Mid-size muscle car mania was reaching its peak in 1970 and – not to be outdone by anyone – Chevy rolled out two versions of its new 454 cubic inch V8 in the Chevelle. This car has the LS5 version, which would have been rated at 360 hp. This is a project car that we assume does not run and has been off the road at least long enough for all the tires to go flat and layers of dirt and dust to accumulate. Located in Elizabeth, Colorado, this once beast of a car is available here on Facebook Marketplace. The asking price is unknown unless the seller’s figure of $123,456 is not a placeholder. Thanks, John, for the tip of this one!
In 1970, Chevy built 53,599 Malibu’s and El Camino’s with either the SS396 or SS454 options. Of those, 8,773 were produced using the LS5 and another 4.475 with the LS6 which was rated at a whopping 450 hp (according to conservative reports). The seller’s car looks to have been painted dark green with white stripes, a white vinyl top and fitted with a white/black vinyl interior. It’s a 4-speed Chevelle equipped with factory air conditioning, so it was a powerful car that you could also tool around in comfort from the elements.
This car sits partially covered in a shed, so we wonder what it would look like pulled out and given a bath. The seller doesn’t mention any rust, but one of the photos shows the vinyl top starting to peel back and that’s a likely area for rust to inhabit. The interior may clean up okay, although we’re not sure if the headliner has developed a case of the droops. And the driver’s side seat bottom is ripped. The seller says he simply has no time to work on the car and will not accept any trades. When restored, this could be a valuable car. Too bad it doesn’t have the LS6 engine as prices are through the roof on those monsters.
4 or 5 pictures of a dirty car stuffed into an equally dirty building and the seller wants huge money? He/she/it must roll up their socks at the end of the week and smoke them.
Need some more pics , Also a reality price on the car
“Well, I saw a car like mine go for over $130,000 at Barrett-Jackson last year.”
Barrett-Jackson only auctions the best of the best
You’ve obviously never been to a Barrett-Jackson auction. Vehicles run the gamut !
If it is the small 454 it’s not worth any more than the big 396
Actually, the big 396 (L78) is worth more than the small 454 (LS5).
Hitch a strap to front cross member with right level (don’t damage splash pan) and drag those seized brake ) in neutral outside to see all the shot under and panel by panel.
Validate block stamping , bathe and vacuum trunk and interior and maybe tou can get half.
Personally i would try to manually turn engine after sone mystery miracle oil sat for a week with plugs out. If it runs then clean the tank, change oil and get the brakes going to improve pricing ….. but unless you restore this bad boy the ask is wayyyyy too much.
Alright, alright, alright its a future Melvin to get aero smith tickets similar to Dazed and confused movie.
Good luck in sale 👍
Its a cool car needing restoration 👍
LOL, WOW, is overpriced polite enough?
As for the price I have run into this with FBM. I once listed a 89 BMW 325is for a friend and it wouldn’t accept the price we wanted to list it for. It wasn’t that the car was overpriced as it had many modifications including a M3 S14 engine but according to FBM it wasn’t worth more that $5k so I listed it like this and put the price in the description. I don’t know why FBM cares or the number of people who don’t read the ads constantly asking about the price.
No longer listed.
must have sold already as I cant find it!
It’s gone. So somebody paid for it. I doubt he got 123 grand but I’ll bet he got a sexy little penny for it. These are great cars at a certain price, which they’re way over now IMO. They look cool, sound great, and accelerate strong but they don’t handle worth a squat, nor do they brake. You can fix these things to some degree through the aftermarket but that would take the originality away. May as well get a regular 350 Chevelle if that’s your aim.
I suspect somebody’s gonna restore this and drive it very slowly just on weekend. I don’t see the point but I’m not of the age where these have a high nostalgia value for me. As the old saying goes, something’s worth what somebody will pay for it.
Like I’ve said in the past, restoration are expensive go find a nice one at the auction that you can drive tomorrow instead of three years later. Your initial investment will be more but in long run cheaper.