When a seller boasts of his car as being the best of the best, it’s easy for such a strong proclamation to set up his offering for an excessively harsh level of scrutiny. However, even after going over all the photos of this 1970 Chevelle SS convertible here on eBay with a fine-tooth comb, I have to agree that the owner may be right on track. The one thing that will likely alienate many potential buyers who would love to own this beautiful ragtop is the price, which is $149,900 if you choose the buy-it-now button. There’s also a chance to make an offer, or if you want to see this one in person before deciding how much retirement savings you’re willing to spend, head on over to AJ Classic Cars in Ellijay, Georgia.
Detailed show condition is how the owner presents this Super Sport, and it’s one of those examples that’s really hard to find fault with anywhere you look outside. The paint is said to be the original color, though not specified as the original coat, so this one’s probably gotten a fresh respray in the not-too-distant past. However, the body looks nearly flawless, and the convertible top presents as new. The white stripes along the hood and trunk complement the color of the roof canvas nicely, as do the original date-coded 14″ wheels and Radial T/A tires.
This Chevelle provides big block power, and it’s great to find a 454 under the hood. One demerit here is that it’s not the born-with component, as the seller mentions that the engine is a replacement block, but the bay is just as clean and detailed as the rest of the car. It’s mentioned as an LS5, so if the substitute is indeed an exact match from ’70, it would be the base 454 with a horsepower rating of 360. The fun-factor here is enhanced by a manual transmission, and it’s also positive to see that the A/C equipment is still intact.
The matching blue interior looks as though it has hardly been sat in, and I’m wondering if the odometer may have been reset after the restoration was completed, as the reading of 00608 sounds believable for about how many miles this one may have been driven in its current pristine state. Power windows and a tilt steering column are also a couple of luxurious features to find inside, and the one shot we get from underneath shows what appears to be a detailed and immaculate platform. I’m curious what our readers have to say about this 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS convertible- is the one you’ve been waiting to sink nearly 150 grand into?
Imagine how easy it is to spin and smokeshow those 14′ tires lol. 😎
YOU’D BE NUTS!!! But it would be FUN 😁 😂 😀!
All I can say is….. Wow!!! Absolutely stunning!!!
I would not even begin to know how you could keep a car as perfectly presented as this. Not a spec of dust or corrosion. The perfect finishes everywhere. Blemish free shine. Far superior to what it was new.
If this were a Hemi Mopar convertible it would be 7 figures. This seems impossibly cheap for a car of this caliber.
Money doesn’t buy love, but I’d sure love to own this…
A lot of money for a used chevy.
Now this is a big beautiful bill for a convertible . The color is gorgeous
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A buddy had a hard top like this in HS.
It’s what tge market will bear 🐻 and this will bring it.
One of the best looking I’ve seen in a while and his pictures are not of the highest quality.
If he had a buildsheet, a metal warranty card also known as the “Protecto Plate, along with the window sticker, and service records from the car’s past, it would be the icing on the cake.
How can one not like the overall condition, color combination, 4 speed, power steering, AC, power windows, and power too? Lots to like here!
Well said Greg. I think proof of the original build would add value to nice but unusual options like Power Windows. Tilt Steering and Air Conditioning. I am guilty of adding Air Conditioning to several cars that did not originally have A/C. Not Vintage Air but Factory Air Conditioners from salvaged vehicles. Its always possible that a wise customer checked all the boxes, but documentation is valuable in this case. I would have had that documentation listed first in my Ad for this car if it was truly correct.
The seller says factory this option and that option, like you said you added factory AC rather than aftermarket, I think that’s the case with many of the options on this car. Without documentation, “factory” often means OE components added at a later date.
On a high end restoration of an extremely rare car, why would you install an aftermarket Hurst shifter, aluminum intake, dual feed Holley and rear sway bar?
For the asking price it’s up to potential buyers to ask the right questions in order to lock down answers with defined meaning.
Steve R
Beautiful old muscle car, but the money these command is well beyond anything I’ll pay. As such, I enjoy taking a look at them, but I don’t really consider them a trophy worth pursuing, any more. The rich guys have wrested this market niche away from us mere mortals.
Really nice car though, like the colour scheme, and who doesn’t love the sound of a big block revving through manual gear changes? This era of domestic car manufacturing produced some fantastic sheet metal & powertrains.
Beautiful car! However at $150k, that is investment type money. Not having a build sheet or the original engine, it’s a clone in investment value. If you want a really nice car and u have the money to blow, that’s fine. But if u r investing in the future value, keep looking!
So refreshing to see an LS-5 that is still original (yes I read about the replacement block). Astro blue was a great color to match with any interior. Someone ordered a gorgeous car that’s still here for us to admire.
my brother lives in that small town of NW Georgia
Tell him to go get it!
Wow very nice!
Is that a spilt in the vinyl back of the driver’s seat?
Drop the 1.
No split in that seat, everything as new.
for that much money you’d think it would have real hood latches.
It does have a real hood latch, the pins were an option but don’t take the place of the hood latch.
Steve R
of course i meant the pins. but it has fake pins, they don’t go through the hood like real hood pins. for this much money they could have installed real hood pins or left off the fake ones. (and yes, of course it has a normal hood latch, i didn’t mean the normal latch.)
Nothing fake about the hood pins they go thru the hood, with normal hood latch.
Curious why the console is black. Was it added later? I had a bench in my 70.
I don’t take a second look at most Chevelle SS cars, given the number of clones that bore me to death…This one the other hand, is just perfect. Gorgeous blue in and out, and yeah, the white stripes just pop with that top. LS-5 is the better street engine too. One nice nicely done car!
Holy grail
With a car like this you don’t have to play the $149,900 numbers game, as if $150,000 will scare a buyer away!
Awesome car and color combo with hard to find power windows. Back in early 70’s I test drove a similar car with a white vinyl hardtop. I ended up buying a Forest Green/ black vinyl / white stripes 70 SS with the 396(402), 4 speed Muncie, Cowl Induction, power windows, and factory AM/ FM/ 8 Track that always played a little slow.
Sold the car after graduation in 76 for 2k, I really do not know how rare the power window option is/was but I’ve only seen a handful over the years. Still kicking myself almost 50 years later.
Where i live a guy has one, typical LS3 conversion, big wheels, paint and the rear body shakes over bumps. He’s thinking $85K. I say, bah hahaha.
If this one is real, collectors will love it. I grew up in this era and can’t justify the dollars. But it makes sense to who it makes sense to.
GLWTS
Pedal dressup only on the accel pedal? hmmh
I would have expected a blue steering wheel & blue steering column, like on a blue interior ’69 – unless in ’70, Chevy started to go cheap?
Could u get cruise control with the 4 speed? – oddly, such a rarely seen option on anything in the ’70s & earlier.
No doubt it’s a nice car. But without some top national awards to back that up, calling it “best of the best” is merely the owner’s opinion. And from what I have seen, I think it’s overpriced. But to someone who really loves the car, they may be willing to pay the asking number.
Nothing fake about the hood pins they go thru the hood, with normal hood latch.
Nice car, but $150k nice? If it had full documentation and the ORIGINAL engine, maybe. I have a 1970 Nova SS, original L-78 396/375 car, triple black, but missing the original L-78. I have documentation to back up the claim. Just because I put in a replacement BB, does not mean I can get full value. The car is worth what someone will pay. To me, it’s worth $90k, no more.