L78 nova
 

This is my dads old nova. It is a 1969 l78 in burnished brown with the m22 rock crusher bench seat. have all the gm documents, how rare is the car?

Re: L78 nova
 

Welcome aboard Dan [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Rare enough for you to begin a full restoration.

The other expert Nova guys will chime in.

Dan

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Mmmmmm burnished brown [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img]

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There were 5.262 L78 Novas made in 1969...and only 682 had the M22 option...not sure how many L78's were burnished brown (not a lot though from what I've seen)...please post more pics and info when you can...good luck.

wilma

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Well, don't stop there Dan. Keep the info/pictures coming.

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Cool piece. Any idea what the rear end ratio is?

Is the original L78 still in it, and intact?

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In mye eyes it has 2 things going for it.. the color and the M22. Thats about it. A lot of 69-70 BB novas out there for sale and a lot 69-70 nova projects come up for sale becasue of the production numbers. Now if it was a 68 BB nova then thats a different story. But for some odd reason 68 BB cars which were a limited production run of 667 L78 cars and 234 L34 cars (totaling 901 1968 BB novas)just don't hold there ground for value. Being a past 68 BB Nova owner this always puzzles me. I would think lower production numbers would always hold more value?

Jason

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jasonL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I would think lower production numbers would always hold more value?

Jason </div></div>

Rare does not always = desirable by the masses.

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I think the Super Sport script on the sides of teh '68s just looks awesome. A shame they didn't retain that for later years.

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Welcome aboard Daniel, love your dad's car and very cool w/ the m22!
Looking forward to seeing more of what you have including rear axle stampings.
Are the documents you mention original dealer stuff or is this a Canada car w/ recent GM Vintage services paperwork?
Always nice to see a car's pedigree brought to light in pre-resto condition!

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~ Pete