Supercharged LT4 Powered Chevelle's Built to Drive Hard!

The 2 Chevelle's you see here are the first couple of "production" Chevelle's from Ironworks Speed & Kustom and they are truly wonderful. Built to look really good but mostly built for the simple joy of driving a well built muscle car. Speedtech Performance chassis, supercharged LT4 power, choice of 6 speed manual or 10 speed automatic and everything you want and nothing that you don't so sit back and enjoy the ride...
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[@AutotopiaLA]

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[@CooKoo707]

I was super excited until he said ($375k - $450k) finished. “Whattttt you talking about Willis” 🙄

[@rocklover7437]

Lots of profit if 3/4 of the people working on it are naturally talented good with their hands low wage Mexicans

[@CooKoo707]

@Robert-hp8pm That price is literally “Super Car” prices.

[@2lowlxi]

remember that's not including paint n body....also they said it wont be a show car...it will be "production" Jesus with 500k honestly you can buy 2 nice ones from some dude getting divorced for that much 😂

[@KevinRoadrageGarage]

Smoking crack. $60k tops

[@og_ice_freezer]

I feel you but they're not asking that much for nothing, you know

[@georgespalding7640]

This two-door Chevelle is one of my all-time favorites. Beautiful styling and lots of room inside. I just wish it wouldn't take so much money to modernize these cars but it does.

[@AutotopiaLA]

I wish the same thing!

[@cuzz63]

You always get me on here when you show a Chevelle. I love his business model....hope it pays out and he makes a bunch of them. Would be cool if he also sold some of the parts like the gauge cluster.

[@AutotopiaLA]

I’m curious to see if he ends up selling the parts they’re making

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

Aside from the cost , which I totally understand given the work involved , this is how these older classics need to be built . Trends come & go but leaving a car as close to the way it came from the factory with modern safety comfort & performance upgrades is something that never goes out of style.

[@matrox]

Unless someone plans to track this car, the original Chevelle Chassis worked just fine for straight line smooth comfortable cruising and punching it in a 1/4 mile.

[@I-Teee]

For a “production” restomod like this, if they kept the price starting with a 2, I think it’d sell a lot better. 4-500k is what people want for a fully restored one…..

[@charlescombs-qu9yn]

I love the idea. Just my opinion but a Chavelle, El Camino, Nova, all good ideas. I'm a foreign guy. They already do a couple of the Mustangs like the 60 seven, the 65. I'd like to see them do a trino, are Falcon? Great job can't wait to see the results

[@71Malibu400]

At the end of the day it's a chevelle, not my preference on the mods but whatever floats your boat. Sweet ride

[@mattmayers3012]

Super clean builds!!!

[@Albert-nb7zg]

Holy Moses awesome content AZ USUAL keep up the great work . Honolulu Hawaii MANOA VALLEY

[@AutotopiaLA]

Thank you!

[@rixkafer56]

Very cool ! I wonder who was the lucky dude to get all the old parts from the gold car😜👍

[@09simid]

Those Chevelles are bitchin' HARD!

[@bigmountain7561]

Hi Shawn, I’ll take the gold 71 with the landau top. Chevelle’s are the easiest cars to work on. Great Videos Thanks 🙏

[@clintarbogast9431]

Hey Shawn, I apologize in advance brother i asked this before,(couldnt remember)what kind of sunglasses are those? Thanks brother!🤘

[@AutotopiaLA]

They’re called Icicles

[@clintarbogast9431]

@AutotopiaLA thanks brother!🤘

[@AUTOMOBILZ]

Clean🔥

[@themichaeljustdoit]

Build, lease, sell! Make the $$$$

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Agreed 💯 percent 👍🏻

[@larrybuchanan1657]

CHEVHELLS

[@myassizitchy]

That car doesnt have cv joints. Thats front wheel drive. Its universal joints on the driveshaft im guessin hes talkin about lol

[@smokinjoeprestwood5889]

Noticed the black Chevelle has a 1970 front end and a 1971 rear end.🤔

[@javierperez2168]

I noticed too,

[@slamrahovart9024]

Thank you. I noticed something off, and that is exactly it

[@OneofMyTurns]

Yes that is correct. I also have noticed that combo in several big movies. I believe one of the movies is a John Wick!!

