This car has to be the key to some long-standing mystery ,family feud , unsettled dispute. A shame to let it die out there alone in the woods. Thanks for making the trek out there to show her some well deserved attention.
Hard to watch this. I bet it looked a lot nicer in 86. I understand it's theirs and it's not for sale but at least put it inside and cover it. What a disgrace!
I had a guy sell me a car that had "NOT FOR SALE DAMN IT" painted on the windshield cause I covered it with a tarp without asking him or anything cause it showed I would care for it.
Glad I've inherited my family's '69 Malibu with a 307; atleast it's been garage kept and maintained. Still that smooth chevy ride & keeps up and blast out in front of most modern cars on the interstate.
Yep...needs rescued or at least put in a building...not selling I can understand..but not sheltering something you know has high value is just lacking common sense.
Yeah there's a old guy I know that has a 1967 Chevelle, a 1968 GTO 396 and a 1969 GMC 1 ton with a 454 sitting in a barn on a 127 acre piece of property every time I ask him when he's going to sell them to me ha says I can buy them when he's dead! What a waste!!
Richard Moe I guess he had a lot more he said from 1956 through 1972 he bought a new GM every fucking year and when his wife got diagnosed with cancer in 1996 he sold a bunch and kept his favorites which is the 3 he's got sitting in the barn!
Another perfect example is the - Chicken coop GT Falcon found in Australia , great story of saving this $1,000,000 car and its restoration. It sat in a chicken coop for decades because he got married with this car and put it in the shed soon after for sentimental reasons . In Australian GT circles this car and others just like it are Holy Grail finds .
Well there has to be a personal sentimental reason like I just bought two fenders from a guy that what a 70ss that was Stored for 35 years because the parents lost their son while he was driving the car some kind of rod went through the side window and killed him the car was untouched so like I said there's got to be a personal reason either way it's sad
Is it possible that the owner doesn't really even know what they have or maybe there values are different.. like, it doesn't even really matter to them as much as say.. maybe their horses. I guess we will just never really truely know.
@@nopenone9399 Very intelligent reply, you are indeed a low IQ individual probably living in Mommies basement and wouldn't know a Chevelle from a Chevette!
I get that, there are a lot of stories like that on youtube, some car hoarder has been filling up his property for 30 to 40 years and repaired not a single one he then dies and his family abandons the property because of the expense of cleaning the property is insanely expensive so the cars just sit there rotting away...
Has it ever dawned on anyone that these are either stolen, or bank owned long ago that the person had no intention of paying off. So they hid them in a garage, or on a property. They can't sell them because once you try to register it'll show up at the DMV stolen.
I can't stand it when these old guys have the cars and won't sell it won't give it to the kids and have no intention of fixing it and let the car rot away...quite stingy if you ask me ...this car is not going to be any good in another 20 years or so...what a pity...
I don’t usually get too wound up about these barn finds but my god, the owner must be completely off their rocker to let a car of that magnitude sit outside and slowly turn to dust. There was a barn 50 ft away I bet there is nothing in the barn worth as much as that car. It’s not rocket science, just cut a couple trees and bring it inside! If I was close I would volunteer to do the work myself for free. I don’t care if it gets restored just Clean it up and get it dried out so it doesn’t disappear.
so would i. i've dug a 55 chevy and a 61 corvette on the same property out of the ground before. the wheels sunk and i dragged them out of the hole just to keep them from getting worse. parking on dirt out in the weather is never a good idea. at least build a cheep lean to or shed with a dry floor. park them on an old street sign or something to keep them from sinking. what a waste.
Preach it brother. I AM close and I will also dole out some free labor.. I see so much old muscle and classic rides that are just wasting away when they could be at least in the dry. Some folks, they just can't bear to let go of belongings, no matter how much they're worth. And it sucks too... Most of the time they don't even have enough sense or affection for the object to even throw a tarp over it at least.
@@TractorWrangler01 dumbest shit ive seen. Why would some do that ? So the guy can try to act cool and do some donuts and crash it trying to show off. He wont appreciate some1 fixing it for him trust me . only time us humans appreciate things is if we payed out of our own pocket
Here in Vermont, A story about a mile from me there was a father that kept his son's car, the son went missing in Vietnam. And he would not sell it thinking his son would be back! sad story.
That happened to my neighbor too. Mint 1969 Volkswagen. His dad just could not sell it. I peeked inside one time while I was in his garage doing some work for him. You could eat off the seats. No lie.
Fat Man, Little Jeep All the stuff that’s happened since then. Heck even the new cars from then that are dead from that era , 5.0 mustangs and irocs...I remember the glimmer of hope from the 80s cars mentioned above, I might have been too young to drive but t was good times.
MrHillfolk Yes, Sir. I was fortunate enough to be able to ride in some as my dad had quite a few back in the 80s and 90s. Sad to see any of them in this shape to me.
Fat Man, Little Jeep Good times tho man. I remember in high school the lot was full of chevelles and novas and stuff like that. One of my pals got a pretty fast gto with a 400 ram air 4 spec engine in it, we laughed at him because he paid 3500 and we could see waves in the rear quarter panels. I’d pay 3500 for any of those cars now haha.
What a great find. Very very restorable! I've definitely seen way worse get restored. I'd love to talk to the owner and take a shot at getting him to let it go. I hate to see it just go to waste...
Why do people leave anything like this to crumble? Sometimes, there is a reason...not a good reason, but a reason. In many cases, it comes down to an owner being in love with having something that other people would really, really love to have, even if the owner lacks the interest, the means, or the motivation to to take care of the item. This kind of person gets a buzz from watching the rest of us beg.
Speed & Chrome Illustrated I actually am unable to buy it from the owner. He isn’t selling it. But I figure I will go back in a few months and try again
I picked up a '67 Chevelle one time, many guys came buy but he liked me so I got the deal. Don't be a jerk goes a long way and they always want to talk, so listen to the old guys!!
Patrick, thank you for finding these lost gems. It is really sad that these folks refuse to do anything with these Chevelles This one is basically turning into woodland fertilizer and it's a shame.
Common thing with cars left out like this is the owner walks past it everyday and doesn't see the gradual deterioration. Probably thinks some air in the tires and a jump and she'd fire right up just like last time which was probably 30 years ago. Time just kind of gets away from people. I really hope someone can save this car.
Time for the crusher or some 16 y/o kid to buy the thing out of ignorance. It'd take $100,000.00+ to restore this car. Time for the crusher or someone like Jay Leno to buy it who could afford to restore it. A sad day in Chevyland.
@@jeffcraven7376 100k to restore? No way in hell unless you payed someone to do the work. There's tons of videos of guys getting those old engines to run. I don't know a lot about cars, but repairing the body would be the most challenging thing followed by the transmission. Suspension and brakes would be pretty easy. The engine itself is also simple
A guy in my neighborhood parked a vw in the front yard years ago and keep the registration up to date. The tires are flat and about 6 inches in the ground. My wife saw him washing the car a few yrs ago but it is slowly rotting. He said he was going to fix it and get it running.
Never understand why people leave such beautiful cars out in the weather just to rot you see it all the time and most will not sale they will just let them Fade Into the dirt what a shame
No it's called they don't give a fuck about you or anyone else opinion they keep these car's cause they either was the first car they had or it has sentimental value which to them Trump's why you or anyone else would want the car
Jeàlous people suck. It's the owners, not yours. Yeah it's sad what hes done to it, but it is his to treat how he wants. I'm sick of whiney people, who don't get it.
