1970 Chevrolet Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala, and Caprice
 The 1970 Chevrolet Caprice remained the highest expression of Chevrolet luxury. |
Six-cylinder engines came only in the four-door sedan, no longer being offered in two-door Impalas. Other full-size cars started with a 250-horsepower 350-cubic-inch V-8. Options included a 300-horsepower upgrade of the 350, a 265-horsepower 400, and a pair of 454-cubic-inch V-8s. Replacing the 427 V-8 and developed in part to meet forthcoming emissions standards, the new 454-cubic-inch engines produced 345 or 390 horsepower.
Biscaynes and Bel Airs came only in four-door sedan form, accompanied by equivalent Brookwood and Townsman station wagons. All two-doors were hardtop-styled in the Impala and Caprice lines. Impala was one of three remaining Chevy convertibles, and only 9,562 were built. Clearly, interest in ragtops -- whether full-size or any size -- was beginning to dwindle. So was the fascination with large sporty cars, prompting abandonment of the Impala Super Sport.
Output of full-sized cars dropped sharply, below the million mark, partly as a result of a 65-day strike in the fall of 1970. Impala sales, as expected, ranked far above other big Chevrolets.
 Chevrolet redesigned the front and rear ends of 1970 full-size Chevys. |
| Model | Weight range (lbs.) | Price range (new) | Number built |
| Biscayne | 3,600-3,759 | $2,787-$2,898 | 35,400 (approx.) |
| Bel Air | 3,604-3,763 | $2,887-$2,996 | 75,800 (approx.) |
| Impala | 3,641-3,871 | $3,021-$3,377 | 505,471 (approx.) |
| Caprice | 3,821-3,905 | $3,474-$3,527 | 92,000 (approx.) |
| Station Wagon | 4,204-4,361 | $3,294-$3,886 | not available |
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