[@05gtdriver]

For nearly 1/2 million dollars, you'd think it would be accurate...😮

[@OneofMyTurns]

@@05gtdriver True but I’m guessing the owner and others like the two years mixed.

[@cajunwarrior47]

im down until i hear 450 -_-

[@kenxiong6830]

Classic builds nowdays are getting too crazy in terms of costs

[@AutotopiaLA]

Agreed but it adds up

[@troyburns6971]

Exactly , Think I'll just keep mine stock ! Cutting in on my Beer 🍻 Money ! 😂😂🔥🔥✌️👍👍✈️✈️

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

I was buying these cars CHEAP in the 90s and got more miles driven and fun out of them then these guys paying big bucks ever will. None of mine were garage queens

[@kenxiong6830]

@@BruceLee-xn3nn yeah I’m not a big fan of guys putting modern power plants on these cars. Takes away from the nostalgic-ness of the cars.

[@TheRv1890]

Awesome car….but the carbon is out of place, and people really need to stop using those tacky headlights. Also, he said there’s 160k in parts plus 40k for the car. So it’s 250k in labor? Geez My humble opinion, what Roadster Shop does with their survivor series is a similar concept, but much better. Modernized, but more closely resembles the original.

[@tumtum08]

I thought this was a roadster shop build when I seen the thumbnail. I remember I met a guy who had a suburban done by RS. It was SUPER NICE! I jokingly said “man I bet you have a big check in this” he responded “several big checks”

[@alpeena]

yup

[@alpeena]

say 2k hrs?

[@OfficerBullerman]

I love both of these Chevelles, and this idea. But $345-500,000 pushes it way outside of the range of many including me. And it looks like they have the 71-72 rear bumper on the 70?

[@alvaradotowing23]

Absolutely great car. But 500,000? 😳

[@johnnyringo35]

Things are only gonna get worse.....once we Let hamburger flippers earn 15 to 20 N hour every one else got raises too..... including these custom guys.

[@MotoNoir86]

When you’re trying to make good profit as a restomod shop in CA…

[@kevinmurphy9982]

How much did he say?

[@tumtum08]

All of it lol

[@mortem-tyrannis]

I was absolutely on board until that price holly sh*t i get it adds up but damn, so much you can do with a fraction of the price and have a fantastic driving and looking ride.

[@ssnova3210]

Machine this, machine that. Stop machining everything. I could reduce the cost of that thing buy $100,000 easy and it would still be a great car.

[@mortem-tyrannis]

@@ssnova3210 right

[@alpeena]

right @@ssnova3210

[@alpeena]

right

[@mortem-tyrannis]

@@ssnova3210 probably more than that

[@sebastianlazo3933]

Love the 70 headlights with the 72 tails I've always wanted to do that!

[@silverback8183]

So what you guys thinking.....+ or - $500k?

[@mortem-tyrannis]

A little north of way to fuckin much.

[@silverback8183]

@@mortem-tyrannis lmao 😂

[@chrisstavro4698]

Is this better than a $100k Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing? Or even the more expensive German super sedans? It seems super niche, and I hope they get to 20 units.

[@zach_diecast_mansur]

They sure will... and they'll be sitting in their garage with canceled orders. They're way to much money, even for what went into them.

[@baibureh8816]

​@@zach_diecast_mansur5:45 They don't make these cars for people like you, his clients have money to burn on multiple cars.

[@djconeyjoe]

Apples to oranges lol

[@alpeena]

dont compare it to a current caddy.......its apples vs oranges..........

[@gshell2520]

450k for someone grandfathers car with a good engine wheels n tire 🤯

[@tumtum08]

It’s a lot more than that, but I see your point. I was thinking 150-175k but that was before seeing all the floor and firewall work.

