1971 Chevrolet Chevelle for sale $89,900

Every now and then an automaker releases a car thats nearly perfect right off the assembly line. While that list of aces is short the second generation Chevelle is definitely on it. Armed with a vast cult-like following finer Chevrolet A-Bodies tend to leave our showroom almost as fast as they arrive. And this magazine-featured LS5 convertible is sure to continue that trend. Wrapping an original 454/3-speed drivetrain in a detailed body-off restoration that culminates in sultry triple black aesthetics this clean Chevy puts the class in classic. And if youre looking for a solid piece of storied Detroit muscle its your octane-fueled ticket to all-American bliss!

BODYWORK/TRIM

According to research conducted by a well-known Chevrolet expert this highly optioned Super Sport was shipped from GMs storied Arlington assembly plant to Smith Chevrolet of Fort Smith Arkansas where it began a 45-year journey to our RK Motors Charlotte showroom. At the time of its restoration the car was a rare super clean survivor that while nice needed some pretty serious work. So its all-original profile was sent to Kesslers Body Shop in Sabrina Ohio for a no-holds barred rotisserie rebuild. That rebuild began with a full strip of the cars tired original pigment. Once that paint was gone massaged sheetmetal stretched correct Tuxedo Black 2-stage under bright Rally Stripes. And today this Chevy rolls as a stunning muscle car that no matter how many times you look at it seems to never lose its appeal.

Naturally that head-turning appearance is highlighted by a roster of correct trim thats poised to ensure a grand influx of memorable compliments. At the front of the car a familiar Super Sport grille hangs a small CHEVELLE script between a broad bumper and stainless-trimmed T3 headlights. Behind that grille an appropriately labeled Cowl Induction Hood anchors stainless pins opposite stainless-trimmed glass thats capped in correct Black vinyl. Beneath that glass traditional door handles and brazen SS454 emblems float amid bright wheel frames bright door guards and correct sport mirrors. And opposite those mirrors a second broad bumper centers clear taillights and a clean SS badge between polished exhaust tips and a Chevelle-branded decklid.

ENGINE

In 1971 the biggest and baddest motor you could shove between the fenders of an all-steel Chevrolet passenger car was the mighty LS5 454 V8. And this cars original LS5 big block rated at 365 horsepower and 465 lb./ft. of torque wears a correct 3963512 casting number behind a correct CPD suffix stamp and matching 173792 partial VIN. Functional ZL2 cowl induction pushes wind through a chrome-tinged single-snorkel air cleaner which makes excellent use of a reusable filter element. That element frames a big Carter 4-barrel which rides a correct 3955287 intake. At the sides of that intake familiar Chevrolet heads seal a completely refurbished block that during its 2009 rebuild was cleaned hot tanked inspected and bored .030 over. Inside that block a fresh Eagle crank spins domed Speed Pro pistons at the sides of a hot Comp cam. At the sides of the block correct exhaust manifolds numbered 3989343 and 3989310 prop factory smog equipment in front of pliable Packard TV R Suppression cables. At the front of the block fresh