1970 Chevelle Regular Production Option by Series/Model*
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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
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.
| RPO
- Model Code |
Description | Quantity Reported Sold |
Units Possible |
% |
| AK1 - 20 | Deluxe Seat Belts & Front Shoulder Bel | 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 - 9 | Electric Door Locks (1) | 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 Defroster | 39,953 | 540,315 | 7 |
| C51 - 6 | 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 ** 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 | Positraction Rear Axle ** 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 carbu | 16,595 | 145,976 | 11 |
| LS3 - 15 | Engine - V8, 400 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 |
| PK2 - 6 | G78-14-B White Stripe | 19,604 | 435,289 | 5 |
| 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-D White Stripe | 4,763 | 40,612 | 12 |
| PU8 - 3 | G78-14-B White Stripe | 114,422 | 145,976 | 78 |
| PX6 - 19 | F78-14-B White Stripe | 248,753 | 393,912 | 63 |
| 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 | G70-14-B White Stripe *** | 26,814 | 145,976 | 18 |
| P91 - 3 | G70-14-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 Whe | 90,017 | 588,022 | 15 |
| ZJ9 - 1 | Auxiliary Lighting Group | 40,945 | 588,022 | 7 |
| ZL2 - 16 | Special Ducted Hood Air System | 28,888 | 311,553 | 9 |
| ZQ9 - 28 | Rear Axle - Performance Ratio | 3,348 | 332,412 | -- |
| Z15 - 16 | SS 454 | 8,773 | 311,553 | 3 |
| Z20 - 3 | Monte Carlo SS | 3,823 | 145,976 | 3 |
| Z25 - 16 | Super Sport | 53,599 | 311,553 | 17 |
| 795 - 21* | Trim - Vinyl Coated | 143,031 | 424,527 | 34 |
| 961-7 - 1 | Color Combination Two Tone | 22,130 | 588,022 | 4 |
Notes:
* Chargeable Vinyl Trim Only
** As reported by First Generation Monte Carlo website
*** I have several 1970 Monte Carlo buildsheets with the P90 tires shown as G70x15 white stripe so the G70x14 may be an error.
**** The Factory Assembly Instruction Manual shows RPO G67 for other 13000 series than the 13857 Monte Carlo.
1. The L34 396/402 350hp engine is not listed. The L34 was only available with the Z25 Super Sport Option of which 53,599 were reported sold.
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 Tires (RPO PX8) are not shown on Chevrolet's report. This tire option has been noted on a Baltimore El Camino SS454.
* Figures based on Len Williamson's Tailfins & Bowtie publication.
