3176 i believe so sir, another awesome car
@@larrymarcus3176 No. It's the same frame and chassis as a Chevelle, but it's longer. The frame is exclusive to the first gen Monte.
What a Beautiful car!
Agreed ! She’s done very tastefully.
I was 16 my first car 1970 Monte. This 454 is insane
Thanks for making the video and also to the owner for allowing it. He is a lucky man, it’s a beauty!!!
My Pleasure ! I appreciate you checking it out. Stay tuned for some upcoming car content.
I had a 70 Monte after high-school. It had the 400ci small block V8 with highway gears. Loved that car.
Awesome, thanks for the comment and checking her out !
I loved these cars! I had a 71’. It was a bucket seater with the Shifter in the console. What a sweet ride!!!
Check out the blue one in my “all” videos. She’s similar to what you described 👍
Me too Paul. Black with a white vinyl top. Black interior.
I had a 71 back in my young days but wasn't a SS.Beautiful car!
Man that’s cool I’m sure you miss that bad boy!
I had a 72 with a 454, th400 and 12 bolt posi. A guy at work told me about it. I got the number of the older couple that bought it new. They said they wanted an SS. When they found out 71 was the last year, they ordered it like one. Tach and gauges, floor shifter and console. Frame was holey. So after a couple of years of driving it I parted it. Wish I had fixed it. I kept the drivetrain and am using the engine now. The car in the video is really sweet.
Nice, yea I sacrificed a few montes to support a few swap meet sales back in the day. Disc brake set ups, buckets, consoles and gauges were always hot items. That stuff sold before i could get it off the truck ! Car may be gone but the parts live on !
SS 452 were made in 70 and 71 only. Never made a 72 SS
In 70 there were 3823 SS454 Monte Carlos built and 1919 in 71. 72 could be optioned like an SS454 without actually being one,as an SS wasn't an option in 72. The vin would have a W in it for a real 72 454 car and a U if it is a 402.
My mom special ordered a '70 Chevelle 4 door 350 2bbl when I was 14 and they had a Black Monte SS454 in the showroom. My brother and I tried to talk her into it with no success. I learned to drive in her Chevelle and fondly remember how easily her car could do burnouts. I remember doing a telephone pole to telephone pole burnout with it right before she put new tires on it when I was 16. My first car I bought when I was 17 was a '63 Impala SS 327. The Chevelle got me hooked!! Fond Memories.
Thats awesome ! Man Monte SS454 sitting under the showroom light must have been memorizing !!! Now I want one LOL 👍🏾👍
who can forget that fan shroud! it's like a tunnel
True indeed
genuine big muscle....runs like a cloud....room & quiet
A friend of mine's mother had one back in the early '70's in green 2 tone. Her husband had owned the Chevrolet dealership in our small town of DeQuincy, LA called Jameson Chevrolet before he accidentally shot himself and died. Her son Craig used to drive it a lot and he was about my age, early 20's. We had a lot of fun with that car, shutting people down from the stop light in Lake Charles, LA, which was a much larger town about 25 miles away.This luxury car had some serious performance for a factory equipped car, a real "sleeper!" What fun we had back in those days. 😁😉
My girlfriends younger brother picked up one of these with a 454. He was boat crazy at that time, making weekly runs to the lakes 240 miles away. He heard about a change of cam, plus installed a different carburater, and pushed his mileage up to 24 mpg while towing a boat! The ride on these cars were stable, with good cornering, as opposed to many big cars of the day.
Awesome memories man 👍
@@onjunk4life I wished I'd paid more attention to that chanage up! After getting his fill of drag racing, he made that change to a big block Corvette as well, as his best girl friend was 75 miles away on the Super Slab and he needed the gas saving $. Generally, he said both those cars pulled away like a good 318, but with better torque. I see the attraction, but you got to do the wrenching correct, which he did.
That's some real voodoo magic to see that kind of mileage out of a 454 towing a boat. Even choking it off with a two barrel and leaning out the cruise that doesn't seem possible even unloaded.
@@channell11 This particular guy previously owned a 454 in a Corvette, so he had experience as levering HP and tricks for mileage. His neighbor sponsored and ran a AA track car, so he had access to various hot rodding voodoo. I had a '79 280ZX with a 5 speed, and got 29 mi/gal for years until a dick mechanic reset it to factory settings! Dropped the mpg by 3 mi and took 7 mph off topend. Voodoo does happen.
A neighbor bought one off the dealer lot (Cormier Chevrolet). Red with Black vinyl top and Black interior. Had the LS-5 454 and all the accessories (electric windows, power door locks, A/C) which in 1970 were "luxury" items. It had 3.31 gears which allowed easy tire spinning with 12 bolt posi. Good looking car back then, and brings back so many memories for me.
