THEY’RE STILL OUT THERE!!! Old Warehouse Discovered Hiding A 1970 LS6 Chevelle Over 45 Years

After following dead end lead after dead end lead I finally was able to find this elusive 1970 LS6 Chevelle that I’ve been chasing for over a year. The Chevelle was discovered hidden under a large amount of miscellaneous junk in a old storage warehouse since 1974. This Chevelle hails from the Flint, Michigan assembly plant which makes it very rare. Flint assembled LS6 Chevelles are the rarest and very very few are known to exist especially in Tuxedo black. Ride along with me as we do a thorough walk around of this King of the Muscle Cars Barn Find LS6 Chevelle. If you have a rare find to share or need assistance authenticating a 1970 Chevelle you may contact me at [e-mail] or on FB at Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds. [THIS CAR IS NOT FOR SALE.]

[@dew2667]

Reinstall the motor and original trans, clean it from top to bottom, lightly buff the paint, and be the envy of most muscle car owners....bullet holes and all!! Incredible find!! Thanks Patrick!!

[@wes11bravo]

First thing I thought, haha - definitely keep the bullet holes!

[@majorwilkesjr.5827]

I hate that the car had to sit for so long. But I do appreciate the fact that they kept it indoors. I respect your work and what you do with authenticating and showing videos of these cars. Keep up the good work.

[@jez_stephensanotherapex5921]

Great video and story; I can hear Skynrd’s “Gimee Three Steps” from those bullet holes 🏁🏳️

[@nickrice7535]

Another great LS6 find. How much fun would that be to show this car some well deserved Love after so many years.

[@jeffreytaska]

I , Archived this automobile " Great Representation " ! Thank You very much Mr Patrick 👍 , I , really appreciate getting to see this ultimate Muscle Car time machine . Thanks to the Owner for taking good care of it !

[@brucegwynn8509]

You're a busy bee, I wish I had your talent and tenacity because that's what it takes to do what you do, thank you sir, you give me hope to find one , one fine day I may find me that chevelle I've been searching for

[@bobsilver3983]

They just keep showing up! And I like it!

[@RCRWJR]

Wow !!. Thank the owner for showing it that car is correct correct and correct !! That car is Epic I can't believe what I see here and they have the Original 454 !! I almost smash my phone jumpin. Around !!

[@chevellesbc]

Put it back together clean it up and leave the rest of the car alone bullet holes and all and just drive it . Another awesome car thanks for sharing it

[@markwegner6100]

100%!

[@livewire2759]

Tuxedo black '70 Chevelle, LS6, M22, 4.10 rear, cowl induction, bucket seats... Man, if they find that original transmission and restore to concourse condition, it just might be a million dollar Chevelle... ...if not for those damn bullet holes and rigged up automatic shifter.

[@TheJagjr4450]

Not quite... a mint ORIGINAL PAINT Black LS6 with M22 AND 4.10'S with 4300 original miles only sold for 300k in the last 2 years.

[@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674]

@@TheJagjr4450 records are broken everyday.

[@davidh1249]

@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 -Not those kind......

[@johnsmith-qc6gq]

The cats are the only ones who cared about these cars all the time they were in the barn. You should bring it back and show the cats once restored, and video their reaction.

[@willbillingham8027]

That's the Holy Grail of Chevelle SS

[@donshotrodgarage1717]

Hey Patrick was the car a no stripe car when New? Also are you going to do a small video in the engine, would love to see it. Great Video as always Patrick! You have to have one of the best jobs out there👍

[@superfly83]

I have a stripe delete 69 big block ss car. Mine is nowhere near as rare as this one, but with 23k and all original. Including the 4 speed, I can say they are desireable.

[@chevyblue10]

I thought all cowl induction cars were supposed to have stripes.

[@cali2468]

@@chevyblue10 Correct, cowl induction cars did come with stripes unless you opted to delete them.

[@peterscanlon9727]

That car has been stored since I was in high school! I’m 63 now! I hope it gets restored leaving the bullet holes!

[@demmolitionman9244]

Thanks as always, I enjoy your videos and commentary on all your barn finds. Great work

[@davidm4160]

Good thing it got out of flint.....it would be a rust bucket.

[@keithphillips9910]

Amazing car, that is my favorite that you've shown so far. That is something ill only be able to dream about, black ls6,it just doesn't get any better....great video once again thank you for what you do.

