Amazing 1,092 Mile 1970 Chevelle SS454 LS6 Found In Rural Pennsylvania
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2017
- Lowest mile manual trans 1970 Chevelle SS454 LS6 in the world with all matching drivetrain, buildsheet, and original bill of sale found in rural Pennsylvania with only 1092 documented miles. The car is also documented on the bill of sale the color change of the hood and deck stripes from white to gold.
Man, you look way different than i imagined i always pictured you being much older. You have a ton of knowledge for your age
He sounds like Matthew McConaughey
@Mike Lyons you smelled different on the internet
You pictured him as MM
Patrick I agree. Boy are you dreamy Ha Ha Ha Ha totally kidding man, Hetero to the max, however your voice does not match your look, and that’s not a knock man. Thanks for your hard work
Right i thouht he was an old dude with white hair aand glasses
I work with a retired airline pilot. He has a 1970 mustang Mach 1 with 1600 miles on it. He bought it and never intended to drive it,he just takes it to car shows. He even has the original factory battery. I asked him how he got the battery to last so long. He says he pours the acid out and replaces it as needed.
Interesting, thanks for sharing!!!
Do a video on it. Would love to see that car.
Only a real car guy will appreciate that find. Amazing find. Love it.
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Chopper1 , I’m a real car guy. I don’t think it is worth 1/2 million $ for old technology to go vroom, vroom. This stuff has its place in history, maybe Jay Leno’s garage, but come on, the writing is on the wall.
shepherdsknoll8 I love the car and it should be worth big bucks, but I agree with you, maybe $60-$80?
Ranjit , get a Performance Model 3 for that amount. The tech is awesome and it will do 0-60 in half the time this car will.
shepherdsknoll8 in all fairness I could be $500,000 off the mark of what someone will pay for it, that is just what I think it would be worth, I don’t know anything about rarity, goes to show,,,lol in the near future I’m gonna get a stingray 68-72 don’t care about originality, as I can’t afford originality, but I want at least 450hp and want it in decent shape.
Garth Clark, the car is proven by many especially the widow of deceased owner to have sat the last 42 years. The last time it was registered was 1975 with only 1010 Miles in PA. PA is the only state it was ever registered. The original Owner also states he only street raced the car the first 2 years and had other means of transportation. The paint, body, interior, weatherstripping, and undercarriage all are unbelievable. The car truly speaks for itself.
Its kind of sad if you think about it. Its a nice car i would love to see cleaned up and driven. I have a 1970 Elcamino which i bought and put a 5.3 LS in it and drive it every day in any kind of weather (except snow). I haul junk to the scrap yard at least once a month i haul 4 wheelers etc. And any time i see something like this i just feel the car wants to be ripped out doing a massive burnout on the street. I hope someone drives it one day.
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I have one question,
You stated that it has a 13637 V.I.N. to my knowledge, a 13637 V.I.N. denoted a Small Block equipped Chevelle, whereas a 13837 V.I.N. denoted a Big Block Chevelle. I have owned 4 different 1970 Chevelle's , including a Documented LS-6 454 ,4 Speed car ( 13837 V.I.N. ) ...a Documented SS (13637 V.I.N. ) that came with the 300 H.P. 350/TH-400, along with a very rare 1968 396/375 hp, 4 speed Concours station wagon. a 1967 SS 396 2dr. ( Heavily modified for drag racing, swapped to a 427 )......a 1968 2dr drag car with a 406 small block, and a documented 1971 SS 2dr. ( 13637 V.I.N. ) small block 350/TH-400 car.
Not to mention, a 1972, 307/TH-350 4 door sedan, and a 1972 350/TH-350 pillar less hardtop 4 door as well.
So, suffice it to say, I'm pretty knowledgeable about the 64-72 Chevelle's!
I just wanted to point out the V.I.N. number question, maybe I missed something along the way, but that's what I always knew . If I'm not correct, then show me, lol.
Great video, beautiful Chevelle
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Sounds like you googled some shit to try and be clever lol
Dallas Fite .....sorry buddy, I quote what I know. I don't need to Google it, I already know it because I've owned plenty of those Chevelle's in the past.
No need to put on a front, I speak from experience my friend.