Thanks for another good video! Hard to believe this car is in this good of shape after sitting outside. More like a "field find". How can someone not find a way of sheltering such an epic car? I would be willing to work for free to help construct a shed and move the car myself on the owners property just to save this car!!
Mykle Bust if it was stolen then why are the parts all still on it? Someone probably blew it up in the 80’s and left it there typical especially since they weren’t worth anything in the 80’s.
I was a truck driver for years, in the early 90s I seen 100 plus cars , muscle cars siting along a highway, It was winter so I could see trees growing though 100s of old cars. It was in Michigan or Ohio or at the border. I took several trip up as a 22 year old seeing my girl friend . even back then I was amazed.
I definitely "want to see it", but when I see it dissolving into the ground... I almost wish I hadn't seen it. Sentimental owners are way too optimistic. (probably me too :) ) Thanks for sharing, PGN!
What’s interesting is that 1986 license plate tab....by then, people KNEW this car was special, valuable. In a strange way, I can understand if a car like this was put out in the field, in say, 1975, before people realized it was more than an “old used car”. But sending it out to rot in ‘86 was ignorant
I don’t know I’d agree with you that these were “dirt cheap” in the mid 80s. In the 80s, PRICES (emphasis for a later point) for what I would consider “1st gen” muscle cars was escalating. In the 80s, we had the first classic car price “bubble”. For instance, in 1980, we paid $9000 for a 63 split window 340hp vette, about the same price for a decent NEW car. Not all first gen muscle cars were “cheap”. But alas, to your point, maybe the Chevelle PRICE wasn’t high yet in the mid-80s...I’m not going to argue with that. My point was based more on “intrinsic value” not PRICE. People knew by 86 an LS6 had “value” long term.
I can understand why someone would allow this to happen. Remember the time this car was produced and what was going on in the world. I know of a couple people that had sons that their car was their most precious possession and then for their son's to loose their lives. To them, this is a connection to those they loved but lost to some unfortunate event. This really is not all that uncommon. Yes, It is sad in so many ways,
That would be my dream car. White on white with black buckets LS6. Shame it’s just sitting there rotting away. Historic car. Thank you for bringing this to us.
Patrick Glenn Nichols, in 1969 the car wars was going on and the Plymouth Roadrunner was the fastest ever American production car, next year 1970 Chevelle decided to beat them, the big block 454 made 450 HP from the factory, add a higher lift cam and headers in a bigger carb, and you was looking at 500 horses Plus, in 1970 this was the fastest American made car ever, it would do the quarter mile in about 11 or 12 seconds depending on who's driving, and top-end speed well it was scary, then American government regulated everything and compression went down and horsepower went down after 1970, so this is the fastest production car ever built in the United States and the last of its kind, find a chainsaw and cut those trees down and pull that thing inside and start a restoration on this piece of History
The 1970 Chevelle would NOT do a 11 second quarter mile, unless you dropped it out of an airplane a quarter mile up!! Fastest production car ever built? There's new diesel trucks that would give that car a run for the money. What rock have you been hiding under?
Kenny DeMartini , you're telling me that the 1970 Chevelle wasn't the fastest production car that year, okay, then why don't you tell me what was the fastest production car that year??? and we're talking about the year 1970 and not about diesel trucks of today or anything else of today, you said you wanted to know what rock I've been hiding under, then tell me what was the fastest production car of the year 1970 ????
Kenny DeMartini , you're saying the 1970 Buick GSX stage one stock from the factory would outrun and was faster in the quarter mile than a 1970 big block 454 Chevelle Super Sport? because that's what we're talking about the year 1970 and the cars coming from the factory stock, we're not talking about turbo diesels and V10 Vipers and 500, 600 and 700 HP cars of today, we're talking about the year 1970 , so Buick at the GM headquarters published this documentation and everyone heard about it and everyone went and bought a Buick?
I had a 71 nova, my first car, held on to it till I was in my late 40's. Sold it to someone that would do it justice. Now it's a drag car, been bought and sold 4 or 5 times in the last 20 years. Maybe I'll get it back one day....Probably not. I'm glad that car is still flying down the strip. Would love to see it one more time. Thanks for the video's. Good day sir
When I was younger I had a 71 as 350 270 horse bench seat column shift came green with white stripes painted over with yellow I blocked sanded that car with a paint stick for 9 months. Don. Dokken helped me find it had the protective plat original paint he said it was a true ss my brother in law painted it blue with silver stripes at r and d Phillips 66 and body shop on the corner of high point and dover road. In 92 I took it to henderson ky. Put a for sale sign on the window and sold it for 5000 grand in 5 minutes. I had bought a new ford ranger from Larry shultz. .. good truck but I made the mistake of my life when I sold that car I look at the pictures of it and I want to cry. I just wanted some money at the time to blow!!! Big mistake on my part 😂
When I was 17, guy in my neighborhood had a 71 triple white boat tail Riviera, this was 1978, he blew the trani w 66,000 miles on it, he told me he put it in storage, in 2000, I happened to see him at his place of business, he was retiring in his 60s, I asked about the car, he said it was 4 sale, moving to Florida, I said I want it, well he had it towed to his building, the car was stored outside in a storage yard, with a tarp over it, the floor boards were left behind in the yard dirt, along w the exhaust system and bottoms of the quarters, fenders and rockers, New York winters, some how the windshield got a hole in it, under the tarp, white vinyl seats peeled, black dash and steering wheel looked burnt, and the iconic rear window on the boat tail could be lifted out of the car, there were rodents living inside of the motor, which was stuck, put a battery on it, all u smelt was burning wires, car was junk, w 66,000 miles on it, to me, it was man slaughter
It was a 16 year old car when it was parked. Chances are she was run hard and put away wet for most of that time. While it's a shame to let an old classic rot away, I'm pretty sure it's not quite the tragedy a lot of people imagine.
Too much of a very powerful car in its day to let it rot in any place that doesn't care about a fantastic American history of "quality made cars"in its days. A girlfriend I had in 1972 had a 307 V8 Chevelle in white. It sure put my '69 VW "Bug" to shame. These old "classics" should have been saved for future generations of true car lovers!
What a trip down memory lane. This could have been my video when I found my 1970 Chevelle (rusty red) back in 1997. The owner let me buy the car though, I believe I paid 350 bucks. I was so excited to own what I think is an elite muscle car. What I got was a complete rust bucket. The car was rusted underneath from firewall to rear bumper. It looked solid just as this one does. I pulled the body off the frame so I could make it easier to replace the floor pans and trunk section. Well, that lift only showed me more problems, the frame itself was just not salvageable. I poured so many nights and weekends over 2 years and too much money and never drove the car. I could not bare the idea of dumping it in a junkyard, I gave it away to someone else. Don't know what happened to the car but it is a crying shame that these beautiful cars sit like this for so many years. Mine sat just like this for 20 years before I stored it in a garage. Thank for the video Patrick! I'm a subscriber now. I'm going to press the like button only because of the video. I only hope the dislikes are because of shame of letting a great muscle car rust away.
Why in the hell would anyone let a classic like this rot away like that? It probably looked very nice when it was parked there which makes it even more sickening.
