1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Super Sport Coupe

Description

Hagerty Marketplace is honored to offer another selection of vehicles from The SugarCreek Collection. This private collection in southwestern Ohio is supported by its own in-house restoration and maintenance shop, with a full-time staff of craftsmen. The garage is a true spectrum of car enthusiast dreams, ranging from unfinished restorations to the most recent sale of the SEMA-exhibited 1,000 HP 1962 Dodge Power Wagon, supporting the Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation. Thirty select cars from the collection are being offered just in time for spring. Whether awaiting restoration, preserved showroom stock, restored to like-new, or tastefully modified, these cars and trucks are truly SugarCreek quality. 

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The 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle is considered by many to be one of the best-looking Detroit muscle cars ever built, owing in part to its freshly redesigned sheet metal, which gave the car a more curvaceous and sporting appearance. The second-generation Chevrolet Chevelle offered a powerful punch to back up those good looks. How popular was the ’70 Chevelle SS? For the second year in a row it was Detroit’s most popular Muscle Car, having dethroned the pioneering Pontiac GTO in 1969. 

While the monster SS 454 Chevelles grabbed all the headlines, the SS 396 was by far the most popular, striking the right balance between price, performance, and insurance premiums. Known as RPO L34, this option would grant customers a glorious 396 Turbo-Jet V8 along with a slew of Super Sport performance enhancements. But the SS also had a comfortable, good looking interior and smooth, quiet ride. 

Compared to some of the rough and ready muscle cars of the era, Car Life magazine said glowingly of the 1970 SS 396, “The best-selling Supercar isn’t the quickest. But it looks tough. And it’s kind to women and children.” Or as the 1970 Chevelle brochure stated, “The performance starts as you’re seated.” 

Highlights 

• Offered from The SugarCreek Collection

• Restoration by SugarCreek completed in 2012 

• L34 396 cu-in “Big Block” V8 engine rated at 350 horsepower   

• M21 four-speed manual transmission built by David’s 4 Speeds in 2013 

• Finished in Tuxedo Black paint (19) with white “Stereo Stripes” as original 

• Ivory vinyl interior with bucket seats and center shifter 

• The chassis number (136370A156188) decodes as:  

  • 1 – Chevrolet   

  • 36 – Malibu and Concours, eight-cylinder   

  • 37 – Two-door sport coupe   

  • 0 – Model year 1970   

  • A – Atlanta, Georgia, final assembly plant   

  • 156188 – Plant serial number starting with 100001 

Features 

• ZL2 Cowl Induction hood 

• Factory exhaust manifolds 

• Dual Flowmaster mufflers 

• Power steering 

• Power front disc brakes 

• Auxiliary electric cooling fan 

• AM/FM digital radio in factory opening 

• 12-bolt Positraction rear with 3.31:1 gears 

Known Imperfections 

• Several paint chips on nose  

• Paint chips where hood pins have been removed  

• Paint chips on passenger side by back hood trim  

• Small scratch by passenger side front of door  

• Paint chips on passenger side rocker panel below door  

• Paint chips on both sides of lower quarter panels behind rear tires  

• Paint scraped away on rocker panel inside of door  

• Minor paint imperfection on top of driver side door  

• Paint chip in rear of driver side door  

• Weatherstripping mark on driver side door panel  

• Scuffs on driver side kick panel  

• Small glass nick on driver side rear quarter window  

• Exhaust manifolds show wear commensurate with their age 

Included 

• Restoration photos and receipts 

• Build sheet 

 Ownership History 

This 1970 Chevelle SS 396 Super Sport Coupe was built the first week of May 1970. The SugarCreek body shop performed an extensive frame-on restoration in 2012, including floor pan replacements. It was resprayed the original Tuxedo Black paint (19) with the white “Stereo Stripes” that were part of the ZL2 Cowl Induction hood package. The interior was upgraded from the original black vinyl bench seats to Ivory vinyl upholstery with bucket seats and center shifter.    Additional Notes 

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Matt Lowney   Phone: 623.308.2640   email: mlowney@hagerty.com