'70 LS6 Chevelle Value Question

[MosportGreen66]

Hi All,

What is this car worth?

'70 Chevelle LS6/M22/4.10s. Original white paint and body panels. Black stripes. Converted to an automatic currently for racing. Running a big cube big block now but original block/heads/intake/carb/distributor/exhaust manifolds come with car. Great pad. Assume POP and build sheet are present but I have not personally seen them. Real cowl tag. Believed to be real 12 bolt.

Thanks,
Dan

[lowmile]

Condition of the original paint and int would be the wild card.

[Lee Stewart]

What happened to the original 4 speed manual transmission? Is the original A.I.R. included?

[MosportGreen66]

Original paint looked very nice but further inspection is needed. I did not see the AIR system or transmission. Original owner had possession until recently - I'm certain the OO would know more

[DW31S]

Does the race engine come with it? Good race engines aren’t cheap and depending on the build(er) could be worth some large coin.

[MosportGreen66]

Does the race engine come with it? Good race engines aren’t cheap and depending on the build(er) could be worth some large coin.

Yes it does

[Sean]

Is the car caged? How are the rear spring pockets? Sometimes they develop stress cracks. Any twist on the a-arm pillars? There is usually memory from in the frame and body from drag racing.

[L78M22Rag]

Hi All,

What is this car worth?

'70 Chevelle LS6/M22/4.10s. Original white paint and body panels. Black stripes. Converted to an automatic currently for racing. Running a big cube big block now but original block/heads/intake/carb/distributor/exhaust manifolds come with car. Great pad. Assume POP and build sheet are present but I have not personally seen them. Real cowl tag. Believed to be real 12 bolt.

Thanks,
Dan

Lots of questions, but no numbers? Assuming that it's a real LS6/M22 wearing original factory white paint (with cowl induction & black stripes) in decent presentable condition (with no material rust issues) and running (with original motor on the side), and legitimate history combined with build-sheet and POP.... I'll go out on a limb and guess it's worth around $60k US? As more details and photos come in, I could see that number going up or down.

[SS427]

Based on the photos I have seen and knowing what it will take to put the car back to its original state (even before restoring) I would say $35-$45k and that is assuming all the original parts check out. Right now the authenticity of the paperwork and the condition of the block/heads and verifying all the original parts is unknown. You can always increase your offer but hard to go backwards.

I agree with the value of the race motor but when buying a muscle car I put little value in that and give the seller the option of selling it as a roller. If he won't then I would value the car as what a race type big block prepped driver would sell for while adding a little more due to its provinance.

[Sean]

I never value a race motor. You beat the piss out of it and it road hard.

[L78M22Rag]

There are photos? My mind tends to give a car the benefit of the doubt... so I assumed a car that was still in “presentable condition” and that the paperwork did check out.

For clarity, I was saying what I thought the car is worth, not what someone might offer. Hard to imagine someone buying an original paint LS6 that wasn’t a rust bucket with the original motor and assuming original docs for under $50k given what else you get for that money these days.

[MosportGreen66]

Thanks for the feedback gents. I sent Rick photos 1-on-1 and don't wish to post more until I definitively pass on the car. It would be my pleasure to share more info at that point.

Regards,
Dan

[L78M22Rag]

Good luck Dan! I hope it works out that you get the car for a decent price.

I would have sent the photos to Rick for his input as well... been there, done that.