You couldnt give these away back in the 80's. I sold mine for 800. Licensed and driving at the time. It had been for sale for over a year.. wish I had it back.
@G’d Up I wish I could find my old chevelle, id buy it back in a heartbeat. I never run across any for less than ten grand and those are usually malibus and rust buckets...lol
Motors yacked..if it is the original. He probably got pissed in 1986 when a grand national with the windows up, the air on and kenny g playing whipped his ass on the way to dinner.
Reminds me of when I was in college. There was a guy who owned a hair salon around the corner from me and he drove a rusted out white '68 Shelby convertible... in the winter.... with the top down... with the back seat full of beer cans and full of snow. I asked him one time if he would be interested in selling it and he said $11,000. Keep in mind that this was around 1984, so it was only a sixteen year old car then, although yes, a known collectible. Maybe he figured he'd just have his fun with it at zero maintenance expense, run it into the ground, and THEN collect on the rising market.
I'm no expert at Restoration Estimates, but I'd figure a minimum of $100,000 to restore this back to fine, original condition. That plus purchase price for the car, towing, etc.
Although not a fan of these "newer" cars, it should not be left to rot. Certainly someone could cherish it and rescue it. The owner appears to be a hoarder.
I remember hearing of a 69 Torino 428 cj 4 speed that sat behind a barn with 3000 miles on it for 30 years story was the guy that owned it went to Vietnam and didn't make it back. And his parents kept it all that time as a memory of him. Until a friend of mine was able to get it the only saleable parts were the engine and drivetrain the car was so bad it about fell in half when they tried moving it. But the good thing was the engine and trans went into a 69 mach 1.
You get the, " I'm gonna let it rot right where it sits." answer because a ton of people were interested in the car before you got there. Nobody previous to you made a serious offer, but instead tried to rip the owners balls off. So, WHO'S THE IDIOT?
sometimes sentimental value is probably worth more to him than the few hundred bucks he'd get for that heap, i can fully understand, selling the car means that car is no longer yours to enjoy, thats hard for a lot of people with more than just cars, its called having human emotions
I live in NASHVILLE and I knew this car can't remember the guy that had her ! I had a dark green on green and we were in the Chevelle club ! She is worth a great amount maybe 10k or more ! Mine was ordered with all the speed equipment I traded her for a 64 Chevy Malibu ! I wish I was back in her now ! We all ran at Union Hill outside of Nashville on a 1/8th mile !
This almost made me tear up! But it is awesome at the same time.. it's cool to know they're out there and if theres 1, theres more.. now to find the ones that are for sale!
I've found several cool cars in yards over the years and the owner always wants restored prices for em, yet won't even bother to cover the cars. It's sad
Back down south in Alabamy, my uncle has a '69 Mustang coupe just sitting on the side on the yard and the engine on the ground. Just rotting there and says Hell fix it up one day for his daughter, my cousin Tina who just died in a car wreck and my uncle who now has tubes in his face. I guess some people don't attempt to do what they say they will do or simply just never have the funds or want the time. Anyway, it's a coupe body, not a fastback, so I ain't too mad.
Damn, In 1971, after a tour in Germany, I bought the Chevelle SS 454, 4 speed. It was the boss. To bad that one is rotting away when someone like that guy could bring it back to life...what a waste.
The guys that owned these cars in the 60-70s were like the kids that played with their toys vs kept it in the package, I know I played with my toys and I would have drove these cars hard but all these years later we never knew they would be so valueble.
Whoever owned that car in the 70's must not have been too much of an idiot because there's no hole hacked into the dashboard to cram an 8 Track into or holes cut into the door panels for speakers...another telltale sign that a dumbass has been at it in the past would be air shocks, side pipes and fog lights--the "M/T" valve covers lean in that direction too...🤔
It is easy to judge expesioly with a pack mentality and behind a screen. My buddy sun surved no like the rest of this store is comentery, he had his boys stuff he did not want to get rid of it. Some people think it there right to do what they think is right. Idiots. Let's take it John. Oriet
Could be, or it was going to be repossessed and he hid it in the woods. If He can't have it, than nobody can have it. Just let it rot away, the smacked ass.
My favorite Chevy of them all is the 70 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 With a four speed! So I hate to see this one sitting and rotting away in the woods but I kind of understand why the guy says it's not for sale to everyone! He's probably tired of the guys that come to look at it walking around and pointing out every little flaw in it while they're telling him that everything is for sale for the right price! And then they keep walking around the car and tell him how ''Money talks and bullshit walks!'' Then they just keep looking at the car and telling him what a piece of crap his car is until he is ready to pick up the closest pipe or board and beat him to death with it! Then he pulls $300.00 out of his pocket and says ''Here you go old man how about you take this $300 and let me drag this old junker out of here!'' I know how it is because I've had it happen to me many times! I have my old body shop that I closed when I retired and there is about 35 old cars parked around it that are either parts cars or future projects of mine! It never fails that when I'm there with the doors open some guy pulls up and gets out of his car and starts walking around acting like he's seriously interested in one of my cars even though I tell him none are for sale! As soon as I tell him nothing is for sale I get the all of the cliche's like ''Everything is for sale for the right price!'' and ''Money talks bullshit walks!'' while he keeps looking over the the cars and doing the typical low baller shuffle around my parking lot asking dozens of questions about each car he sees! And then he pulls $300 out and points out a 68 Pontiac that has no rust to speak of and runs perfectly with 58,000 miles on it that is original right down to the rubber floor mats with the Pontiac arrowhead on them! That is the reason us old guys just say the cars aren't for sale! Do you know how many times we have been bothered by those kind of guys? It can get old real fast!
SuperMustanggt88 When I was a senior in high school,I bought a 70 Chevelle SS 396, bench seat ,4 speed ,no ps, no pb ,I don't know if it was raced or not ,had to get rid of it due to circumstances ,I watch these vids and almost get sick ,btw this owner is sick in the head ,met many peaple like this.idiots.
I know where there is a 1970 SS396 white with black stripes. Its in south Dakota, and the guy won't sell it to me. It has not been on the road since the mid 80's.
That is actually a solid car. Very unique being original white SS. Your a lucky guy to find them in there original element. Nobody would ever admit it but I remember in the 80s and early 90s no one wanted the 70 chevelle. For years the king was 1967 SS chevelles. So to see 1986 plates is about the time frame when you couldn't give them away. Keep up the awesome videos.👍
I turned 16 in 1986. We all had sixties muscle cars that were inexpensive. Not cheap, but doable. My 1st was a '66 Nova hardtop California car. 194 Six, powerglide for $500.
@@markwegner6100 I was a teen in the ate 60's and where i lived, I saw a lot of US muscle cars, most were range topping versions too. Then the fuel crises hit home and all of a sudden we could afford them, often for peanut money because fuel was just too much to run them. I would say this car probably saw a few 1/4 mile runs too.] just like we did ,until they broke then we sought out something else. They were the hyundais of the late 70's by then, just worn out old cars.
@@Mercmad Yep, my Cousin had a perfect 69 4 speed GTO, he sold it for 600 bucks in 79 during the fuel crisis, I would have bought it if I could have sold my 70 Buick GS455 in time, but nobody wanted it either. For quite a while there it was cheaper to just buy another musclecar rather than put an engine in one when you blew it up. Man if only we had stuck them in the back rather than taking them to the Junkyard.......We could be the ones being called a hoarder right now.
