View Full Version : Sold 1970 Chevelle SS 396 Survivor w/6,200 Original Miles
69L78
10-10-2023, 11:21 AM
I am helping a local older gentleman, who was just diagnosed with ALS, sell this incredible True Survivor 1970 Chevelle SS 396-350 HP, silver w/black stripes & bucket seat interior with 100% original born with engine, paint, interior and all 5 original General 700 BIA/BELT tires, the spare tire is NOS & has never been take out, the trunk area is incredible as well as the black bucket seat interior. All the original dealer paperwork is included, the car was ordered new from Campbell Chevrolet in Dornsife, PA on 9/22/1969 and delivered on 12/6/1969. The original wanted to street race the car with his friends, so before he took delivery, he had the dealer remove the 3.31 gears and install a set of 4.10's, the original 3.31 gears come with the car, all of this is hand written on one of the invoices. The original assembly line General tires have approximately 50 miles on them, he removed them and installed the oversized tires and aluminum slot wheels, unfortunately, the aftermarket wheels & tires are not available.
I have known this car & original owner for many years and have seen this car in person many times and it was always kept covered with 3 car covers. Approximately 5 years ago, the original owner did sell the car to the current 2nd owner who is 74 years old, he does not have the car covered in its current environment, so it is dusty & needs a careful cleaning.
For more information, you need to PM me or call me privately anytime from 6 AM to 11 PM EST. I only have a few photo's to share here that I did take from my iPhone on Sunday Oct. 8, so I want to apologize upfront for the pics probably showing upside down or sideways.
Jeff 717-three, four, eight, twenty four, twenty four.
The car is being advertised here only at $119,000
Keith Seymore
10-10-2023, 11:50 AM
I am sorry to hear of his diagnosis; GLWS.
K
SupremeDeluxe
10-10-2023, 12:47 PM
This is the holy grail of Chevelles to me. Very tempting.
Sorry to hear of the owner's ALS diagnosis. Several years ago I bought a 63 Corvette 340 coupe from a gentleman who was diagnosed with ALS. He was in the process of unraveling his affairs while he was still able. I bought the car cheap just because he liked me. We forged a relationship and remained connected he following 6 months until he passed away. Having experienced that, I cannot imagine a worse way to go. Prayers to the Chevelle owner and his family.
XXXGoldL34M20
10-10-2023, 01:02 PM
Photos fixed
SS427
10-10-2023, 01:21 PM
Certainly worth the asking price and what a beautiful original car. Sorry to hear of the circumstances surrounding the sale and your friend. That is a unique way to hold the TCS relay onto the gutter, I have never seen that before. Love those tires!
Too Many Projects
10-10-2023, 01:36 PM
Sad to hear of another person with ALS. I had a friend pass from this many years ago too.
Seems he left the hood open while sitting too. Very dusty now and even inside the air cleaner.
Someone needs to buy this at this price, who will keep and drive it before a flipper gets their hands on it for profit.
Keith Seymore
10-10-2023, 01:44 PM
Say....what's this?!
K
With a 3.31 swap to 4.10, the miles on the car would be artificially higher than they actually would be. The odometer was spinning faster than it would be with the 3.31. It may actually be a 5,000 mile car unless the dealer changed out the gear in the transmission.
SupremeDeluxe
10-10-2023, 02:49 PM
I'm fighting the desire to move on this. I am glad it's advertised only here and will go to a real enthusiast.
Whoever buys this, please get in touch. I know the person that can sympathetically detail it to the highest possible level.
jeffschevelle
10-10-2023, 04:26 PM
Beautiful car. Whoever buys it needs to get Steve to squeeze it into Vintage at MCACN this year.
What a wonderful reference piece. Especially love the correct original BLACK master cylinder. And the duller, more silvery finish on the brake booster.
olredalert
10-10-2023, 04:36 PM
Certainly worth the asking price and what a beautiful original car. Sorry to hear of the circumstances surrounding the sale and your friend. That is a unique way to hold the TCS relay onto the gutter, I have never seen that before. Love those tires!
