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[deuce-less]

not having a copy of the mag to puruse

i'm curious about the hugger orange 69 nova mentioned, was it a hugger orange car, factory produced in that color?

where might a copy of the mag be purchased?

[ricks69l78]

No it wasn't a original hugger orange car it was paint code 71 like your Camaro. The car was repainted several years ago before I purchased it in 2004, The person who had it before me said he like the color so he had it done as the original paint had faded and the vinyl top was replaced also. I like the orange also as it stands out with the black trim and maybe some time down the road I'll repaint it or total frame off the car. You might be able to get a copy at a book store like Borders or Barnes & Noble.

[deuce-less]

i got a copy of the april muscle car review....

nice informative articles on several nova's...

i especially enjoyed reading about ricks L-78 nova, complete with helpful tips on identifying original L-78 nova's. welcome to the site rick

[ricks69l78]

Thanks X-11 71 71,
Your name is Alan right?
I'm glad you like the article I tried to let people know as much as possible with what little space they were going to print in and hope it helps when buyers are looking at L78 novas and just bigblock novas in general.

[deuce-less]

some of the info presented in the article is not that well known and should be quite helpful to people looking at un doc'd cars. you didn't give away all of the little known tips as well.

hard to beat a nova for ease of entry into the muscle car market, a lot of value for the bucks.

the great nova people in the hobby are a free bonus!!

[92646]

Welcome aboard Rick, you have come to the right place and you have a very nice car. Allen, I just got home and went to the library (bathroom)to find the name of the magazine. It is Muscle car review, April 2008. The article states that the car was originally blue and was repainted orange awhile back. Rick, just so you know the reason for the question. Allen is having restored an original 1969 L-78 Nova that came orange from the factory.
Mark Sheppard

[92646]

Rich, thank you for the pictures.
Mark Sheppard

[ricks69l78]

Thank you Mark, Would I be correct to say that a original hugger orange nova L78 in 69 would have been special ordered or was it a standard color? I know you could get a chevelle,corvette which was same paint code but called monaco orange and the camaro was hugger orange.

[92646]

Allen's car has -- as the color code on the trim tag. I had a orange 1968 SS350 Nova about 25 years ago that had the original orange paint still on the car but I never bothered looking at the trim tag.
Mark Sheppard

[Schonyenko2]

Rick, if you go to the 2nd page under tech/resto discussion, theres a thread on the -- nova of Alan's along with some pics. We have the car at our shop for the resto.