L89 LS6 car?

442w30 · #1 05-03-2005, 06:21 PM

Some guy on another board claims of a L89 LS6 car in Lubbock. It's been my understanding that there weren't any of these built, and all of the 18 cars built were L78 cars. I thought you would be the guys to ask.

**Mr70** · #2 05-03-2005, 07:12 PM

Which Board?
If that's the Black/Red interior Convertible that was in Chevy Hi-Performance 1995 owned by Bill Clements of ChevyCraft..then that car was disproven.It did not come with Aluminum heads,as none of the 1970 LS-6 Chevelles ever did.That particular Chevelle did sell new here in Illinois at Dick Wickstrom Chevrolet.
Only 18 1970 L-78 Chevelles received the L-89 Al.Heads from the factory,before being discontinued.

442w30 · #3 05-03-2005, 09:36 PM

That's been my understanding.

I don't know what the color of the car is other than it's in Lubbock. We were talking on a Poncho site about a 50 mile Ls6 that was on eBay. Want me to find out more info?

**markjohnson** · #4 05-03-2005, 10:48 PM

This one's really gonna rock the boat, but back in the late eighties, we took a 1970 454 4-bolt engine out a 69 Camaro street machine that was DEFINITLY coded as a 450 HP, aluminum head LS6. I don't remember the exact engine suffix, but the code does exist. The alum heads had been replaced by a set of late 70's oval ports and the block had a cracked cylinder wall. I think the block ended up getting thrown away but may still be around.

**SS427** · #5 05-03-2005, 11:28 PM

This car was sold at B-J about 5-6 years ago for around $45,000. I have not seen or heard of it since but I was told it was a real LS-6, just not a real L-89. However, I never got the chance to investigate further. I too have heard they did in fact make L-89/LS-6's but have never seen proof of this. I am keeping an open mind.

Rick (mr70), couldn't this be as much a possibility as the supposed ZL-1/454 '70 Chevelle?

Rick

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