This owner is a friend and my heart goes out to him on the loss of his wife. This is a spectacular survivor 70 Chevelle SS 396. I’m glad to be a friend.

I raised a family with a 69 chevelle and still have it , great cars

My father owned a '70 Chevelle SS (second owner) originally purchased from Scuncio Chevrolet in RI (454/450) same blue/white color with black bucket-seat interior and console. I remember sitting in the back seat (around age 7-8 with no seat belt on) when my father swapped seats with my mother one time on the side of the road. He said, "okay, just put it in first and release the clutch slowly", she said, "it's not moving", he said, "that's because the tires are spinning!" He always said that he regretted ever selling THAT car. He should have kept it. I still remember that event to this day - at age 54.

What a shame the owners wife is not alive to witness your tribute to their chevelle, May she Rest In Peace and the drunk driver be held accountable. Beautiful car sir.

May the woman who helped preserve this car and its memories rest in peace and may her husband and loved ones find peace. So sad and yet for this family, I'm sure it only makes the car and its memories more cherished. Excellent job documenting this car. Your videos are top notch and I look at them as a video class on the history of these great machines. Not everyone knows everything about these cars so keep teaching us like you have always done. Very much appreciated!

The real magic here is called a garage. A garage is the best thing to ever happen to any car. A garage is also the best extended warranty money can buy 2nd to preventative maintenance .

Now this is a car and owner who has my respect. It’s easy to store a car but as you said to enjoy a classic while keeping it in this kind of shape is outstanding.

amazing car it almost brought tears to my eyes at this gentleman lost his wife to a drunk driver I hope his wife rest in peace and God bless you sir that lost your wife I feel for you I pray for you my heart aches for you enjoy that amazing car you have that thing is so beautiful Don't Let It Go for less than a million dollars

wow! did the exact same thing. Bourht the 70 SS June 74, dated and married in 76, served 21 yrs active in navy submarine force and still married to same gal. Raised 2 kids in that car, still have it all these yrs. wife drove it when i was at sea for 6 months, sitting in our garage now.

Keeping things this nice shows a special kind of family.

These owners got to be extraordinary people...Patrick is right-to be driving this car for more than 130 K and keeping it in this such wonderful condition requires a lot of attention to service and taking care.Big thank you.

Patrick, It is a pure pleasure for me to watch your videos. These 70 SS Chevelles pull at my heart strings. Much like this particular situation, my father purchased a 1970 SS Chevelle new in 1970. I was 2 years old at the time and it was our family car driven daily (it was in fact our only car much through the 1970's). We had a family of four; mom and dad and my brother. I unfortunately was hit by a drunk driver in June 1983 while driving the vehicle on a Friday night with two buddies; I was 16 at the time. The car was t-boned and damaged significantly. We were OK, but in those days, the value of these things were nothing like we are seeing today. As a result, dad parted it out; engine/trans/hood, deck lid, etc. He was an auto tech and saving for our college expenses. The car was purchased new at Feld Chevrolet in Bridgeton, Mo. and was a KC plant car. Silver, black stripes, auto on the column, no air, L34, cowl induction, 3.34 posi rear end. My father is still alive and let him know about your videos. I will own a 70 SS Chevelle one day. It is part of my heritage. Sorry to hear about mother, wife, and loved one that was part of this car's history and the family! God rest her soul!

When I was a kid in the early 80s around 80-84 my friends mom drove a 70 454 ss chevelle, it was green metalic if I'm not mistaken with a white interior. We called it the rocket cause she could lift the front wheels. A few years ago we talked with her about it, she said she paid around 2k for it and at that time was alot of money for them. Nobody wanted them because of the fuel mileage. Around 1984 she bought another car and my father was going to buy it from her for 1000k a few days before the deal the car was stolen from her garage. Just thought I'd share.

Truly amazing. Kudos to the owner for taking such amazing care of this car. Blows my mind

Its nice to live in a dry climate. I bought a 70 Chevelle with SS stripes in Sept 1970, kept it 14 years in Michigan winters. It stayed real solid as it was Ziebarted the day I took delivery. In 1984 when I sold it, nobody wanted a 14 year old car. I finally sold it for $300, keeping the wheels and rings. Got them sand blasted and repainted, and sold them to a Camaro guy for $375. Wish I still had the car!

Now that is truly a survivor having been on the road for its first 10 years and racking up over 130k miles.

Enjoy life people because you can't control everything. My sincerest blessing to this family.

Most people would never know how great of a cruiser this car is. 138,000 enjoyable miles and very well cared for since new. The high horse solid lifter cars need constant maintenance and really have one thing in mind,WOT! This truly is a family cruiser and very nice example. Excellent Video as always Patrick👍

i was watching this video and then my heart sunk as I read your comment while you were speaking. God bless that woman in heaven. Appreciate your love of these great and awesome Chevy's. One of the best models bowtie ever built. Model had it all.

It's hard to believe cars like this still exists.

