Florida man discovers his 70 Chevelle is hiding a real 454 LS6 engine from another car 

I’ve never been interested in how original or correct any car is, I’d just build it to my liking and drive it.

I drive a 1997 Ford Explorer that we bought brand new. It is 24 years old and has 260,000 miles on it. It’s 100% original. This morning I discovered that it still runs.

I love how passionate he is about these cars. I've learnt so much interesting info about my all time favorites. Thanks

Another great job Patrick. Truth be told, most of these cars were beat to death and off the road by the mid to late 70s. I worked in a Chevrolet service dept when the 70 Chevelle was 6 years old. I recall only one coming in for service. A Cortez Silver hardtop. The owner wanted only GM parts used so he came to us. Yes there are survivors and I enjoy seeing them. However, this owner built this car to his taste as you mention. It is a beauty. Please follow up. Maybe the LS6 car missing that engine is still alive.

Patrick is very knowledgeable about his inspections on the videos that he shares with us about the Automobiles from his inspections. It is a pleasure to learn from his videos. I appreciate everything that he shares on the vehicle. Why might you say? Well I am a judge with the NCRS., National Corvette Restorers Society. This is what we do at our NCRS Flight Judging events for Corvette Vehicles!

Thank you Matthew McConaughey for pointing all this out. Hahha you sound just like him !!

I LOVE all the info this guy delivers. I am going to own a Chevelle someday and knowledge is power when some guy is asking 50K for a 50yr old car that he says is original.

Such a great unbiased video. I appreciate it. I watch your videos in the morning before work, on my lunch break, and after work. Sometimes I dream 1970 Chevelles but I don't own one.

That's one beautiful Chevelle and your knowledge of these cars is amazing! Thanks for the video!

Ls6 4 speed driver with air , perfect weekend ride!

I respect the love that was put into the restoration... very nice

That sure is a nice Chevelle! Original or not, it is definitely a very great looking car. I bet the owner was a bit disappointed when Dr. Chevelle got finished with his evaluation! Great video PGN! I always enjoy watching!

It's interesting having so much to call out. It shows just how you know all this stuff so well. you're the best. thanks Patrick

Thanks, Patrick! I just came across an SS El Camino (I think, 1970 or so - it had cowl induction hood) driving down the road in Marion County, Florida, yesterday. I gave a huge thumbs up from my old 1990 BMW 535i. The guy was appreciative but it was well deserved! Awesome to see it on the road! Thanks for all your vids and the in-depth knowledge you provide! :)

Florida man discoverers that Chevelle is hiding a meth lab, loads it up with guns and drives it naked to the alligator hunt.

Man, Mr. Patrick. I wish I could have you authenticate my 70 chevelle ss, just to have it done.... you taught me alot, so far an helped with questions I had, thank you & keep them authentication's videos coming, really enjoy them an learning from them,..

Man...... What a beautiful piece of machinery. Compared to the majority of the cars you show this is one of the lucky ones ✌️🤙👊

This car reminds me of a story my dad has told me that is true. Back in the late 80’s early 90’s when he was building his 57 Chevy for street racing he stumbled upon a 396 Big Block from a 1970 Chevelle SS396 Cranberry Red with black stripes car and the owner was selling the engine because he was cloning the car to be an LS6. The owner of the car had acquired a real LS6 for his car. This was back in I believe around 1992 in Southern California. Would be crazy if this was that car. (Edit: My dad does still have the 396 and it now sits in my uncles 65 Chevelle pro street car as my dad upgraded to a 468 Big Block for his car)

Hey Patrick , I was thoroughly entertained again with this video walk through of that beautiful Cranberry Chevelle. Well done for unearthing these gems for our viewing pleasure!!

Thanks Patrick for all your expertise. I enjoy the detailed analysis! The Devil is in the details!!

Mr. Nichols, You are a scholar. A thousand years from now people will be referring to your knowledge. And they will be driving the 70 LS6, and wishing they could go back a thousand years to order their own.

what makes a 1970 any better than a 1971-72 ? they are all awesome cars. even with this one not being original it's still a beautiful car. love your videos and knowledge

The paint looks amazing, it's not an original #'s matching LS6, but it is built to perfection by someone that thought it was how it should be. We're always talking about cars sitting and wasting away that may never get restored, at least someone saved one and built a very nice car.

I would drive it so much it would need to be restored when I leave it to my boys.

Back in the 90's I bought a 70 Camaro with what I was told was a 454 block with a 396-427 crank, ended up being a 1969 Corvette L-68 427, it was a cool find !

PGN , you're the Chevelle Guru . I aim to get a Chevelle . I sure hope I can learn at least a fraction of your knowledge . Excellent video , as always.

your level of expertise is priceless. thank you.

The funny part of these beautiful restorations is the car, when new, wasn't anywhere near that nice. Check out a real survivor, or one of the very rare, "taken off the transport and never driven" examples. Slapdash assembly line work, misaligned panels, overspray paint, you name it.

