Musician Willie Nelson’s Lead Guitarist 1970 Chevelle SS Found in Rural Tennessee!!!

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Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds

9 ай бұрын

Grady Martin was Willie Nelson’s studio lead guitarist when he purchased this 1970 Chevelle SS396 from Jim Reed Chevrolet in downtown Nashville, TN. He drove the car as a demo test car and never turned the car in and ended up making a purchase: The Chevelle was assembled the 3rd week of January 1970 at the Atlanta, Georgia assembly plant with a medium Mist green Cowl Induction black stripes exterior, a green vinyl roof, and green vinyl bench seat interior. SS396 L34 350 HP engine, TH400 auto transmission, and 3.31 positraction rear axle.

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@danielwilliams2994 9 ай бұрын

“Probably leave Posi marks… 150 foot.” Man I smiled bigger than a kid on Christmas morning. I love a healthy big block

@geec5636 9 ай бұрын

My first car was a 1970 malibu , forest green with black vynyl top. It had a 307 2bbl. Loved that car!!

@dennismartin5506 9 ай бұрын

I LOVE this Chevelle ....the Green color combo is PERFECT !!!!! I HOPE you will bring it back to day 1 glory ....and if you do , PLEASE make and post a video !!!! 😊

@br54985 9 ай бұрын

I could listen to that car run all day.

@duanechapman-ft6ty 8 ай бұрын

Love all of your videos Patrick, but please give credit where credit is due. Grady Martin wasn't just Willie Nelson's guitar player, he was EVERYBODY'S guitar player. Truly awesome to see a legendary car that was owned by a true legendary musician.

@bigjohnson7415 8 ай бұрын

Facts!

@rustyjames4962 8 ай бұрын

Id love to have gradys car would be the shit !

@MikeJBlues 9 ай бұрын

When I was stationed at Ft. Sill oklahoma in the late 90s, there was a retired Army vet who worked at the Clothing Issue Facility there that drove one same color minus the vinyl top and if I recall he had purchased it new. He drove it almost daily then. Real deal SS 396. I think it was also a stripe delete car.

@dominickserignese8837 8 ай бұрын

A buddy of mine had a 70 Malibu. It was mist Green with a dark green vinyl top. The previous owner ordered the car ..307,4spd SAGINAW,white SS bucket seat interior.round gauge dash. Very unique.

@Heritage_Not_Hate 8 ай бұрын

Grady Martin was a very famous Nashville Session guitarist who played on many Country Music recordings....he co wrote El Paso with Marty Robbins and played guitar on the song...he played on many Johnny Horton recordings....

@billmiller2051 8 ай бұрын

He played those gorgeous leads on El Paso.

@elliottstevens8564 9 ай бұрын

That's an angel flying too close to the ground!!! Couldn't help it...

@Kevin_747 9 ай бұрын

Very cool car. The bench seat SS cars are my favorite. I'm 71 so I lived these cars in real time and owned a '69 L34 4 speed. You have a nice survivor there.

@davidh7398 9 ай бұрын

The cowl induction hood is my favorite part of the Chevelle.

@neshpro6521 9 ай бұрын

What are your plans for it? I’d like to see a video on all of your cars!

@dennismartin5506 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely ....I'd love that as well :)

@williamkirkland7002 8 ай бұрын

Its a holy grail of auto history barn finds. Being a part of Sir.Willie Nelson's family of musical families make it the value for a history lover like me. Keep it as original as you can. Its only original once. Get Willie to do a new music video with it before you rebuild it.

@MrChevelle83 9 ай бұрын

excellent find! and congrats on the purchase!! my favorite color is the dark green (my 70 is dark green) but this light green does look good and goes well with the body style. id keep the original color on this one for sure. and definitely leave that 502 and park the 396 under the bench for a keep sake.

@goggy459 9 ай бұрын

Grady Martin was probably as famous as Willie Nelson. Grady was on the Nashville "A" TEAM. Grady invented the Nashville sound.

@DanEBoyd 9 ай бұрын

My favorite is Roy Nichols, but he apparently did not like to drive - he spec'ed in his contracts that he would not do any driving between gigs. Wonder if he's any relation to Patrick.

@zooba1974 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for that cool bit of history!

@jeffrobodine8579 8 ай бұрын

I have an old Grady Martin 78 speed record with a song called Bimbo on it.

@terrencegiordan2775 8 ай бұрын

another awesome video I love 70 chevelles. I had one in high school 70 ss 454 4 speed that was Cortez silver. I am starting to look for another one.

@zooba1974 8 ай бұрын

@@terrencegiordan2775 Sure hope you find one. That sucker won't be cheap tho, lol

@DalyTheThird 8 ай бұрын

Grady Martin played on almost ALL of Johnny Burnette’s Rock N’ Roll Trio records, with Johnny & Dorsey Burnette! Most people think it was Paul Burlison. He was later. Go SS GRADY, GO!!

@fabrizioalbanese514 8 ай бұрын

Grady Martin is mentioned at the end of Waylon Jennings song "As The Billy World Turns". Stunning car!

