Comic Gabriel Iglesias—a.ok.a. Fluffy—went to a Las Vegas Barrett-Jackson public sale hoping to promote automobiles, however ended up shopping for this 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 and sending it straight to Jay Leno’s Storage with out even driving it.

As he explains within the episode, Iglesias offered two automobiles on the public sale and consequently had some money in hand. He ended up coming dwelling with six automobiles—together with the Chevelle.

As impulse buys go, this can be a fairly good one. It is a clear instance of one in all Chevy’s most legendary mid-century muscle automobiles, full with a numbers-matching engine, 4-speed handbook transmission, and loads of documentation. Somebody even re-applied the unique manufacturing facility chalk marks.

Prefer it says within the title, the Chevelle SS396 is powered by a 396-cubic-inch V-8, which made a claimed 325 hp when new. That was thought of fairly potent on the time, though Chevy did supply larger engines all through the Chevelle SS’ run. Quick for “Tremendous Sport,” the SS badge historically signifies efficiency variations of peculiar Chevy fashions, and it is making a comeback on the Chevy Blazer EV.

Whereas it has a strong engine, this Chevelle lacks creature comforts like air-con. That saved the value all the way down to $3,638.35 in 1969, when the unique proprietor purchased the automobile from an Aurora, Colorado, dealership. The public sale worth wasn’t disclosed, however you may guess it was much more than that.

Iglesias hadn’t pushed the automobile earlier than delivery it to California for this “Jay Leno’s Storage” episode, so this video consists of his first impressions. Whereas the Chevelle was operating a bit tough, it definitely does not look like he has purchaser’s regret.