I still have a 1977 Impala 4dr. ...that runs high 11s on the motor. I'm 50 years old, and I've owned well over 125 different vehicles since I was 16.
I have a rolling total of 5 vehicles. . ALL 5 on the road, up and running, tagged and legal. Plus a 22 ft. Trailer to boot.
Check out my channel. You'll see the Impala, and some of the cars I've built. Peace brother!
Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds awesome find buddy just sub to u I came across ur video of the nova purchased from the yenko dealship
We had some insane cars back in the day. I was fortunate enough to have driven a brand new SS 454 in blue and white when I was about 18 years old. What an incredible car. It was all stock and had no problem turning the hides into big clouds of white smoke. They were battleships.
I believe that if there were more rev limiters more of these beauties might still be around, or there may have been more fatalities do to speeding.
You could actually work on these cars yourself. Absolutely amazing cars from the dealership (Muscle cars). Big Big blocks. Big Big carbs. Big Big values.
How many of you wish you could go back and buy say 4 cars ? What would they be? Dodge Daytona, tri power vette, mustang fastback,olds 455 HO , Buick GS,AMX ,302 z28, the Judge, and it wouldn’t cost as much as a Dodge Viper.
You don’t know what you got until it’s gone.
69 stingray 427
1969 Chevy el Camino 1969 chevelle 1970 plum crazy roadrunner 1967 Pontiac GTO
Sir you are a blessed man to find all these wonderful cars. 1970 & 1966 are my favorite years.
Back in that day, this was one of my favorite cars but was never fortunate enough to own one. It's beautiful.
Thanks Patrick , thouroughly enjoyed this one. As usual impressed by your findings.
Gnrdude, Keep in mind 1092 Miles but it’s still 48 years old which is plenty of time for items to get away from the car when they removed in the first couple of years. Also the original owner who removed these items has no recollection of what he did with these items. He says “that stuff was junk back then nobody wanted manifolds and smog equipment.” I don’t try to locate parts and make cars different from the actual way they were found. My job is to publish and bring you the exact car in its “as found” condition. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for watching. The driver’s side mirror was removed so it wouldn’t be knocked off you were correct. It is in a box with some other items. 1970 Chevelles were not equipped with a passenger mirror from the factory. Kinda like a race car lol who needs to see down the passenger side.
Thank you for covering this dream car. Handful of these ls6 cars! I owned a 1970 SS 396 M22 Gold exterior Black interior. Bench Seat all original. I owned in 1990 I think I paid $1950 ha. Sold it after 2 years for 6500. I told buyer a rediculous high price to get rid of him. I’ll be he showed up a week later with cash! It wasn’t for sale but kept my word and sold it. Love seeing these cars preserved!
It blows my mind that low mileage all original cars like this are still being found hidden away years later! How do you not drive and enjoy a car like this, I don't understand??!! Great find my friend
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I find them from constant email, talk, text, social media, and years and years of hunting and making friends.
thank you for your effort top show well done = keep it going .
Great RUclips channel. It's giving us an education on muscle cars and an adventure in looking at barn finds across the nation. The generation that made and drove these cars would be proud.
I can’t get enough of these vids and watch them over and over
stunning. I really appreciate your videos.
The inside is absolutely mint new - love the color and the sport Wheel + the dash
Museum Quality...Great job Patrick...hope you get this super Rare Find
Thank you for bringing us these terrific videos! I have enjoyed every video I have seen. I do not know how you do it but keep finding and showing us these cars!
Patrick this video is your best . We all see your face . I am a mad follower.
Keep it up .
I feel like I am getting a personnel tour of the car by Mathew McConaughey. The voices are very similar.
This is the first video I've ever watched from this creator and I thought the same exact thing.
Alright, Alright, Alright!
"gotta any Chevelle's"?.....be alot cooler if you did.
I was just going to text the same thing! How funny!
And Wooderson drove a 1970 Chevelle 454 SS.
Never heard about day 2. Thanks for not only showing the cars in detail, but with sharing your knowledge on all things cars. Love watching these videos, always leaning something. Thanks again.
Rockcat Inc. Thanks for your support.
I'm glad that you have so much knowledge about so many vehicles
Being from Pgh. he also may have picked the gold stripes because this cities team colors are black and gold, Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. Nice car and nice video.