@stank1974hole 9 ай бұрын

Love the color combination w the vinyl roof 'nice find .

@cuzz63 9 ай бұрын

Congrats on the purchase.

@zracer1099 9 ай бұрын

I wish I could have you come out and look and do a video on my Chevelle! I don’t want to sell it…just curious about it because I think it’s an odd ball. And I have a hidden Trans Am I’d like show the world that has been lost of existence and I feel it’s time for it to be unveiled.

@RayRay-nb7tn 9 ай бұрын

Very very nice find and purchase. You are correct alot of cars out there but not original. Congratulations on your find n purchase. What an amazing car 70 Chevelle.🎉🎉

@ronmiller1162 9 ай бұрын

i was just wondering how many of these chevelles you have bought up over the years of doing your show just because i have been a subscriber for around 3/4 years and i have heard the term this one is coming home with me more than once

@johnjoole2258 9 ай бұрын

Love the green color best find yet !!

@scottbennett3119 8 ай бұрын

Nice find! Glad to see another being found and recued.

@bobsilver3983 9 ай бұрын

Green is my favorite color on Musclecars, very cool car and video, thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@brianbloom1799 8 ай бұрын

I have owned 3 1970 Chevelles all 4 speed , 2 of them were 396, 1 was ls6 454 4 speed, I now have a 1967 300 deluxe 4 speed 468 710 hp 635 ft pounds with blower ,I have had this car 26 years,

@22kpar1xcyberdyne9 8 ай бұрын

Car has a great look. I'm not green with envy because I am thankful for all of the 1970 schooling I have absorbed through these videos.

@keithyoung7640 9 ай бұрын

The car couldn't have a better home 🏁

@treaverbombard3398 9 ай бұрын

Outstanding find

@troyledbetter6597 9 ай бұрын

PGN congrats on your new purchase! Can’t wait to see what you do with this.

@MikeJBlues 9 ай бұрын

Wow 👌, congratulations on the purchase 👏

@WhiteManXRP 8 ай бұрын

when i get some money ill be calling you, so we can pick a few of em up, cannot wait.. Doing Gods work Pat, Damn son, i love it

@therustyduck5400 9 ай бұрын

Nice purchase Patrick. Very cool

@brianc.843 8 ай бұрын

Love the car. I wonder if it looked like that in 84? Lol.

@josephcameron530 9 ай бұрын

Awesome car. Thanks for sharing this video.

@nickrice7535 9 ай бұрын

Congrats!! Nice score for sure.

@mikebrown8065 8 ай бұрын

Nice score Patrick!! Thanks for the videos!!

@chaelodoul9401 9 ай бұрын

Seeing a video from you is like a visit from Santa.

@richardlong8014 8 ай бұрын

I bought a 70 Chevelle SS LS6 with a 4-speed in 1973. It was blue with white stripes and the black vinyl roof. I insisted on a full warranty. Three days later the engine blew. That car was nothing but a headache. Previous to that car I had a '67 442. Best years to be a gear head. Nice find. Currently running a '21 Scat, wide body, shaker, 6 spd Triple Nickle. Love these retros. Previous to my Scat a 2014 Mustang GT. Again nice find. Good luck.

@peanuts1173 9 ай бұрын

Wow nice find! Purrs like a kitten. Love the history of a Chevelle. Very cool

@JR-ho5qm 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Great car indeed

@strikeryachts 9 ай бұрын

Great show, never a dull moment !

@johncornell3665 8 ай бұрын

Really cool car with a great history. Thanks Patrick!

@mattdegrange6274 8 ай бұрын

Awesome find Patrick. Love the history and education you are sharing with all of us. Congrats on the new purchase. Love the history on this car. Thank Patrick Matt from RI

@672egalaxie6 6 ай бұрын

That is socool to have Grady Martin's Chevelle!!

@stevedial9918 9 ай бұрын

Always enjoyable

@davekreitzer4358 9 ай бұрын

Very nice find and purchase Patrick ! Will you have it restored , or leave it as is ? Either way , it's nice to see it !

@danbaumann8273 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful. That _is_ a really cool color.

@toddgreim9254 8 ай бұрын

I did enjoy Patrick thanks for sharing sir.

@davidschollenberger6871 9 ай бұрын

I owned my 70ss454 since 1982 enjoyed the video

@user-gq4hz7rh6k 8 ай бұрын

Im a Pontiac guy but I like Chevelles.... Great combo, 396, TH400, 3.31, bench and colmn shift. Great car.

@Rieju-Sherco 9 ай бұрын

I also like this green!!

@bksalkrook8716 9 ай бұрын

beautiful pat good luck with it

@THROTTLEPOWER 9 ай бұрын

😍Oh wow, very cool!!!!!!!!!!👍

@markpinciotti3705 9 ай бұрын

Awesome Man, awesome.

@thomas3059 8 ай бұрын

I must admit, I'm just a little bit jealous. I had to sell my 70 Chevelle back in 1989. And I've missed it everyday. I would love to own another.

@RichChaloupek 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations Patrick. You're the best!!!

