Beautiful 1969 Nova L34 4 speed at Legendary
 

I really like this '69 L34 Nova!Check it out! www.legendarymotorcar.com

i know of a identical car just a th400. would be a sweet pair to own.....

And the L34 is WAY down on production numbers to the L78. I think there was only 1500 L34's sold in '69 Nova's. I think there was over 7000 L78's though..

Think it was because for a few hundred more $ you could get the L78 and 25 more ponies.This is a very nice car and it's priced fairly IMO.You could probably dicker and get it for $45k-47K.

Big Block Nova production numbers..
 

1969 production stats for big block Nova;

-1947 with RPO L34 396/350hp
-5262 with RPO L78 396/375hp

The car shown looks like a nice Nova...there are a number of minor detail items and some of description info is not correct, but overall it looks pretty good. You probably couldn't buy a car and have a resto done for that amount...worth a look.

-wilma

Very nice car and one I would fly out to see if it were another color perhaps. I'm looking for a decent Nova and an L34 would fit the bill fine for me in another color. :)

Thanks for the link.

It's funny, the paint on that Nova almost looks satin on my monitor. Weird.

same here...I think it's just the light diffusers used to provide a "softer" appearance. Note even the bumpers don't "pop" like you'd expect from chrome.

Thanks Wilma. I knew there was a lot more L78's.

I agree though. A nice 4 sp L34 would be a nice driver car, but the color does it now justice.

Now, the side vents???? Wasn't some all chrome? and some painted with just like 1/4" showing chrome???

None show all chrome. Exterior decor package louvers are all chromed.But only back edge of each louver show chrome.
No exterior decor, louvers are not chromed and completely painted.
This is my understanding.

I believe all Nova SS had chrome edge louvers.
Here is a picture of my 1969 Nova Ss with Factory original paint.
This car has no exterior décor package.

All SS had the chrome edge.

What is more valuable in the collector car market the 1969 l78 or the l34

L78 is more common, more power AND more collectible then the L34's. It's just all around MORE, including $$$

L34's are rarer!! L78's are still worth more.

The louvers for exterior pac and SS actually have 2 different part nbr. The SS NOS parts came pre primed on the painted areas, while the exterior option ones came all chrome.

What was the price difference between the L34 and L78 new?

L78 vs L34..$$$
 

The L78 option was $316.00

The L34 option was $184.80

Not much more for whole lot of extra power.

-wilma