Once upon a time..long long ago...I had a friend who had a brother who had an old Chevelle sitting in their garage with 4 flat tires. When I saw that old '69 Chevy sitting there, I asked if he would sell it to me. He did. for $600... I towed it home, cleaned it up, and started to Enjoy my '69 SS396 with the Rockcrusher 4spd.. After a while of owning and restoring it, I called a friend who managed the local Chevy dealer to look up some parts for me...come to find out, I was the owner of a 425 horsepower factory race Chevelle that came from a Dealer, not supposed to be sold... I raced that car up and down California for about a year...just kid street racing stuff...and finally got around to getting it prepped for getting the Original Blue paint...that weekend it was supposed to go to a body shop? A Drunk Driver in a Mazda hit me Head On and Totaled it....but at least it didn't die...it wasn't streetable after that, but guy bought it and Track Raced it for years...oh well...my little story...I loved that car...that car would pull the front wheels in second and third....damn it was FAST...

I have had 5 70 SS cars and still could not muster up the knowledge you have Patrick. We just enjoyed Chevelles and wish I had one of my previous cars but..... those were the times. Who knew they would be as popular as they are today but one thing... I lived it.

Love how passionate you are about barn find vehicles.

For a reasonable price it's a no brainer to buy, drive and enjoy. Car is gorgeous.

I would be interested in this car! Hell an ls6 with air, that would an awesome weekend cruiser!

This is my dream car. I have had seven 69-72 Chevelle's but nothing for 25 years. Back in the day you could buy them all day long from $1,000-$3,000. Maybe some day again when I can afford it. Thanks Patrick, I really enjoy your videos.

Its still beautiful patrick. Thanks for sharing 👍

BEAUTIFUL CAR and a great narration of it ! Thanks !

Very interesting pointing out the changes that have occurred through the years. Accurate used car history is rarely all known.

Smh who cares about everything being period correct it's just cool to see a nice piece of classic muscle that someone took their time to restore to its glory with some cool additions.

Thanx Patrick, I always love to watch your videos. You are simply amazing!

Your favorite color and stripe combo . I tend to agree .... Now all , I , have to do is keep watching " Mr Patrick " & someday an authentic LS6 SS will maybe just whined up in My garage too . 😊 Thank You " Mr Patrick " ! Take care ....

Patrick you are a walking encyclopaedia on the 70 chevelles, but this one is absolutely gorgeous, I would love this car as we didn't get anything like this in the UK. With the none original mods this car is better suited to this era and would be a more comfortable drive. Great work.

A very pretty car there..love the restoration..red color is perfect and great wheels and a 454..great car.

Beautiful car though Mr Nichols. Thanks for the work you do!

Never knew they were that many 1970 chevelles out there till I started to watch your channel ! Keep up the good work !

That paint job!!!! ! Love your channel, learned a lot from you. Thanks for not bashing and really teaching. Such interesting videos! 👌

I would still die to have that car !! SWEET

What a fine jewel 💎 I’d be proud to own it

I want an LS6 with AC...I have no problems with it not being authentic

I was 20 years old when this car was made and was a total motorhead. I had two friends with 375-396 Chevies, we were into street racing, I had a '66 Caprice 396-TH400 that ran high 14's. I do not remember EVER seeing a Chevy product with Polyglas tires until the 70 1/2 Camaros with F60 Polyglas GT's. Polyglas tires were the hot setup for Pure Stock classes back then, they were much better than the Goodyear Wide Treads that came on Corvettes, the Uniroyals that came on my friend's '68 Camaro RS-SS, the Firestone Sport Car 200's and Wide Tread GT's that came on '68-69 Z-28's. I am a little disappointed he did not mention this reality, that this car would not have had Polyglas tires on it from the factory, but Patrick Glenn Nichols has an INCREDIBLE amount of knowledge in the minutia of these cars, I always love these videos.

I worked 30 years Restoring mostly Chevy's and the "Fit&Finish" on this car, like you said, is second to none. My Shop 20 years ago, had a Green on Green, 1970 W-30 bench seat, One Owner with Dealer Sales Slip. It still runs. Only thing missing is the Shifter Ball and Battery. It needs a Water-pump but we will not take this car apart. In 1976 I could have bought a 1966 Chevelle for $200.00 but my Neighbor thought I would kill myself in it. I never forgave him for that.

Patrick Glenn Nichols,You my friend are a beast.If i knew 1% of what you know i would consider myself a smart man.Thank you for your wealth of knowledge.

Beautiful car man That was good of you to do that work for them Patrick.

I swear this is Matthew Mcconaughey talking.

Original or not....It`s GORGEOUS...LS6 4SPEED!!!!!

Your knowledge is just incredible!

I really enjoy these videos! I would never have PGN look at my Chevelle, he's like the soul crusher when it's not correct! Lol... Patrick needs to build a list of trusted restoration places. Keep up the great videos

That would be a good car to cruise and enjoy for sure.That A/C would be great for cruising on those hot summer nights

Now this is the best "Florida Man" story I've seen

That's a fact there is nothing that will turn heads like a Red Chevelle period. Black White or No Stripes. What a beauty to enjoy!

