1970 Chevelle RPO by Model

1970 Chevelle Model Codes - how to use the codes

Code ~ models affected
 1 ~ 13000
 2 ~ 13000 except 80
 3 ~ 13587, 67
 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, 67
18 ~ 13200, 400, 600, 836, 46
19 ~ 13000 except 36, 46, 57, 67
20 ~ 13000 except 67
21 ~ 13300 - 600
22 ~ 13000 except 857, 67
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

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 Seat Belts & Front Shoulder Harness - Deluxe 78,206 580,500 13
AQ2 - 6 Electric Seat Back Lock Release 663 435,289 --
AS4 - 2 Rear Seat Shoulder Harness - Deluxe 273 540,315 --
AU3 - 9 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 Custom 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 Harness 122 7,522 2
A90 - 3 Rear Compartment Lid Release - Electric Control
** Monte Carlo
987
980
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 carburetor 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 64,759 393,912 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 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 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 web site

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.

Caveat: 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 web site. Chevellestuff.com 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 web site. If one totals all the transmissions listed on the Monte Carlo web site, you get a total of 147,404 - that is 1,428 more transmissions than Monte Carlos.