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[olredalert]

-----Cant believe I havent run across this great site before.As a 55 year old supercar nut,ex-employee of Jack Douglass Chevrolet,Ex-vintage drag racer(owner of an old LS6 Chevelle named "Red Alert",I feel like Ive just found my way home.Have been pouring over this site all night long and it is great.Looking forward to more......just....ol red!.......Bill S

[55chevy]

Greetings Bill. Just wondering how the old Red Alert is doing these days. I've always loved that particular '70 LS6 since seeing it in a magazine years ago. One of these days I'm actually gonna build my model of it.

[Chevy454]

Welcome, Bill! I hope you find the site to your likeing! Now, let's get right to it!

Did you happen to ever run your Chevelle in "stock" trim, like as it came from the factory, or anything close to that?

[SS427]

Welcome Bill, glad to see you make it over here. I had the pleasure of meeting your counterpart ot VetteFest last month. Thanks for your help in the past. Some of us are still trying to get the LS-6 recognized here [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] but a great site none the less.
Rick Nelson

[Rat_Pack]

Welcome Bill! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] This site is a good place to hang out as the guys here can provide you with invaluable information. That old Chevelle was always a favorite of mine. I still have the model in the closet, which was done wrong by AMT as a 72 instead of a 70. I finally got to see the car after many years at Corvette Expo in Knoxville a while back. Like <font color="red"> SS427 </font color> said, some are still trying to get the LS6 recognized here, and why not, it was the biggest, baddest, engine ever installed in a car by Chevrolet.........................RatPack......... .........

[Chevy454]

Off topic post here, but any of you guys have a rough guesstimate of what a '70 LS-6 Chevelle w/400th would weigh, without driver?

[SS427]

Rob,
Approx 3600 lbs. I can get you a more accurate weight tonoght if needed.
Rick

[whitetop]

Bill
Can you post some vintage pics of the car back when it ran the aluminum slot wheels? I believe I read somewhere the car ran Fentons when Bill Hamilton first bought and ran the car. Has the car ever been featured or had any pics in any mags? The car being as famous as it was (and is), I have never seen it in any magazine articles from the day. Have seen it in Musclecars of the '60 &amp; '70's back in the late '80's or early '90's. NIce article.
Thanks
Dave

[ORIGLS6]

Bill, Get ready. You're going to be bombarded with questions and requests for war stories. We're all glad you found this site. The stories and information available here are phenomenal. WELCOME!
Now sit back, get comfortable and tell us everything you know. This site just gets better and better.
Dennis

[olredalert]

------Only have a moment this morning but for Whitetop.Dave,you must not pick up all the mags out there as Ol Red has been featured in 4 magazines since 1990,even on the cover of Hot Rod in 1991.Dont have the issues at this location,and cant remember which months.Will get back to you on that.Funny thing,I dont mind the interest,but as most who know me will tell you,Im not a publicity seeker.
------Car ran with 11 inch Ansen Sprints early on when Bob Hamilton(the original owner who made the car what it is today) first raced the car in super stock.Eventually he migrated to Motor Wheel Corp Flys for weight reasons.
------As far as original weight of an LS6 Chevelle goes,that may be the printed weight but I can tell you that with many weighty items pulled off and a six point added,the car weighs 3980,and ran 10teens with just an ol roller 480.
------And Rick its nice to hear from you.Sorry I didnt get back to you with those 65 questions.Got the assembly manual and that helped a bunch.
------Got to run.Tearing up another nice old original car(65 Chevelle wagon).Will try to get back on tonight.Thanks for the welcome guys,much appreciated!.......ol red......Bill S
------Just reread Daves post.I think I misunderstood.Dave,The car was put away in 1976 and didnt see the light of day until 1990.Main claims to fame from 1972 to 76 were the AMT model,and the SS/DA record Bob held back then.Want to make it clear that Red Alert didnt hold the record all thru 1972+3.SS/DA was a hotly contested class(hemi Cudas were SS/DA as well),and it bounced around.Those of you who used to frequent Island Dragway in the early 70s probably remember Ol Red as that was Bobs home track in those years.Bye!