[@flournoygardnerjr396]

Man, what a great job documenting the car Patrick. You need to make a purchase on this if you can. Sounds like the ultimate SS combo! Sitting that long and it's in relatively great shape. Glad they decided to store the car inside, makes all the difference.

[@pedroinfante461]

The car is special. Your not special

[@billfunk3168]

Great restoration candidate thanks for great work Patrick.

[@jaya.0069]

Beautiful rust free body, wouldn't take a lot to put it back on the road! Thanks for this video Patrick!

[@markkahs116]

Probably parked it because girlfriends father was looking for him.

[@mandc20022]

Probably what it was, he probably messing with someones daughter not someones girl.... from the automatic swap and the insurance issue it sounds like dude had too much money and acted however he wanted and wasn't a likeable guy

[@RandySchartiger]

wow shot at and hit! still a sweet ride!

[@GS-sm3jo]

A true beauty!

[@freebird7284]

that car had an extremely hard life in just 4 years, it needs almost everything!

[@MaliciousSRT]

Most did

[@trickyricky12147]

@@MaliciousSRT Especially back then scrap prices were really high. Let's say like $500 or so. People would have part them out for money too. What were they thinking?

[@MaliciousSRT]

@@trickyricky12147 They all rusted really bad too. A friends dad had a 73 challenger and he said by the late 70's it was so rotten you had to watch where you leaned on it!

[@trickyricky12147]

@@MaliciousSRT Well.... especially Mopar No Fars. But to some extent I disagree. I believe that vehicles back then had thicker gage metal body panels and yeah certain vehicles tend to rot faster than others especially when you live in the northern region. He might've lived somewhere around that area, just my guess. Road salt is a big factor too.

[@jaylopez264]

@@MaliciousSRT llp loop llp 0oooooooooooooolllllllll lol pppp9p09p it l

[@chettrockwell]

No mention of those cab over Peterbut 352's. Those are serious collector items too!!!!

[@level5565]

The red cabover truck was a white freightliner, the other was a Ford!

[@WagsAutomotive]

Sweet car! I hope it gets out back together with as much originality as possible.

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

So that's where that boy got off to, I will be in touch!! No hard feelings come over an get yer rockcrusher

[@31viper1]

That's a beautiful SS they should restore it and put it back on the shame to have it sit there I restored to its natural beauty and put it back out for everyone to see

[@thesmokydig]

They're still out there I agree I've seen several myself hidden back in several collections what a nice specimen and tuxedo black at that

[@KFLY67]

Sweet!

[@justin.c_svt]

Great video. Thank you for putting these out I really enjoyed them. What an awesome find. Like you said anybody who’s into muscle cars would appreciate this car. Although I’ve on 14 late model mustangs over the years, I will always remember when I was younger I had a blue with white stripes 1970 Chevelle SS 454 1:18 scale model and I really loved it . I love muscle cars!

[@joreitano9575]

Excellent barn find!!!!!!!!!!!! Truly EPIC as you've indicated. Hopefully, the original transmission can be located. :)

[@timothydockery534]

Hey Patrick brother I don't know how the heck you can find them but you sure can such an amazing car

[@MrDurandal25]

Story gets better every time you hear it. Dozens of cars like this rotted into the ground waiting to be restored. This one too, will probably end up in the trash heap. Owners/hoarders never let this go until they die. Their car, their choice.

[@672egalaxie6]

Wow! That is a good one!

[@c103110a]

My old man should have kept his LS6 Chevelle from Scuncio Chevrolet. Blue with white stripes and black interior with buckets. I remember riding in the back of it. Must have been around 1972-1973 . I'm into cars and photos of cars, but not at that age ! I wonder where that car is today?

[@c103110a]

I remember when we picked the car up in Mystic, Connecticut from the original owner, the guy's girlfriend was crying as it was driven away! I still remember that. My father always said to me. " I should have never sold that car." Of all the cars that my father owned, he knew that he should have kept that car. I think the gas prices forced him to sell (I don't actually recall who bought it or why it was sold.) I was pretty young back then.

[@bilbobaggins4710]

@@c103110a hahahaha same...My old man always had hot Chevy's and promised them to me but always sold em

[@j.normanfiorie5699]

Patrick, another amazing find! The body on this chevy is amazing condition! I hope the owner leaves the bullet holes, excellent back story about young lovers! I highly respect your documentation of the automotive history it's spot on professional and informative. Thank you. Keep up the good work! I'm 70 years old and currently restoring a 1968 elcamino ss 396, 138 vin , black bucket seat, floor console, staple shift TH400 auto, 12 bolt rear, black vynal top, butter nut yellow , GM 5 spoke Steel wheels, in dash roller tach. Thanks again for the great job.

