What if....1966

[olredalert]

----If I wanted to race some heavy hitters on the street I would have bought a 66 350HP SS Nova. Then I probably would have stuffed a 365hp solid cam and lifters in it
with a bit more carburation and made it into a relatively cheap money maker. Probably headers, ignition, some stiff gears, etc.. Maybe it wouldn't have been so cheap, but the fun factor would be worth it.....Bill S

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----If I wanted to race some heavy hitters on the street I would have bought a 66 350HP SS Nova. Then I probably would have stuffed a 365hp solid cam and lifters in it
with a bit more carburation and made it into a relatively cheap money maker. Probably headers, ignition, some stiff gears, etc.. Maybe it wouldn't have been so cheap, but the fun factor would be worth it.....Bill S

Just make sure you race from a roll. That rear suspension sucked for off the line starts.

[carnut4life]

I'd go with a L78/M22 Chevelle just like Bill's, black with white interior.

[Too Many Projects]

IF I knew then, what I know now, I agree '66 Chevelle L78, M20 with 3.73 gears. Color would be Bronze with Fawn.

My Dad bought a '66 Malibu new, Bronze over Black bench. 283/3 speed on column. I passed my driver test in that car 2 years later...

[67since67]

Originally Posted by carnut4life

I'd go with a L78/M22 Chevelle just like Bill's, black with white interior.

I'm kinda partial to this one....but Bill's ideal nova would have been a screamer!!

Bill W

[carnut4life]

Originally Posted by 67since67

I'm kinda partial to this one....but Bill's ideal nova would have been a screamer!!

Bill W

An L79 Nova had to be one of the best bargain of the entire muscle car era but I don't consider them a "moderate means" car, they were too cheap. I'm surprised they didn't make 10 or 20,000 of them. Black on red sounds about right 67ssmn!

I'd like to see everyone's choice for 69, 70 and 71. There were so many to choose from, I'd have a hard time picking just one car from GM, Ford or Chrysler for each year.

[Igosplut]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----If I wanted to race some heavy hitters on the street I would have bought a 66 350HP SS Nova. Then I probably would have stuffed a 365hp solid cam and lifters in it
with a bit more carburation and made it into a relatively cheap money maker. Probably headers, ignition, some stiff gears, etc.. Maybe it wouldn't have been so cheap, but the fun factor would be worth it.....Bill S

Or perhaps you have built this??

[napa68]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----If I wanted to race some heavy hitters on the street I would have bought a 66 350HP SS Nova. Then I probably would have stuffed a 365hp solid cam and lifters in it
with a bit more carburation and made it into a relatively cheap money maker. Probably headers, ignition, some stiff gears, etc.. Maybe it wouldn't have been so cheap, but the fun factor would be worth it.....Bill S

That would have been a holy terror to an unsuspecting victim!