I have a black on black 67 ss with the 396, still have the numbers matching engine, although, it has a different big block that's been bored and stroked in it right now. I would love to have had this in the condition it was in when it got parked there. Such a shame to let it rot to the ground.
Keep up the good work Patrick! I'd be interested in seeing the odometer on these cars just to imagine how much they were driven! (or raced). Thank you!
Maybe one day someone will get a chance to let that legend of a classic get the much love and respect a ls6 chevelle deserves. Sad about its current state but happy it still exist. She deserves to be resurrected!!!! Maybe time will change the owners mind. Someone wants to love and pamper this bad ass machine not just watch her fade away.
@@hullihendrobert They were, there were three main wheel options you saw on LS6 454s. The wheels on this car (which were also seen on '70-73 Z28s), the 5 slot Rally wheels with the top hat center, and a chrome 5 spoke with the blacked out sections between the spokes and a small center cap (this wheel was also used by Buick and Olds on several models, it was called the Rally 500 wheel).
I'm going to do something different I just bought two original fenders off a 70 SS 454 the guy I bought them from is going to be restoring this car he found it had only twenty-nine thousand miles on it was stored for 35 years and he's going to bring it back to all OEM. So what I'm going to do I'm going to take these 70 SS beautiful fenders and I'm going to put it on a regular 72 Chevelle making it a Frankenstein SS tribute.
They want restored/retail + $25,000. We see these stories and it's always the same. Not for sale. It was my son's. It belonged to someone who died 30 years ago. I know it's worth this much $___________. These videos are neat, but sad.
My friend had one back in 1983 and I beat him in a race with my 1966 427 Chevelle and he didn’t like it because he had been known as having the fastest car around. He sold it and kept the engine and was planning on putting it in a smaller car to make something faster. He never did it and still regrets it. I talk to him occasionally.
Hey look I’m not a Chevy guy but that is truly one of the best cars it’s a shame it’s even out there that car needs to be restored and saved I think the person who owns it is a real asshole that’s just not a car that’s a work of art and a piece of history
This car has to be the key to some long-standing mystery ,family feud , unsettled dispute. A shame to let it die out there alone in the woods.
Thanks for making the trek out there to show her some well deserved attention.
Hard to watch this. I bet it looked a lot nicer in 86. I understand it's theirs and it's not for sale but at least put it inside and cover it. What a disgrace!
I had a guy sell me a car that had "NOT FOR SALE DAMN IT" painted on the windshield cause I covered it with a tarp without asking him or anything cause it showed I would care for it.
They like the attention from all the people coming by
I always have permission sir and usually treated very well. Thanks for watching.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 Did you ask the owner WHY he didn't want to sell it ?
Glad I've inherited my family's '69 Malibu with a 307; atleast it's been garage kept and maintained. Still that smooth chevy ride & keeps up and blast out in front of most modern cars on the interstate.
Yep...needs rescued or at least put in a building...not selling I can understand..but not sheltering something you know has high value is just lacking common sense.
Somebody should have told him, "Get it in the garage...or at least a barn...you dingaling!"
I totally agree..
Stupid FUCKING PEOPLE!
Some people are hoarders and refuse to let anything go even when offered a small fortune.
@@ChuckBeefOG People associate emotion to "Things". Emotions can really help us or ultimately destroy us!
F-ing sad to see a muscle car waste away like that. I'm a chevy person! But it makes me disgusted to see any brand muscle cars waste away.
i'm with you on that i'm just 17 and my dad got me into old cars we have a 68 nova a 55 post and we are building me a 67 nova now
@@breanastrickland2657 awesome!! Keep the old muscle alive young lady.
Yeah there's a old guy I know that has a 1967 Chevelle, a 1968 GTO 396 and a 1969 GMC 1 ton with a 454 sitting in a barn on a 127 acre piece of property every time I ask him when he's going to sell them to me ha says I can buy them when he's dead! What a waste!!
@@deanplayer69metalplayer89 total waste man!!
Richard Moe I guess he had a lot more he said from 1956 through 1972 he bought a new GM every fucking year and when his wife got diagnosed with cancer in 1996 he sold a bunch and kept his favorites which is the 3 he's got sitting in the barn!
Sounds like the owner has more issues than this LS6, hope they get the help they need.🙏🏽
My thought exactly, if I couldn't fix it, make someone else happy and a little wad in the pocket also.
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*Patrick, Your knowledge of vehicles is simply amazing. It sets you apart from anyone else. Keep up the great work*
I never will understand how people can hold onto something that's "valuable" to them and just let it rot away like that.
Se strinjam res je to škoda meni je ta car realy like it od muschle car
Another perfect example is the - Chicken coop GT Falcon found in Australia , great story of saving this $1,000,000 car and its restoration. It sat in a chicken coop for decades because he got married with this car and put it in the shed soon after for sentimental reasons . In Australian GT circles this car and others just like it are Holy Grail finds .
Either they don't have funds to fix or they don't want to see someone else fix it or they think it'll be million dollar car in next 10 years
Well there has to be a personal sentimental reason like I just bought two fenders from a guy that what a 70ss that was Stored for 35 years because the parents lost their son while he was driving the car some kind of rod went through the side window and killed him the car was untouched so like I said there's got to be a personal reason either way it's sad
Is it possible that the owner doesn't really even know what they have or maybe there values are different.. like, it doesn't even really matter to them as much as say.. maybe their horses. I guess we will just never really truely know.
That owner needs a swift kick in the nuts for letting this original Chevelle sit in the woods rotting away!!
Jay A. It's not your car he can do whatever the fuck he wants with it your bitch ass probably couldn't afford it anyways
Zac none nah he still needs a good beating.
@@nopenone9399 Very intelligent reply, you are indeed a low IQ individual probably living in Mommies basement and wouldn't know a Chevelle from a Chevette!
I agree with you Jay makes no sense letting it rot away
Jay A. More like a corvaire from a corvette
Its when you offer the owner a couple hundred for it and he says no he wants 1000s or will just let it sit n rot and get nothing, makes me sick.
Probably same ole story, 80 year old guy says he won't sell because he's guna work on it!!!🤮🤮🤮
I get that, there are a lot of stories like that on youtube, some car hoarder has been filling up his property for 30 to 40 years and repaired not a single one he then dies and his family abandons the property because of the expense of cleaning the property is insanely expensive so the cars just sit there rotting away...
😆🤣😂 Right!🤦🏿
My dad has bad breath
The problem is he wont be able to tell anyone he has a 70 LS6 Chevelle anymore.
Brian Estupinan 👍Yep, unfortunately, you just described my father in law. ✌️
Has it ever dawned on anyone that these are either stolen, or bank owned long ago that the person had no intention of paying off. So they hid them in a garage, or on a property. They can't sell them because once you try to register it'll show up at the DMV stolen.
That's not true at all. Once they are out of the system for so long thats it. Ive done it many times
Then why bother having it if you cant drive it
Cool
Excellent prognosis....I double my opinion that these people should be arrested or even horse whipped...😢
I can't stand it when these old guys have the cars and won't sell it won't give it to the kids and have no intention of fixing it and let the car rot away...quite stingy if you ask me ...this car is not going to be any good in another 20 years or so...what a pity...
