A few pictures from the original post before it became Chad's Chevelle in September and moved from Oregon to Iowa. It's a great car with a great new owner!

Last one of the engine. It was nice that it could go from one SYC member to another and Chad was a true car guy and gentleman during the sale.

Very nice.

Great hearing from you Jim and congrats to Chad on this great ride. How about The Showcase - Chevy 'Vette Fest - McCormick Place Chitown February 1996 and San Diego July 1996:

Cool

I did not know about the tach error being factory from KC until reading this thread, and neither did the judges at that time. I had the dash out to replace the side vents and the gauge cluster appeared to never have been messed with. IIRC the points lost may have been the difference between Silver and Gold.

Thanks for the pics Robb, those are great! I noticed the points deduction for the 5k tach on the Vette Fest judging sheet Jim sent me. I'm glad you didn't change it or I'd be looking for another to switch it back. Jim did a great job of preserving the car and its history and I'm proud to own it. Hard to believe the car still looks so good 25-30 years later, cheers to you both!

More Chevy 'VetteFest:

Way cool license plate, too! :biggthumpup:

Those are awesome Robb, thanks for posting them! If you ever decide to get rid of any of that stuff I'd gladly buy them from you and pay for the ride to Iowa. If you ever make it to Iowa and want to see or drive it again your old Chevelle again you're always welcome to stop by and check it out too.

Thanks Chad. Will do. On both counts.

We need more pics of this car. I don't know what it is...but all of a sudden I want a red Chevelle because of this. :no:

Shouldn't be difficult to find a red Chevelle. Seems there's more now than were made...:wink:

I'll posts more pics this summer once when we get it out again Graeme. Got a new engine harness and an original set of valve covers to put on and a set of headlamp extension moldings I'd like to try on it to see what it looks like with them on it.

Good luck if you decide to get a red 70 Chevelle Graeme. I've had many cars that are much rarer than the LS5 I bought but finding a documented, born with drivetrain car with
a known ownership history was harder to find than any of the others I've had over the years.

same! but it would have to have saddle interior it looks great

Starting to look for one now. Just sold my house and I'm looking at another property with with 2 shops and enough room for 8 cars...so maybe it's time?

Congratulations Graeme and good luck with your search. Two shops and 8 cars sounds about right to me :)

Credit Terry Davis...

Got the head lamp extension moldings on the car earlier this summer and keep forgetting to get some decent pics so sorry for the crappy picture but I doubt I'll get it out again this year. Hard to notice if your not looking for them but I feel better having them on the car since it was built in 1/23/70. Got a dated carb, water pump and starter to put on it when I replace the engine harness and valve covers this winter. Since I plan to keep the car and put quite a few miles on it I'm putting power steering on it this winter as well so I can enjoy the car in my golden years. Of course I'll keep all the parts so it can be returned to stock if desired.

Brings back memories. Had one like it except L-78 and red interior. Best part was I could kick my brother and his GTO's ass

Great looking chevelle Chad.

Got the dated carburetor, water pump, starter and power steering box on the Chevelle this winter and took it out for the first time today. Had a couple leaking hoses and had to bleed the air out of steering box again but other than that it was pretty uneventful. Drives so much better with power steering, can't even tell its the same car.

Beautiful! I know what you mean - manual steering on an A body is rough. The quick ratio F body manual steering is much easier to deal with.

Replaced the valve covers and a couple wires on the engine harness while I had it apart and coated the exhaust manifolds with Calyx since I ended up taking them off when I painted the engine. Eric Jackson rebuilt the carburetor last fall and boy what a difference that made, the throttle response is incredible. Hoping to put some serious miles on it now but it will be easier said than done once it warms up and the Iowa humidity kicks in.

You got that right Tony. It's more like driving my Grand Prix now, but with a 4 speed and a little more power!

Evenings Chad, evenings. That last hour before sunset is golden! Even better for convertibles.
Also those days right after a cool front comes through. - Bill W

Looks great - I too am a fan of the saddle interior.

I was trying to reproduce the sales brochure photo I have on the wall in the garage because I don't have the seeds to reproduce the one with the shipping ropes tying it down that Rick posted several years ago.

I've been threated with death if I ever try to recreate this one but it's my favorite!

Abercrombie and Fitch actually made a cool T shirt last year with that advertisement. My kid was shopping and I saw it on the sale rack and snapped it up.

Looks like the T shirt is still available

https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks!! Got one ordered

Such a great car Chad.

Never tire of seeing this one. Beauty!!!

Weather was perfect here in Iowa today so my son and I took the Chevelle for a 40 mile road trip this afternoon, it's like a completely different car with power steering and an absolute dream to drive, I could drive it across the country now! Let him drive it home the last 10 miles and he was elated since he thinks it the coolest car ever.

Since the bench seat was killing my back on the long drives I put bucket seats in it this spring and it was pain free today so I'm glad I changed it out, plus I love the look of bucket seats with no console. As of today it has 81,490 miles and I'm hoping to roll the odometer
over to zero while I still have it. The key chain is an exact copy of the one my Mom bought me for my 16th birthday back in 1988.

Very nice with the buckets. I prefer them in an SS too. They just seem to complete the package.
One last update...need to get a bucket seat shifter stick. :flag:

That looks a lot more comfortable Chad, and I love Saddle Interiors. While I can appreciate a factory bench seat, my back disagrees with them and heavily favors a nice set of buckets.

Bravo on the swap, and Kudos to you for letting your son drive it some. I actually plan to take my son out today for his first run through the 4-speed in the 68 Camaro.

Love the car!!!

That's the right shifter for no console Mitch, there were 3 different ones in 70 and this one has about half the bend of a bench seat shifter handle. I've had all three in the car at different points and this is the most comfortable to me too so it's a win-win.

Thanks Graeme. I love the looks of a bench seat 4 speed too but I'm planning to put some serious miles on this car over the years so comfort is more important to me than originality so I don't feel guilty about adding power steering and bucket seat to it. Saddle was my least favorite interior choice for a red 70 when I was looking for one but now that I've had it I really love it, everything inside the car just pops and its much cooler on warm sunny days.

Nash was pretty nervous about driving it through town on the way home because he was afraid he'd kill it at a stop light but he made it home with ease so I'm sure he'll offer to chauffer me around in it more now. I'll probably let him too since it's one of the few things that gets him to ignore his phone more than 5 minutes at a time and actually talk to me. Hope you and your son have fun in the 68 today!

Thanks, I wasn't aware the non-console stick was different. Mine would have had that one then too, as it is a bucket, non-console built car. I'll still put the Hurst conversion shifter in that I've had for years... someday.

Mine has a Hurst shifter in it too, I bought a cheap no console handle off ebay and cut it off at the bend for the Muncie shifter and drilled a couple holes in it and it fits perfect. Can't really tell in the pics but the chrome is worn out so I'll get it re-chromed this winter since it will be in the car as long as I own it.