California 1970 SS396 Chevelle Authenticated!!! 

I had a 1970 SS454 Chevelle in 1973, LS6, 4spd. Old lady hated it. She said the car goes or she goes. We went. Don't miss her. Easier to find a woman than an LS 6.

In 1969 I was serving my country in Vietnam. Each month dad would send me the latest issues of Playboy and Hot Rod magazines. The August issue of HR had an ad for the new, for 1970, SS 396. It was a two page layout showing a red, with black stripes, set at night, under a street light. I told anyone that would listen I would have one just like it when I returned to the world. In Feb, 70 I drove one away from the dealership. Red, cowl hood w/stripes, 4 speed, posi, white buckets. No luxuries like AC or PS. It was T-Boned by a drunk driver in 73

I own a 1970 Chevelle SS 396. I is matching #'s drive train with the exception of aftermarket body panels and interior. I love it just the same no matter what anyone else has to say about it. I sure get my share of compliments. Just preserving a piece of 70`s muscle car history. GPN great work as always!

Beautiful car. I most appreciate that the owner allowed you to fully authenticate it and point out all the wrong parts. Most men would have too much pride and continue a false representation to a potential buyer. Honesty is best policy, worth more than gold and I highly doubt this car lost any of it's value because it truly looks like a gem.

That cowl hood is awesome ! I had a 70 autumn gold Monte Carlo back in the day.

I remember when I was a kid there were about 5-6 SS Chevelles.all were various hp. and color. A brother and sister had a set at the same time. One was the Autumn Brown like this one started out and the other one was black with white stripes.They had the same 325 hp engines but the sister (which I later dated) could outshift her brother. He got ridiculed over that. Times were fun back then, somebody would yell race and a dozen cars would show. One road was marked for an 1/8 mile since it had a curve on both ends. The other was a quarter mile and we used them both. I remember talking a friend into racing his 69 Buick Wildcat one night from our home base, A small town Gulf station. We put a half gal of antifreeze in it. couple quarts of oil, a little tranny and brake fluid. It was ready. It always seem to run pretty good and had dual glass packs on it when he got it. I had to stay and watch the station for another hour and a half. It was about an hour later and here they all came back with Bullet (the wildcat) in the lead. He was top dog and had beaten all 7 of them in a big ole buick wildcat in the 1/8 th. mile.

Very intelligent articulation. Great work

Great content, once again. Let's not gloss over how cool this garage is, though!

What a small world, I lived in El Segundo which is also close to Playa Del Rey during the years the car was there. We used to some street racing on Pershing close to where he lived in Playa Del Ray.

Had one in high school in Texas. Interesting this one did so well being so close to the ocean.

What a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing it with us

Thank you for the Video Patrick, great fun as always, all the best to you.

Super nice car. Just so you know Moraine Oh is close to my home. Pronounced More rain. Moraine did the GM brake systems and Harrison radiator did the radiators and AC components.

Thanks Patrick, another great review. Keep them coming.......

Autumn gold w/black stripes would be a beautiful combo.

I had a buddy back in the day that had this car but 454 and with the white stripes. I graduated in the 1980s and muscle cars weren't cheap but a middle class college student could still buy one. Another kid had a 1969 GTO four speed and another kid had a 1969 Z28 396 SS camaro. Another kid has a 383 Dart.

Another great video Patrick. If money was no option for me, an LS6 model would be what I would want. My second car of choice would be a 69 COPO Camaro. I appreciate your love of the 70 Chevelle models and your attention to the details and authentication of them. Keep them videos coming. God Bless.

Thank you Patrick for another adventure.

Awesome. Just when you think you've seen them all, there's always another one.

Nice I love the chevelles so much it’s my dream car . Great car ❤❤❤

Nice 70 Chevelle SS! I always wonder why they don't repaint the car the factory colors! Thanks for sharing👍

Every time I see a 70 chevelle SS red with black interior, I think of Jack Reacher

That is a beautiful car in red, I wonder how much more it would be worth if it was the original gold color? Thanks for sharing Patrick!

Pretty slick 🏁 Brings back memories Dime a dozen

Beautiful Chevelle. They should have left it in the original gold color. Beautiful nonetheless

Great looking Chevelle!!!!!

Nice car. Thanks.