[@joen5332]

It's very rare back thenfor someone to remove a 4-speed and put in an automatic and go through the sequence of changing the pedals out and everything also normally the clutch pedal be left in the car

[@jimmyfann2174]

Great video Patrick

[@paulw9732]

That is a nice find ,nice nice car! I hope one day you can do a follow up vid of it back on the road. In my opinion it don’t need much of a resto. Put the engine/trans in it and give it a bath it would be a beautiful car!

[@robertmetzger1753]

Yes indeedy !!

[@Foxbodyderrick]

That’s beautiful. The ultimate LS6. Thanks for posting!!! Keep up the amazing work

[@cooleyhy]

"I will lift the hood and we will address some of the details about the Flint cars. First thing you'll notice is that Flint Assembly did not install engines in the cars made there, as they were evidently not yet tooled up for engine installation in early March of '70"

[@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674]

Pay attention silly

[@jeremystrickland7767]

damn patrick you are the man sir thanks for the videos

[@QueenIam317]

Awesome 🖤🖤🖤

[@dlwoods1970]

Another great find Patrick! Keep up the great work my friend. If you make it to SEMA this year, come see me at the 3M booth.

[@markjamison9677]

The reason it’s a survivor is because it’s first years were rough . Stored early in the game .

[@mollydog26]

One awesome One awesome Flint Mi car!!!!! I would like to see this car brought back to life!

[@gojackets4894]

Amazing! An LS6 find sitting since 1974 would be exciting for anyone. I'm envious.

[@Dad-jk2wd]

Killer find!!

[@nickajk1]

I can guarantee you this being married twice and divorced twice no girl is worth more than an LS6 I would have kept the car in good shape forgot the girl

[@hpelisr]

You should do a follow-up on one of the car's you find, that is being restored. That would be awesome.

[@ryandavis930]

He already does check his channel

[@downrange7715]

Alright...Alright...Alright

[@suewatson1912]

you made me laugh my ass off

[@tomtwhite1]

Didn’t Cowl Induction mean it would also have hood and deck stripes? Wonder why they’re not visible.

[@plymouthduster2252]

Great video Patrick, I always look forward to seeing your new videos. I currently have a 1973 Plymouth Duster but the Chevelles have always been my favorite muscle cars. It must be a very low mileage car since it was parked since 1974. I have never seen a LS6 car that didn't have the high red line tach before.

[@ontargetthomunclesam3926]

there is a older guy in ButlerI Indiana who worked at Flint Michigan Assembly Plant and has a L-6 1970 Chevelle SS built in Flint Assembly Plant in Alpine White it's the only white Chevelle ever built in 1970 unrestored original driven daily absolutely no rust all matching numbers would like to know it's value

[@gregguenthner3059]

Thank you Patrick for sharing another rare find. Beautiful.

[@briandenbo9075]

As rare as this car is. Would it be better to revive what is there or restore the car? I'm of the thought that they are only original once.

[@racefan1647]

I'm curious how much it's valued at? Obviously anything is worth what someone is willing to pay but there has to be ballpark number, regardless if it's actually for sale or not...

[@kimridley6780]

The Rambler Wagon behind Ranchero is interesting!

[@jasonmarks1636]

super nice...

[@josephcameron530]

Awesome!

[@michealmccune7809]

Nice Patrick I love it so why was it parked and engine and transmission pulled out of that car and why is there red paint on the left rear panel under the black paint to ?

[@morgansword]

I'd mess my pants to find something like that and not be able to fix it up. I am 72 and it would pump blood in my heart to see it out of there. All the important stuff is there. If the engine and transmission is that important then there is a lot of cars out there that the price just went down. I remember the guy who had the largest collection of rare cars and he got out of it and quit by selling his collection and went into something else that turned his life around. A lot of the cars he had were bought because money was no object to him so he paid way more than he sold for. He is not a old guy either as I saw him at Barrett and Jackson auction a few times and no matter who bid against him, he just ran the price up and bought them.

[@kennethkreider8698]

Great video as always. I know where there is an all original, 25,000 mile L34 SS396 70 chevelle. Garaged I believe since 72 or 73. Saw the car years ago and almost fell over. At that time it had original everything.

