Parked 45 Years!!! Barn Find LS6 Chevelle Fires Right Up and Runs!!!

YESSIR!!! When I’m not professionally dealing with 1970 SS Chevelles I’m personally dealing with 1970 SS Chevelles. Some of you might remember this 1970 SS454 LS6 M22 4.10 that was located on a garage lift in a car collection in eastern PA with this custom Day2 paint job. Born black with white stripes fully matching driveline with buildsheet still in the back seat. Sold new at the famous Byrne Bros Chevrolet in White Plains, New York and is still currently the earliest assembled LS6 M22 from the Baltimore, Maryland assembly plant. Documented with unique assembly line mistakes such as small block tach, 69 style alternator bracket, 824 BV fan pulley, 772 fan, and shallow groove power steering pulley. Got it all cleaned up and road worthy. Runs and drives like a new car. Parked since July 1977.

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  • @thecarguy2470
    @thecarguy24709 ай бұрын

    I would enjoy it as a driver. They were built to drive not hide in a collection

  • @KFLY67

    @KFLY67

    9 ай бұрын

    Hidden away until times like these.

  • @67stingray1

    @67stingray1

    9 ай бұрын

    To each his own

  • @thecarguy2470

    @thecarguy2470

    9 ай бұрын

    @@67stingray1 cars are meant to be driven. In a few more years if you don't watch who you vote for. A car like this will be worth a few hundred if your lucky and it will become a Pepsi can without any options. So drive it! I have a mustang with 14,000 original miles. I now drive it daily with the top down and I enjoy it while I can. I melt the tires pretty regularly

  • @markurbancowboy

    @markurbancowboy

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@thecarguy2470 Yep, drive it and enjoy it while you're still here on this earth.

  • @dominickserignese8837

    @dominickserignese8837

    9 ай бұрын

    Super cool Chevelle. I live in Connecticut and I was told that a lot of cool Chevrolets were sold at a dealership called Chick Miller Chevrolet in Bristol Connecticut.

  • @samryan7954
    @samryan79549 ай бұрын

    Will be sharp back in it's original Black/White stripes!👍

  • @harleyrider9709
    @harleyrider97099 ай бұрын

    My father aka Big Daddy is smiling from Heaven! His middle name was General Motors. Having his beloved Firestone tires on his Chevelle is making him very happy. Great video. Keep bringing it on!

  • @MattC-ly9lr
    @MattC-ly9lr9 ай бұрын

    Beautiful car, looks great in the color it is currently in also.

  • @keithphillips6111
    @keithphillips61119 ай бұрын

    That car with the black and white is my dream chevelle. I can't believe they painted it but I also can't believe they took such good care of it. As always thanks for making this video Patrick.

  • @robertclark9

    @robertclark9

    9 ай бұрын

    That’s what we did back then. Hardly anyone left their factory muscle car factory.

  • @mgcarr61camaro91
    @mgcarr61camaro919 ай бұрын

    I would paint the stripes white and drive it everywhere! Thanks for the update!👍👍🇨🇦🇺🇸

  • @andyk2763
    @andyk27639 ай бұрын

    Man I love this one. A super cool car to begin with but the little flaws and the goofy paint scheme just take you back in time. It's a very awesome car just exactly how it is!

  • @donshotrodgarage1717
    @donshotrodgarage17179 ай бұрын

    Beautiful car man. I agree I would rather have single stage more authentic paint than most over restored mile deep clear coat. I'd love to see a walk around video on your L34 SS you've had for a long time. Always look forward to your videos👍👍

  • @waynejohnting2954
    @waynejohnting29549 ай бұрын

    Love this, imperfections and all. Nice find. I do agree with the paint, it would have to go back black with white stripes but .. just gorgeous

  • @craigdees1177
    @craigdees11779 ай бұрын

    Congratulations on the new ride, Patrick. What a great find. I love your videos. My wife does too, believe it or not. She's not a car person. She's a person person, if you know what I mean. She appreciates you and what you do, your in-depth expertise on the subject, etc. Keep up the good work.

  • @Steverinomeister
    @Steverinomeister9 ай бұрын

    I’ve got a set of those valve covers hanging on the wall in my shop. Had them since high school 1976.