Livin the dream! Great content again.

Great car, I'd left it gold, can wheels be date coded a couple weeks apart?

Always look forward to ur vidoes brother appreciate ya

Very nice car, but a shame it's not the original autumn gold color. Which is a very beautiful color.

My friend has that exact same car he bought it for like 9k in the 90s .. its his baby!

The legend returns!

Nice, nice, nice. The red, although overused, looks better than the gold, original or not. It could use a little love but it will work the way it sets.

IMO a block casting date of A 9 70 is way too early for an April, 1st week build date. Thats a stretch. Without a buildsheet it wreaks clone. Where's the original dash and parts? Where's the original rear bumper pad? Where's the original door panels? Why the cowl vent screens? Why are the wheels dated way too early? Guys sell matching dated SS wheel sets on ebay. Did you look for evidence of Malibu trim holes in the upper rear quarters and inside the doors? Is the rag joint a bolt on? Where are the original exhaust manifolds? Smog tubes? Smog pump hoses? Did you pull the carpet up to see if it was a factory bucket seat car? Any pictures of the car before it was restored? It just looks to be pieced together.

My bill sheet for my 70 chevelle was in my head liner.

Hello Mr. Nichols, were the dash vent shut off levers for the A/C cars a 1970 feature? Ive seen some 71/72 chevelle SS cars without the shut off levers?

what happened to that video of you catching Volo selling an el camino with a restamped block?

Dang! Didn’t know you came out to SLO County!

Beautiful ride!

Can I contact you Patrick with some info that might help confirm a car is real or not?

God bless this man

Welcome back buddy

Right up front....let's put it out there that '70 Chevelle SS's ARE NOT 396 cars. '70 Chevelle's had 402's under the bonnet.....& though the name remained, the tune-up sticker on the core support will attest to its 402 cubic inch status for 1970.

1970 396 engines were 402 CID engines. I've had a classic/vintage vehicles restorations facility for 35+ years. Would not be the first time that I came across a re-stamped engine block. It happens more often than you might think. How can this car be authenticated when it's NOT fully original?

My neighbor spent a whole day last week trying to authenticate a 68 impala ss 307 4 speed convertible. Probably rare if true considering. He got frustrated and went home and got a little tipsy and ran around his house with just a towel on. Big watermelon gunt hanging out

nice chevelle,

My uncle had the same car same color. 396 auto

Were the front bumper parking light/turn signal lenses orange or clear/white on 70 SS Chevelles?

Sweet 💯

no words

I would like to know the back story on how a Cali car finds its way up to Canada, and then back home again.

WGAF where it came from. Being from Commiefornia should be a 10 point deduction in my book. Nothing against the people, it's the government and anything attached to it. I left that craphole 20 years ago never to return.

Wheel looks much nicer without trim ring !

Bet she rips with those engine upgrades

Nice work sir. I have an original bumper pad for him in Hayward California 94544 if he’s interested in it

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Pool Table!!!!!!

Hey Pismo beach, I live 10 min away

When he says things are not correct like the master cylinder and head lights. I hope he realizes that things go bad and have to get replaced which would still make it authentic. To me those things are totally irrelevant to me. Body and drive train and interior are what matter. There are some parts you just can’t get anymore.

Shouldn’t it be a 138 vin car? That is a 136!

With so much incorrect about this car why would the owner pay someone to point out the obvious. Especially on a not as desirable or valuable 396 car.

Luckily your not in Florida

Another video of a non original chevelle. What exactly are we authenticating here? I can find tons of these non original who knows what it really is chevelles everywhere

hate when repaint isnt original factory color....came as autumn gold. don't freaking paint it cranberry red!! not correct....just stupid

1st view

A 350 hp car doesn't have to be perfect to preserve it unless someone is trying to trade it for mint 250hp Impala. 😆

Amateur restoration, if that’s what you want.

Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!! !!

Glad I'm not a purist.......

Patrick did you see the two Chevelle’s being sold by Mecum. Thought you might like them

Oh this baby is all factory tricked out, looks like it has a pair of after market headers. They did do a pretty good job at restoring the car, the original dash pad most likely was blister to hell from the California summer sun, but that just means that there is close to zero rust.

PATRICK GLENN NICHOLS IS THE CHEVELLE SS GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!