[@KevinRoadrageGarage]

These guys are smoking crack

[@troyburns6971]

That's how the Rich stay Rich , one hand washing the other ! Its a rich mans sport , no poor people allowed 😂 ! The average person would be better off to just go buy a Big Block Chevelle SS with a 4 Speed for under a hundred grand & park it beside this one at a car show & go toe 2 toe with a Chevelle thats four times the price 🤔 ! Nice cars tho ! The lettuce 🥬 tomato 🍅 onion 🧅 & burger 🍔 is free , Bun gone cost ya &10 Bucks ! 😂😂😂🔥🔥✌️👍✈️✈️✈️

[@andre49ers]

How much??????? Did ls9 swap on 66 chevelle with roadstershop frame and irs. With carbon brakes. Obviously not all the lil one off stuff but it was under 100k.

[@MacdonmMacdonm]

$175,000 in parts, $275,000 in labour

[@dcgarcia510]

You don’t need all that $h1t on a chevelle to make it look good, drive well and be able to cruise it around!!!

[@JTMoney333]

Ive been keen on the Nova and Chevelle recently. This concept looks outstanding. Sadly, that price point will leave many of us ol school car lovers out of that equation.

[@AutotopiaLA]

The price is big but what a cool concept

[@paulhammond3488onetime]

I’m a Ford guy but the Chevelle is one of my favorite Chevys. What they are doing is amazing I would love to own one. Real nice Sean 👍✌🏾

[@rajcam80]

I am GM guy that works for Ford, but loves the old Chrysler's! The Chevelle is a American legend from 64-72! My grandfather had a 70 SS Cranberry red with black stripes and saddle interior! 396 TH400 12 bolt and 4:10 gears!

[@robertwheatley2471]

$450-$500K... nice car but it's basically a half-million dollars for a '71 Malibu. Insanity on steroids.

[@1987whitez]

Damn that large amount of $$$ it’s not for the average working man unless you 18 take 20 years pay off

[@AutotopiaLA]

Price tag is big no doubt

[@jacoby1234ification]

So I can understand if he built it from the ground up using the catalog like graveyard cards did but 375,000 $450,000 that’s insane I could understand it being $100,000. I can buy two hellcat Durango for that price.

[@jagguzman2656]

We just want to build affordable cars for our everyday families starting @ $500k 😂😂😂

[@lamboferruccio]

I fully understand why builds like this run in the 6 figures what I’m puzzled about is who is buying these cars, there’s so many 6 figure builds going on with waiting lists on all of them, WHO is buying these cars 👀

[@ttown918]

Did I hear that right - $450-500K for one? Bitchin' car, but yikes.... It seems like they should find a way to add a head rest to the front seats in some of these special builds for the sake of safety. If you get rear ended or something it's not going to be pleasant.

[@bschwar4]

IMO it's no different than a Roadster Build survivor series build and they can't be that type of money.

[@brownianl]

Of course these are amazing builds but honestly, WHO can afford 400k for a car????

[@AutotopiaLA]

Curious to see if the price comes down as the efficiency of the build goes up with being production cars

[@reubensimpson4002]

No one can afford these builds and the people that can have better options for the same money or less...come on, man😅

[@alpeena]

Sean..........love you guys...always......this vid really appealed to me.....nice builds w/ a budget in mind..I was excited.....but when he said the price point your face dropped..it reaLLY DID////so did mine!!!....400k?........that is nuts. nuts.... 400k w/ orig paint?....and a low key interior?........cmon man.......I was really excited.......this should be a car for 125- 175 man........wow.......wow ...wow... nice looking drivers not show cars....400? wow Now after reading most of the comments , I want to say this asking is really really nuts....nuts.

[@mikeh1242]

What would be the approx. cost of one of these, oh I see where he said 450 k . wow.

[@riccocool]

Dang.

[@jamesmicca]

Love the Chevelles. Good to see a 1971. Seems like 99.99% of Chevelle builds are always 1970’s which I do love but the 1971 has a killer look and this one has a Sleeper look. Both Chevelles are stunning but great look to the 1971. As always great episode and great cars. Thank you

[@jayweiss4378]

Respect to show quality at car shows but prefer them on the road wizzing past me 👍🏻

[@AutotopiaLA]

Same for me Jay

[@miker6270]

Chevelles drive great in relatively stock form if everything is in good shape. Just my opinion.

[@matrox]

You are exactly right. WTF was he talking about when he said Chevelles drive awful? He's never even been in a new 70' Chevelle not even strapped in a baby seat. Chevelles were nice riding cars from the factory.

