1973 Nova SS Factory Canvas Moon Roof

[hep1966]

Not mine. Is it real?


1973 Nova SS
Factory Air, Factory Tinted Windows
Factory Canvas Moon Roof Only 900 Made Each Year With This roof.
Car Was Manufactured In Canada. Has New Suspension Front To Rear.
350 Crate Motor With 5000 Miles On It. Same Owner Since 1983.
Need Some Work. Very Rare Car!! 12,000.00 OBO.

Call for more info 610-202-5654 or email me at [email protected]

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/821318593.html

[Keith Tedford]

Buick "A" bodies had a similar roof as early as 1972. Mike Mueller's new book shows one.

[Bill Pritchard]

They're for real. My wife ordered a new Nova in 1973 and the sunroof was one of the few options she didn't select. Probably more of an oddity/curiosity today than really valuable. Highly unlikely anyone's gonna give him anywhere close to $12K for the car.

[x Baldwin Motion]

http://www.novaresource.org/history/sunroof01.jpg

http://novaresource.org/history/73sunroof.jpg

SUNroof ( that kooky name MOONroof is so 80's)

A unique option was added to the Nova line midway through the 1972 production year - a sliding fabric sunroof known as the Skyroof. Officially called the Ventura II Folding Sunroof, it was installed on 6,822 Novas in 1972. Each color carried it's own RPO code: White (RPO-WV1), Black (RPO-WV2), Blue (RPO-WV4), Pewter (RPO-WV5), Covert (RPO-WV7), Tan (RPO-WV9) and Green (RPO-YH8)

In 1973 the Skyroof option was still available but this was the last year. 3,259 Skyroof Novas were built for the 1973 model year built unlike the previous year, all colors carried the same RPO code (RPO-CF1).

http://novaresource.org/history.htm


http://novaresource.org/history/72sunroof.jpg

[JayR]

He's a little off base with his information. There were no Novas or Acadians built in Canada after 1967. They were all built in the U.S. and exported for sale north of the border.

Bob

[ANDY M]

I believe Ford coined the name "Moonroof" for the Lincoln.

[x Baldwin Motion]

[ QUOTE ]
I believe Ford coined the name "Moonroof" for the Lincoln.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, you are correct ( in the 70's not 80's) and it was a glass unit as compared to previously common opaque units.

http://www.jlynch.com/lincolnpictures/10_moonroof_680.jpg

[x Baldwin Motion]

Here are some more examples of pop top cars.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r239/kidnappedlawnjockey/sunroof.jpg

http://i.cnn.net/nascar/2003/news/headlines/preview/09/28/easports_lede.ap/lede_escape_xl.jpg

http://automotivemileposts.com/files/tbird1967apollo2.jpg

[PeteLeathersac]

Production seems higher than you'd expect?.

These weren't popular here in snow country although I remember seeing a Buick SunCoupe once..

Did any other A-Body cars besides the Buick Skylark SunCoupes ever get these roofs?.

Below is the '72 Nova SkyRoof production by color...same 6822 total as noted above..

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif
~ Pete


"...Skyroof Nova White top(RPO WV1)
1050 made

Skyroof Nova Black top(RPO WV2)
3075 made

Skyroof Nova Blue top (RPO WV4)
164 made

Skyroof Nova Pewter (RPO WV5)
202 made

Skyroof Nova Covert (RPO WV7)
1424 made

Skyroof Nova Tan (RPO WV9)
353 made

Skyroof Nova Green (RPO YH8)
554 made

Total Skyroof production
6822 made

These are for 1972 I don't know about other years.
Production started about March 1, 1972..."