A very special second-generation Chevrolet Chevelle Coupe will be one of the lots at Barrett-Jackson’s upcoming Scottsdale auction, which will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona from March 20th to 27th. The 1970 Chevelle has been custom built to an exceptionally high quality, and features a supercharged Chevrolet 6.2L V8 LT5 Small Block engine.
Introduced for the 2019 Corvette ZR1, the LT5 produces a thundering 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque. This is substantially more than the 450 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque claimed for the naturally aspirated 454 cubic inch (7.4-liter) LS6 Big Block V8, which was the most powerful engine offered in the stock 1970 Chevelle when fitted with a four-barrel 800 CFM Holley carburetor. The LT5 drives the show car’s rear wheels through a six-speed Tremec manual transmission.
The 1970 Chevelle sits on a Roadster Shop chassis which has been powder coated in black. Sikkens black paint has been applied to the body (described by Barrett-Jackson as “laser straight”), which was acid dipped before the build began. Contrasting with the black exterior, the upholstery has been custom made in deep red Mercedes leather by the award winning Jon Lind Interiors of Springfield, Oregon.
The sinister-looking car has fully adjustable coilover suspension with a four-link rear end and a Moser 373 Detroit Truetrac differential. It rides on custom-made Schott wheels wrapped in Diamondback classic tires measuring 265x35x19 at the front and 315x40x20 at the rear. Other features include Baer brakes with 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers, Vintage Air performance air-conditioning, a TIG-welded exhaust system, a stainless steel fuel tank by Rick’s, Ultimate headers, custom-made Wegner Automotive valve covers, Fesler hood hinges and Dakota Digital gauges.
The 1970 Chevelle custom build does not have a reserve price, but a car built as expertly as this one deserves to sell well. Full details can be found on the Barrett-Jackson website here here.
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Nice car ck out the ss in the door panel above the armrest ..no reserve most sale for 1/2 what was spent some one is going to get a very nice car
Uh, LS6 was the name of the 450 HP 454 that was offered in a limited number of 1970 Chevelles.
Glad someone’s on the ball!!
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Nice car! One and only thing I don’t like is the stance. For whatever reason I can’t stand this down low thing people are going for these days.
It looks just as high as the stock one it’s not sitting low at all if anything sitting a inch or so higher
I must be wrong, I thought a coupe was a coupe and not a SS. I hade a SS in my teenage years with 454 no were did it say anything about being a coupe a SS is a SS not a coupe SS is there ???
A coupe is any 2 door car with a sloping rear roof line…It’s not a model name such as an SS or RS etc…hope this clears it up for ya🤩
The car looks great and a lot of money has been spent obviously on the chassis, rear axle and transmission. Replacing the 454 with anything other than another larger big block like a 572 or 638, just doesn’t seem to give the impression that you upgraded the car.
I definitely don’t know what you’re talking about. That chevelle is 1 of the nicest cars, due to the build, it will have no problem at all to sell for 250,00 or whole lot more,,get it ,got it,Good
Best part of the car is its not a chopped up real ss. Now it’s just a chevelle malibu built by someone else for people who can’t build a chevelle by themselves and really enjoy what there hands and mind built.
With that said Peter, it’s a real work of art, and if I could buy the chevelle I would like to have it.
Had a 72 Chevelle. Worst car I ever owned. Had carburetor problems even GM experts couldn’t fix.
Well that’s the way you build a chevelle with and the way you want it to be.
You should really do your research,the LT5 was 360hp,the LS6 was 450. Get it right!
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This is GEn V LT5…didnt come out till 2019