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A Widow Finally Sold Her Husband’s 1970 Nova SS After 40 Years in the Garage — Its “396” Badge Was Already a Lie the Day Chevy Built It

A 1970 Chevrolet Nova SS sat untouched in a widow’s garage for four decades before she finally let it go. But the engine mounts, the cut grille, and even Chevrolet’s own 396 badge tell a more complicated story than a simple barn find.

GM Claimed the 1970 Chevelle SS LS6 Made Just 450 HP — Quarter-Mile Times Proved Otherwise

by Jack Harmon

Chevrolet rated the 1970 Chevelle SS LS6 at 450 horsepower, but quarter-mile times and dyno arguments from owners suggest the real number was closer to 500. Here’s why GM undersold its own engine — and why only 4,475 were ever built.

The 1966 Chevelle SS396 Was Chevrolet’s Second Shot at Beating the GTO — Here’s Everything a Buyer Needs to Know

by Jack Harmon

Classic Car Studio compresses a full 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle rebuild into ten fast-paced minutes, but the real story is in the details the footage moves past quickly. Not every SS396 badge that year meant the same engine — Chevrolet offered three distinct versions ranging from a mild 325-horsepower L35 to a solid-lifter 375-horsepower L78 that almost nobody ordered. Understanding which one a given car actually left the factory with is exactly what separates a documented original from one of the many SS396 clones still circulating today.

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A Widow Finally Sold Her Husband’s 1970 Nova SS After 40 Years in the Garage — Its “396” Badge Was Already a Lie the Day Chevy Built It

GM Claimed the 1970 Chevelle SS LS6 Made Just 450 HP — Quarter-Mile Times Proved Otherwise

The 1966 Chevelle SS396 Was Chevrolet’s Second Shot at Beating the GTO — Here’s Everything a Buyer Needs to Know