----Rick,,,,I have only ever seen one other Chevelle with that relay held on like that I can remember and I owned it. That car was the most heavily optioned SS 454/360 T-400 convertable I had ever seen. Bet there are others out there though....Bill S
SS427
10-10-2023, 04:48 PM
----Rick,,,,I have only ever seen one other Chevelle with that relay held on like that I can remember and I owned it. That car was the most heavily optioned SS 454/360 T-400 convertable I had ever seen. Bet there are others out there though....Bill S
Would that happen to be this car? The TCS relay is currently held on with a bolt but is the highest optioned LS5 auto convert I have ever come across with documentation.
Bill Pritchard
10-10-2023, 05:37 PM
It's been said here before, but just amazing that cars like this continue to come out of the woodwork. Will be amazing when cleaned up. Love the look in the Day 2 pictures posted :biggthumpup:
69L78
10-10-2023, 06:53 PM
SALE PENDING, I just took a deposit on the car. Thanks sYc for the ad & to all the members who responded. That little bit of dirt & dust on the Chevelle is nothing compared to this 1969 L89 Corvette w/6,138 original miles I bought in 2014, also a local 2 owner car with all documentation from Sutliff Chevrolet in Harrisburg, PA.
napa68
10-11-2023, 12:57 AM
That little bit of dirt & dust on the Chevelle is nothing compared to this 1969 L89 Corvette w/6,138 original miles I bought in 2014, also a local 2 owner car with all documentation from Sutliff Chevrolet in Harrisburg, PA.
Please tell me there is a thread on this car that I did not know about!!
dykstra
10-11-2023, 11:37 AM
Please tell me there is a thread on this car that I did not know about!!
Agreed!!
69L78
10-11-2023, 01:34 PM
Please tell me there is a thread on this car that I did not know about!!
Sorry Tim, I did not submit a thread on this car for Bruce to post. If I wrote a book of all my survivor cars over the years, it would be a best seller. If you do a search on here for Jeff Boone's 69 Garnet Red RS/SS L78 w/12k org miles from about 2004-2007 this will give you something to read for now. I am sure Bruce could add a link here for it.
In the mean time, here are a couple pics of the L89 Corvette carefully cleaned & entered its 1st ever NCRS event in Altoona PA, Terry was using it for his judging class all weekend.
Hate to hijack such a cool thread, but does anyone know where I can get a metal carb spacer like this one? I have to run a carb spacer on my 68 El Camino so the air cleaner assy will clear the large body HEI distributor.
Right now I have a plastic one on place, and it "works" but is a PITA when removing the air filter.
Never mind.
Found one.
Xplantdad
10-11-2023, 02:43 PM
Sorry Tim, I did not submit a thread on this car for Bruce to post. If I wrote a book of all my survivor cars over the years, it would be a best seller. If you do a search on here for Jeff Boone's 69 Garnet Red RS/SS L78 w/12k org miles from about 2004-2007 this will give you something to read for now. I am sure Bruce could add a link here for it.
In the mean time, here are a couple pics of the L89 Corvette carefully cleaned & entered its 1st ever NCRS event in Altoona PA, Terry was using it for his judging class all weekend.
Here's the post-way back when Bob Gagliano was doing Members Rides...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=79983&highlight=Jeff+Boone
:headbang:
olredalert
10-11-2023, 03:50 PM
Would that happen to be this car? The TCS relay is currently held on with a bolt but is the highest optioned LS5 auto convert I have ever come across with documentation.
----Rick,,,Mine was black on black with a white top. Because I planned on keeping it forever I restored it to Pewter Silver (72 GM color) with white stripes. Eventually after a number of years of enjoyment I sold it to finance an embroidery machine which started Jan's business and our relationship with Bloomington Gold which lasted 20 years. Someone on this sight posted a pic of it in pewter at Indy (had 8 inch knock off wheels and Goodyear Wingfoots on it....Bill S
Too Many Projects
10-11-2023, 06:33 PM
Hate to hijack such a cool thread, but does anyone know where I can get a metal carb spacer like this one? I have to run a carb spacer on my 68 El Camino so the air cleaner assy will clear the large body HEI distributor.
Right now I have a plastic one on place, and it "works" but is a PITA when removing the air filter.
Never mind.
Found one.
Install a Hall effect conversion in the original distributor and get rid of that unsightly large body...:grin:
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