Typical jerk
I so agree
Hoarders
He’ll probably die and it’ll get restored 😂😂😂
@@jackcarroll702 no, he'll probably let it rot too far, die and his kids or someone taking care of the estate will not know what it is and scrap it
I don’t usually get too wound up about these barn finds but my god, the owner must be completely off their rocker to let a car of that magnitude sit outside and slowly turn to dust. There was a barn 50 ft away I bet there is nothing in the barn worth as much as that car. It’s not rocket science, just cut a couple trees and bring it inside! If I was close I would volunteer to do the work myself for free. I don’t care if it gets restored just Clean it up and get it dried out so it doesn’t disappear.
so would i. i've dug a 55 chevy and a 61 corvette on the same property out of the ground before. the wheels sunk and i dragged them out of the hole just to keep them from getting worse. parking on dirt out in the weather is never a good idea. at least build a cheep lean to or shed with a dry floor. park them on an old street sign or something to keep them from sinking. what a waste.
Preach it brother. I AM close and I will also dole out some free labor.. I see so much old muscle and classic rides that are just wasting away when they could be at least in the dry. Some folks, they just can't bear to let go of belongings, no matter how much they're worth. And it sucks too... Most of the time they don't even have enough sense or affection for the object to even throw a tarp over it at least.
Perhaps the owner would let you guys fix it up for him. Start a go fund me account for materials like they do for old classic airplanes.
@@TractorWrangler01 dumbest shit ive seen. Why would some do that ? So the guy can try to act cool and do some donuts and crash it trying to show off. He wont appreciate some1 fixing it for him trust me . only time us humans appreciate things is if we payed out of our own pocket
Here in Vermont, A story about a mile from me there was a father that kept his son's car, the son went missing in Vietnam. And he would not sell it thinking his son would be back! sad story.
That happened to my neighbor too. Mint 1969 Volkswagen. His dad just could not sell it. I peeked inside one time while I was in his garage doing some work for him. You could eat off the seats. No lie.
Wow what an epic woods find! Thanks a bunch for sharing!
I was 13 in ‘86.......
I’m just thinking of the lifetime I’ve lived since then, and this car has been sitting that whole time.
MrHillfolk that’s crazy
MrHillfolk I was 9, and was thinking the exact same thing.
Fat Man, Little Jeep
All the stuff that’s happened since then.
Heck even the new cars from then that are dead from that era , 5.0 mustangs and irocs...I remember the glimmer of hope from the 80s cars mentioned above, I might have been too young to drive but t was good times.
MrHillfolk Yes, Sir. I was fortunate enough to be able to ride in some as my dad had quite a few back in the 80s and 90s. Sad to see any of them in this shape to me.
Fat Man, Little Jeep
Good times tho man.
I remember in high school the lot was full of chevelles and novas and stuff like that.
One of my pals got a pretty fast gto with a 400 ram air 4 spec engine in it, we laughed at him because he paid 3500 and we could see waves in the rear quarter panels.
I’d pay 3500 for any of those cars now haha.
What a great find. Very very restorable! I've definitely seen way worse get restored. I'd love to talk to the owner and take a shot at getting him to let it go. I hate to see it just go to waste...
Why do people leave anything like this to crumble? Sometimes, there is a reason...not a good reason, but a reason. In many cases, it comes down to an owner being in love with having something that other people would really, really love to have, even if the owner lacks the interest, the means, or the motivation to to take care of the item. This kind of person gets a buzz from watching the rest of us beg.
30 years ago we were driving these cars into the woods. They're real easy to steal.
I've purchased a lot of cars like this, "not for sale", eventually they are always for sale. Just takes time and patience.
@Louis Edwards Or more, as Patrick suggested in the video.
I found one in Peever SD
@@Jasonthehammer Nice, what are the plans for it?
Speed & Chrome Illustrated I actually am unable to buy it from the owner. He isn’t selling it. But I figure I will go back in a few months and try again
I picked up a '67 Chevelle one time, many guys came buy but he liked me so I got the deal. Don't be a jerk goes a long way and they always want to talk, so listen to the old guys!!
Patrick, thank you for finding these lost gems. It is really sad that these folks refuse to do anything with these Chevelles This one is basically turning into woodland fertilizer and it's a shame.
not for sale ill fix it some day go back 10 years later and it has not been touched
I've got an LS6 Chevelle with 29000 miles on it it's been stored forever if anybody's interested
Jody Blackwell I’ve heard that one plenty, went to a motorcycle boneyard dude wouldn’t let anything go ! Nothing ! WTF?
Tom Kuegler I’m sure several thousand people are now interested
Tom Kuegler I’m interested how much???
@@patr80 I'm open to offers if you need pictures let me know where to send them
I bet the owner is that "I got a 70 Chevelle 454 that is better than your car" type of guy.
Hellcat vs World who is 78 years old
Common thing with cars left out like this is the owner walks past it everyday and doesn't see the gradual deterioration. Probably thinks some air in the tires and a jump and she'd fire right up just like last time which was probably 30 years ago. Time just kind of gets away from people. I really hope someone can save this car.
Time for the crusher or some 16 y/o kid to buy the thing out of ignorance. It'd take $100,000.00+ to restore this car. Time for the crusher or someone like Jay Leno to buy it who could afford to restore it. A sad day in Chevyland.
@@jeffcraven7376 100k to restore? No way in hell unless you payed someone to do the work. There's tons of videos of guys getting those old engines to run. I don't know a lot about cars, but repairing the body would be the most challenging thing followed by the transmission. Suspension and brakes would be pretty easy. The engine itself is also simple
One hundred thousand dollars?? Hahahaha put down the crack-pipe…
A guy in my neighborhood parked a vw in the front yard years ago and keep the registration up to date. The tires are flat and about 6 inches in the ground. My wife saw him washing the car a few yrs ago but it is slowly rotting. He said he was going to fix it and get it running.
Doesn’t want to fix it and too jealous to let anybody have it
Randall Rougeau Yup, its always the same story.
Maybe you're the jealous one 😁😂😝
100% true
@@GOBRADON502 typical a**hole comment, lol!!
@@GOBRADON502 you must be the piece of sh** owner.
Never understand why people leave such beautiful cars out in the weather just to rot you see it all the time and most will not sale they will just let them Fade Into the dirt what a shame
they are mentally ill with delusions.
No it's called they don't give a fuck about you or anyone else opinion they keep these car's cause they either was the first car they had or it has sentimental value which to them Trump's why you or anyone else would want the car
Jeàlous people suck. It's the owners, not yours. Yeah it's sad what hes done to it, but it is his to treat how he wants. I'm sick of whiney people, who don't get it.
Hold my Beer!!!!!!...hand me my chainsaw...I got some rescuing to do...;)
Give me a call I’ll fly down and help you👍🏼
hell yeah same thing my dad said too lmao
That made me lmao man.
Someone needs Towing?
Thanks for another good video! Hard to believe this car is in this good of shape after sitting outside. More like a "field find". How can someone not find a way of sheltering such an epic car? I would be willing to work for free to help construct a shed and move the car myself on the owners property just to save this car!!
Awesome find! Sometimes, the wonder of how these cars ended up where they are resting now, is half the facination!
I appreciate you taking us with u on these great finds
Its maybe a stolen car, thats why its rotting away for 32 years.
