"Mystery" Chevelle LS-6 in NEW Muscle Car Review???

CamarosRus · #1 11-02-2001, 06:15 PM

Regarding the Hugger Orange 1970 SS Chevelle LS-6 on the cover of the NEW (and last?) Muscle Car Review......I've been under the impression that ALL 1970 Chevelle LS-6's & L-78's as well as 1970 L-78 Camaros came with A.I.R. "Smog" regardless of what state sold or what plant built....If it had the solid lifter high compression motor it got smog (including the 1970 Z-28)......can someone offer any reason why the "mystery" all-original car doesn't have smog.....OR educate me on the entire subject....Thanks,
Chuck Sharin/Seattle/[email protected]

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #2 11-02-2001, 07:33 PM

Chuck;
I thought it was supposed to have smog as well, and I thought the water pump was a replacement with the reinforcement ribs??
M

**Charley Lillard** · #3 11-02-2001, 09:40 PM

Maybe because it's just a Magazine article.. Chuck just wants that Air Cleaner....

Belair62 · #4 11-03-2001, 12:23 AM

Wow...that one made all 3 of our local establishments ? Smog setup isn't terribly expensive but it reall caps off the engine compartment...even though it was probably the first thing torn off the car.

**Charley Lillard** · #5 11-03-2001, 12:27 AM

Picky Picky Picky............

Belair62 · #6 11-03-2001, 01:23 AM

Although the white smog fans are now non-existent thanks to a certain bargain hunter

Keith Tedford · #7 11-03-2001, 03:08 AM

A certain someone didn't get my white fan.

[Edited by Keith Tedford (11-02-2001 at 10:08 PM).]

**Charley Lillard** · #8 11-03-2001, 03:37 AM

Geez..I only got two and I ended up giving Marlin one of them as a Baby Shower Gift.

CamarosRus · #9 11-03-2001, 07:09 AM

I got so carried away writing about the "missing" smog I forgot to mention that one year only RARE air cleaner.....Not very often you even see one of those let alone a nice color pic in MCR....From what I've learned the 70 L-78 Camaros, Non-Cowl Induction 70 Chevelles and 70 L-78 Nova's.....however Chuck Hansen suggested that the Dual Snorkel was installed after Jan 1, 1970 due to some new EPA noise laws whereas the open element previously used alledgedly caused the engine to be too loud....can anybody concure with this thinking......Anyway most of the 70 Camaro L-78's Ive seen are missing this RARE item and the owner has some "excuse" story why his car has the open element......Later, Chuck

**Mr70** · #10 11-03-2001, 12:30 PM

I was wondering when this car would come up.
Nothing Mysterious,it is not a full correct restoration.The previous owner didn't do a Frame off and didn't put all the details into the engine.You are right Chuck,it should have A.I.R. on the engine.It shouldn't have those Spark plug heat shields.It is definately a Monaco Orange paint code,it is the same as Jeffs COPO Chevelle code.
That car was floating around here in Ill. for along time.Volo,NIAB,then Midwest Auto Exchange.
All asking for 50-55K,until they found one.
I got alot of pictures of it as well as the buildsheet.It does have some interesting quirks on the buildsheet,but not the beat quality resto.No regrets passing this one up.

[Edited by mr70 (11-03-2001 at 07:30 AM).]