70 L78 Convertible

[canadian_ssl78]

One of 6!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4618714421&sspa gename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

and I thought my car was rare

[Mr. T]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...item=4618714421 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay .com%3A80%2F4618714421_W0QQfromZR40QQfviZ1&item=46 18714421)

[canadian_ssl78]

Tony, Thanks for the link fix but Ive been thinking, why buy one Chevelle when you could buy 100 of these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...item=4617762659 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&mfcisapicommand=ViewItem&it em=4617762659)

[mockingbird812]

Red, black,black 4spd one sold for about $164K at R&S auction in 2005. It was a documented car with a decent altho not awesome resto. This car has been with this dealership for quite awhile (maybe at least 2 yrs.). Fathom Blue in this combo looks terrific. I believe the "one of six" is a best guess as actual #'s are not known. It is a rare beast to be sure as the 70 L78s were only made for about 3 months and I am sure not many convertibles at that.

[Zedder]

They want $250K for it. The "one of six" they are refering to is "one of six known to exist". Go to their web site and watch the video to see the guy explain this...but don't watch unless you have about 30 minutes to kill...nice guy, but he goes on and on about everything except the car!

[L78man]

Which Red/Black/Black 4spd was at Russo in '05?

[GTO_DON]

A DEALER IN THAT SAME AREA WAS SELLING THAT CAR LAST YEAR FOR 125K!! BOY DID THAT CAR GO UP IN VALUE.... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

[mockingbird812]

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Which Red/Black/Black 4spd was at Russo in '05?

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Check here (http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1970_chevrolet_chevelle_ss/5669.html) for 05 result for the red/red (my mistake)/blk car. 172.5 reflects fees.

[L78man]

I thought that car was very nicely restored! In addition, there are more than 6 documented L78 convert's out there, just ask mr70.

[70 Forest Green Zee]

This car has changed hands several times without ever leaving the dealers building. I have seen this car and it is a very nice car but I would have to question wheather or not it is one of 6. The car is located in IL about 30 miles NW of Chicago.

[Mr70]

I currently know of 12 still standing.

[mockingbird812]

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I thought that car was very nicely restored! In addition, there are more than 6 documented L78 convert's out there, just ask mr70.

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Am being picky and the pix in my link above of the car look terrific. Some of the finishes were off a bit as I recall. Don't get me wrong, I wld be happy to have this in my stable.

[dogue95]

Dealer has a lot of nice cars. Anyone here know them or done business with them before? Seems to be a lot of Illinois people here. Just thought I'd ask for future reference. George

[70 Forest Green Zee]

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Dealer has a lot of nice cars. Anyone here know them or done business with them before? Seems to be a lot of Illinois people here. Just thought I'd ask for future reference. George

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I've known Tony Begley for 20 years and he's a good guy and stands behind whatever he sells. He used to get in some real nice affordable cars that the average joe could afford to by but lately he seems to be after the big bucks and is getting a little greedy and his inventory is way over priced like so many of the other muscle car dealers. With the rediculas prices that are being paid for cars at Barrett Jackson and Mecum auctions, I guess you can't blame him for trying to get top dollar but it's getting harder and harder for a newbie to get into the muscle car hobby.

[dogue95]

70 Forest Green Zee: Thanks for the input. George

[ohhawk]

Am I remembering that Dan Hampton of the Chicago Bears used to own this car? Thought I remember seeing an article posted on the wall of this dealer showing this car and owner a few years back.

If so, might want to check out the springs in the driver's side seat.

[Les Quam]

Interesting looking 70 GSX the dealer has. Anyone know anything about the Buick?

[70 Forest Green Zee]

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Interesting looking 70 GSX the dealer has. Anyone know anything about the Buick?

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There is currently no GSX Buick for sale on his site. He does have a seperate archive of the cars that have been sold from there,(and that archive consists of several hundred cars) and he did sell a saturn yellow GSX several years ago, that must be the one you saw. It's been gone for a long time.

[Mr70]

ohhawk
I think that was a different Chevelle.
Similar in color trim to this one,but that one was an Auto Trans.,transplanted L-78 engine w/Nitrous and built special for Chicago Bear Trace Armstrong.

[jeff morocco]

rick
did tony also have a 57 chevy for sale that one of the bears bought or am i thinking of a different car ?

[Stefano]

Trace Armstrong was into Hot Rods/Muscle cars as was Richard Dent (Customs). One of Trace's former Chevelles belongs to a club member here in Chicago (far West Suburbs) It is a Fathom Blue, White,White,White rag top.

[redeuce]

The Fathom Blue, White, White ragtop appears with three other cars in the gallery pics on NICAB website. A'57 and a '55 he purchased there, and Traces '69 Chevelle race car, "The Other Woman". The '70 rag was built for Trace, and he assisted in the build.
In the 90's there were 5 known L78 ragtops- Chuck Hanson's Red, Mike Gabbard's Fathom Blue, the Silver, White, and Black, which were all at Nicab. The White belonged at one time to a member here. The current one would make 6. There was another possible Red one down south that made 7. He probably never heard details about the others.

[mockingbird812]

$250K with 5 + days to go. Has this car met reserve? "Reserve not Met" is no longer there, but "Reserve Met" is not there. Pretty stout number if its real. Fella with (0) bids is top bidder.

[John]

...Check out the high bidder's feedback
http://feedback.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=ajrbnb
.... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

[jbclassics]

I'm pretty sure it is Trace Armstrong used to be on the Bears then on to Miami http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[John]

...now the price just went down????
...to $190,000 http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
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