Officially, no 427 had such an output in period, so it's either a mistake on their part or a modified unit. Mecum says this 472-powered El Camino is making a whopping 550 horsepower. It was an iron block with aluminum heads that was rated at 430 horsepower. In 1970, only the Corvette ZL1 was available with a 427. The 427 was most often found under the hoods of high-performance Corvettes or Camaros. This El Camino, though, is a little bit special. Above it was only the 7.4-liter unit which put out 450 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. The 396 developed in excess of 360 horsepower at the time. The 6.6-liter V-8 was still sold as the 396 (6.4-liter). The bed was surrounded by chromed bars, as were the A-pillars, the window frames, and the wheel wells. While the 1970 Chevelle was as close to a pick-up muscle car as possible, it still had plenty of chrome. Not ideal if you lived in a sunny state but, then again, vinyl tops were popular in the '70s. like second wind to a distance runner".Īnother option was to have the roof covered in black vinyl. Its purpose is, according to Chevrolet brochures printed at the time, to "shoot an extra breath of cool air into the engine air intake. The gimmicky cowl induction hood was also installed to this car. One of the optional extras that could be added to the SS package was the addition of functional hood pins which this car has. The center panel of the tailgate is also painted in black. This example comes with the D88 stripe package which gave the car a sporty look thanks to the two wide stripes - with black outlines - that stretch back to the windshield. The orange indicators are incorporated in the chromed bumper and are positioned directly below the headlights. The bulky front bumper covers the entire lower part of the front fascia. The round headlights, which sit inside chromed sockets, are located on either side of the two-piece horizontally-mounted grille. Up front, the El Camino sports the four-headlight setup you'll find on the Chevelle.
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