[@johnboydTx]

Nice 👍 but for the money 💰 I'm going with a brand new mid engine Stingray 🤷🤔....... Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Des suspensions a air certaines enregistré tout les défaut de la route un peux comme les DS Citroën mk1 qui peux rouler sur 3 roues grâce à sa suspensions jamais égaler 👉🇫🇷cocorico

[@Daniel-fn3mg]

“No stone left unturned” except paint and body and headliner…..that’s crazy man. $450 to $500k…..

[@goldysgarage189]

What did we learn here boys and girls? Learn to wrench and build your own and have the satisfaction of knowing you did.

[@MrCh7997]

Price is ridiculous

[@bigmoney2954]

These guys are crazy, there trying to make this a multi millionaire hobby. Their trying to outdo the greats, Troy, Chip, the Ring Bros.etc with out making a one-off full custom build, but with the same price!!

[@aironulshoeffer8170]

Basically buying a Lamborghini or a Ferrari a super car with a Chevrolet body look. Nice looking but a rich guys pleasure, only a few will be built to suit.

[@billyhooligan8407]

If there's mass production, you can no longer call it custom. If anyone can have it, it's no longer special and unique and rare.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Mass production? The goal is about 10-20 per year

[@redbeard6220]

For that price they should be 1 of 1. 10-20 a year really ruins the unique or custon factor. And to be honest this guy is out of his mind if he thinks people are going to pay that much.

[@moparwoman2355]

Hey lets take a 1971 Cuda 426 convertible and cut it up and make sure it holds your soda. give it heated seats and an iphone charger in it. let watch a 6 million dollar car go to 30,000

[@MotoNoir86]

16:40 when you realize you have to justify the cost to the world, whereas with other builds, one can just tell. Vertical integration would lob 100k off

[@smackdammit4266]

Yeah I definitely understand these cars cost a lot of money but 375k to 450k for that is just plain robbery…

[@LifesAbe-ach]

I can mass produce ... "lists items " then says if you want a 1 off .... 😂😂😂😂 . Dollar store Chip foose

[@mrtaycrews]

My dream car....but my dream has been crushed......300k-500k! Jesus

[@og_ice_freezer]

Love Chevelles, love custom chassis, love Shawn's taste in cars! Thanks for keeping the bar high. Cheers

[@AutotopiaLA]

Thank you!

[@leehouston5436]

Kudos to these guys for doing this! And thanks for covering it

[@lukewalker1051]

Just brilliant. Hats off to the builder. How cool to put modern LT4 and 10s trans in this chassis. Thanks for sharing...my era.

[@matrox]

10:40 No they didn't. 70 and 71 Chevelles drove pretty damn smooth when new. These clowns have no clue and have never even been in a new chevelle.

[@huntingtonbeachsasquatch]

I had a 68 Malibu, I know, not the speed demon or the collector car but Hay, I traveled all over Baja, nice big car to sleep in and the 307 got great gas mileage and can get parts anyplace. We could fit 4 friends in the trunk and 2 cases of beer for the drive in movies. Sold it in 92 for $1,200 bucks!😭 I think about the car and great times we had quite often and wish I had it today!💯❤ ....Thanks for the upload!👍

[@marcuscastillo3911]

It would be a dream come true to have my 64 Malibu on that level, but not before I buy a house for 400k

[@costafilh0]

DAMN! I hate it so much that I only want 2! 🤣 AT for daily and MT for fun! Can you fit ACC on these? That would make it the ULTIMATE daily Classic! Like NO FVCKING EXCUSE to not daily one!! Amazing job!!

[@ironworksify]

exactly

[@CyberDocUSA]

My grandfather had the same color on what I think was a '72 Malibu (I could be wrong) and seeing this car brought back some great memories.

[@maximusvonce1381]

Most of Sean's builds are $250k plus cars, not all but most.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Cause building custom cars is expensive

[@seasonvett]

Naw no way 450k beautiful car tho 🤙🏼🫡💯❤️

[@72RiviRyda]

Great builds but don't see them selling many.

[@seanc6754]

375k to almost 500k !?!?! Seems things like that 10k steering wheel is rly unnecessary.. i mean do you know what kind of car you could get for 400k? Dont get me wrong the car is absolutely amazing but almost 500k?..yeah even if i had the money for me personally i dont see the value.. and yea im sure its very profitable for you

[@cuzz63]

Options..

