If my father were to leave me a car he had purchased new, it would be very, very difficult to let go of. That’s what the seller claims is happening with this well-preserved 1970 Chevy Chevelle, as the son of the original owner is letting it go – but only at the right price. Mileage is low and the options list is full of the right stuff, but bidding is over $16K and the reserve remains unmet. Find it here on eBay and located in Baton Rouge.
The seller calls the Chevelle a “family heirloom” with under 27,000 original miles. I can live with that description, as the paint seems quite lustrous, the chrome is excellent and the Rally wheels look perfect on white-letter radials. The seller notes that the Chevelle retains its original 350 paired to a Turbo 350 automatic transmission. It’s also equipped with power brakes and power steering and a bench seat with column shift. From a paper trail standpoint, the seller notes the vehicle will include “…extensive paperwork including the original window sticker, and service manuals. Everything is in incredibly good condition.”
The interior is as much of a time capsule as the outside is. Muted colors for sure, but they match the exterior well. The rubber floor mat shows no signs of abuse and the dash is uncracked. Original AM radio controls remain along with a set of auxiliary gauges. The seller notes one of the options as being “F40 special interior,” but I’m not sure what that includes – can anyone decipher? Door panels appear to be in excellent condition, as does the saddle vinyl bench seat. I can’t see it, but there’s an optional electric clock in there, too.
The option codes for the motor break down as follows: L48 300-HP 350V8 M40 Turbo Hydramatic N10 Dual Exhaust. While no rocketship, this is still an ideal cruiser setup and likely sounds pretty good, too. The engine bay presents very well, and I’m curious if that’s just how it looks or if a detailer’s been busy. No matter what, a car doesn’t stay this nice without ongoing care and cleaning from a detail-obsessed owner. I don’t blame the seller for looking for the right price, but I wonder if the reserve is set north of $20K.
In my inbox oneinute ago. EBay says no longer available. Well, that was fast. Or there was something wrong with the listing. No sense in even,reading the article. Not complaining about BF. Just a little bewildered. Kinda funny.
Maybe he couldn’t bring himself to sell it once the bidding started; certainly not something I could do under these circumstances.
The auction ended without meeting reserve. The seller had it for auction previously when it was bid to $21,100, which also didn’t meet reserve. The sellers history indicates he flips cars on a regular basis.
Someone has installed an aluminum intake and a dual feed Holley, the wheels have also been changed. Those modifications will probably keep some purists from bidding.
Steve R
I could not agree more! Fleebay and BF happened a lot! Although we probably are not the chosen ones because we don’t subscribe to it.
I’d refer to this as a Malibu not a Chevelle.
Chevrolet agrees with you.
Even the invoice says Malibu. Nice car but not crazy about the color combo.
The side of the car says Malibu.
I think the front of the car says Chevelle. :)
Ended: May 28, 2018 , 8:56PM
Current bid:US $17,899.00
Reserve not met
[ 25 bids ]
Nice car, just a good day to day car back then that had enough pep for most people. My generation loved these too, and we hopped em up and drove many of them to their grave.
Soooo you need to add a gauge pack with such low miles ?
F-40 is a suspension option in Chevrolets. That is the standard Malibu interior.
Very nice looking Malibu I sure wish salaries went up as fast as car prices I’d state what I would pay but that would get a lot of people upset thinking I am such a cheapskate… I did own one once it wasn’t quite this nice ..sold it for $800.. Had a 400 small block with an operational cowl induction hood ,not the original motor or hood but I wish I had it back
Getting chewed down is a normal experience when selling a car, though there’s a growing set of cars which are exempt from this. This is probably one of them.
If you want to go cheap, move up to a 1990s Volvo 850 or E36 BMW. Then, you can do eBay auctions which move up in $.50 increments!
Wow! My Father-in-Law had an almost identical car. Gold, saddle interior with bench seat, 350 Malibu, auto on the column. His was a ’71 though, and it had a black vinyl top. Original owner car, well kept, no modifications ~ basically like this one.
He offered it to the wife and I because he wanted something “young and sporty”, while I was looking for “an old muscle car”. I decided to pass on it though, as it wasn’t really what I was looking for. I wanted something more “muscular”, and this wasn’t it.
He ended up trading it in on a used BMW convertible. They gave him $12k in trade value, which I felt was very fair for 15 years ago.
so is he the son of the original owner or not? If he was indeed the son, selling it would be very hard in my opinion. Too nice to simply let go for the money as long as you have a place to store it.
got my grandad’s ’72 Buick Skylark when he passed in the same condition. He washed it every week and put it away for 6 months every winter. I was 17 at the time… should have gone to a better home :(
My brother’s friend offered to sell me his 1969 Road Runner – mint, low miles – in about 1973 when I was 16 years old. I seem to recall the price was $1500. I’m glad I couldn’t raise the money because I know I would have ruined the car. It went on to spend at least another 20 pampered years with the same owner and then was sold for what I am sure was a tidy price with less than 40,000 miles on it in the 1990’s.
Appearing for a third time in my Inbox. Always says only 22 hours old. Ad still gone. Or did I slip through a time warp?
Kids don’t give a crap about the hobby come to think of it most “car people” don’t either they just think of making a buck! I know the truth hurts.
Ahh he ended it. Must have put the greed away. NOT!
My second car was a 69 Chevy wagon with the 300 hp 350 and when you consider how heavy that thing was, it had a lot of get up and go. I got it up to 112 mph with the AC on one very hot summer day in 1973. My friend still has a photo of the speedometer.
I think with the same engine, this Chevelle was a bit of a sleeper. A basic SS396 would have 25 more horsepower but would have weighed more also.
Options list is, “full of the right stuff”? Ah, not so much.