  • @harryjohnson8605
    @harryjohnson86059 ай бұрын

    Rod Stewart once sang. Some guys have all the luck. Congratulations

  • @biglakehotrods381
    @biglakehotrods3819 ай бұрын

    Great car and she’s in good hands!

  • @TedHartman54L
    @TedHartman54L9 ай бұрын

    If only we could have heard that M22 as you drove it around the countryside! Thanks for sharing Patrick.

  • @JR-ho5qm
    @JR-ho5qm9 ай бұрын

    I remember when you found this one. What a great find to bad it was painted. I’m a Autobody painter and agree this car should stay as a driver for now, but this car deserves to go back to a nice single stage black paint job with white stripes. Classic! Oh ya and definitely clean up the red overspray

  • @chrislovett9711
    @chrislovett97119 ай бұрын

    Thank you for so many videos love each one of the journeys you take us on❤

  • @chrisauten2039
    @chrisauten20399 ай бұрын

    This one is very special Patrick! Looks like it has the fairly scarce rear defroster option. I would love to see it again when you get it back to its original black w/white stripes livery.

  • @GrandPitoVic
    @GrandPitoVic9 ай бұрын

    That car in the back with white stripes is my all time favorite car. Ever since I was small and my mom had Chevelle ss but was blue. I think it was a 402. That is a great car. You are a lucky man.

  • @jackperry5588
    @jackperry55889 ай бұрын

    This is a neat Chevelle Patrick, really like to see it restored to the original Tuxedo Black, you’re very lucky to have this beautiful Chevelle! Keep the videos coming!!

  • @stuartberke5845
    @stuartberke584511 күн бұрын

    Really sweet. I enjoyed this one.

  • @mattdegrange6274
    @mattdegrange62749 ай бұрын

    Congratulations on the new ride Patrick. What an awesome find. I just love your videos , and myself have learned a ton from you and the knowledge on these cars. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with every one . Good luck with the new car. Sound great to. Enjoy and keep up the great work.

  • @raymondvick6212
    @raymondvick62129 ай бұрын

    Patrick, awesome is the first thing to pop out at me. As soon as you turned that Key, the perfection of a well built Big Block came to life. Your Friend.

  • @prodigal_no_more
    @prodigal_no_more5 ай бұрын

    One of my friends had a 70 with a 454. He was boxing it up in the brake lines burst. It caught fire and I watched it burn.

  • @gregupole2259
    @gregupole22599 ай бұрын

    Awesome car and awesome video. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.

  • @chrishotrod6603
    @chrishotrod66039 ай бұрын

    Great car

  • @MikeMarengo-qs4lt
    @MikeMarengo-qs4lt9 ай бұрын

    The 70 LS6 CHEVELLE has been a dream car for many years but ended up buying a Nova ss in 1980... still own it til this day... been sitting pretty much since 1985 when I got married

  • @howarddavis1307
    @howarddavis13079 ай бұрын

    Great upload that’s beautiful car I wasn’t a big chevelle fan I love fords but due too your videos and way you describe the unique features off the ss chevelle I have really come too enjoy hearing you talk about them .✌🏿👍

  • @WhiteManXRP
    @WhiteManXRP7 ай бұрын

    Epic.. INCREDIBLE it's like archeology, very delicate and Proper.. Love everything you do, I'm on a mission to save All old cars.. Keep up the Greatness Patrick Just extraordinary work

  • @WhiteManXRP
    @WhiteManXRP7 ай бұрын

    Definitely in the Right hands Bless you sir

  • @paulcochran1721
    @paulcochran17219 ай бұрын

    Needs it's own playlist! Awesome car.

  • @connorrinaldi4969
    @connorrinaldi49692 ай бұрын

    All due respect, one Chevelle lover to another I don't care how rare and authentic it is it's meant to be driven and I think your nuts for wanting to repaint . Your car of course, but there's so many black Chevelles out there. love that paint job it's gorgeous what a unique color combination wouldn't be surprised if it grew on you. And also one perfectionist to another some cars like that brother you just got to throw the OCD out the window and say screw it what a beautiful find man and I hope I get that lucky when I go searching for my dream car 70 chevelle. That's many years and a lot of money away though LOL