Man, that sounds like the one I would have ordered if i could have afforded it 👌🏾👍
You might like this one...th-cam.com/video/_BojWy4xTEU/w-d-xo.html
It's more than a good looking car "back then". They are more than just a good looking car now. Cars like this ( which might be a few) and just a well kept, unmolested Monte are exceptionally good looking in my humble opinion. PEACE from Philadelphia
Well said and i know what your saying. The design is so underrated and timeless. Thank for checkin it out ✌🏾
Love the paint color and scheme
OMG! I love these Monte Carlo's! I had a 72, back in the late 80's, and kick myself everyday for selling it. Beautiful cat guys!
Awesome ! Thanks for checking it out !
A-1 vehicle there. Thanks for the look. 🙏
Thanks for checking it out Rick 🙏
Beautiful car, I always loved the 454's!
Thanks for checking her out and me too !
Love the first generation of Monte carlo. 🙀❤
This car was my first love. I made a model of it back then as I was only 13 when it was introduced. ❤️
Noticed it has corvette rally wheels just like I had on my 77
Sounds like you had some great memories 👍🏾👍
I've always wanted one. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure and appreciate you checking it out 👍🏾
Man, the owner of this car should be very happy ! This car is beautiful ! One of the best GM built ! 👍✌
Thanks for checking it out. He seemed pretty pumped about the car and doing a great job on her.👍👍🏾
Beautiful car 👊🏼👍🏼
I agree 😂
First time I've ever seen one very nice car really love the video man keep up the good work
Thanks David. Im gonna try and improve with each one ! Im just having fun bringing cool cars to the masses 👍🏾👍
Very beautiful 😍 and I remember seeing these and Chevelles back in the day,love the muscle 💪 cars of that era.
Thanks for check it out, agreed 👍👍🏾
This was my dream car back in the day.
Mine too. I wanted a 197O SS454 in Fathom Blue with a white vinyl top sooo bad !
One of the best ive seen. Stunning paint & stripes!
Agreed, thanks for checking it out !
I'm more of a Chevelle fan but I would be happy with this in my garage!
Same here. Stay tuned. I have some Chevelle content coming up very soon 👍🏾👍
What a beauty!🤯
Very nice car! I had a chance to buy a ‘71 Monty SS454 in the mid 70’s. But had a gas shortage at the time so I got a ‘75 MC with a 350 2bbl. That MC past around my family for 20 years. But at the time didn’t know they only made SS454 for 2 years.
They sure did. I was surprised at how few folks opted for it especially in 71.
I had a 73, 350/4 barrel.one of the best running cars I ever had.
Later,I bought a new 77,that was a piece of shit. 305/2 bbl,absolute top speed 85 mph. Shoddy workmanship through out,GM was turning out crap by then,and the worst was yet to come.
Wow !!! What a gem ! That's worth a small fortune.
I agree on both fronts ! Thanks for checking it out.
what a great looking car rare find
Brings back memories of high school.
Had a school bus driver, Mrs. Johnson who's son Keith was in my class, had a '70 Monte Carlo SS 454, 4 speed back in 1972. It was kind of a school bus yellow with the black vinyl top and interior.
Great memories is what its about 👍🏾👍 Thanks for check her out !
Ahh, I miss the 70s. And the 60s actually.
These Montes are sweet. Ride good.
I did not know there was an SS version .
That motor is pushing 500 lb.ft. of tourqe I bet. Tire burner for sure. I had a 69 Buick Skylark with the Rocket 350 and it would flat out roast tires for breakfast so I know this set up will. Nice car bro.
Im sure it will ! The owner appreciates your comment and thanks for checking her out 👍
SS 454 monte Carlos only made in 70 and 71. Never made an SS in 72.
I liked those Buick 350s. Sleepers!
Yes,you should be proud of this rare piece of automotive history. Should you get bored with it, I will be happy to take it off your hands...lol!
I miss the 60/70s too. I fondly recall my 68 GTO,that I drove for years and put over 150,000 miles on it ,without a rebuild, and she still ran great. First car I ever had that came with an Am/fm radio.
I love these cars, when I was in the Marines I 75 my buddy brought one back from Kansas. A 72 w/ a 402 4 bolt main cap motor. It wasn't the fastest car on base but torqey & a wonderful ride. And it was pretty tight too, not a floater boater.
Thanks for your service Sir. I could only imagine some of the iron you would see on the base !
Always loved these.
Same here. The gentleman’s hotrod !
Really nice car and very heartfelt video, great job Man! 😎
Thanks and appreciate you 👍
I owned a 1972 Monte Carlo that I drove in high school and five years of college.
Wish I still had that car. Orange in color with a black soft top. One sweet ride.