WHO WOULD CHEER THE PITTSTURD SNIFFERS ON?
Who said I was a falcons fan idiot? Fulton is a high school team moron you pittsturd sniffer fan.......
Fultonfalcons86 , read the reply, jackass. It says, "falcons suck as a whole" u illiterate fuck
Oh no I have no idea how I will ever get over your pathetic attempts to troll me lol you are a sad POS...........
Fultonfalcons86 , do yourself a favor, and go fuck yourself. I'm done with your ignorance. Keep being stupid. It fits you well!!!
What a gem. Great find and how did anyone resist driving this machine. I know I couldn't. I would've put many miles on this. I can imagine what it's worth.
ThanX for the tour,, Cali enjoyed your car
What a car ! keep up these videos ,your knowledge is great and takes us back to great times !
Once again the old you tube critics have surfaced on this video Just set back and enjoy this beautiful car THANKS for sharing this video.
Yes sir. I didn’t go into much detail on the day 2 items and their rarity. That would require another 5 minutes or so. It’s tough to stay under 15 minutes and cover most of the important features. With that said, the Baldwin Motion Fly Eye period correct air cleaner is super cool and hard to find. Thanks for your interest and good eye.
Didn't know Matthew MacConeaghey did Chevelle reports lol!awesome car
yeah, those aircleaners were everywhere when I bought one for my '71 chevelle in '78. I think its still in the garage someplace , stopped using it when I found out that the gas fumes from the holley ate away the foam filter after shutdown. went back to paper filters.
Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds great great great great car bro,but it has been raced or just hot rodded"so great b ahh a.c. deleted,bro put it back on get that appraisal you'll be very $shocked great car lucky to have that bro worth so much og
A true find. I still have daydreams of finding something like this at a price that I can afford. Thank you for sharing.
What an absolutely amazing LS6 Chevelle!!! Thanks for the video.
I think it’s hilarious that the guy that climbs through all the back woods of the nation and rodent infested barns to observe these cars up close is convinced that it’s a valid mileage. But somehow all of these pantloads that are looking at it through their jizz stained cracked iPhone screens somehow think they know more. This guy not only combs all over the nation for these, but carries a passion for this car. If he’s sold, so am I. Love the vids Patrick.
I agree.
I too saw marks on the seat , but with just a camera view it could even be dust.
Marks don't mean it's stained.
Plus it's pretty easy to spot a repainted, even a tear down and repaint, but you have to be there.
Nobody commenting the mileage is wrong was there.
I always think there are unknown cars out there waiting.
I do apologize for some of the speaking flaws in this video. This video was shot on a single take and I had to live with it due to time constraints and other issues concerning the purchase of this very high profile car.
That is truly a beautiful, and amazing find! What an incredible car!
Thanks for what you do...your patience with people is amazing, the comments are so easily answered in your details...As far as some of the comments I question why they even bother to admire a time capsule and pick it apart.but that’s the day and age we live in..I’m a Chevy gear head born in 68 and worried there would be no cars when I was of age to drive...,,I’ve owned many original 1 owner cars and was a day two kid. In 1986 I bought a 34k mile 74 Z/28 all original and didn’t day 2 it but did unhook the speedo cable.. for obvious reasons ,,it now registers 70k .. and has many day 2 mods to my likings,,,and when I’m dead and gone it will still be the car I wanted it to be...all numbers match drive train wise..and appearance wise ..even the stupid tower clamps..holding hoses on a winters intake and quad carb again my car since 86 ,,with a set of slicks it would run a 13.88 consistently with the stock 350/245 hp motor (no smog) ..again my car my choice it’s been parked and not licensed since 90ish ok point is it all original paint stickers shocks deep grove pulley blah blah blah .but I made the decision to drive it and enjoy it but keep it as close to og as I 16 year old could....so if that Chevrolet Chevelle could speak..it would not be as patient as your are,!,, u do a damn good job and the passion shows..keep on finding the cars ..that was the first I heard of the plastic inner fender wells ...I had a 71 but was a Norwood car I believe... .Im glad the owner used the car and enjoyed it...rare rare find ..thanks
Yea that usually happened when the intake is changed. Those tower clamps are damaged very easily upon removal.
