27,000-mile Orig Paint '70 Chevelle SS396

[scuncio]

Wow...black on black even.

Link to 1970 Chevelle SS396 27399 Original Miles (http://ebay.to/2gGhoZu)

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[Mr70]

Flint car.

[BJCHEV396]

Nice Chevelle but I think he's asking too much!It's a buyer's market.

[Bill Pritchard]

Might be a dumb question, but why would the F70-14 tires be listed as a $100 extra cost item on the (allegedly) original invoice?

Looks like a nice, albeit pricey, car. The tires are worth a lot of $$$$ alone.

[Mr70]

Might be a dumb question, but why would the F70-14 tires be listed as a $100 extra cost item on the (allegedly) original invoice?

Because those are white line tires he upgraded to.
Raised white letter tires were included with the Z-25 option,but if you wanted red line or white line tires,you paid extra.
Paper looks legit to me.

[Lee Stewart]

Because those are white line tires he upgraded to.
Raised white letter tires were included with the Z-25 option,but if you wanted red line or white line tires,you paid extra.
Paper looks legit to me.

No redlines in 1970 for the Chevelle SS.

White Stripe was a NC option on the Chevelle SS:

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[mockingbird812]

Very cool car, with great color combo, great (and many) docs, neat back story, original drivetrain, a real cowl induction car, low miles, 4 speed, original Tiger Paws, etc. Good vibe under the hood. These don't come along too often. In light of the low mile green '70 L34, that sold for purportedly a bunch, I don't think his price is too out of line - all things being considered. a '70 Black Chevelle SS is just killer IMO - huh Dennis?!!!

Any chance the original hood/deck stripes could be salvaged?

[Charley Lillard]

Should it have a smog pump ?

[olredalert]

----Those exhaust manifolds don't appear to have ever had a bolt loosened and there are no plugs in them.......Bill S

[Mr70]

Don't believe everything you read in books,as Red line tires were entirely possible from the factory on 1970 SS Chevelles or Elcaminos.Albeit they were rare back then,as the RWL was the much more prevalent.There's at least one found documented on paper today.
I think there were a total of 10 sets installed @ the factory,two were G70's,(Elco) & the other 8 were F70's.

Dealers were charging SS owners extra for White stripe & Red line tires back then.I have a Chevrolet edict discussing this somewhere.
Although he's saying it originally came with RWL Uniroyals,his Dealers paperwork says different of charging him $100 more,which was about the upgrade charge for those white stripe tires back then.
I know of at least 3 other 1970 SS Chevelle owners who recently bought vintage Uni's claiming they were original,when they really have no proof,or if they do,haven't shared it.

No SMOG is correct Charley as it was ever installed on the 1970 L-34 Chevelle,only the Solid liftered needed it.
The new for 1970 TCS=Transmission Controlled Spark is why they didn't need it.

This Flint build has Vertical stainless steel trim in the center of the grille.

[Lee Stewart]

So what you are saying is that of the 53,599 1970 SS 396 Chevelles and El Caminos - 10 of them came from the factory with redlines.

I don't think the word "rare" comes to my mind.

[scuncio]

Seller ended the auction early. Did anyone here buy it?

[ORIGLS6]

Because those are white line tires he upgraded to.
Raised white letter tires were included with the Z-25 option,but if you wanted red line or white line tires,you paid extra.
Paper looks legit to me.

I've seen a few SS ElCaminos with white stripe tires but I don't recall ever seeing a Coupe or Convert with them. Pretty Cool Ride !

[olredalert]

----My 70 SS El Camino bought at Slaton Chevrolet in 1970 brand new had white stripe tires. Cant remember the brand as they didn't stay on there long enough to register in my 23 year old pea-brain,,,LOL!.......Bill S

[Tracker1]

Didn't Steve McQueen's '70 El Camino have its original red line tires still in place when it was auctioned a few years back? Or was it restored? Pics had it with red lines

[Bill Pritchard]

Dealers were charging SS owners extra for White stripe & Red line tires back then.

I guess that's believable, albeit rather unscrupulous on the part of the dealer. Since it only cost roughly 50 bucks to upgrade to either white lettered or white stripe F70-14 tires from 78 series blackwalls on non-SS 8 cylinder Chevelles, a $100 charge to change only from F70 white lettered to F70 white stripe sounds anything but credible.