  • @22kpar1xcyberdyne9
    @22kpar1xcyberdyne99 ай бұрын

    Great to see it in this current state. I would fix the flaws but not the paint. I would also like to say, I have never seen so many friggn SS clones online right now. As a kid, I remember most 2 door cars were inline 6 cylinders with 2 speed powerglides, column shifters. I personally enjoy seeing stock basic grocery getters at car shows. It reminds me of Mom & step-dad screaming at all of us kids, Mom chain smoking, no air conditioning, me laying in the back window, and stopping for a fifty cent 16 ounce coke or pepsi, it was usually on a Saturday. Sometimes splurge on a greasy quarter cake or moon pie. 😂

  • @Gladiator19701st
    @Gladiator19701st9 ай бұрын

    What a difference from the original video. I grew up in Cheektowaga, NY and early 1980s Id see these SS grills not knowing what it meant until 1986 when my friend showed me a Chiltons Manual showing cars from 1960 till 1980 something and was hooked from there on and still a gear head, just had to leave behind buying these. But mann what a beauty and excellent video sir!

  • @ellisonlowrimore7751
    @ellisonlowrimore77519 ай бұрын

    That is my favorite of all of the ones you have found.

  • @musclecargang
    @musclecargang7 ай бұрын

    It sounds amazing!!! Also, Patrick buddy you are like the 70 Chevelle wishper.💪

  • @gregpiecuch3802
    @gregpiecuch38029 ай бұрын

    Love those solid lifters! Can wait to hear the wine of the M22.

  • @ytwhite5930
    @ytwhite59307 ай бұрын

    Well done Patrick...They don't come much more original than that...Paint is very well preserved and doesn't look like a repaint,at least it's a stock color. NICE CAR!

  • @danielwilliams2994
    @danielwilliams29949 ай бұрын

    Awesome! I look forward to seeing it tuxedo black. Hopefully this is a keeper!

  • @robertgeary7520
    @robertgeary75209 ай бұрын

    Great video thank's

  • @michaelbokovoy1527
    @michaelbokovoy15279 ай бұрын

    Thanks Again for what you do Patrick!! And Congratulations 🎉 on your purchase!! I know that I sure would Love you to go to the dauls and hear them rumble from that Big 454 !!!😎

  • @gregkistner1955
    @gregkistner19559 ай бұрын

    That paint job kinda grows on me!Nice ride as well!!

  • @HI-PERFfamily9151
    @HI-PERFfamily91519 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the Video Patrick, as always what's not to like about your Videos! All the best to you.

  • @mattseegmiller62
    @mattseegmiller629 ай бұрын

    Great find and a true weekend driver! Meant to be driven hard! 💪🏼

  • @cedricp8471
    @cedricp84719 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @brandonelieff1158
    @brandonelieff11587 ай бұрын

    That is a really nice find.

  • @wesbelew4275
    @wesbelew42759 ай бұрын

    Beautiful car😊

  • @sum12see
    @sum12see9 ай бұрын

    My grandfather worked at Bruning Highway GM plant from 1956 to 1983..I'm sure he had his hands on that car at one point in its birth...

  • @ibrahim-chevelleMalibuman
    @ibrahim-chevelleMalibuman9 ай бұрын

    Awesome ❤❤❤

  • @charlessavoie9332
    @charlessavoie93323 ай бұрын

    What an amazing car

  • @RonNorman-qu4qz
    @RonNorman-qu4qz9 ай бұрын

    Just an absolutely beautiful car my God

  • @steveparker2456
    @steveparker24569 ай бұрын

    Very nice car.

  • @damxgopak457
    @damxgopak4579 ай бұрын

    Nice score indeed.

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif9 ай бұрын

    very nice.

  • @REDNECKCHANNEL
    @REDNECKCHANNEL9 ай бұрын

    COOOL VID! MY BEST FRIEND ON MY STREET OWNED AN LS6 UNTIL OIL EMBARGO / SHORTAGE!

  • @Gladiator19701st
    @Gladiator19701st9 ай бұрын

    Was curious and WOW!!!

  • @mikebrown1600
    @mikebrown16009 ай бұрын

    Very nice car...great color combo for a Virginia tech Hokies fan

  • @classicmusclecarexhaust1988
    @classicmusclecarexhaust19889 ай бұрын

    Patrick, long time subscriber here. As an exhaust system dealer (and nerd), I gotta know if the exhaust is original from the headers back. If so, please please please shoot a video with exhaust sound from the back of the car. The exhaust was usually the first of the consumables to be replaced on cars especially in the rust-belt and North East, and most muscle car owners went the non-stock route at replacement time. I'm not sure how accurately the newer 'reproduction OEM' mufflers replicate the original GM/Ford/Mopar mufflers internally, but if it's not 100%, the original as-delivered factory sound and tone is lost to eternity. Muscle cars with their original exhaust systems are far and few between, so if it's the system it was born with, I gotta hear it!