I saved many tower clamps back when they were plentiful, and install them on my 60's GM survivor full size cars. Once in a while I find some in an old junkyard. They're easy to save, loosen tower screw, tap down tower with same 3/8 socket. I'm sure they were not saved bcause they look goofy, like a dunce cap. The crappy stainless worm drive clamps are shiny, and everyone uses them, but I always liked the original look of the tower clamps, even 30 years ago. I just found 2 from a 73 El Camino in a junkyard in Greer SC... SCORE! I'll NEVER use the China soft ones! They twist and don't sit properly
On a "Day 2" car when the other mods were being made it was also easy to disconnect the speedo cable to save mileage. You referenced the "build sheet". I would love to see a photo of it.
Great work and my son and I love watching your vids. Keep em rolling our way!
Love all your videos Patrick! Stay safe. 🇨🇦
Thank you for watching. I try my best to provide what real car guys are looking for. Detailed information documented during real life situations.
Man i couldnt imagine having that car and not driving it....thats some real discipline
For real
Thx for posting this amazing find!
I had a buddy that had 1970 ss ls-5 , i had 1970 gs stage -1 those were the good old day's. I never did race him but did alot of cruising, back in the day. Thanks for the memory's.
Back in about 1985 this local bar I always went to in NW Indiana...was holding a raffle for a 70 454 SS bright red with black stripes.Not sure if it was an LS6 engine.....but it was 4 bolt main 454 with an automatic trans.As soon as 10,000 tickets were sold @ 20 a pop.....the raffle was held.One kid in Crown Point Indiana won with a single ticket.I remember this one guy buying 1 ,000.oo worth of tickets....and he still lost.I bought 5 tickets.Years later it was said the guy holding the raffle for the Chevelle paid only about 17k for the car.Had the whole thing super detailed and sold as I said....every ticket.So that's 200 k minus what he had in it.Well so he made his money and then some.This guy had about 4 other raffles through out the 80s and the 90s.What a way to become a millionaire....because he did eventually.To this day that car is still nice and clean.Same owner.Man that kid was the talk of the county.That is a nice ride you have there.My fave year is the 67 ss.My cousin had a clean 66 back in the late 70s.With the 396/350 hp 4 spd.His was trple black.
I liked the way the '66 396 handled, I had a '67 small V-8 myself, never drove a '70, rode to Summer Camp in a '71 Chevelle, front end seemed to lift?
Wonder if he ended up wrapping it around a pole.
Wow you could never hold a raffle like that in Canada.
Ive seen the first 1970 chevelle s.s. off the line a few years ago.it was owned by a old biker/gun dealer in the Ozark mountains in Arkansas.
Patrick, brother you are a very intelligent person. Your knowledge of these cars is second to none. I have learned so much from your videos.- Wesley, Sevier Co Tn
That is an awesome car. I am happy for you. It's very exciting to see a car like that. A 454 big block with working cowl induction. Outstanding.
Sorry dude the car is absolutely a documented 1092 mile car.. This car was parked 1975 for good and only used for racing by the original owner. It was inspected by the state of PA in 1976 with only 1010 Miles. So unless it was driven illegally for over 100k Miles it’s definitely real.
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Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds I had a neighbor that had a similar 71 Chevelle SS454 4spd car that he painted black w/gold stripes. As I remember it his odometer read around 2600 miles because of a busted speedo cable. This could be another example of a guy that simply was more interested in what the tach read.
Hi what do you need for it $$.
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Unbelievable car.
I've been restoring and collision since the late sixty's and my friend you are one of the most knowledgeable I've ever heard. It's indeed a pleasure to listen to you, " despite the fact that you sound like Jed Clampett" that's a compliment and I hope you end up with that gorgeous piece of American craft, Brian
I AM well that’s a first. My voice narration is usually compared to the actor Matthew McConahey.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 Thank you for replying. Year's past when people would come to me wanting to do something stupid to vehicles like that, I'd tell them that I'm not going to destroy a true classic and neither should they. Good day buddy and thanks again
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 Quick true story for you Paddy, I had a draft card but joined the Army and got sent overseas and a buddy " Polock" had an Austin Healey 3000 all original and being around 1970 and he got it from a relative for nothing and he hated British car's told me " Brian, when you get back to the world the car is yours" well I got back in the seventys and wanted to cry when I saw what he'd done to that car. Cut the quarter's off with a torch, tubbed it " horribly" just destroyed a fully intact 3000 and said he wanted to surprise me! They got skis on the end of their names for a reason. Thanks, Brian
Love your vids I’m 52 and grew up with these beasts
I will give you three thousand bucks for it and throw in my mother in law
james casello hell I’ll do better I’ll throw in my ex-wives
For 1092 miles there are alot of modifications under the hood...plug wires, hoses, clamps etc, etc. You'd think with those miles some of these things would not have been touch...
