1970 Chevelle Regular Production Option by Series/Model*

[ 1964 ] | [ 1965 ] | [ 1966 ] | [ 1967 ] | [ 1968 ] | [ 1969 ] | [ 1970 ] | [ 1971 ] | [ 1972 ]

1970 Chevelle Series/Model Codes - how to use the codes

Code ~ series/models affected
 1 ~ 13000
 2 ~ 13000 except 80
 3 ~ 13857
 4 ~ 13000 - 36
 5 ~ 13000 - 67
 6 ~ 13000 - 37, 57, 67
 7 ~ 13500 - 800 - 37, 57, 67, 80
 8 ~ 13000 except 836, 846
 9 ~ 13000 except 37
10 ~ 13000 - 36, 46, 69, 80
11 ~ 13500, 600 - 37, 67, 80
12 ~ 13000 - 36, 46
13 ~ 13300, 500 - 37, 39, 67, 80
14 ~ 13000 except 436, 46, 636, 46, 800
15 ~ 13200, 400, 600, 800
16 ~ 13637, 67, 80
17 ~ 13637, 67, 80 ,857
18 ~ 13200, 400, 600, 836, 46
19 ~ 13000 except 36, 46, 57, 67
20 ~ 13000 except 67
21 ~ 13300 - 600
22 ~ 13000 except 857
23 ~ 13000 - 37, 39, 57, 69, 80
24 ~ 13500 - 800
25 ~ 13680
26 ~ 13000 except 36, 46, 80
27 ~ 13000 except 37, 57, 67
28 ~ 13400, 600 - 37, 39, 67, 69
29 ~ 13600 - 37, 39, 67, 69
30 ~ 133-13600 - except 67, 80

Chevrolet did not retain any records on combinations of options. This means it is impossible to know how many of any particular series and model came with any combination of options such as how many convertibles were built with a 4-speed and/or a specific optional engine or how many 2-door sport coupes came with a radio.

Only known options reported by Chevrolet are listed. Reports excludes Canadian produced options. Note that model code #3 includes both the Monte Carlo sport coupe and convertible even though no known factory Monte Carlo convertibles are known to have been assembled, Chevrolet included the body style in their reports.

Line items with orange bar are items shown on some dealer new car records but not shown as options reported by GM.

