Another 68 L79 Nova.?

**JRSully** · #1 07-12-2009, 09:11 PM

These things seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately, not mine

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-L79-...5%3A10%7C39%3A1

**Salvatore** · #2 07-12-2009, 09:24 PM

Man a little rough isn't it.

**BJCHEV396** · #3 07-12-2009, 09:54 PM

A lot rough!

**9566 BA** · #4 07-12-2009, 10:27 PM

I think more people know about these 68 L-79's now. You dont walk by a rusty 68 nova now that has 327 emblems on it and go "its just a old nova". I start looking if it has a 12 bolt and signs of a 4 speed. They made 1274 of them so they are out there.

**Xplantdad** · #5 07-12-2009, 10:31 PM

Could you get A/C with an L79?

**John Brown** · #6 07-12-2009, 10:50 PM

They may have made twelve hundred and seventy some, but I for sure parted one out..... A guy that worked where I worked had one that he rolled one icy Sunday morning. He came to work Monday and asked if anyone was interested in the junked car for $300 dollars and I said yes. The only good body parts were the rear bumper and the drivers side rear quarter window. I parted out the car, sold the engine, transmission and the rear end all seperately. I kept the rear bumper and the drum brake front subframe for a while, then sold the rear bumper and finally used the front subframe on a wrecked 74 Nova that I was rebuilding. The rest of the car went to the crusher, likely off to make more Toyotas. Rest in peace little L79 Nova.

**9566 BA** · #7 07-12-2009, 10:57 PM

Bruce I think you could anything you wanted except an automatic with a L-79. I seen a 68 L-79 chevelle with AC 3 speed on the floor it had the POP to prove it.

**Xplantdad** · #8 07-12-2009, 11:15 PM

Very cool...I learn something new every day!

**WILMASBOYL78** · #9 07-12-2009, 11:38 PM

These little cars were true sleepers...they were plenty fast stock...but, you add a factory aluminum hi-rise, Holley, solid cam, some gears and tracton bars...and watch out. I think they are one of the neatest cars out there...lot's of BB guys got shut down by that little motor

wilma

**markjohnson** · #10 07-13-2009, 12:48 AM

I owned a one-owner, numbers-matching, documented example a few years ago. They are really neat cars and are such sleepers that it helped contribute to their extremely low survival numbers. To many people they are just 327 Novas. Mine was a red, black bucket seat, 4-speed, 3.55 12-bolt, no A/C example. I would have loved to make it into a Pure Stock racer.

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