  • @brianglade848

    @brianglade848

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm kinda into the spare tire myself

  • @72hourbob61
    @72hourbob619 ай бұрын

    I had a 1971 Heavy Chevy in high school. Ended up selling it for $35.00.

  • @theodoredugranrut8201
    @theodoredugranrut82019 ай бұрын

    Thanks PGN.

  • @dlyrag755
    @dlyrag7559 ай бұрын

    Thanks Glen.

  • @Trebor-gw8lt
    @Trebor-gw8lt9 ай бұрын

    Interesting color combo.

  • @americafirstmaga5073
    @americafirstmaga50739 ай бұрын

    Totally amazing. An original Tuxedo Black/White.. That has to be one of your favs.? Glad it came back to life, and I'd leave build sheet alone too, you can prove it's their. I'm a "only original once" guy too. I guess you have a top notch paint shop to do the full original paint.. I don't remember the car, seen this dusty car, and than a brand new looking one with a crazy color combo..😁

  • @benzlick
    @benzlick9 ай бұрын

    When you paint her back don’t forget to blast AC DC Back In Black 😎

  • @barnabyjones5161
    @barnabyjones51619 ай бұрын

    Just a beautiful example.

  • @soilwork1981ify
    @soilwork1981ify9 ай бұрын

    Damn it, I'll never have one. It's my dream to have one till I die than pass down.

  • @user-wv6jy5zl7r
    @user-wv6jy5zl7r9 ай бұрын

    I worked at a Chevy dealer in ninety seventy in Minnesota. I was still in highschool. Worked there for thirty seven years. I drove many LS sevens. Wish I had bought one.😢😮😅😅😅

  • @williammunny7133
    @williammunny71339 ай бұрын

    Well thanks for showing it Patrick, kinda wish you had went around back as it was running.

  • @jimstewart2457
    @jimstewart24579 ай бұрын

    That’s a BAD ASS CHEVELLE SS!!!!

  • @AA-gj3kt
    @AA-gj3kt9 ай бұрын

    All I want is another L78 1968 Chevelle. 😪

  • @flypawels
    @flypawels9 ай бұрын

    Super cool car!!!

  • @keithaldridge8780
    @keithaldridge87809 ай бұрын

    Awsum video as usual

  • @joesdot3288
    @joesdot32889 ай бұрын

    If I didn't know better, I'd say it has a solid lift cam!!

  • @backroom12
    @backroom129 ай бұрын

    Definitely single stage . I can’t stand when guys put on 10 Coats of clear . Unless you’re trying to win an award , single stage is fine . That’s how they were born

  • @robertclark9
    @robertclark99 ай бұрын

    Car must’ve been built on a Monday of a Friday. Got a few factory errors going on there.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER9 ай бұрын

    Nice!!! 👍👍

  • @robertgembala8532
    @robertgembala85329 ай бұрын

    Very nice

  • @strikeryachts
    @strikeryachts9 ай бұрын

    Excellent !

  • @oldscoolcooldiecast1879
    @oldscoolcooldiecast18799 ай бұрын

    Such a cool Chevy probably the coolest 😂

  • @davesusek3330
    @davesusek33309 ай бұрын

    Nice car

  • @ericdebisz9458
    @ericdebisz94589 ай бұрын

    Thanks again Matthew McConaughey

  • @johncornell3665
    @johncornell36659 ай бұрын

    Too bad they painted it but what a time capsule. Great find, thanks for your efforts!

  • @GrandPitoVic
    @GrandPitoVic9 ай бұрын

    I like the oval exhaust pipes.