RPO -
Model Code		 Description Quantity
Reported Sold		 Units
Possible		 %
AK1 - 20 Deluxe Seat Belts & Front Shoulder Belts 78,206 580,500 13
AQ2 - 6 Electric Seat Back Lock Release 663 435,289 --
AS4 - 2 Deluxe Shoulder Belts - Rear 273 540,315 --
AU3 - 1 Electric Door Locks 5,482 306,231 2
A01 - 1 Tinted Glass - All Windows 416,493 588,022 71
A02 - 1 Tinted Glass - Windshield 10,994 588,022 2
A31 - 24 Windows - Electric Control
** Monte Carlo		 20,792
15,619		 546,285 4
A33 - 4 Tail Gate Window - Electric 17,621 33,688 52
A39 - 5 Deluxe Seat Belts, Front & Rear 754 7,522 10
A41 - 3 Front Seat Electric Control - 4 Way
** Monte Carlo		 637
630		 145,976 --
A46 - 3 Front Seat Electric Control - 4 Way Bucket
** Monte Carlo		 546
540		 145,976 --
A51 - 7 Strato-Bucket seats
** Monte Carlo		 99,138
24,670		 467,297 21
A85 - 5 Deluxe Shoulder Belts - Front 122 7,522 2
A90 - 3 Rear Compartment Lid Release - Electric Control
** Monte Carlo		 987
 145,976 1
B37 - 1 Floor Mats 140,880 588,022 24
B85 - 3 Belt Reveal Molding
** Monte Carlo		 906
900		 145,976 1
B90 - 10 Door Window Frame Molding 5,203 134,757 4
B93 - 8 Door Edge Guards 197,408 581,969 34
CD2 - 1 Windshield Washer Fluid Level 40,630 588,022 7
CD3 - 24 Electro Tip Windshield Wiper 331 546,285 --
C06 - 5 Electric Control Folding Top 6,626 7,522 88
C08 - 23 Exterior Soft Trim Roof Cover
** Monte Carlo		 287,052
118,387		 539,888 53
C50 - 2 Rear Window Defogger (n/a for station wagon or sedan pickup) 39,953 540,315 7
C51 - 12 Rear Window Deflector 7,713 435,289 2
C60 - 15 Air Conditioning - Deluxe
** Monte Carlo		 303,326
101,307		 559,231 54
D33 - 1 Outside Mirror - Remote Control 68,830 588,022 12
D34 - 1 Vanity Visor Mirror 37,287 588,022 6
D55 - 7 Front Compartment Console (requires A51)
** Monte Carlo		 90,436
24,670		 467,297 19
D88 - 11 Sport Stripes 39,538 321,321 12
F40 - 1 Special Front and Rear Suspension 17,255 588,022 3
F41 - 28 Special Performance Front and Rear Suspension # 56,051 332,412 17
G67 - 3**** Rear Shock Absorber Level Control
** Monte Carlo		 3,928
3,823		 145,976 3
G80 - 1 Rear Axle - Positraction
** Monte Carlo		 64,169
15,911		 588,022 11
JL2 - 22 Front Disc Brakes 139,856 442,046 32
J50 - 22 Vacuum Power Brake Equipment 180,113 442,046 41
K05 - 1 Engine Block Heater 6,068 588,022 1
K30 - 15 Speed and Cruise Control
** Monte Carlo		 730
175		 559,231 --
K85 - 1 A/C Generator - 63 amp 2,447 588,022 --
LF6 - 3 Engine - V8, 400 Cu. In., 2-bbl carburetor 16,595 145,976 11
LS3 - 15 Engine - V8, 402 Cu. In., 4-bbl carburetor
** Monte Carlo		 9,338
7,456		 559,231 2
LS6 - 16 Engine - V8, 454 Cu. In. Special Hi Performance 4,475 311,553 1
L48 - 15 Engine - V8, 350 Cu. In.
** Monte Carlo		 85,212
47,158		 559,231 15
L65 - 18 Engine - V8, 350 Cu. In., 2-bbl carburetor
** Monte Carlo (base V8, not an option on this series)		 112,686
70,944		 413,255 27
L78 - 16 Engine - V8, 396 Cu. In. Special Hi. Perf. 2,144 311,553 1
L89 - 16 Aluminum Cylinder Heads 18 311,553 --
M20 - 15 4-Speed Transmission 28,131 559,231 5
M21 - 16 4-Speed Transmission - Close Ratio 11,830 311,553 3
M22 - 16 4-Speed Transmission - Heavy Duty 5,410 311,553 2
M35 - 1 Powerglide Transmission
** Monte Carlo		 106,849
7,507		 588,022 18
M38 - 1 Three Speed Automatic Transmission, TH350 368,871 588,022 63
M40 - 15 Three Speed Automatic Transmission, TH400 43,748 559,231 8
NA9 - 1 Evaporative Emission Control 65,214 588,022 11
NK1 - 1 Steering Wheel - Cushioned Rim 3,078 588,022 1
N10 - 15 Dual Exhaust Equipment 22,395 559,231 4
N33 - 1 Steering Wheel - Tilt Type
** Monte Carlo		 37,760
23,648		 588,022 6
N40 - 1 Power Steering
** Monte Carlo		 508,181
143,494		 588,022 86
PA3 - 3 Special Wheel Trim Cover 56,588 145,976 39
PK1 - 12 G78x14-B Blackwall n/a n/a n/a
PK2 - 6 G78-14-B White Stripe 19,604 435,289 5
PK5 - ? F78-14-B Blackwall *** n/a n/a n/a
PL3 - 13 E78-14-B White Stripe 9,234 21,315 43
PL4 - 19 F70-14-B White Letter 64,758 393,912 16
PM6 - 12 G78-14-B White Stripe 4,763 40,612 12
PU7 - 3 G78-15-B- Blackwall n/a n/a n/a
PU8 - 3 G78-15-B White Stripe 114,422 145,976 78
PX5 - 1 F78-14 Blackwall n/a n/a n/a
PX6 - 19 F78-14-B White Stripe 248,753 393,912 63
PX8 - 25 G70x14-B White Stripe n/a n/a n/a
PY4 - 27 F70-14-B White Stripe 15,341 152,733 10
PY5 - 27 F70-14-B Red Stripe 8 152,733 --
PY7 - 25 G70-14-B Red Stripe 2 40,728 --
P01 - 22 Wheel Trim Cover 215,176 442,046 49
P02 - 1 Deluxe Wheel Trim Cover 3,358 588,022 1
P06 - 22 Wheel Trim Ring 3,633 442,046 1
P90 - 3 G70-15-B White Stripe 26,814 145,976 18
P91 - 3 G70-15-B Red Stripe 194 145,976 --
T58 - 3 Rear Wheel Opening Skirt
** Monte Carlo		 31,442
31,400		 145,976 8
T60 - 1  Heavy Duty Battery 46,890 588,022 8
UM1 - 2 AM Push Button Radio & Tape Player 27,295 540,315 5
UM2 - 2 AM/FM Push Button Radio & Tape Player 4,532 540,315 1
U14 - 17 Instrument Panel Gauges 37,378 457,529 8
U35 - 22 Electric Clock 59,308 442,046 13
U46 - 2 Lamp Monitoring 5,755 540,315 1
U63 - 1 Radio - Push Button 487,820 588,022 83
U69 - 1 Radio - AM/FM Push Button 31,426 588,022 5
U76 - 1 Windshield Antenna 580,635 588,022 99
U79 - 2 AM/FM Stereo Equipment 7,925 540,315 1
U80 - 2 Auxiliary Rear Speaker 113,627 540,315 21
V01 - 1 Heavy Duty Radiator 7,347 588,022 1
V31 - 1 Front Bumper Guard 48,448 588,022 8
V32 - 26 Rear Bumper Guard 36,595 499,703 7
V55 - 12 Roof Luggage Carrier 13,044 40,612 32
YD1 - 15 Axle For Trailering 1,019 559,231 --
ZJ7 - 1 Special Wheel, Hub Cap & Trim Ring 90,017 588,022 15
ZJ9 - 1 Auxiliary Lighting Group 40,945 588,022 7
ZL2 - 16 Special Ducted Hood Air System (with SS option only) 28,888 62,372 46
ZP5 - ? Appearance Group n/a n/a n/a
ZQ2 - ? Operating Convenience Group n/a n/a n/a
ZQ9 - 28 Rear Axle - Performance Ratio 3,348 332,412 --
Z15 - 16 SS 454 8,773 337,491 3
Z20 - 3 Monte Carlo SS 3,823 145,976 3
Z25 - 16 Super Sport ***** 53,599 337,491 16
xxx - 21* Trim - Vinyl Coated 143,031 424,527 34
961-7 - 30 Color Combination Two Tone 22,130 588,022 4