@LJK69187 9 ай бұрын

I have the same color combo , mine has a black vinyl top now.

@billycox137 8 ай бұрын

Wow I dreamed that Hahn would sell the old green monster!

@diegohorton869 9 ай бұрын

Very cool 😎

@domcorleone66 9 ай бұрын

Awesome color combination!! Love the bench seat and column shift!! Very unusual find. Thanks for sharing!!

@danielives379 9 ай бұрын

502 Super Sleeper.. Love it! ✌️

@lorenzolomascolo2647 9 ай бұрын

Your a lucky guy Patrick

@captainbuttnuggets4786 8 ай бұрын

Awesome find

@mgcarr61camaro91 9 ай бұрын

Great car and story ! 😂👍🇨🇦🇺🇸

@AA-gj3kt 9 ай бұрын

I cry every time that you post a new video.

@dungonekrazy8902 8 ай бұрын

I personally appreciate the metal from 1970 l personally am in the process of restoring my 70' mustang Mach 1 great video

@gregkistner1955 8 ай бұрын

Anouther Great find !Congrats !!

@samuelgoodman2825 8 ай бұрын

Good stuff man.

@dougmather3489 8 ай бұрын

Great car cool history 👍🏻

@eddean6663 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations

@svtdan643 8 ай бұрын

We need a video about that cute beagle!!!

@martinedwards4522 8 ай бұрын

that 502 just purrs 👍🏻

@oveidasinclair982 9 ай бұрын

I would fully restore it to original condition, put the old 396 back in it, reinstall the AC and if you have the funds do a frame off restoration

@shannonschneider8413 8 ай бұрын

Leave it as it is,502 and all,it's a sleeper right there,and all the factory options,cowl hood,power steer,power brakes,aircon and a push button radio,with the original 396 as well,damn straight id buy it

@chevelle-pi1bn 9 ай бұрын

Love it

@MH-53E 9 ай бұрын

We had a 1970 Impala. Same color, same green vinal roof...

@kc0lif 8 ай бұрын

nice car. i like column shift.

@imagine9265 8 ай бұрын

In the 80s when I was in the Auto Mobley whole sale business this car was worth scap but now every POS is a barn find rare collectable ..

@wadeprice9417 8 ай бұрын

I would agree with what other guy said,and you got you one special car.

@curtfreeman8632 8 ай бұрын

Hey Patrick! Love your videos. Can you share what brand and size mufflers this car has? Love the sound. Thanks

@joecarr9476 8 ай бұрын

You would have to check between the seats real well on this one! 🤔😆🍃

@jeremylandrum7017 8 ай бұрын

Love the car

@biggene1711 8 ай бұрын

Nice 😎

@1972davidt 9 ай бұрын

What a cool car!! Just leave the hood closed, no one will know you have those extra 106 cubic inches!!

@DanEBoyd 9 ай бұрын

On a 1970 model, it's only a 100 inch difference.😁 You could definitely disguise the 502 under the original stuff from the 396/402, but if that original engine is built for 500 horses, I'd just as soon stick that back in there, looking original, maybe except for the three manifolds. Think I'd rather have a black vinyl top, or no vinyl top, on it though. If I would've been the head Chevelle stylist, I would've wanted only black vinyl tops available for the Super Sport.

@davidmaggard9403 9 ай бұрын

Congrats pat a great car and history.you going to restore it og or leave it as is .recon why it as a steel in fender other side is plastic.did the owner you got it from still have all the og Ac stuff with the motor or long gone .great video as always.agin congrats on a killer car .

@manuelcuellar8954 9 ай бұрын

Great video great car p g n

@rodgercottrill3342 8 ай бұрын

Cool car

@DanEBoyd 9 ай бұрын

Man, that thing should clean up nice! Good old solid mostly original car. I thought the L34 was the 350 HP version, and came with square ports. Only the L78s got them?

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

350hp had oval ports

@gregleenyit 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the purchase. I'm curious what your plans are with the vehicle?

@lilshag347productionsii6 8 ай бұрын

kind of looks like the chevelle my dad once had. his was the exact same color, also a 396 car, and had the original green vinyl interior as well. he traded it in the early 90s for a 68 chevy ii nova drag car. the last time he seen it the guy he traded it to had put a 468 in it and drag raced it. he has not seen it since. he bought it running out of a junkyard in the 70s for 600 bucks.

@dougr.6734 9 ай бұрын

I always wonder the town these cars were found in and what was paid for them.

@nathanwright8276 15 күн бұрын

Someone hit the jackpot

@jhaeck1 8 ай бұрын

ilike these build sheets

@chrishotrod6603 8 ай бұрын

Should do episode of the chevelle's you own

@noahdunaway 8 ай бұрын

It sounds like the 375&425 solid lifter cam.

@79tazman 8 ай бұрын

Hey Patrick how many 70 SS Chevelles do you own now days and I must say I am a fan of that color combo too nothing screams 1970 more then a green on green car. if that was my Car I would drive it just like it is with the OG paint and the little rust it has because to me the car is so much better that way with it in it's original paint no matter if its sun faded and spots of rust.