Came to the comments looking for this. I whole heartedly agree. I'm nearly certain that it was/is stolen.
Well from what I understand most say the car isn’t stolen, but I checked with the police.
@@patrickglennnicholsmusclec1674 So.... it IS stolen?
If it was stolen that long ago, would it have been entered into a computer so it could be searched?
Mykle Bust if it was stolen then why are the parts all still on it? Someone probably blew it up in the 80’s and left it there typical especially since they weren’t worth anything in the 80’s.
DAMN how could anyone let a car go to waste like that that's badass
Probably was parked way before it became very valuable. I hope someone can rescue it.
I was a truck driver for years, in the early 90s I seen 100 plus cars , muscle cars siting along a highway, It was winter so I could see trees growing though 100s of old cars. It was in Michigan or Ohio or at the border. I took several trip up as a 22 year old seeing my girl friend . even back then I was amazed.
I definitely "want to see it", but when I see it dissolving into the ground... I almost wish I hadn't seen it. Sentimental owners are way too optimistic. (probably me too :) ) Thanks for sharing, PGN!
Probably waiting for the tree to get larger so he has more shade when he finally decides to work on it.
68air 😂😂😂😂
Probably not lol
Steal it. That's the right thing to do
I'm with you man, save that Chevelle
Yeah thats a good road to go down, whoever owns it probably puts his money in guns and ammo. Haha ha ha
Probably was stolen to begin with.
Lol..exactly what I was thinking
Unregistered abandoned cars can be claimed, but don’t trespass bc they can shoot. Humor them. Maybe trade a running commuter car for it.
What a sad waste ! OMG pass it to someone to love it back to life.
Numb Skull !!!
Great videos. Always learn something new. Thank you.
Great find! I love the Chevelle. Wish the owner would sell to you and you could show us your restored gem. Thanks for the video.
What’s interesting is that 1986 license plate tab....by then, people KNEW this car was special, valuable. In a strange way, I can understand if a car like this was put out in the field, in say, 1975, before people realized it was more than an “old used car”. But sending it out to rot in ‘86 was ignorant
The car was 16 years old. They were still dirt cheap
I don’t know I’d agree with you that these were “dirt cheap” in the mid 80s. In the 80s, PRICES (emphasis for a later point) for what I would consider “1st gen” muscle cars was escalating. In the 80s, we had the first classic car price “bubble”. For instance, in 1980, we paid $9000 for a 63 split window 340hp vette, about the same price for a decent NEW car. Not all first gen muscle cars were “cheap”. But alas, to your point, maybe the Chevelle PRICE wasn’t high yet in the mid-80s...I’m not going to argue with that. My point was based more on “intrinsic value” not PRICE. People knew by 86 an LS6 had “value” long term.
What kind of man is letting LS6 Chevelle rusting out ?!
Djordje Colic, some knuckle head!
Hoarder
A real dumb ass
Djordje Colic A moron.
a blooming fucking IDIOT....thats who
I can understand why someone would allow this to happen. Remember the time this car was produced and what was going on in the world. I know of a couple people that had sons that their car was their most precious possession and then for their son's to loose their lives. To them, this is a connection to those they loved but lost to some unfortunate event. This really is not all that uncommon. Yes, It is sad in so many ways,
What war was it and stuff, I'm only 10 so I don't learn that stuff yet
Whoever gave this a thumbs down, doesn't know diddly about classic muscle cars. Incredible find!
That would be my dream car. White on white with black buckets LS6. Shame it’s just sitting there rotting away. Historic car. Thank you for bringing this to us.
It breaks my heart to see a beautiful car like this left out in the elements the last 35 years. 😔
Truly a epic find
Patrick Glenn Nichols, in 1969 the car wars was going on and the Plymouth Roadrunner was the fastest ever American production car, next year 1970 Chevelle decided to beat them, the big block 454 made 450 HP from the factory, add a higher lift cam and headers in a bigger carb, and you was looking at 500 horses Plus, in 1970 this was the fastest American made car ever, it would do the quarter mile in about 11 or 12 seconds depending on who's driving, and top-end speed well it was scary, then American government regulated everything and compression went down and horsepower went down after 1970, so this is the fastest production car ever built in the United States and the last of its kind, find a chainsaw and cut those trees down and pull that thing inside and start a restoration on this piece of History
The 1970 Chevelle would NOT do a 11 second quarter mile, unless you dropped it out of an airplane a quarter mile up!! Fastest production car ever built? There's new diesel trucks that would give that car a run for the money. What rock have you been hiding under?
Kenny DeMartini , you're telling me that the 1970 Chevelle wasn't the fastest production car that year, okay, then why don't you tell me what was the fastest production car that year??? and we're talking about the year 1970 and not about diesel trucks of today or anything else of today, you said you wanted to know what rock I've been hiding under, then tell me what was the fastest production car of the year 1970 ????
Buick GSX Stage 1
Kenny DeMartini , you're saying the 1970 Buick GSX stage one stock from the factory would outrun and was faster in the quarter mile than a 1970 big block 454 Chevelle Super Sport? because that's what we're talking about the year 1970 and the cars coming from the factory stock, we're not talking about turbo diesels and V10 Vipers and 500, 600 and 700 HP cars of today, we're talking about the year 1970 , so Buick at the GM headquarters published this documentation and everyone heard about it and everyone went and bought a Buick?
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I had a 71 nova, my first car, held on to it till I was in my late 40's. Sold it to someone that would do it justice. Now it's a drag car, been bought and sold 4 or 5 times in the last 20 years. Maybe I'll get it back one day....Probably not. I'm glad that car is still flying down the strip. Would love to see it one more time. Thanks for the video's. Good day sir
When I was younger I had a 71 as 350 270 horse bench seat column shift came green with white stripes painted over with yellow I blocked sanded that car with a paint stick for 9 months. Don. Dokken helped me find it had the protective plat original paint he said it was a true ss my brother in law painted it blue with silver stripes at r and d Phillips 66 and body shop on the corner of high point and dover road. In 92 I took it to henderson ky. Put a for sale sign on the window and sold it for 5000 grand in 5 minutes. I had bought a new ford ranger from Larry shultz. .. good truck but I made the mistake of my life when I sold that car I look at the pictures of it and I want to cry. I just wanted some money at the time to blow!!! Big mistake on my part 😂
When I was 17, guy in my neighborhood had a 71 triple white boat tail Riviera, this was 1978, he blew the trani w 66,000 miles on it, he told me he put it in storage, in 2000, I happened to see him at his place of business, he was retiring in his 60s, I asked about the car, he said it was 4 sale, moving to Florida, I said I want it, well he had it towed to his building, the car was stored outside in a storage yard, with a tarp over it, the floor boards were left behind in the yard dirt, along w the exhaust system and bottoms of the quarters, fenders and rockers, New York winters, some how the windshield got a hole in it, under the tarp, white vinyl seats peeled, black dash and steering wheel looked burnt, and the iconic rear window on the boat tail could be lifted out of the car, there were rodents living inside of the motor, which was stuck, put a battery on it, all u smelt was burning wires, car was junk, w 66,000 miles on it, to me, it was man slaughter
who Cares , when a cat gets that OLD,its just a old car,not a classic anymore.
the car was stolen along time ago.