I would rather have a car I can drive... This is one I would want.

It is super nice be proud a bunch of us wish we had it any way love it

In the last few video's I've watched of your's I've noticed in reflection's that you are recording these with a cell phone, I'm not sure if that's how you record every one of them or not but sir you deserve an award for how well you make a video with a cell phone!! On a different note I have to say I'm not the biggest Chevy fan but as any real car guy/gal would agree I appreciate a rare car of any brand especially when there's a good story that goes along with it lol Also I appreciate how much time you put into making each video informative and educational even though you've said it in each other video and I've watched most of them a couple time's over. Thank you for the great camera work and sharing your knowledge with the rest of the car enthusiasts of the world.

This car is absolutely Beautiful!

All the items he pointed out still wont stop this car for selling for 55,000 or more & wont bring down the price to make a hill of beans.....

There are so few really correct cars left anymore. Most are parts cars but they still look awesome.

Patrick , Awesome video my friend .

Wouldn’t it be awesome for the owner of the LS6 Chevelle that this engine came out of could put it back where it belongs. Maybe they’ll see this video.

My dream car I used to like the cranberry red, but resently I'm liking the forest green white black stripes, hopefully one day I will have one

@Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds I know of a 70 Chevelle SS in my area that was ordered with no stripes from the factory and belongs to the original owners son. The car has been well kept since new and the original tires are supposedly stored somewhere near the car. The owner is old friends with my father and I may possibly be able to get you in contact with him.

It's beautiful just the way it sits, just drive it!

I would love to have one of these. But, alas, im poor. But its good to know people with alot of money are maintaining them for future generations to enjoy.

It's reflective, smooth, nice paint job and buff out, sweet Chevelle, then with Patrick documenting everything, a guy would know what it's worth!!! Born with or added/changed, whatever it's beautiful!!!

I would have loved to heard that Monster idle.

Love it. Dont care if it's not original.

So Glenn keeps saying it's a 396. So where's the ah-ha moment when he discovers it's a 454?

I love them red Chevelles especially the ones with white interior and white stripes I know it's hard to keep white interior clean

First good news I've heard from "Florida Man" in a while.

Patrick Glenn nichols you are such an asset to the collector car world !!!!!!

That's really nice car. Good eye. Good call. Good to see you out there.

somewhere in washington state there is a 59 ford truck with a 428 SCJ engine in it .. i put it in 40 years ago ..

Again......your detail oriented knowledge it captivating

Oh man that is a gorgeous car, the upgrades are nice but i'd take that thing bone stock but looking the way it does in a perfect timeless world you betcha!!

I bought a '70 Corvette back in the '90's. It had a 454/4 speed. The engine had the stamp pad crudely ground off and restamped as a '71 LS6. The engine designation on the console was also changed with '71 LS6 specs. I assumed the engine was just a run of the mill 454. It had a GM aluminum intake though. After driving the car all summer, including a couple of runs at the drag strip, it ran 13.20's at 105 with a lot wheel spin, I decided to do some work to the engine. I removed the intake to discover it had rectangular port heads. After checking dates and casting numbers it turned out to be a complete '70 LS6. I sold it to a guy restoring a '70 LS6 Chevelle. He even stated that the intake was an original LS6 intake although he said that Chevelles used a spacer and it was not on the Corvette for hood clearance. I assume he knew what he was talking about. Anyway, I took the money and built an oval port headed 454 that put my Corvette down in the low 12's and it wasn't nearly as high strung.

I learned that resto parts are a wasp's nest of disappointment.

Thanks Mathew for the video!

gorgeous, got to love red/black ;-)

It's nicer than original. Great job done.

Beautiful car wow

Beautiful car who cares if it's not original enjoy it sir.

DAMN what a beautiful Chevelle love it

So we have a car that's been restored with an upgraded LS6 Engine and Air Conditioning and some aftermarket reproduction parts so overall a very nice car and very affordable for the average Joe definitely a nice weekend Cruiser

Good Patrick Glenn! I m kinda glad it wasn't a car with the original drivetrain! Then have the owner stick all the incorrect parts on it??!!

Hello Patrick, I'm new to your channel. I' am professional artist here in NYC. My very trained artists eye says: 138803 on that motor.

Once again Awesome Job Patrick!!!!!

Nice job as always Patrick, it's definitely a nice car..🇺🇸

You are so damn knowledgeable....Patrick you are the King... Dennis Collins could learn from you... And that's not a slam to Dennis... It's a compliment to you..!!! Keep the good stuff coming 👍👍

At 2:50 he says the numbers are 138608... It looks like 138803 to me. Am I reading those wrong?

You really know your stuff. A real pleasure watching your videos. Are you only an expert for Chevelles or other GM brands as well?

I love red chevelles but my favorite is the blue with white stripes

It still looks Good