By Greg Ingold / Originally Published October 27, 2015 / Hagerty / From: Hemmings Motor News Date: March 1989 Price then: $30,000 ($57,700 adjusted for inflation, about&hellip;{"id":8119,"date":"2015-11-30T10:58:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T18:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=8119"},"modified":"2015-11-30T11:00:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T19:00:18","slug":"classic-classified-1970-chevrolet-chevelle-ss-454-ls6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/30\/classic-classified-1970-chevrolet-chevelle-ss-454-ls6\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Classified: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>By Greg Ingold\u00a0\/ Originally Published October 27, 2015\u00a0\/ Hagerty \/<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>From:<\/strong> <em>Hemmings Motor News<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> March 1989<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Price then:<\/strong> $30,000 ($57,700 adjusted for inflation, about the cost of a new 2015 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 today)<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Price now: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hagerty.com\/valuationtools\/HVT\/VehicleSearch\/Report?vbe=70431\" target=\"_blank\">$61,300 &#8211; $172,000<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Approximate dollar difference:<\/strong> $114,300 (assuming No. 1 condition)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Annual rate of return:<\/strong> 4.3%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>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<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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<p><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This article has been reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, Hagerty. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. 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