[@robusmc1713]

I want it- my 1st car was a 1970 chevelle same year i was born , I miss it badly,

[@Richhatfield9568]

I ain't know Chevy guy,but I have always loved Chevelles ,great Video Thanks

[@leeduke9518]

cousin Delbert I’ve always been a Chevy guy but as I get older I’ve realized how badass mopars are so even though I’m still a Chevy guy I’m gonna try to get a 67-69 barracuda and 68-69 roadrunner or a 70-74 challenger or a 70-74 barracuda but that’ll be after I finish my 68 Chevelle 69 lookalike (69 nose and tail)

[@yarddad6479]

It crazy how many different plants built these Chevelles, great Channel

[@steveallwn]

It seems its an awful lot of trouble to switch to an automatic,(for ins.)when it ended at a 4 year run.

[@Mr2005BUSA]

Why was it taken off the road? Because someone took out a hit on the owner due to chick problems?

[@7viewerlogic670]

Very nice!

[@steveaycock4853]

If that car were washed and carefully buffed, it would be very presentable. I don't know if I would restore it or not. Nice video.

[@Pgcmoore]

mt everest right there, and from flint no less, outstanding!!!

[@torino428cj]

Did you have a shot at purchasing this car ???

[@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674]

Maybe

[@timgriggs6449]

Keep up the great work love to see all the videos you do an excellent job the 69 Chevelle with less than 2,300 miles is my favorite

[@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674]

tim griggs yes that is one awesome car.

[@timgriggs6449]

My brother has a 1970 Chevelle SS 396 and we were wondering if that car came factory with a holly 780 carburetor or was it a Quadrajet and if you wanted to do a walk-around of his car to share in the video he would probably be okay with that also if you want to get in touch with me just let me know a12 449 0122. We just finished having a repaint and interior work done and the engine cleaned up

[@timgriggs6449]

He lives in Evansville Indiana

[@anthemss]

Why is it that nobody ever lines these cars up when they park them, they’re always scattered like they’ve been in a friggin tornado!!

[@cuzz63]

Seems strange that a 5000 rpm tach is the small block tach, most HP small blocks rev higher than the big blocks. Sweet find.

[@scottquasebarth677]

Very straight clean car wow, the bullet holes front and back that was a close one or two, adds character. can't fake the dust, so sweet. way cool find thank you for sharing.

[@kentbeery8653]

And let me guess he won't sell it..... I'm gonna restore it ONE day. :(

[@scottm.franklinnc7942]

Yep...these guys that just stuff them away or leave'm out to rust away really tick me off ... Dad and I used to restore classic's and build street rods until cancer got him.. But ran into these kind of guys a lot 😠

[@blake102989]

@@bigboreracing356 What ticks us off is pricks like you that want a stupid amount of money for a heap of junk that the buyer is going to have to put a ridiculous amount of time and money into to get back to original condition. You'd rather watch the car disintegrate into a pile of rust dust than let a true car enthusiast give you money to haul something off your shitty looking hoarder property. You also tell everyone that comes to ask about it "I'm going to restore it one of these days" or "it was my dad's car so I couldn't sell it" so you let it sit there getting worse and worse until the day you die then your kids end up selling it at a estate auction for less than half of what you were offered by multiple people. Unless a car is this rare or worth a crazy amount of money when it's restored it will never be worth anything over $500 to $1000 if they're missing parts, have a lot of rust or other body damage, or have been butchered by a idiot who thinks they know how to build a car. So no, the majority don't have a legitimate reason to keep them sitting in their yards like its a fuckin lawn ornament, they're just selfish, greedy fucks that need to STFU and take the money or come at them with a legitimate counter offer they wont pass up.

[@leeduke9518]

STREET RACER maybe you fix and take care of your stuff you fucker

[@leeduke9518]

STREET RACER you’re a idiot paying 10,000 for a rustfree car it’s still gonna need to be completely took apart to replace worn out shit and wiring and replace interior and rebuild the engine and clean and replace all the rear items like bushings and everything like that so why pay 10,000 for a car to have to take it apart anyways when you can get a car that needs quarters and some other minor body work for like 2-4 grand and fix all of the stuff and replace all the wear items and wiring and everything else you’d be saving money buying the cheaper slightly rusty car then paying out the ass for a rustfree car that still needs to be completely took apart

[@johnnunn6658]

I wish you would have showed the mileage on the car just curious

[@curtthacker43]

Maybe a Vietnam soldiers car maybe with that frame with pictures just my guess on why parked for so long.