Certainly possible it was raced and that's where most of the miles came from.
I say the same thing ,I have worked on cars for 45 years and can tell this car has many more miles
if the car sat fir any length of time in the past i can see why the plug wires and such had been changed for a tune ups sake.
@Maxx, you can tell how many miles are on a car from a video....cool story bud!!
👍 good point
Wow! Awesome! Good luck with your efforts, and thanks for sharing!
WOW ! Unbelievable find ! These were one of the cars setting the pace back in the day. Fond memories. Pat, how would you go about researching the history of cars from that time period ? You're doing a great job with your sight. Thanks you.
Amazing that GM would allow different plants to do different things with the same car especially the inner fenders. That’s crazy. 1,092 miles and two owners is rare. So did you get it?
Yes but there’s an approximate market value for everything. But very hard to price this car as it’s truly one of a kind.
Wow, this is really like opening a time capsule! Seeing the inspection sticker + license plate from so long ago.. cool
Your heart rate must have doubled when you saw it. It must have been difficult to stay calm when you did the first walk around. So much excitement. Very nice find.
I wonder if the speedometer was disconected
Oh stop, THAT never happens!
I agree. Doesn't look as pristine as it should.
Of course it was......
red line starts at 6,500 RPM ? so cool
Hey Patrick, I used to own a highly documented (2 build sheets, protecto plate, window sticker, signed affidavit from original owner, dealer invoice, original photos, etc, etc) LS6, black, white stripes and a parchment interior (but buckets, no console). It is now a well known car that was restored by Rick Nelson.I just stumbled on your videos and left you a message yesterday. I just found a semi barn find of my own a 70 L34 car. I left you a phone message yesterday, thought you might be interested to video it if you ever end up in the Socal area. Thanks for the great videos!
Lol I’ve been getting that a lot since I started publishing these videos. I like that guy so no problem from me.
Bcdhihi absolutely not. The car is proven and known to have been stored it’s entire life. It also was only registered in PA it’s entire life. Example :therefore a car can’t have say 20k Miles under a particular year’s inspection and then turn around and only have 1092 miles later on it doesn’t fly. Therefore the car was registered and proven to have less than 1092 Miles in each of the years prior to its last registered year which was 1975.
Patrick Glenn Nichols Musclecar Barn Finds My ex father inlaw has one about 20 miles south of Pittsburgh he bought new in 1970. He still has it unmolested and drives now only to local car shows with only a little over 8000 miles! Ls6 4sp black with white stripes and black vinyl roof. In excellent original condition!!!! Original one owner car!!!
Great videos! Very interesting and informative videos of some great cars.
Gorgeous Chevelle love the color and stripes
See a lot of comments, questioning the authenticity of this car, due to some mods.
Not unusual for a car that was raced during most of those miles. I had a neighbor back in 1969, (2 brothers) that both bought brand new Super Bee's and never put them on the road. They went thru hi-pro mods and ONLY saw the drag strip for several years before they were sold (not street legal). A racer, goes thru a lot of hell and sees a lot of repairs and mods. Things break almost every week. I see no reason to question the authenticity, by what you see and hear in this video. Would like to have heard it run.
Looks like the buyer went to the speed shop on day two.
Your videos are so amazing love your details.
I really love your coverage and videos. Heavy Chevy!
Awesome Steeler car
Robert Reiber got og throwback to match
Simply amazing. I recently found a 1970 SS396 Chevelle in a hole in the wall salvage yard in Dallas TX
I`d love to have it !
Excellent and informative videos. Please please do more 1968-1972 Oldsmobiles cars such as Ram Rod, w30, w31, 442 etc.
