From:<\/strong> Hemmings Motor News<\/em><\/span> Chevelle: 1970, 454, LS-6, TH400, silver with black stripes and interior, build sheet, Protect-o-plate, original spare, 59,000 miles, needs nothing, offers over $30,000 considered.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Ask anyone what car pops into their head when you mention \u201cChevy Chevelle\u201d and you\u2019ll most likely get 1970 SS 454 LS6. Why is that? Well, in 1970 Chevrolet decided to play its trump card over the other auto manufacturers by introducing the 454 big-block and squeezing 450 hp out of it, making the LS6 the most powerfully rated car of the muscle car era. Naturally, then, these cars are highly collectible. Even after the market correction of 2007-08, this particular car represents a decent investment today.<\/span><\/p>\n This article has been reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, Hagerty. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Click here for more<\/span>\u00a0<\/i>classic car stories<\/i><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from Hagerty.<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":8120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[136,3],"tags":[3862,3863,3687,3866,3867,1992,1739,3864,3865,1853,3261,3262,2469,593,885,884,906,3557,3868],"class_list":["post-8119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive-history","category-automotive-news","tag-1970-chevelle","tag-1970-chevy-chevelle-ss","tag-2015-camaro-zl1","tag-454-big-block","tag-454-big-block-chevy","tag-big-block-engine","tag-chevelle-ss","tag-chevrolet-chevelle-ss-454-ls6","tag-chevy-camaro-zl1","tag-classic-car-classifieds","tag-classic-car-prices","tag-classic-car-values","tag-greg-ingold","tag-hagerty","tag-hagerty-classic-car-insurance","tag-hagerty-insurance","tag-hagerty-valuation-tools","tag-hemmings-motor-news","tag-ls6"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nDate:<\/strong> March 1989<\/span>
\nPrice then:<\/strong> $30,000 ($57,700 adjusted for inflation, about the cost of a new 2015 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 today)<\/span>
\nPrice now: <\/span>$61,300 – $172,000<\/a><\/strong>
\nApproximate dollar difference:<\/strong> $114,300 (assuming No. 1 condition)<\/span>
\nAnnual rate of return:<\/strong> 4.3%<\/span><\/p>\n