[@lawrencebehr9767]

Glenn, I'm 62, and growing up, a kid a few years younger than me had an LS-6 4 spd Black with white stripes, I know it was an LS-6 as I changed bent pushrods in it and the covers had never been off, the valves were out of adjustment, and after I replaced the bent pushrods and set the valves, he said go ahead and take it for a ride, at the time it was blindingly fast and the tires could not hold that car, it did also have a 4:10 and we talked about switching his posi and gear into my 67 350 camaro which was a 4spd/3:31 rs/ss Tahoe turquoise black vynal, we lived in Madison Heights, Michigan.

[@AndersonMotorWorks]

Did the owner say why he parked it? Curious to know why someone would park a 4-5 year old car

[@scottliggett877]

MAYBE, repeat MAYBE because of the fuel crunch/oil crisis that was going on during the early to mid 1970's. Many people gave up on paying for gas for a big block engine car and started buying Pinto's, Vega's, Datsun's and the like.

[@79tazman]

yeah and rip the engine and trans out of it the car was damn near new at the time

[@garstooldskool1504]

looks like theres a bullet hole in the grill?? is there any damage from a bullet on the front of the motor??

[@brenthill3241]

Flint, tuxedo black and bullet holes. Yeah I'd say that's pretty much top of the hill.

[@VORTECPRO]

Actually this is the top the hill, and Patrick you know what I'm talking about, the LS6 all are judged by www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/4300-mile-unrestored-1970-chevrolet-chevelle-is-nicest-ls6-on-planet/ss-AAlEmJJ?ocid=spartandhp&fullscreen=true

[@jez_stephensanotherapex5921]

Brent Hill Ronnie Van Zant’s car #Skynyrd

[@dragon-lf9ow]

I'm a Chevy guy but kinda to bad about that Mercury cougar but she's to far gone even for parts

[@bilbobaggins4710]

They were cool

[@jamessmith8617]

Sad to see this stuff just waisted away!☹️☹️

[@santatigerclaus]

smore of those wheels i masked and painted metallic gray at Motor Wheel

[@doctorsleep2786]

I'm a big fan ..from sydney nova Scotia ..canada .I made a comment about a 70 396 chevelle real ss 4 speed car light blue with white stripes .it's in a guys sisters back yard for 25 plus years ....

[@michaelgrasso8957]

The brake must have been changed out to when the transmission was changed..

[@autotale9037]

Love the chevelle videos.keep em coming

[@mrgtojudge]

Stripe delete car?

[@bilbobaggins4710]

Yessss

[@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674]

cpgolda66 no

[@bilbobaggins4710]

@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 yep 👍

[@JamesWorley]

If that 1970 Chevelle was actually only driven for 4 years until it was taken off the road that had to have been 4 really rough years !

[@jez_stephensanotherapex5921]

James Worley Ronnie Van Zant’s car #Skynyrd

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Daggum! You done did it again! Oh Right, Oh Right, Oh RIGHT!

[@billybiker5712]

It's allright allright allright

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

@@billybiker5712 Yeah I know, I have the DVD with Mathew McGillicutty, it just sounds more southern with the Oh Right or maybe Aw Right Aw Right Aw Right is better?

[@ronaldlewis6062]

I saw the ole Rambler Wagon made into a camper !! Lol

[@ryandavis930]

I knew i recognized it. Couldn't put my finger on it

[@kevinkendall3122]

Saw that,thought it might've been an old Studebaker or something

[@SteveJones-xq9bp]

I hope it doesn’t get restored, just cleaned up and put back together. They are only original once

[@stevenunua2118]

How that beautiful car get soooo torn up in only 4 years????

[@markmilton1429]

The Chevelle has no engine, or transmission. It's not a million dollar barn find.

[@superfly83]

Engine was present. It is worth what someone will pay, and with 2 in existence there would be a room full of guys wanting to add it to their collection. It would hit BIG money at auction.

[@kevinkendall3122]

That's crazy!I have a 72 big block that was converted to an automatic(I converted it back)with buckshot dents in the rear window trim😆

[@calvinthomas1981]

I have a question. Is a 1972 chevelle ss 402 for $16,500 that need bodywork no rust problem a good price?

[@chevyblue10]

@Calvin Thomas yes

[@Mr2005BUSA]

I would love to see thisbcar put back together with original stock equipment. Dont even paint it.

[@brianglade848]

Patrick....we need some scoop on some good fish frys......alot of fish to fry out there....