My 70 Chevelle was same color 454 ,pearl white bucket seats ,Cowell induction,power windows ,air conditioning and hood pins ,good I wish I still had it ,I was told it's in the Chicago suburbs now

Wow. That is the best factory built 70 Chevelle SS i have ever seen. Thanks P.G.N.

I had a 1970 SS 454 LS6...Basket case when I bought it. Started a frame off restoration, got married, kids, house, bills....yep, had to sell it before it was done. I was born in 1970 and would love to get another one in the near future.

My great uncle was the Fire Chief in Milan forever. Everybody liked him. A very nice Chevelle.

Crazy. This video popped into my recommend and I know this car and family because I live only a mile down the very same road. I drive past every day. Man KZfaq is amazing sometimes. I too have a 70 Chevelle that my great grandfather bought new in Chicago. It isn’t as original now though. I pull it out of the garage on weekends and some week days. Anyways Sometimes he parks this car in the front lawn. Very beautiful indeed.

Patric your in my area. I know where this car is but will not list it. I show my vette at car shows and this gentleman does show it as a all original car. RIP his wife

My two kid's rode around with me and my wife, in the backseat of my red 1970 Charger R/T that I wish I still had.

Absolutely beautiful! Love the color combo. Such a perfect example of a true Chevelle time capsule find.

My college roommate got a freshly restored one of these 30 years ago- same engine and exterior color combo. Same Muncie shifter /trans & bench seat I think too. Only difference is the interior color. He still has it too! He’s amazed at how much it has appreciated in value over the years.

unbelievable thanks for the video

Awesome, thanks for sharing

Manufacture date of 6/70 makes it a very late production car. What an awesome car. I'm glad to see it being preserved so beautifully.

I used to own a green 70 Chevelle. Bought from my uncle in 1980 but got rid of it in late 1982 after an accident. Wish I had kept it. If GM had any foresight they would it back to complement their sports car line-up along the Camaro and Corvette.

I dated, married, raised a family with a 68 Buick Skylark convertible, wish I wouldn't have sold it!

AMAZING & The Exact Color I Would Want!! It Speaks Volumes About How Much Love This Beast Has Received For Almost 49 Years Now!!

Absolutely amazing.

Brother in law's brother bought one in 1976. Green, black vinyl top, 4 speed. Car ran good. $575 drove it away. I bought a running 67 SS Chevelle. $450 in 1979.

Gosh, such a sad story but beautiful story in her memory

Holy shit. What a survivor

my hat off to the owner thank you for keeping a great car in fantastic shape for so long ..your a true hero in my eyes

Love seeing cars like this that have been driven and the owner taking great care of them.My aunt had one like this which was cranberry red just like yours with a 396 and automatic,it was just a car to her back in the early to mid 80s,things have changed for sure.

That is so awesome it gave me shivers to think back and how many memories that couple and there family had with this icon of muscle cars ,my parents drove mopar and we wer raised with them driving a 72 special edition charger that we loved .Myself I fell in love with the chevelles as I was growing up and a bowtie guy forever .Awesome post thx for sharing .Sir I'm so sry for your loss of your wife ,may she rest in peace until you get to be with her again .

Greeting from Melbourne- Australia. Terribly sad the lady lost her life . Excellent video again Patrick- You Sir possess a wealth of Knowledge that we your subscribers throughly enjoy.

That blue is the best color they put on Chevelle's.

Wow! Just wow! Such a sweet car.

They did a great job on taking care of that beautiful car. The car is a great tribute to her.

That's the best preserved build sheet I've ever seen.

Wow unbelievable car Thank you Patrick as all ways great video

That woman is in heaven 👼 😃 telling her friends she's on KZfaq. Beautiful car ma'am. Bless yr ❤.

Simply Awesome

That is just awesome. What a find.

pgn, great video and a great story about the car in question!!!

AMAZING VIDEO PATRICK.. THANK YOU FOR FINDING THESE CARS.. IT WOULD BE NEAT TO INTERVIEW THE OWNERS OF THESE ONE OWNER CARS WITH THE VIDEO IF THEY AGREED TO IT.. AWESOME THE GUY KEPT IT THROUGH THE YEARS AND RIP TO GIS WIFE

What a car thanks Glen

Dude that was simply amazing..you literally brought me back to the day..you do the best job with the camera I have ever seen..most enjoyable dude..God bless !!

Tho i was born in '71...I can still see these cars everywhere when i was a kid. Nobody then realized what their legacy would become. A friend of mine in high school got a nice '70 396 for $700. Yeah, it was totaled but was nice for about a month.