We had one of those rust free pearl white with a 455 in it and we could hardly give the damn thing away. My dad sold it for $500 in the late 90's.
When the owner has an emotional attachment but no intentions of doing anything with it, but let it rot. /sad
No it's down right ignorant
It was a 16 year old car when it was parked. Chances are she was run hard and put away wet for most of that time. While it's a shame to let an old classic rot away, I'm pretty sure it's not quite the tragedy a lot of people imagine.
Yeah I'm sure its seen plenty of Drag racing/burnouts and revs
Too much of a very powerful car in its day to let it rot in any place that doesn't care about a fantastic American history of "quality made cars"in its days.
A girlfriend I had in 1972 had a 307 V8 Chevelle in white. It sure put my '69 VW "Bug" to shame. These old "classics" should have been saved for future generations of true car lovers!
What a trip down memory lane. This could have been my video when I found my 1970 Chevelle (rusty red) back in 1997. The owner let me buy the car though, I believe I paid 350 bucks. I was so excited to own what I think is an elite muscle car. What I got was a complete rust bucket. The car was rusted underneath from firewall to rear bumper. It looked solid just as this one does. I pulled the body off the frame so I could make it easier to replace the floor pans and trunk section. Well, that lift only showed me more problems, the frame itself was just not salvageable. I poured so many nights and weekends over 2 years and too much money and never drove the car. I could not bare the idea of dumping it in a junkyard, I gave it away to someone else. Don't know what happened to the car but it is a crying shame that these beautiful cars sit like this for so many years. Mine sat just like this for 20 years before I stored it in a garage. Thank for the video Patrick! I'm a subscriber now. I'm going to press the like button only because of the video. I only hope the dislikes are because of shame of letting a great muscle car rust away.
The rust is worse than it looks ,but LS6 car is valuable in any condition
Why in the hell would anyone let a classic like this rot away like that? It probably looked very nice when it was parked there which makes it even more sickening.
No one wants a car that gets 8 MPG.
@@Victoria3232-j7o I had a 66 Nova SS that got that mileage loved it.
You couldnt give these away back in the 80's. I sold mine for 800. Licensed and driving at the time. It had been for sale for over a year.. wish I had it back.
@G’d Up I wish I could find my old chevelle, id buy it back in a heartbeat. I never run across any for less than ten grand and those are usually malibus and rust buckets...lol
Motors yacked..if it is the original. He probably got pissed in 1986 when a grand national with the windows up, the air on and kenny g playing whipped his ass on the way to dinner.
Yup not for sale . Gonna fix it some day LOL ! Its just gonna rust into the ground like most !
Very Awesome, and very sad to see such a super classic sitting there since 86!
Reminds me of when I was in college. There was a guy who owned a hair salon around the corner from me and he drove a rusted out white '68 Shelby convertible... in the winter.... with the top down... with the back seat full of beer cans and full of snow. I asked him one time if he would be interested in selling it and he said $11,000. Keep in mind that this was around 1984, so it was only a sixteen year old car then, although yes, a known collectible. Maybe he figured he'd just have his fun with it at zero maintenance expense, run it into the ground, and THEN collect on the rising market.
If that car has been sitting on dirt since 1986, the undercarriage including the frame is rotted. Even now, the car may be crap.
Technical Corporal negative! The frame ain’t on the ground! This car ain’t bad at all considering what it’s worth!
This car is gonna cost a small fortune to restore and will loose a lot of originality due to the rust and what needs replaced
I'm no expert at Restoration Estimates, but I'd figure a minimum of $100,000 to restore this back to fine, original condition. That plus purchase price for the car, towing, etc.
Although not a fan of these "newer" cars, it should not be left to rot. Certainly someone could cherish it and rescue it. The owner appears to be a hoarder.
I won't sell it...I'm gonna let it rot away right where it is. Can't figure people out. What a shame. The owner's an idiot.
I remember hearing of a 69 Torino 428 cj 4 speed that sat behind a barn with 3000 miles on it for 30 years story was the guy that owned it went to Vietnam and didn't make it back. And his parents kept it all that time as a memory of him. Until a friend of mine was able to get it the only saleable parts were the engine and drivetrain the car was so bad it about fell in half when they tried moving it. But the good thing was the engine and trans went into a 69 mach 1.
You get the, " I'm gonna let it rot right where it sits." answer because a ton of people were interested in the car before you got there. Nobody previous to you made a serious offer, but instead tried to rip the owners balls off. So, WHO'S THE IDIOT?
sometimes sentimental value is probably worth more to him than the few hundred bucks he'd get for that heap, i can fully understand, selling the car means that car is no longer yours to enjoy, thats hard for a lot of people with more than just cars, its called having human emotions
What's the car worth ?
@@johnlarue6292 $1000 tops in that condition
I live in NASHVILLE and I knew this car can't remember the guy that had her ! I had a dark green on green and we were in the Chevelle club ! She is worth a great amount maybe 10k or more ! Mine was ordered with all the speed equipment I traded her for a 64 Chevy Malibu ! I wish I was back in her now ! We all ran at Union Hill outside of Nashville on a 1/8th mile !
Most people didn't know these old cars would be worth alot of money some day. It is a shame to see them treated this way though.
56 1/2 ton pick up was a real jewel
I was 5 years old when this thing was parked. I’d love to have it! 😭
You have the best luck!! Recently went to DVAP outside of Pheonix...great place too!!
“I’m gonna fix it up some day” Great find! Will sit there till it turns to dust.
This almost made me tear up! But it is awesome at the same time.. it's cool to know they're out there and if theres 1, theres more.. now to find the ones that are for sale!
I've found several cool cars in yards over the years and the owner always wants restored prices for em, yet won't even bother to cover the cars. It's sad
"Gonna fix er up someday"
Classic quote..lol
"Some day" never comes!!
Reminds me of Cars in Barns.
Back down south in Alabamy, my uncle has a '69 Mustang coupe just sitting on the side on the yard and the engine on the ground. Just rotting there and says Hell fix it up one day for his daughter, my cousin Tina who just died in a car wreck and my uncle who now has tubes in his face. I guess some people don't attempt to do what they say they will do or simply just never have the funds or want the time. Anyway, it's a coupe body, not a fastback, so I ain't too mad.
Classic baby boomer quote
Rotting away! What a shame!
Damn, In 1971, after a tour in Germany, I bought the Chevelle SS 454, 4 speed. It was the boss. To bad that one is rotting away when someone like that guy could bring it back to life...what a waste.
The guys that owned these cars in the 60-70s were like the kids that played with their toys vs kept it in the package, I know I played with my toys and I would have drove these cars hard but all these years later we never knew they would be so valueble.
Whoever owned that car in the 70's must not have been too much of an idiot because there's no hole hacked into the dashboard to cram an 8 Track into or holes cut into the door panels for speakers...another telltale sign that a dumbass has been at it in the past would be air shocks, side pipes and fog lights--the "M/T" valve covers lean in that direction too...🤔
No man knows what a family goes though death and health and tax’s and a corrupt government ! He could of gave up on life ! Hope it gets saved !
William Zander A@
It is easy to judge expesioly with a pack mentality and behind a screen. My buddy sun surved no like the rest of this store is comentery, he had his boys stuff he did not want to get rid of it. Some people think it there right to do what they think is right. Idiots. Let's take it John. Oriet
Is that English? Learn to spell fool.
