Ls6 el camino

[PeteLeathersac]

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Especially w/ late into, the 500+ # seems way off and thanks for bringing this back up.
Is production known for '70 L78 Caminos also what other #'s we can work backwards and jive with including build quantities by body style also any Fran Preve #'s by Suffix?

~ Pete

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[Lee Stewart]

International 1970 Chevelle LS6 Registry - How Many LS6s Based On Body Style Were Sold?

Chevrolet's records were destroyed long ago so there is no way to know today how many of any particular body style were sold with what specific options. Consequently there is no known figure on how many of the 4,475 RPO LS6 options were sold in the sport coupe, convertible, or sedan pickup body style. The same applies to how many H.D. 4-speeds, TH400 automatics, Positraction, vinyl tops, radios, or any other options were sold by particular body style or in combination with other options. The number of individual options are known but that is about it.

How many of an individual option and what series and/or body styles they were available in is known for regular production options; combinations of any two or more options are not. Exterior paint colors sold were a choice the consumer made and not technically an option so even the overall number of red/blue/green/etc. Chevelles is not known. Toss in an unknown number of 1970 Chevelles with RPO ZP3, special order paint, and you now have an unknown to factor in. While something simple like the number of Chevelles sold with bucket seats (RPO A51) is known, the colors of those seats and the body styles they were installed in is not known.

Examples of what is known and what can statistically be calculated given the number of 1970 Chevelle V8 Malibu sport coupes, convertibles, and sedan pickups along with the number of known LS6 options. Here there are still two possibilities. Chevrolet reports that 289,622 V8 sport coupes were sold but that number includes 25,938 'imported' from Canada. Since it is known that no LS6 Chevelle was built in Canada, it is logical to only include the U.S. figure or 263,684 V8 sport coupes built in the U.S. No V8 Malibu convertibles or sedan pickups were 'imported' from Canada so the number of those two models remains constant.

Total of possible body styles that the LS6 could be ordered in: 311,553
13637 V8 sport coupes: 263,684 - percentage of total possibilities, roughly 84.63%
** (Canada exported sport coupes to the U.S. are excluded since no LS6 was ever built in Canada).
13667 V8 convertibles: 7,141 - percentage of total possibilities, roughly 2.29%
13680 V8 sedan pickups: 40,728 - percentage of total possibilities, roughly 13.07%
RPO LS6 options: 4,475

Using an evenly distributed formula:
13637 V8 sport coupes: 84.63% of 4,475 results in 3,387 sport coupes.
13667 V8 convertibles: 2.29% of 4,475 results in 103 convertibles.
13680 V8 sedan pickups: 13.07% of 4,475 results in 585 sedan pickups.

Caveat: Briggs Chevrolet campaigned a 1970 LS6 Chevelle convertible on the NHRA drag racing circuit. The car was driven by Ray Allen with Truppi-Kling as a major sponsor and engine builder. It has been claimed that Briggs Chevrolet got Chevrolet to state that (at least) 50 LS6 convertibles were built in order to be legal for NHRA competition while some claim on 17 LS6 convertibles were built, I have documentation on 31 1970 Chevelle LS6 convertibles as of this writing. We make no such claims here as to the real number of LS6 convertibles, just passing along the information. If the 17 figure is correct, it pretty much shoots holes in the evenly distributed formula above where, statistically, there would be 103 convertibles. Google search "TRUPPI-KLING" for more information on this car.

http://ls6registry.com/tech/models_sold.htm

[442w30]

I've been aware of Dan Carr's stuff since it came out. While I'm not a Chevy guy, I don't think I believe the trends. For one thing, I bet there were more LS6 ragtops than pickups. I understand the rate of attrition may be stronger for Elkies but I'm simply not feeling it.