'70 Chevelle L78 Convertible, Nice, $$$

[scuncio]

Very nice car with the rarely seen auto trans.

Interesting that the owner decided to have this car restored with chambered exhaust.

Link to 1970 L78 Chevelle Convertible auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/313788587475?hash=item490f41ddd3:g:jBYAAOSw8ulhORv ~&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337538513&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1)

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[olredalert]

----It sounds a lot like it's not the original engine, but he didn't actually say that. A real beauty though! When I restored my 70 LS5 convert way back in the late 70's I also ran Chambered exhaust.....Bill S

[luzl78]

I put chambered exhaust on the 70 Monte that Jason restored. Sounds so good, even with stock manifolds.

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

If it had the ORIGINAL drivetrain. Trust me. The ad would not make it vague with words like correct and dated and etc. Why not just say. Non Original. SMH

BEAUTIFUL car, no doubt. Ambitious price without original in my opinion

[olredalert]

----Agreed, Mike!....Bill S

[ls6owner]

This car has been for sale for a while. I wonder how someone came up with the claim that there are only 8 known 1970 L-78 convertibles. I I recall, a while ago a green auto that was an ex-race car with NOM but known history sold a BJ. I wonder if this could be the same car, but returned to stock condition.

[ls6owner]

I found the BJ sale-it was quite a few years ago, 2014 to be precise. Same car?

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1970-CHEVROLET-CHEVELLE-SS-CONVERTIBLE-162034

[1972convss454]

This car has been for sale for a while. I wonder how someone came up with the claim that there are only 8 known 1970 L-78 convertibles. I I recall, a while ago a green auto that was an ex-race car with NOM but known history sold a BJ. I wonder if this could be the same car, but returned to stock condition.

L78 vs LS6

[olredalert]

L78 vs LS6

----Decals are cheap, and maybe the car was brought up to LS6 specs. I noticed power windows on both cars (rare) but then realized that one had a white gut and the other black. The tag would help but there's no picture of it or the serial #......Bill S

[Mr70]

This car has been for sale for a while. I wonder how someone came up with the claim that there are only 8 known 1970 L-78 convertibles. I I recall, a while ago a green auto that was an ex-race car with NOM but known history sold a BJ. I wonder if this could be the same car, but returned to stock condition.

There were a lot more than 8 convertibles made originally,and this is Not '78 Dave's Astro Blue L-78 Cnvt. ex-race car.

[BLACKLS5]

Wasn't there a Forest green Truppi-Kling L78 convertible? For some reason I was thinking they campaigned both the Blue LS6 and a Green L78.

[Mr70]

Yes,this one referenced earlier.
It was a Forest Green Factory L-78,replaced decades later with an LS-6 engine.
Dave painted this car Astro Blue years after he got it in '78.
I have photos of it @ Super Chevy Joliet '99 somewhere,when Dave brought it there.
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1970-CHEVROLET-CHEVELLE-SS-CONVERTIBLE-162034

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

Real One :)

Original Drivetrain
L-78 RED/RED

[scuncio]

Just found this L-78 convertible relisted in the link below, at the same $239k price.

Link to 1970 Chevelle L78 Convertible auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/313860820223?hash=item4913900cff:g:jBYAAOSw8ulhORv ~&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337538513&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1)