70 Chevelle ss ( Citrus Green )

65post · Poncho Master!

70 Chevelle ss ( Citrus Green )

rabbit64cs · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Oh....that is awesome! biggrin

Johnnee D · Guru

wow!cool and finally a Chevelle that isn't red or black...love it

rabbit64cs · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

I'd like To try that colour on my 65 lemans.....

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

How could you spend all that money and paint it green? biggrin

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

I have heard it said that it was a GM Canada-only colour, though I don't believe that. Actually that colour was added when the new 2nd gen F-body Camaros & Firebirds made their delayed 1970 introduction. The Z/28 is shown in the 1970 brochure in Citrus Green. I remember a 1970 Firebird in Ancaster back in the early 1970s, plus a 1970 Strato Chief in Hamilton, a 1970 Impala Sport Coupe in Mount Hope from new, a 1970 U.S. Bonneville coupe in Florida seen in 1972, plus a 1970 Oshawa-built Lemans hardtop coupe around 1977 with a factory orange Chevy 350 (badged as a Pontiac 350) & a Powerglide. There was even a 307-powered Citrus Green 1970 Malibu sport coupe in my neighborhood with a black vinyl roof (it was written off in 1971).

Citrus Green was a late introduction colour for 1970 and was carried into 1971 using a different name (Lime Green) but the same code.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

From the 1971 Monte Carlo brochure:

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427carl · A Poncho Legend!

I like green biggrin biggrin

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65post · Poncho Master!

I think that one is the first citrus green 70 SS I have ever seen.Anyone else ever seen one?

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I love that shade of green. It looks pretty close to what Buick offered in '71 (Lime Mist)

rebelrouser · Poncho Master!

Apparently the code 43 color was a Canadian only option color for the LS5 cars but don't quote me.I had a buddy who had an LS5 bench 4 speed code 43 with pearl white interior and the back seat had never been sat in.It only had 50k mi on it.One of the prettiest Chevelles I have ever seen.The 43 color was available on Chevy's up until '72 I think.I have another buddy who has a code 43 '71 Z/28 LT1 4 spd(M22 one of I think 1200+ made with that tranny option) car with 70+k mi on it and the original motor was stolen in the early '80's,but they do know who has it.Zero rust -the only clincher is that the second owner didn't like that color green so he had it painted a darker green. Very similar to my '11 Ram color-Hunter Green.I think that color green is one of the nicest colors GM ever put out.MHO of course-and I really like green!!!!

rabbit64cs · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

2drpost wrote:
sixtywagon wrote:

beautiful!

How would that have looked in the fall of 1970 on the dealers lot!,,,

-- Edited by rabbit64cs on Monday 5th of August 2013 08:40:49 PM

69ss · Addicted!

I like the cars that have the different colors.I seen a 70 Chevelle SS the same color but with the pearl/white interior at a car show on Sunday.A rear nice color combo.

sixtywagon · Uber Guru

67BBSD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

there is a Citrus Green 70 396 auto chevelle in Welland - I had a 71 LS5 auto in Lime green (code 43) looks great there were a ton of chevelles painted green from the factory just the general public repainted them red and black

LeeRoy · Guru

Prettiest Chevelle I have ever seen was a 69 300 2dr post with the 396 and rock crusher Muncie. Car had a green bench seat interior and the body colour was Burnished Brown. Only Chevelle I have ever seen in that colour. It sold at B.J. for 55 -60k. Car was gorgeous!

kelico · Poncho Master!

love it