[@HD-C10]

I mean at that price point I can get a badass roadster shop survivor build. 💀

[@maximusvonce1381]

$475k😂😂😂. Thats ridiculous. You can build a car under $50k that will run 9's and drive anywhere.

[@alpeena]

Im against THE asking price here but u seem to miss the point.... under 50k for a 9 sec car that u can drive will not be close to this. We are talking about a resto mod type build...not a 1/4 mile built screamer

[@RedEyeLoft]

Sean, great show as always, however, the juice is not worth the squeeze. Building a Chevelle for $400,000 - $500,000 dollars to use as a daily driver is not worth it. I find it hard to believe that someone would pay that kind of money for a daily driver that looks like a regular Chevelle driving down the road. Any normal person will look at it and say it's just a nice old Chevelle. Overall, it's a beautiful car, no doubt.

[@AutotopiaLA]

The price tag is big for sure but helluva build and driver car

[@RedEyeLoft]

I agree!@@AutotopiaLA

[@stanmendoza7871]

Ironworks produce flat out bitchin cars and trucks....nothing like that old school American muscle look

[@AutotopiaLA]

Totally agree

[@filmcostar]

Will they make the 70 El Camino ?!

[@AutotopiaLA]

Not in the plans currently

[@davidklauer3422]

I’m sure there are people out there with that kind of money, and I say God bless you and go for it! I’m waiting on my lotto tickets lol

[@AutotopiaLA]

I hear ya!

[@CCDzine]

Good, old Highway 65; emphasis on old.

[@rickyrivas4893]

After the given price. “Got it” 😂😂😂😂 he was speechless

[@michaelmaas5544]

If these are $375-500K what is a one off? $1,000,000.00 😵

[@AutotopiaLA]

Plenty of one off builds go well over this price point. Not all but plenty of em

[@alpeena]

@@AutotopiaLA sean......u know 400k can build a show stopper...new paint...chassis...engine..interior...wheels.

[@AutotopiaLA]

@@alpeena no doubt. I think these are high in pricing given they’re not one off

[@Simyazzi]

Sooo, its no longer a Chevelle. Just a new car that looks like a Chevelle. Got it.

[@moparwoman2355]

That dude talks to fast and too much

[@lo666zz]

He's a salesman that's for sure. Good on him but does he turn spanners?

[@henrynwatu8132]

Sad he said LT4 is probably the last one. Hope you people caught that.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Definitely sad if that’s the truth

[@Mustang_eddie]

Great car but I wouldn't pay more than 100k.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Lol! I wish things were less than they are too. Would love to buy a million dollar house for half the price

[@moparwoman2355]

junk. you lost what the car should be

[@Stellashines17]

Yeah had to shut the video off after that price, I’ve seen much better for that price.

[@cbutler4645]

Can get a SEMA winning Ring Brothers or Kindigit build for that price.

[@kevinwhitt7972]

Video stops at 16:31 🤔

[@AutotopiaLA]

You made me watch and it plays all the way through til the end

[@Harrybowles1969]

You don't fit in shit do ya 🤣🤣 nearly chocked on my beer

[@AutotopiaLA]

Lol! He’s a big boy

[@aimeesierra7240]

Its Farva again! Great cars, great content as always.

[@leehouston5436]

I’m not a Chevy guy but these cars are spectacular and fun

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Someone give this guy his flowers... man hat tip from me. This is proper. More shops should do the same thing. Find that line/chassis of car they love, and bring them into the future for the next generations experience and be inspired from.

[@lutherjackson_]

A production vehicle at 1/2 Mill! It's a nice build,but way out of my range

[@tomoday4450]

Beautiful build But 90% wouldn’t be able to afford it

[@ironworksify]

We are only building 5 year

[@moparmike2535]

Why does the 70 Chevelle have a 71 rear bumper also?

[@matrox]

Looks silly...just make the car WTF it is.

[@rickhay9782]

500k....I have to laugh 😂

[@jaxsonbrn]

Totally lost me at 450k numbers...Ridiculous...........Literally stopped watching