Chevrolet’s first muscle car was the 1964 Chevelle SS, but the nameplate wouldn’t truly come into its own until its second generation launched in 1968. This iteration, which featured a more sculpted body with a semi-fastback roofline, peaked in 1970 with the release of the 1970 LS6. The range-topping two-door featured a 454-cubic-inch V-8 with a single four-barrel 800 CFM Holley carburetor that pumped out an outrageous 450 horses and 500 ft lbs of twist. Thanks to all that grunt, the brawny coupe could run the quarter mile in just over 13 seconds.
From the article by Robert Ross, Bryan Hood, Erik Shilling