I can’t stand to see an amazing muscle car rotting away like that
Stolen cars from back then.. Mystery solved!!
Could be, or it was going to be repossessed and he hid it in the woods. If He can't have it, than nobody can have it. Just let it rot away, the smacked ass.
Patrick checked the vin number with the local police and it's not reported stolen.
Tommy Zimmerman Sr. The records were probably burned after a century
Patrick I can tell you love this car!! I hope you kept trying to get it!
My favorite Chevy of them all is the 70 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 With a four speed! So I hate to see this one sitting and rotting away in the woods but I kind of understand why the guy says it's not for sale to everyone! He's probably tired of the guys that come to look at it walking around and pointing out every little flaw in it while they're telling him that everything is for sale for the right price! And then they keep walking around the car and tell him how ''Money talks and bullshit walks!'' Then they just keep looking at the car and telling him what a piece of crap his car is until he is ready to pick up the closest pipe or board and beat him to death with it! Then he pulls $300.00 out of his pocket and says ''Here you go old man how about you take this $300 and let me drag this old junker out of here!'' I know how it is because I've had it happen to me many times! I have my old body shop that I closed when I retired and there is about 35 old cars parked around it that are either parts cars or future projects of mine! It never fails that when I'm there with the doors open some guy pulls up and gets out of his car and starts walking around acting like he's seriously interested in one of my cars even though I tell him none are for sale! As soon as I tell him nothing is for sale I get the all of the cliche's like ''Everything is for sale for the right price!'' and ''Money talks bullshit walks!'' while he keeps looking over the the cars and doing the typical low baller shuffle around my parking lot asking dozens of questions about each car he sees! And then he pulls $300 out and points out a 68 Pontiac that has no rust to speak of and runs perfectly with 58,000 miles on it that is original right down to the rubber floor mats with the Pontiac arrowhead on them! That is the reason us old guys just say the cars aren't for sale! Do you know how many times we have been bothered by those kind of guys? It can get old real fast!
That sucks ! You don't see many white ones
SuperMustanggt88 When I was a senior in high school,I bought a 70 Chevelle SS 396, bench seat ,4 speed ,no ps, no pb ,I don't know if it was raced or not ,had to get rid of it due to circumstances ,I watch these vids and almost get sick ,btw this owner is sick in the head ,met many peaple like this.idiots.
Not a dent in it
I know where there is a 1970 SS396 white with black stripes. Its in south Dakota, and the guy won't sell it to me. It has not been on the road since the mid 80's.
It has a ZL2 option ($147.00) for the cowl induction, hood pins and stripe kit front and rear.
That is actually a solid car. Very unique being original white SS. Your a lucky guy to find them in there original element. Nobody would ever admit it but I remember in the 80s and early 90s no one wanted the 70 chevelle. For years the king was 1967 SS chevelles. So to see 1986 plates is about the time frame when you couldn't give them away. Keep up the awesome videos.👍
I turned 16 in 1986. We all had sixties muscle cars that were inexpensive. Not cheap, but doable. My 1st was a '66 Nova hardtop California car. 194 Six, powerglide for $500.
@@markwegner6100 I was a teen in the ate 60's and where i lived, I saw a lot of US muscle cars, most were range topping versions too. Then the fuel crises hit home and all of a sudden we could afford them, often for peanut money because fuel was just too much to run them. I would say this car probably saw a few 1/4 mile runs too.] just like we did ,until they broke then we sought out something else. They were the hyundais of the late 70's by then, just worn out old cars.
@@Mercmad Very interesting! Thanks for sharing your history. It's stories like ours from a certain era that still keep me interested in muscle cars.
@@Mercmad Yep, my Cousin had a perfect 69 4 speed GTO, he sold it for 600 bucks in 79 during the fuel crisis, I would have bought it if I could have sold my 70 Buick GS455 in time, but nobody wanted it either. For quite a while there it was cheaper to just buy another musclecar rather than put an engine in one when you blew it up. Man if only we had stuck them in the back rather than taking them to the Junkyard.......We could be the ones being called a hoarder right now.
I have a black on black 67 ss with the 396, still have the numbers matching engine, although, it has a different big block that's been bored and stroked in it right now. I would love to have had this in the condition it was in when it got parked there. Such a shame to let it rot to the ground.
RIP old girl ,you were hot back in the day. Sadly you were neglected.
What a shame to let such a beautiful machine go to waste!!!!
Amazing if this car STILL sits there today.
All right all right all right!!!
Party at the moon tower, full kegs.
One thing about high school girls..I get older they stay the same age!
Emily Truex love them redheads! you’re going to end up in jail one day wooderson.
Got any weed?...you’d be cooler if you did.
Perfect color in my opinion not too many white ones out there.
Makes me sick seeing a car ruin like that
Keep up the good work Patrick!
I'd be interested in seeing the odometer on these cars just to imagine how much they were driven! (or raced).
Thank you!
Maybe one day someone will get a chance to let that legend of a classic get the much love and respect a ls6 chevelle deserves. Sad about its current state but happy it still exist. She deserves to be resurrected!!!! Maybe time will change the owners mind. Someone wants to love and pamper this bad ass machine not just watch her fade away.
What a damn Shame.
My q's is "why?"
Please save it
Hoarder
So he can say he has a 70 LS6 4-speed Chevelle, just dont ask if it runs.
I agree
@@derrickjackson6737 just
That is a great find! True diamond in the rough. She is turn key in my opinion 👍🏻
The Chevelle has a 1971 radio and steering wheel and 70-81 z28 wheels. Such a shame to see this ss rotting to hell.
Pissed!!!
I think the 71 72 SS chevelle were equipped with this wheel style from the factory.
@@hullihendrobert They were, there were three main wheel options you saw on LS6 454s. The wheels on this car (which were also seen on '70-73 Z28s), the 5 slot Rally wheels with the top hat center, and a chrome 5 spoke with the blacked out sections between the spokes and a small center cap (this wheel was also used by Buick and Olds on several models, it was called the Rally 500 wheel).
I'm going to do something different I just bought two original fenders off a 70 SS 454 the guy I bought them from is going to be restoring this car he found it had only twenty-nine thousand miles on it was stored for 35 years and he's going to bring it back to all OEM. So what I'm going to do I'm going to take these 70 SS beautiful fenders and I'm going to put it on a regular 72 Chevelle making it a Frankenstein SS tribute.
Such a shame to watch these videos of these classics just rotting away and the owners never want to sell them
To the owner: Give me your address and I'll personally send you a car cover. Good Lord!
At 0:20 sec.... I'm more interested in the ( 1956 - 3100 stepside 😳😳🤘🤘
They want restored/retail + $25,000.
We see these stories and it's always the same. Not for sale. It was my son's. It belonged to someone who died 30 years ago. I know it's worth this much $___________. These videos are neat, but sad.
My friend had one back in 1983 and I beat him in a race with my 1966 427 Chevelle and he didn’t like it because he had been known as having the fastest car around. He sold it and kept the engine and was planning on putting it in a smaller car to make something faster. He never did it and still regrets it. I talk to him occasionally.
Hey look I’m not a Chevy guy but that is truly one of the best cars it’s a shame it’s even out there that car needs to be restored and saved I think the person who owns it is a real asshole that’s just not a car that’s a work of art and a piece of history