Thats awesome ! Ownership of a 70’s Monte has definitely left a lot of us owners with fond memories 👍🏾👍
That's why I've kept my 71 SS Monte. Only paid 1600 USD for it. But that was in 89, when it was considered just a used car
Thats awesome. Great cars with a timeless look. Thanks for checking it out !
I owned a 70 monte in mid 70s ...454.. turbo 400.. black cloth buckets ..console...had 454 badges ...brown exterior...but no ss badges anywhere on the car....great car to drive...fun...
Now thats a sleeper !
You said it had badges, then said it didn't.
@@danjanes8689 It had 454 badges but no ss badges...that is a true and correct statement...
Had a 70 350 with work. There was a silver SS454 that I used to see back in the 80's always coveted that car. Guy I knew had two 70' 402 4 speeds, talk about rare. Great Video!
My friend had a 72 402 4 bolt main cap. That car was a blast.
Thanks for checking her out. Wow, in my area there was a dark blue with white vinyl top from memory. That 454 fender script always stuck in my head ! Im gonna check and see if the guy still has it. He owns a shop i pass by all the time. Now the curiosity is killing me lol
I have a 70 SS, 71 SS, 71 402, and a 71 402 4speed. One of 80 ever built. All Monte Carlos.
Wow , this is immaculate
Agreed ! Thanks for checkin it out 👍🏾✌🏾
Always enjoy seeing something I did not know existed and I was a teenager in the 1970's.
Same here 👍
had a red,black vinyl top 1970 with a big block 402 with a 4 speed,added the ss 454 emblems and the exhaust tios from the 454,loved that car,the 454 only came with the turbo 400 trans,but i would rather have a big block with the 4 speed
I want 2 just like yours lol
George Strickland My first Monte was a '71 402 4spd. This is the SS I have now.
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@@danjanes8689 i must of had about 20 classics/hot rods over the years but the monte carlo is the one i wish i would have kept
Brother Jack Reyes collects chevy cars when we were growing up and one day he pulled a Monte Carlo in green (Bowling Green) and green cloth interior color and came with a SBC here in San Vicente Village, Saipan. I think one of the Coast Guard brought the car to the island and left it.
Oh man thats sounds like an awesome color combo. Be wild if it was still around 👍🏾 Thanks for checking out the video ✌🏾
I love the rally wheels with the beauty rings. If it hasn’t been done already put some tac welds on the rims where the beauty rings snap on. I had an S10 with beauty rings and spun my rear tires hard and when it hooked, the rings kept rotating on the rim and cut my valve stems!! Maybe rally wheels are different, I dunno.
I know what you mean my 77 gmc has the 15x8 rallies and 2 of them all slipping over the valve stem with just regular driving. I always thought it was the cheap China crap.i am going to the turkey run in Daytona and look for the ones that have the metal clips on the edge they always stayed in place.
These were a very rare car and beautiful !
That being said...I raced a guy that had an all black one (with vinyl top) against my 69 Chevelle SS 396...only the 396 was out and I had a built up 350 running about 360 horses..I had B&M Shifter in it. We ran the 1/4 mile. I got the jump on him and it was close for awhile...but I beat him by about a car length. I believe it was the heavy motor along with his inexperience. But that is MOP.
Makes sense. That power to weight is the great equalizer. Add in experience for the win 👍👍🏾
I never really cared for the Chevelles maybe just because there were so many but the Monte Carlos were in my opinion one of the best-looking cars of the 70's.
I hear you. I love the Chevelle’s but the Monte’s i had were always a touch above when it came to ride quality. Either way, you cant go wrong 👍🏾
Super clean!
Beautiful
That is a gorgeous car! Awesome!
Agreed !
Absolutely beautiful car
Agreed
Gorgeous.
Thanks for checking her out V !
My first car was a black 72 .. wish i had it now . Bought in 1980 for a thousand bucks
Thats awesome. They look incredible in black 👍👍🏾
Thats a slick ride!
Agreed ! Did you catch the black with red one on Mecum… stunning !
Beautiful!!!! I had a 1972 L48 350
Awesome 👍🏾
Sweet Georgia pie !!
I worked at Capital Motors (Chevy) back then. We sold some crazy cars back then. 👍👍
I love the Chevy muscle cars I had a 68 Camaro and a 68 Chevelle they had 327’s not SS but floor slap stick shifters I loved them both never gave me a bit of problems just did oil changes and tires drove to work and school and the beach and band practice. Those were the best days I didn’t know how good I had it!
Man you sure did ! Check out some of my other videos. I have a barn find 66 chevelle project i was able to buy and a few 1970 Chevelle’s coming up soon
I hade a friend in High School that had a 70 Monte Carlo with a LT-! In it (350 cubic inch, 350 horsepower) with a factory four speed. He was a master at power shifting and would eat up big block Chevelles.