  • @theodoredugranrut8201
    @theodoredugranrut82019 ай бұрын

    Great car PGN. We always wonder what you've got in the stable. Central California watching

  • @jtuck6065
    @jtuck60659 ай бұрын

    Beautiful car!!! Who ever thought burgundy and red was a good color combo, tho, should be beat with a feather til it hurts. That’s awful! Lol putting it back to black and white will be really nice 😍

  • @davisdeen-ty4so
    @davisdeen-ty4so22 күн бұрын

    Wow 👌 ❤🎉 what a 💎 Gem

  • @BigHead-ge6uv
    @BigHead-ge6uv9 ай бұрын

    Strange that it's been repainted early in its life to a completely different colour scheme, it's what you'd do if you had to rebody it from a wreck to another ls6 optioned 70 Chevelle. I gather you've made sure it's got the original black with white striped paint underneath no doubt.

  • @samuelkennedy5283
    @samuelkennedy52839 ай бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @buckster2575
    @buckster25759 ай бұрын

    Thank god it's going back to the black with white stripes.

  • @dapro2848
    @dapro28489 ай бұрын

    Beautiful survivor car. Only thing to do would be putting it back to black with white stripes and looks like maybe weather stripping.

  • @sharptoothtrex4486
    @sharptoothtrex44864 ай бұрын

    That same engine is even greater bolting twin turbos and intercooler as an option for more power. This engine also great swapping in a 1989 Chevy Caprice and 1985 RWD Chevy Impala. These two RWD large sedans also need a 5 Speed manual transmission and clutch. Finally, swap the 140 km/h max speedometers with a 300 km/h speedometer options.

  • @MrChevelle83
    @MrChevelle839 ай бұрын

    aww lookey there. someone stored and preserved this beauty for someone else to enjoy instead of them! ill probably take my 70 out a do a few burnouts and doughnuts this weekend. :-)

  • @Lt_Tragg

    @Lt_Tragg

    9 ай бұрын

    Don’t you love folks like that! So thoughtful! I particularly appreciate guys that do that with their women as well-:)

  • @MrChevelle83

    @MrChevelle83

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Lt_Tragg HA accept they wont just sit in the garage for 40 years! LOL

  • @krob5375
    @krob53759 ай бұрын

    My absolute dream car, she's a beauty. Wish I was rich haha.

  • @MintyFreshTurds
    @MintyFreshTurds9 ай бұрын

    Now back to black!

  • @RonNorman-qu4qz
    @RonNorman-qu4qz9 ай бұрын

    I had a chance to drive one my brother Rich Norman had one from Reggie Jackson. LS6 454. I'm 140 pounds that car slung me around like a rag doll. But hey I took it home in one piece

  • @user-fe6gc5rw2f
    @user-fe6gc5rw2f9 ай бұрын

    Hell yeah they were built to drive and I leave it just the way it is sweet rod bad to the bone

  • @GrandPitoVic
    @GrandPitoVic9 ай бұрын

    I can't believe it's not rotted out

  • @joemanuelsolis2072
    @joemanuelsolis20729 ай бұрын

    I found a ss Chevy classic and a Chevy 4x4 short bed in a old mechanic shop here in South Texas

  • @marklynch3918
    @marklynch39189 ай бұрын

    So sweet. I’m betting the grill/badge were installed incorrectly after repaint.

  • @patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674

    @patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674

    9 ай бұрын

    I don’t think so because the grill wasn’t painted and left black.

  • @brocksutliff8782
    @brocksutliff87829 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love this car. When purists look at my 70ss, I get alot of hate. I procharged LS swapped mine and it’s a fully caged 8.50 cert that I built to do dragNdrives with. When I bought it over 20 years ago, the original 454 was long gone and already had a slew of aftermarket parts on it. I don’t explain this anymore because I built the car the way I wanted and it gets driven alot and so many people love it as it is. But if my car started off with all the original parts like this one, I’d definitely preserve it and enjoy as is! I guess my point is, even if it’s not stock don’t hate on others for building these cars to their personal taste. Besides how many all correct time capsules do you see out at cruise ins? I don’t see very many and that to me in my opinion is just silly! Do all that work just to let it sit! No thank you! I’ll build mine and drive the wheels off of it on every nice day!

  • @ronaldthomanjr.8309
    @ronaldthomanjr.83099 ай бұрын

    Be careful with these big blocks that have been sitting. In 2000 I pulled a 69 SS396 that had been sitting for 20 years. The engine had 75,000 miles on it it also had a spun bearing. The oil pump was blocked with oil seal umbrellas that had crumbled from age. I suggest replacing them also. Love your channel. Keep hunting.