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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS L78
🔑 Key Details
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Model: Chevrolet Chevelle SS L78
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Year: 1970
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Condition: Used, fully restored
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Mileage: 26,193 miles (TMU after restoration)
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Owners: 2
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Engine: 396ci V8 (L78, 375 hp)
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Transmission: M21 Close-Ratio 4-Speed Manual
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Drive: Rear-wheel drive
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Color: Cortez Silver w/ Black accents
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Interior: Black (Strato bucket seats, console)
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Fuel Type: Gasoline
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Seller Type: Personal
🏎️ Performance & Drivetrain
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Original 396ci L78 big-block V8, factory-rated at 375 hp, rebuilt to stock specifications.
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Equipped with Winters intake and correct #3964291 rectangular-port heads.
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Replacement Holley Street Avenger carburetor installed in place of the lost original.
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Factory solid lifter cam, correct hoses and wiring, recored radiator, and reproduction Delco battery.
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Power delivered through a new clutch, a 1969 M21 close-ratio 4-speed transmission, and a 12-bolt Positraction rear axle.
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Exhaust flows through correct manifolds, a new exhaust system, and Flowmaster mufflers for added muscle tone.
🎨 Exterior
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Originally ordered in Cortez Silver (14) with a black vinyl top (removed during restoration, roof finished in body color).
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Features ZL2 cowl-induction hood, functioning with all correct components.
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Show-quality chrome and stainless trim from bumper to bumper.
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Correct hood pins, SS badging, and Soft Ray tinted glass.
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Wheel Vintiques rally wheels with new trim rings and center caps, mounted with Goodyear Polyglas tires.
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Undercarriage refinished with satin black and red oxide primer tones, highly detailed to factory-correct standards.
🛋️ Interior
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Restored to factory specifications with all-new upholstery, carpeting, headliner, and sill plates.
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A51 Strato bucket seats with D55 center console.
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SS steering wheel, 6500 RPM tachometer, full instrumentation (U14), and clock.
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Retains original AM radio, Astro Ventilation (C56), and windshield antenna (U76).
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Close-ratio 4-speed shifter sits properly in the console, maintaining stock presentation.
📜 Options & Documentation
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Verified with original under-seat build sheet (pristine condition) and partial driver-door build sheet.
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Confirmed factory options include:
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L78 396/375hp V8
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M21 close-ratio 4-speed manual
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F41 special performance suspension
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G80 Positraction, 3.55 axle ratio
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JL2 front disc brakes, J50 power brakes
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ZL2 cowl-induction hood
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U14 instrumentation, U35 clock, U63 AM radio
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A01 Soft Ray tinted glass, A51 Strato bucket seats
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Delivered new to Central Chevrolet in Atlanta, GA.
🔧 Restoration Notes
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Frame-off restoration with frame blasted, smoothed, and coated in semi-gloss chassis paint.
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Front and rear suspension rebuilt, detailed with correct markings.
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Engine rebuilt but block was decked, erasing partial factory stampings (believed to be original, but undocumented).
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Four miles since restoration, presenting as virtually new.
✅ Why It’s Special
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One of the most desirable Chevelle configurations ever built — L78, M21, F41 suspension, and Positraction.
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Supported by build sheet documentation and a restoration to show-quality standards.
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With its high-performance big block, rare options list, and meticulous presentation, this 1970 SS 396 stands as one of the most collectible Chevelles of its era.