What a beautiful lady

This is truly an awsome car so sorry about the loss of a loved one but this is a beautiful car

Great video...I just acquired a 1970 Buick GS from an eighty year old couple who’ve owned it since 1972, the gentleman drove it daily till 1996 , the vehicle has been garaged and not used since, the car has 105k and is in very similar condition of this car. Love the survivor cars!

watching the video thinking where is his wife. than i read the description. so sorry for your loss. its a shame its a rarity now for people to stay together for 50 plus years. and its becoming more common to hear drunk drivers kill again , and its always the good ones taken .. breaks my heart

Like finding your videos on Chevelle finds. We still have our 70 SS, original drive train, engine, etc. Has about 60K miles now. We purchased Jan 26, 1972 used with around 10K miles on it. So had for 47 years. Red with black stripes L34, G80, G94, M21, A51, D88, F41, J50, U14, ZL2, Z25 and D34 for just a few listings plus. Have original build sheet and sales info from dealer. Lots of fun in our youth but few years ago had a frame off repaint. Now just car shows and even made a 1st in an AACA event. Keep finding them, fun to see the ones people kept for so many years!

Priceless.....she a keeper

Its amazing that the owner had the foresight to keep this car and keep it original as possible, you just dont see these anymore!!

I love driving my 66 corvette them coming home and watching your videos thanks again

What a beautiful example of how one takes care of these cars. Fathom blue is an amazing looking color. What a car!

Really enjoyed this review. This car is a twin to mine with 2 exceptions: 1) mine did not come with stripes and 2) mine has power steering. That is one beautiful survivor.

What is with the 7 thumbs down? I was blown away that the original owner kept it in beautiful shape

That's a really beautiful car, perfect family car!!!

Beautiful car and color combo.

Hey Patrick Nichols you know I'm 55 years old I told everybody at the age when I was 14 and loved old cars that cars are going to be worth a fortune and they all laughed I used to find and had probably well over a hundred cars you got my job that I always wanted barn finds meeting people and talking love you videos congrats and PS you have a wicked wicked voice love your videos and your job keep it up John from Winnipeg Canada winterpeg

Absolutely amazing car!

What a beautiful SS❤️

My friend's dad down the street used to drive a 65 SS impala. It was white w/blue interior. No dents,No rust. It sat in their garage mostly. I remember it said 327 on the side,so it must've been a 327 car. He sold it back in the late 80's. I bet he wishes he didn't do that now. I had a 64 Grand Prix. 389 motor. I wish I didn't sell that car. It was in excellent shape. I sold it back in the early 90's.

Omg I am drooling, I Need this car

Great Video....Awesome car!

Nicest muscle car I have ever seen that was a daily driver for 10 yrs & has over a 138k original miles. Nice vid Pat keep em coming.

SWEET COLOR COMBO!.😎

Beautiful!!

Awesome car. I know they enjoyed it . Those lugs drove me crazy when I worked at an auto repair facility in the early 80's. My Trans Am also had them on the Pontiac Rally II wheels. What usually happened to them is that shops using the air guns to remove them would cause the covers to loosen. Then moisture would get between the cover and the steel nut and rust would make them swell. A poor design by GM that looked good but didn't hold up. We had to chisel many a cover off and then replace with a solid one piece chrome lug. No dealership or auto shop was going to take the time to remove these lugs by hand.

Patrick this is just flat awesome bro!! I have a 1971 Nova all original. Except a repaint a few years ago. A few aftermarket bolt ons. I have the protecto plate, original owners Manuel. Also have original spare tire and wheel!! Never been on the ground!!

Beautiful! My friend has the same looking Chevelle ss color and strips as well. 454 that thing is fun

Amazing

Cool car and people. Thumbs up for you also.

This here is what we call the old days

Awesome ride 😎 👌

I was sure hoping it was an LS6. I love those 454's so very much!

PGN......YOU outdid yourself one this one....... Unbelievable....!!!!!! This is MAGICAL......!!!!!! REAL OLD SCHOOL AMERICANA ........!!!!!!

My first car was a 71 Chevelle with a 307 in it and I drove the piss out of it! They really are great cars. I can only imagine driving a 396 engine car! Whew! A real beauty, if you ever sell take it to a big auction house.

Wow, an Awesome Survivor!

That is a really clean car it was definitely loved

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. I feel so bad. :(

Very nice and clean overall for an original and original owner from original purchase. I’m sure they’ll pass that down til the world ends. 👍🏼

Your in my neck of the woods in West TN. That is a gorgeous Chevelle! It has an awesome story, but it broke my heart to see what happened to the wife. That is terrible. Love seeing my dream cars in all your videos bud. Keep em' comin!

Really awesome survivor,don't see many like this at all,cool video

The White interior looks PIMPTASTIC!!!

I wish the streets were full of these cars to this day, modern cars are just straight up boring to drive and boring to look at. Cars like these have soul.

Sorry to hear about the Wife. She would have most likely been proud of her car being a star.

AMAZING car a video! I think this is the most exceptional car to date

...man its awesome! ..love how it can take 6 people/here in New Zealand we have a Hq Monaro/some cars have a premier twin light front/brake lights in the rear bumper and it looks like a 70 Chevelle

A beauty! Would love to SLOW drive this car around the blocks. We need these cars back!