Keep up the great work!! Love the videos.
Huh ... you’re not Matthew McConaughey, but you do sound like him. Alright alright alright 😊. Thank you for your vids. 👍
Paul another comedian
Watch the leather man
Do you think it's a coincidence that Mccaugheys first movie (Dazed and Confused) he drove a car like this?????
Sounds like Matthew McConaughey
its funny when you think about the kind of car McConaughey drove in Dazed and Confused......
Alright, Alright.
I had the same thought as well Matthew McConaughey voice over lol
flappy188 he drove a ls5 in that movie.
He sounds like himself. Not some actor dude.
Nice to finally see you patrick ! I'm sure you are getting that statement alot . You're a lot younger than I thought also . You have so much knowledge too ! You're a handsome guy don't be camera shy ! Now . The car is awesome ! Great find and once again thank you for the great video !
Your knowledge of these cars is just unreal!
Back in those days it was normal to unhook the Speedo and rack up the miles
Then you would drain the oil out of the gearbox.🤣🤣🤣
Oh yes the details are everywhere on this car that prove it’s mileage.
Lot of staining on the driver's seat for 1000 miles.
@@Clearanceman2 probably playing with him self as he was driving it
Patrick, I would have thought you were 70 years old with all the knowledge you have you see this video was the first time I've seen you . I'm 70 and had owned and or raced many 60s & 70s muscle cars when they were new on the street and track but only untill watching your channel did I really know what was what , Thanks
Mark Battista thank you sir. I wasn’t even born when most of these cars were new. I began reading about them as a young teen and never stopped until this day. Thanks again for all your support.
I'm not even really a fan of these model Chevelle's BUT your knowledge of them is amazing!! I watch every video...
Seriously, how do you find all these barn/garage find rare Chevelles??? And also, what do the owners plan on doing with these cars?
hmm alot of barn finds, seems like almost impossible...idk...suspect
The original owner was a street racer and the reason for ALL the mods. The car has been untouched since 1973 when the 2nd Owner purchased the car.
He told you, the guy bought it and raced it. It's really not all that unbelievable that this is the actual mileage on the car. 1/8-1/4 mile at a time. I really don't get all these comments "oh, that can't be actual mileage, too many mods, blah, blah, blah. The car, imo, is exactly what it is advertised to be. Great find, man!
thank you very much for your informative detailed work. low key, easy going nothin' fancy. look forward to many more
you're so lucky, working at what you love is so fantastic.
That comes to 525 passes at the strip :
I'm sure he assumed people need to return and didn't need to explain it.
3 years later, what happened to this car, just being interested
it was found to be a fake
@@jeffrey4547 was it?
Thanks for a great trip to my past
Patrick, another video very well done
Does it have original air from the 70s in the tires
I wonder what that air smells like
@@philup6274 Rubber
Pittsburgh guy put the black and gold on it!
Thats what I thought . Is thins a Yenko Car from Cannonsberg ?
Dam love to b able to find something like that! Absolutely perfect barn find!you definitly know ur Chevelles awesome videos buddy keep up the great work!
Holy hell! Truly a museum piece. WOW!!!😛😍😲
The last time the car was registered was 1975 according to the wife of the deceased 2nd Owner and the last inspection sticker
Sounds a little fishy 2 owners and only 1000 miles...I don’t believe it
PLEASE DONT sell this car to one of those businesses that will molest it: lower it, put a modern engine in it, gold plate everything, install a boom box PA system and stick ghetto wheels on it!!!
First time I’ve seen another ‘70 SS with a bench seat other than ours. Very cool
Love this. Always a fan of that cowl induction hood.
Too bad the air cleaner system isn't there to complete the option. Bad move, lame move.
odometer was probably disconnected. VERY common back in the day. and the camera man sounds like Matthew McConaughey trying to sell me a Lincoln, alright alright alright.
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When Dodge changed the style of the Dodge Charger in 1971 I bought one and first thing I did was disconnect the speedometer. Drove it for a couple years then traded it in on a Cuda. Got good money as it had low mileage, LOL.
I’m thinking the same, or it was predominantly a drag car. The headers and fly eye air cleaner at least shows that the previous owner was looking for more power.