Yea, there were a lot of cars that were unsuspecting back then. Sort of like the 87-93 Foxbody Mustang LX 5.0’s. I have several and with some gear and exhaust they feel fast and held their own. I would still put money on my 505ci disguised as a 396 70SS Chevelle anyday lol
@@onjunk4life I have a 1989 Mustang GT convertible, Cabernet Red, white leather interior, 5 speed, all original with 50,000 miles on it I bought brand new on April 4, 1989.
@@user-jj3tw1sr7o Man, thats awesome. I bought a brand new LX 5.0 5 spd in 1987 when the first came out. Ordered it in August 86. Yours sounds sweet, one on my favorite color combos too 👍👍🏾
@@user-jj3tw1sr7o Check out some of my other video’s under the Channel for some Foxbody content as well !
I love it and I want it!! My favorite model
LOL ….I’m with you but like most, she’s already taken lol
Beautiful monty.😊😊😊
Im sure the owner appreciates that ! Thanks for checking it out 👍
Would love this in a hard top, plus suspension overhauls
That thing is sooo nice!
Right !!! Thanks for checking it out 👍🏾
Very nice 👌
Right on !
Beautiful car
I have a 70 Monte with 454 that me and my son put together but original it isn't this car on video is awesome
Father and son projects are the best ! Thanks for checking her out 👍🏾👍
I see that deep fan shroud an think about that long hood,they were really good for stretching a blanket out on on those cool summer nights.lol
True indeed. Perfect drive in seat lol
Great looking car !
Thanks for checking her out !
Nice ride
That is one clean first gen 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Looks like your a Monte man 😉
so nice
had one ' loved it
Your a lucky man 👍🏾👍
Nice ride.
My brother had a 70 model back in the mid 70’s. 400 small block with automatic 3 speed transmission. Midnight blue with white top, not a SS but beautiful car! He totaled it out!😢
Still a nice ride ! Thanks for checking this one out 👍🏾👍
Beautiful sent chills down my spine.
No leveler pump, I had one it was Adobe beige, loved it.
Correct, the owner took some liberties on the resto but supposedly a real one. I have seen that beige. Check out my Elcamino video under the channel. Im having a similar color quandary. Thanks for checking out the vid. Subscribe if you’d like, a bunch more chevy under all vids and some cool stuff and better quality coming soon.
Best 70s muscles car around!
Monte’s truly are awesome !
Grew up with SS Chevys in the day. Note, MONTE CARLO IS 116 WHEEL BASE, 4 INCH LONGER THAN 68-72 CHEVELLES.
Thanks for the info.
The 4-door A-bodies had the 116 inch wheelbase. That is a gorgeous 1970 SS-454 Monte Carlo. The mods are a nice touch and these cars ran in the high 14's @_92 mph in bone stock condition with the standard 3.31 posi rear. I'm sure this one is quicker and faster than that.
@@victorbedrio7598 Well said Victor and thanks for checking her out 👍
The 70-72 Monte Carlo chassis even though it's 116 wheelbase is the same as a 4door is unique to the Monte Carlo only. It's all in the nose, 8 inches longer than a Chevelle. 4 between the door and wheel opening and another 4 from the front bumper to wheel opening.
Man that is clean 👍🏾
Agreed
I had the Pontiac Grand Prix SJ model with the 455… ❤ Never should have let her gol…
Wow, nice ! One could say those were the Pontiac version of the Monte Carlo SS. I too am a Pontiac guy. I have a video im gonna do on my 1967 Catalina 2+2 428 car. Stay tuned 👍🏾👍
@@onjunk4life They we’re the Pontiac answer to the Monte Carlo.. just a better fit and finish.. in GM Pontiac was a step above Chevrolet …always
Agreed ! Same could be said for the Olds 442 and SX optioned Olds in 70-71
Great car I would love to have one.!!!
Me too !
The real deal 70 personal luxury MC 454 400 Transmission Ass Buster congratulations 🎊 on the win
Definitely a Real unicorn 🦄🥶🎃🏆
Agreed. You never see the SS Montes let alone the 454 version on the street. They are even just as rare to see at most car shows. Under appreciated in my opinion
360 hp...hmm, sounds like this 454 was of the LS-5 variety. Not like the 450-hp LS-6, but not bad nonetheless. Beautiful old 'Monte you got here. It just occurred to me Chevy should've offered Cadillac's Black Cherry paint as an option on this car. It would've looked TOTALLY bad-ass wearing THAT!
I agree. That color would have worked awesome with those body lines. Good call !
Uncle had a 70 - also had a early 60's Impala SS, a 70 SS/RS Camaro and his drug car was a 66 Nova...
Unk had great taste 👍
@@onjunk4life
His drug of choice was drag racing and he was very good at it!