Notes:
# F41 was standard equipment on both the Z15 and Z25 optioned sport coupes and convertibles. F41 was also an option on any sedan, coupe, or convertible with the LS3 engine. El Caminos never received, nor could an El Camino be ordered with, the F41 option; F40 yes, F41 no.
* Chargeable Vinyl Trim Only
** As reported by First Generation Monte Carlo website
*** Found on Kansas City 13437 sport coupe
**** The Factory Assembly Instruction Manual shows RPO G67 for other 13000 series than the 13857 Monte Carlo.
***** The Leeds plant at Kansas City is the only 1970 plant that actually list RPO code Z25 on their build sheets, all other plants list only ZL3.
# The figure 337,491 includes 25,938 Malibu Sport Coupes imported from Canada. The Z15 Units Possible and percentage would actually be a bit lower since the LS6 was not produced or imported from Canada. So one would need to reduce the Units Possible by 4,475 thereby reducing the percentage by a small margin.

1. The L34 396/402 350hp engine is not listed. The L34 was the base engine with the Z25 Super Sport Option of which 53,599 were reported sold. One must subtract the number of L34 engines by subtracting the number of L78 engines (2,144) from the 53,599 Z25 options, or 51,455 s96/402 engines.
2. The LS5 454/360 hp engine is not listed. The LS5 was the base engine of the Z15 SS 454 option. One must subtract the optional LS6 engine number (4,475) from the Z15 SS 454 option number (8,773) to get the number of LS5 engines sold:  8773 (Z15) - 4475 (LS6) = 4298 (LS5).
3. An additional 3,823 LS5 engines are not listed but were sold with RPO Z20, the Monte Carlo SS. So, in total there were 8,121 (4298 + 3823) LS5 engines sold as part of 1 of 2 SS packages but none sold as an option in and of itself.
4. Concerning the L65 350-2bbl engine, since this was the base V8 in the Monte Carlo, the 70,944 shown is not included in the RPO L65 top figure of 112,686.

Caveats:
Where Monte Carlo is shown in the Description column, the Quantity Reported Sold column will first list the total reported sold with the Monte Carlo number below it. The total, or top figure, includes the Monte Carlo figure as reported by First Generation Monte Carlo website. ChevelleStuff.Net cannot verify those Monte Carlo figures listed except when the option is a Monte Carlo item only (model code 3) and those figures do not agree with the Chevrolet Annual Production Report. For example, RPO code A41 is a Monte Carlo only RPO and figures reported differ.; 637 reported by Chevrolet vs. 630 reported by the Monte Carlo website. If one totals all the transmissions listed on the Monte Carlo website, you get a total of 147,404 - that is 1,428 more transmissions than Monte Carlos.

How the figure of 588,022 in the Units Possible column was arrived at is unknown. Chevrolet reports a total of 633,945 units sold. This includes the Monte Carlo and all Chevelles imported from Canada. Naturally some options such as two-tone paint would immediately eliminate all convertibles (7,522) but that still leaves 38,401 units unaccounted for. It would also mean many other popular options such as tinted glass, vanity mirrors, floor mats, and any other option with a Units Possible number of 588,022 wouldn't have been available on convertibles - simply can't be.

Notes:
>> Electric door locks (RPO AU3) is shown available for all models except '37 which is the sport coupe. I find this very difficult to accept as other GM documentation shows AU3 available for all Chevelle models. The figure shown for Chevelles possible with this option (306,231) does not calculate IF the sport coupe was excluded. Given a total of 633,945 Chevelles & Monte Carlos reported sold in 1970 and then subtracting the sport coupe number of 301,878 leaves 332,067 Chevelles - still more than the 306,231 reported. This is just one of many discrepancies found in the numbers and how they are presented.

>> G70x14 White Stripe Tire (RPO PX8) is not shown on Chevrolet's report. This tire option has been noted on El Camino SS454.

>> Operating Convenience Group (RPO ZQ2) is not shown on Chevrolet's report. This option has been found on several build sheets as well as a dealer's order form.

* Figures based on Len Williamson's Tailfins & Bowtie publication.

Standard/Malibu/Wagons


El Camino