A honest shot at 70 L78 L89 Chevelle

[Cranberry70SSL34]

No doubt you start adding in colors and options it really narrows things down. There is a 70 chevelle SS396 L78 Red automatic a few miles from me. I told the owner he had a super rare car. For a statistical ballpark average. Divide the 2144 by the 17 solid color options. That is a average of 126 cran red L78. I dont know the exact percentage or if it is known the ratio of manual L78 to auto L78 but I have heard it is estimated at 3 out of every 4 were manual. So if true or a close estimate then 25% were auto. Therefore 25% of 126 is 31 cars. I know there is alot of averaging and estimating here but still nonetheless a ballpark guideline. But gives you an idea how quickly it narrows it down using just 2 factors which were color and transmission. Probably pretty safe to safe to say there were a few more than 31 assembled but also pretty safe to say probably less than 100 Cran red auto L78 ever assembled. Needless to say very rare car. If you set out looking for a true documented red L78 automatic it might take you a lifetime to run across one. Good thoughts. But still we KNOW there were 18 L89 of the FACT 2144 L78. Using only that single factor it was a 1 in 119 chance. A FAR FAR FAR FAR better chance than those powerball odds. Either way super car that fascinated many.

[SS427]

I hear what you are saying but do not think it is accurate to divide 2144 by 17 colors. First of all, there were more colors than that available (special order) and colors like Misty Turquoise, Mist Green, Daytona Yellow, Hugger Orange, etc are in that mix but far fewer were produced which means it raised the number on Cranberry Red, Black and Forrest Green, the most common colors produced. Red likely being the most common of all of those followed closely by Forrest Green. I would likely agree with your 3 out of every four being manual or at least very close to that. Regardless, any real L78 car has to be considered rare.

[Cranberry70SSL34]

I was thinking about those variables myself but makes it too washed out or confusing. Nonetheless still 17 possible solid colors. Your variables were the reason I said probably more like 100 instead of 31. Either way you would have to agree less than 100 cran red L78 auto ever existed. Nearly Impossible to find. Thanks Rick for participating bud.

[Cranberry70SSL34]

For instance. Lets over estimate for a second and say there were 500 Cran red of the 2144. Then say 25% of that were auto. That still brings you to 125 cars. Id say less than 100 is pretty spot on.