Big Block 4 Speed: 1970 Chevrolet Malibu

For a lot of muscle car fans, the 1970 Chevelle is the best looking one Chevrolet ever built, and this Malibu was built with a big block, SS badges and four speed to back up its looks. This 1970 Chevrolet Malibu is finished in silver with black stripes and has a replacement 454 V8, a four speed manual and Vintage Air. It is located at Ala’a Auto Sales in Boise, Idaho, and the asking price is $41,000. It has been listed for about two weeks, and you can find it here on Craigslist. Curvette sent us the listing on this beauty.

Chevrolet introduced the Chevelle for 1964 as its midsize answer to the Ford Fairlane, and the 1970 model got a new, more muscular body with a wider stance. The Malibu was the upscale Chevelle, and for 1970 it came as a sport coupe, convertible, sport sedan and four door sedan. The Malibu sport coupe was by far the best seller, with 272,532 built. Chevrolet also built 53,599 Malibus and El Caminos with the SS 396 package and 8,773 with the SS 454 package, and only 4,475 of those got the legendary LS6. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the engine compartment or interior.

Engine choices for the 1970 Chevelle started with a 250 cubic inch six rated at 155 horsepower, and the Malibu’s base V8 was a 307 rated at 200 horsepower. Buyers could choose a 350 with 250 or 300 horsepower, a 400 two barrel at 265 horsepower and the 402 big block with 330, 350 or 375 horsepower. At the top of the list was the new 454, which was rated at 360 horsepower in LS5 form and 450 horsepower as the LS6, and the SS 454 package added the cowl induction hood. Malibu interiors were trimmed in cloth and vinyl or all vinyl with deep twist carpet, and exterior colors included shades such as this Cortez Silver, with SS cars often wearing contrasting stripes.

This Malibu is not a factory SS, but it has been built to look and run like one. It now has a replacement 454 big block with an Edelbrock intake, backed by a four speed manual and a Positraction rear axle. It also has a cowl induction hood, 17 inch American Racing Torq Thrust wheels, power steering and front disc brakes. Inside, there is black vinyl upholstery, Vintage Air climate control, a push button radio and kick panel speakers. The listing shows 58,000 miles, and it has a clean title. A big block four speed Chevelle with air conditioning makes for a fun driver, even if it did not start life as an SS.